Last night, Bradley students and community members alike gathered to hear the moving testimony of Jim Obergefell, and his journey to the Supreme Court to fight for marriage equality. As a self-described “accidental activist,” Obergefell found himself on the forefront for civil rights five years…
Posts published in February 2018
Unlike most days, this Tuesday the Michel Student Center was filled with faint sounds of piano, saxophones and clarinets as various musicians performed in the Student Center Ballroom for Bradley’s annual Jazz Festival. Professor of Trumpet and Director of Jazz Ensembles Todd Kelly said the…
As a continuation from my Feb. 9 article, this week I will continue to relay my experiences at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. With the Oscars just around the corner, my time at the producers’ and writers’ panels and the following luncheon with such…
Bradley’s 2018 baseball season did not start off with a bang, but rather, with fog. The team’s plane was destined for the first game of the season in the Atlanta Challenge, but it was canceled due to low visibility last Thursday. The team discovered the…
Bradley’s theater department and a cast of 14 female students are preparing to perform “The Vagina Monologues,” the famous 1996 work by Eve Ensler. The feminist-driven piece has garnered all sorts of acclaim, and its fair share of controversy, as well. Throughout all the reviews,…
To be, or not to be: a question many actors ask themselves while performing on stage. For Rebekah Farr, she decided ‘to be’ a theatre arts major here at Bradley University. Currently a senior, Farr has been heavily involved in theatre since her first year…
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, will reopen its doors to students on Feb. 27 – two weeks after a Valentine’s Day shooting that claimed the lives of 14 students and three staff members. One week after that shooting, Florida’s Republican-dominated House of…
If you’ve ever noticed the antennas on top of Sisson Hall, they belong to the Amateur Radio Club, one of the longest-running student organizations at Bradley University. While Bradley hosts other organizations dedicated to radio, like the Edge, a student-run FM radio station, Amateur Radio…
A female faculty member received a threatening phone call at 11:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at her home in Metamora. The faculty member answered the call from an unknown male at her off-campus residence. Initially, the call was a brief conversation between the two. Then the…
The Bradley women’s basketball team closed out their final weekend home stand of the season with a win and a loss. The Braves started the weekend with a dominating Friday win over Evansville, but faltered Sunday against Indiana State. On Friday, Bradley started slow against…