With spring quickly approaching, I think back to Oct. 5, when I got some big news. The love of my life was coming into town. Chipotle is heading to Peoria. The Peoria Journal Star confirmed the rumors flying around, and I finally have a place…
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If you were one of the 972 plus students who attended the Spring Job and Internship Fair Wednesday, you may have noticed the floor was busier than usual. That’s because for both student and employer turnout, there were more in attendance than ever before. The…
Did you know there is an elite society on campus? This group may be small and exclusive but their impact is unimaginable. These men and women go to work when the rest of the Bradley community goes on break. Working tirelessly, they move about campus,…
Being a fan of pop culture naturally gets you used to the reset button. There are so many examples of TV shows, movies, comics and books that have ended up writing themselves into a corner and needing to find a way out that dramatically changes…
An employee at Foxconn, a Chinese technology manufacturer, used the above quote in an interview with CNN to describe why the company uses people instead of machines to make all sorts of gadgets, including iPods, iPhones, the Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Amazon Kindle…
This past fall, the Activities Council of Bradley University brought the alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday and the pop punk band, the Maine, to campus. Both bands, which had only a few popular hits, drew in a disappointing crowd. The show sold 55 percent…
Every five years, the university updates its roadmap for the coming projects, changes and improvements in the Strategic Plan. Well, 2012 is the first year for the new plan, and it is being considered by the Board of Trustees this afternoon. This plan is highly…
A Letter to All Bradley Students: On behalf of each of our student-athletes and my coaching staff, thank you for your support, energy and passion at Throwback Night in Renaissance Coliseum. Our 66-65 win against Southeast Missouri State was a memorable and magical night for…
The two longest running arguments present in video game criticism are whether the medium will ever rise to the level of art, and whether video games will prove to be one of the driving forces in the entertainment industry. “Call of Duty” has definitely proven…
Nothing brings a slew of good deeds like Thanksgiving, but since food kitchens tend to be overrun this time of year, there are other ways to do good that often go overlooked. As college students, we are typically broke, and the canned food in our…