A 80-70 loss to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday officially dropped the Bradley men’s basketball into a last place tie in Missouri Valley Conference play. Drake (6-16), whose win over Bradley (3-20) was its first MVC win of the season, duplicates Bradley’s 1-9…
Posts published in January 2016
The Monetary Award Program has been providing financial aid to Illinois college students for 50 years, but budget funding for the 2015-16 Illinois MAP award is currently being delayed. Both political parties support the grant, and each Republican and Democratic proposed budgets recognize the value…
The men’s and women’s track and field teams are off and running after competing at the Gladstein Invitational Jan. 22 and the Illini Classic Jan. 16. Over the past couple weeks, the teams smashed several Bradley records and racked up first place finishes for various…
The university held several welcome receptions for newly-instated President Gary Roberts last week, tailoring each to audiences of faculty and staff or students and community members. “I heard a lot of different things, like, ‘he was such a nice guy,’ and that ‘he’s very personable,’…
Illinois is bringing down the hammer for the New Year. And when I say bringing down the hammer, I mean a few significant changes, but mainly obscure and long-overdo rules. The slew of new laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2016, and topics range from…
Basketball is a game of runs, and Bradley’s 68-50 loss to Northern Iowa Wednesday epitomized that. Trailing by 12 points late in the first half, Bradley took a one-point lead on freshman guard Antoine Pittman’s 3-pointer with 17:25 left in the game. That three capped…
Campus is left mourning the death of senior music business major Zak Haubrich, who was involved in a head-on collision Dec. 14 while driving to his hometown of Quincy. Haubrich was a member of the Bradley Symphonic Winds, Jazz Ensemble, Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, Hilltop…
The Bradley University Police Department is aiming to make campus more secure with the addition of a Crime Prevention Officer. Officer Nathan Haynes has been reassigned to the role of Crime Prevention Officer, which, according to a BUPD press release, is not a new concept.…
In the Bradley Scout Sport’s 2015-2016 basketball preview, head coach Brian Wardle said his approach to the early years of his coaching tenure can be likened to the Chicago Cubs. That is, establishing a young, talented core group of players and developing their talent from…
Bradley volleyball experienced what could possibly be its worst ever two-year stretch in program history from 2014-2015. Over the two-year span, the women went 8-50 overall, winning only three games in Missouri Valley Conference competition. Despite an MVC tournament berth in 2013, the hot seat…