After senior health science major and Student Body President Zack Shaw’s run-in with the Bradley police this weekend, Student Senate’s Internal Affairs (IA) committee is reevaluating his position. Shaw’s police report stated that he was fined for disorderly conduct for his behavior on Saturday evening. According to Russell Howland, junior political science and economics major and vice president of IA, the committee received a written charge of Shaw’s impeachment. The charge was written by three student senators. “We are currently conducting a confidential investigation in accordance [...]

Three Bradley political legacies met at the Federal Courthouse in downtown Peoria April 26 to honor a very special birthday. Former United States Congressman and Republican House Minority Leader Bob Michel ’48 celebrated his 90th birthday with friends, family and the Peoria community. Among the guests were former U.S. Congressman and current Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood ’71 and U.S. Congressman Aaron Schock ’02. All three served the 18th district of Illinois. The event was co-sponsored by Schock’s office and Bradley’s Sigma Nu fraternity. Michel [...]

The Boston Marathon bombings on April 15 struck a chord in the heart of many Americans. With three lives lost and more than 100 runners injured, many United States citizens were shocked by the unbearable and unimaginable tragedy. Yet through the trials and tears, a Bradley student saw an opportunity for hope and support, and he decided to host a marathon to raise money for one of the victims. Junior mechanical engineering major Kyle Prader said he was touched by the story of 8-year-old Martin [...]

During his sophomore year of college at Northern Illinois University, Shelley Epstein had no idea what he wanted to do with his future. He wanted some kind of direction, so he took two different classes: Intro to Mass Media and Accounting. Little did he know, Intro to Mass Media was the introduction to his calling. Now, after more than 35 years in the world of journalism and communications, Epstein is retiring and looking forward to a new chapter in life while celebrating all of the [...]

From entire rooms to laptop computers, computer sciences have changed course curriculums exponentially since James “Jim” Miller came to Bradley in 1978. The computer sciences and information systems professor said he saw everything change with computers in his time at Bradley. “I’ve been through it all,” Miller said. “I started in the 1960s on mainframes with punch cards.” When Miller first arrived at Bradley, he said the department had four members and two converted computer rooms where the sociology department is now located in Bradley [...]

As the school year comes to a close, a woman who has cared for and assisted students across campus prepares for the end of a fulfilling career as well as a beginning to a new life. Executive Director of Student Support Services Barbara Carraway is retiring after 35 years at Bradley. In her time spent at Bradley, Carraway worked at an office where she said students could come with a problem whether it was an illness, death in the family or they were not sure [...]

1. Moratorium At a regular montly joint council meeting between Interfraternity Council and National Panhellenic Council in February, the administration announced a temporary moratorium of all fraternity social events. Interim Vice President of Student Affairs Nathan Thomas and Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Jesse Koch said no social events, specifically where alcohol is consumed, could be coordinated at any fraternity chapter houses or organized at off-campus residences. Thomas said the reason for the moratorium was a combination of underage drinking, high-risk drinking and communal [...]

The Bradley University speech team finished the year with yet another national championship. Director of Forensics Ken Young said the 140th Interstate Oratory Contest is considered by many to be the most prestigious and oldest public speaking contest in the country. Through the allowance of the Interstate Oratorical Association, the top two students from each state come to a location to deliver their oratory for top honors at a two-day event. Young said Bradley seniors Brooke Stevenson and Jacoby Cochran represented the state of Illinois. [...]

While the stories of what happened with the Activities Council for Bradley University (ACBU) shirts for its Spring Fling event April 25 continue to contradict each other, one thing is clear: the shirtless remained shirtless. ACBU hosts the free Spring Fling event on Olin Quad every year. Each year, a t-shirt is also designed to give to students that attend or walk by. This year’s shirts said, “We’re gonna look so kick-ass when we roll up to Spring Fling,” which is a reference to the [...]

As Bradley students prepare to move out of dorms and houses in the next couple of weeks, a police officer plans to move into the neighborhood. Officer Ryan Winkle of the Peoria Police Department (PPD) is taking up residence in the West Bluff at the end of May through a police residency program. Winkle will be at one of three police residency locations in Peoria and the first officer to move in. “This goes back to the old school officers back in the day, where [...]