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Will the XFL be successful?

Yes BY BRANDON YOUNAN The revamped XFL, the newest attempt at a spring football league, has has been brought to the national spotlight and that said spotlight will result in success. The season started the week after the Super Bowl, so it caters to the…

Editorial: Calling for cultural awareness

This past Sunday, students gathered to watch a spacecraft launch named after alumnus and first black astronaut, Robert Lawrence Jr. While the launch itself didn’t end up happening, the gathering itself gave the Bradley community the opportunity to celebrate Lawrence’s social and scientific achievements. In…

Childs’ return roars at Carver

The return of junior forward Elijah Childs is something Bradley men’s basketball fans have long awaited. In fact, he had missed 12 of the last 13 games for the Braves. When his name was the first announced at Carver Arena, the crowd exploded and drowned…

Editorial: Lead the change you want to see

The proposal made last week to eliminate degrees offered in theater, among others, sparked a student protest. This has spiked campus discussion surrounding the topic. Regardless of whether their protest will preserve these degree programs, the idea of student activism is what Bradley needed. In…

The smaller the arena, the better?

When Loyola was putting the finishing touches on its victory over Bradley on Saturday night, a sold-out Gentile Arena crowd was booming. The crowd of 4,963 reverberated throughout the arena at multiple points throughout the game and could be felt in the back rows. Ramblers’…

The day the basketball stopped bouncing

The shock and agony of Kobe Bryant’s death brought over the world on Sunday may live on for many years to come. His wife and children were the first things that came to mind. The tragedy turned an even darker corner, with the news that…

Right actions, wrong message

Campus experienced five incidents of armed robbery since Dec. 3. After these incidents, there was major uproar from parents, students, staff and Peoria residents about the degree of safety on the Hilltop. The university, under pressure from these groups, responded quickly. University President Gary Roberts…

Column: A break-up tail

Break-ups suck. Whether you’ve been together for 20 years or two months, ending things with another person, and the process leading up to it, is never easy. Everyone has different methods of coping, and I’m a firm believer in self-betterment. If you can pour as…

One-on-One: Was the Astros punishment and fall out enough?

Absolutely BY BRANDON YOUNAN During the 2017 season, the Astros won 101 games and the World Series by using technology to cheat. It is believed they continued to do so the next few seasons. In an interview with The Athletic in November 2019, former Astros…

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