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SBO election results uncertain

Runoffs will take place next week for president and VP  Two of the four positions in the Student Body Officer elections have yet to be decided. When the results were announced Tuesday, no candidate for president or vice president received a majority of the votes.…

One-on-One: Will the Bears win the NFC North?

Yes Jay Cutler, Matt Forte and Devin Hester. For the first time since I’ve been alive, the Chicago Bears seem like they have put together a formidable offense. Pair that with a defense that has most of its key components back from a Super Bowl…

Move to Sakai to come next spring

Despite efforts to replace Blackboard with a new program by fall, students will have to wait another year before all classes are switched to Sakai. Although the goal early last fall was to complete the switch this spring, the move is taking longer than expected,…

Bulls set to surge into playoffs

After a two-year hiatus from the postseason, the Chicago Bulls are a half game ahead of the Detroit Pistons for the seventh playoff seed. At the middle of the NBA season, the Bulls were looking like they were again headed for the NBA Lottery with…

Author, professor to talk about security after 9/11

An author and professor will visit Bradley to discuss the ways the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11 have changed the way our society is policed. Professor of criminal justice and police studies from Eastern Kentucky University Vic Kappeler will present the speech “Policing in the…

Men’s tennis falls in back-to-back 0-7 decisions

The men’s tennis team struggled last weekend against I-74 rival Illinois State and a strong Wichita State team, dropping every match played. On Friday the Braves matched up against the Redbirds and could not produce a victory. Bradley dropped the first doubles point when the…

Student Senate approves SABRC budget for next year

Student Senate approved the Student Activities Budget Review Committee’s budget for 2009-10 on Monday with only one senator voting against it. Wassim Elhouar, the senator who voted against the $207,199 budget, said it spent too much on certain events. “There were a couple places where…

Inside the Athlete: Alycia Bachkora, Softball

Senior softball player Alycia Bachkora comes from a family of ballplayers. After playing baseball at Fort Hayes State in Kansas, her father Charles raised Bachkora and her siblings to love the game. “He taught my brother to play baseball, then he started a summer team…

Faltering economy causes classes to consolidate for fall

Some students may find class registration more difficult this semester because of cutbacks being made in the tight economy. “There has been some consolidation of class offerings, depending on the college and the department,” said Robert Bolla, interim provost for vice president of academic affairs.…

Softball splits with MVC-leading Bluejays

After splitting a doubleheader with Creighton last weekend, the softball team suffered a 4-1 loss to SIU-Edwardsville on Tuesday at home. The loss dropped the Braves to 15-16, while SIU-E improved to 29-7 behind a solid pitching performance by Erika Taylor. Taylor scattered four hits…

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