A robbery was reported at a business located at the 1200 block of W. Bradley Ave, near the intersection of W. Bradley Avenue and N. Duryea Street, early this morning. Bradley University Police Department issued a community advisory alert shortly after. Two suspects entered, displayed…
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As many students prepare to leave campus and return home for the holidays, the number of new COVID-19 cases has increased. There were 22 total positive cases recorded Nov. 6-12 from both on and off-campus testing. This week, 18 of 308 tests administered on campus…
An American Sign Language Translator took home $8,000 on Monday at the final round of Bradley’s annual Big Idea Competition. The winning product, called “We Hear You,” was entered by graduate student Pierre Paul. The technology converts American Sign Language into audio and vice versa…
After last week’s record-low weekly positivity rate of .42 percent, this week’s rate stands at 2.58 percent. Eighteen total new cases were reported from both on and off-campus testing, tripling last week’s total of six. Out of the 271 tests administered on campus during the…
The university will not be implementing a pass/fail grading option for this semester, according to an email sent to all students Thursday afternoon. University provost Walter Zakahi said the decision came after a “lengthy” internal review and was made despite the many universities that have…
Unlike registration for the fall semester, students are now able to see how their courses will be delivered before the advising and registration process. With academic advising beginning Nov. 9, advisers are taking the opportunity to make sure students understand the new process and consider…
During the week of Oct. 23-29, there were six positive cases of COVID-19 reported according to Bradley’s online dashboard. Only one case was positive from on-campus testing out of 236 tests administered. The on-campus positivity rate for this week was below 1 percent for the…
With 2020’s track record of surreal events, a zombie apocalypse isn’t too far-fetched. In considering your plan for survivability, the building you choose makes a huge difference. Assuming water and electricity remain on, where would you hide if half the campus population started craving brains?…
According to Bradley’s COVID-19 dashboard, there were eight positive cases recorded the week of Oct. 16-22. The on-campus weekly positivity rate is 1.45 percent with four out of 275 tests administered returning as positive. This is a slight increase from last week’s record low of…
Just eight minutes from campus, Mariachi Mexican Restaurant offers a potential alternative to Jimador in Campustown for the Bradley community. Using the Order2Eat online ordering system, I tried dinner combination #6, which included a taco, an enchilada and Mexican rice. The order, excluding tip, totaled…