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White House proposes free community college

The possibility of tuition-free community college has garnered a significant amount of buzz after being proposed by President Barack Obama in early January. Still in its early stages, the White House’s plan aims to give students the opportunity to save more than $3,000 in tuition…

‘Teaching Ferguson’ advocates conversation

“Teaching Ferguson: Social Justice Tips for Educating the Community,” the second event in the “Conversation Continues” series, organized by the Division of Student Affairs and Multicultural Student Services, took place Thursday night in the Caterpillar Global Communications Center. The event featured Bryant K. Smith, an…

Alumna approaches finish line at Indy 500

Former sports communication major Lauren Watts (’14) is racing her way to the top as an intern for the nation’s largest philanthropic half-marathon, the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon. The 500 Festival, a not-for-profit organization, coordinates and executes different events throughout Indianapolis, Indiana to promote the…

Student Senate open seats don’t slow progress

Two meetings into the year and Student Senate isn’t pulling any punches. Despite losing senators after the change in semester, there are already a few resolutions on the table. Last semester’s suggestions to change homecoming to a week-long event and to place new scanners in…

Brief: Markin offers personal training

Markin Recreational Center is offering personal training to students, faculty, staff and alumni. Sessions last for one hour or can be divided into two 30-minute sessions. Training is designed to help motivate individuals to reach fitness goals. The prices for students, faculty and staff are…

White Coat Ceremony stresses care, compassion

Nursing students gathered in the Student Center Ballroom Friday for the White Coat Ceremony, which commemorates the beginning of their concentrated clinical experience. Bradley’s nursing department was one of 100 recipients nationwide of the grant to fund this ceremony. Students were given white coats and…

Athens Boys Choir falls short of expectations

The hills, or rather Marty Theatre, were alive with the sound of slam poetry and singing Thursday night, as performer and self-proclaimed “Jewish, transsexual Weird Al” Harvey Katz took the stage. Katz is known for his pro-LGBT poems and music videos, which emulate his own…

‘Sex-pert’ discusses birds and bees

From Fifty Shades fantasies to college sex-capades, the only safe topic in Marty Theatre Wednesday night was safe sex. “Sex Rules,” a presentation by self-proclaimed sex expert Maria Falzone, tackled challenging topics with entertainment and education. Falzone started the night by clarifying she was not…

Police Reports: 2015-02-06

• Officers and the Peoria Fire Department were dispatched to the 800 block of N. Tobias 7:49 p.m. Feb. 1 after a female student got a ring stuck on her finger. She asked officers to cut it off her finger, and they did so successfully.…

Alumnus scores Super Bowl job

While most students huddled around their television screens Sunday to watch the Patriots face off against the Seahawks, sports communication 2014 graduate Jake Hermann was in Phoenix helping NBC run the show. Hermann worked under two production managers in the Super Bowl Central Compound downtown.…

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