As if classes weren’t already boring me to tears at the end of this semester, seeing the lineup for Lollapalooza 2009 just got me wishing for summer all the more. Now that I know Lou Reed, Snoop Dogg and Beastie Boys will all be playing…
Posts published in April 2009
In a world consumed with new technology, it seems to be a sin to reject every new advance, much less build an album based on it. Local artist and Bradley student Jared Bartman’s latest EP, “I Refute Technology,” willingly embraces an old-time style with a…
It seems Zac Efron, star of the recently released box office leader “17 Again,” may be stuck in the high school basketball player stereotype for a bit longer. But not forever. Although the movie seems to be a rehashing of the classic “getting-a-second-chance-at-life-realizing-what-I-have-is-enough” plot, “17…
On Tuesday, many students were probably surprised to open their inboxes and find more than 100 e-mails from people they didn’t know. The e-mails started as one e-mail that urged students to vote for the red ticket in the student body officer elections, but it…
With the recent events surrounding the student body officer elections, I have a few things I’d like to say, 1. Everyone that did something to negatively impact the voting: what you did completely deteriorates the integrity of the elections. These are serious positions on campus,…
The recent student election saw a very low voter turnout, and for good reason. The tactics used to get people to vote this year were very ill-conceived. Primarily, I am talking about Student Senate holding the campus hostage with “MMMbop,” the musical equivalent of getting…
The women’s tennis team could not find its stride last weekend dropping back-to-back matches against the Drake Bulldogs and the Northern Iowa Panthers. On Friday, the Braves matched up against Drake and could not gain a victory. Coach Scott Peterson said he thought the girls…
The women’s tennis team could not find its stride last weekend dropping back-to-back matches against the Drake Bulldogs and the Northern Iowa Panthers. On Friday, the Braves matched up against Drake and could not gain a victory. Coach Scott Peterson said he thought the girls…
Senior pitcher Ashley Birdsong was on the verge of tossing a one-hit shutout on Wednesday night, but instead, she and the Braves walked away with a 1-0 conference loss to Northern Iowa. Birdsong surrendered a leadoff single to start the game, but held the Panthers…
Most college athletes have participated in their sports their whole lives, but that is not the case with junior Erika Sepich, who walked on to the women’s track and field team her freshman year. “When I first came to Bradley I wasn’t going to do…