“11:59!” “30 seconds!” “10 seconds!” “Midnight! Go!” We stormed the doors. Our targets were guarded by a small group of four. They were no match for our group of 100 and counting. An appropriate name for our squad would have been Task Force 141. We…
Posts published in November 2009
Frank Warren wants you to be careful: if you’re like him, you may begin envisioning Clip Art characters without their underwear. The PostSecret founder visited campus Tuesday. Among the secrets on postcards he shared, was one from a stranger who said he or she worked…
Something that should make life easier is instead making life more complicated for some students. Many reports have been made by students regarding QuickCard fraud. Bradley Debit Card Analyst Melinda Yepsen said she sees a few cases a semester regarding QuickCard fraud. “In most cases…
Another Late Night BU was hosted last Friday, borrowing its theme “Just Dance” from Dance Marathon, which also occurred as a part of the event. Food for the event was provided by Alexander’s Steakhouse and included burgers, wings and chili. As always, there were also…
A new program within Help, Empower and Teach will seek to educate students about an often unseen population – males that have been sexually assaulted. HEAT’s new male sexual assault presentation will cover how men can protect themselves and their friends from sexual assault, or…
Students packed the Markin Family Student Recreation Center last weekend to dance the night and day away for a cause. Since 2001, Bradley has hosted the annual fundraising event Dance Marathon, where students dance for 24 straight hours to raise money for the Children’s Hospital.…
A new late-night activity on campus is giving holy socks a second chance. After months of planning and organization, a game called Humans vs. Zombies was introduced to Bradley last Monday and became the unexpected topic of new gossip. “It was awesome going to lunch…
In the last week and a half, students have been alerted to dangers near campus more than many seniors have been in their entire college careers. On Nov. 10, the ForeWarn system was used for police reasons for the first time, when a car chase…
From Leonardo da Vinci to Dustin Hoffman, more and more people are adopting a vegetarian lifestyle. This may be due to an increase in research that has spread awareness of the benefits in vegetarianism. The American Dietetic Association agrees vegetarians have lower risk of heart…
Twice in the span of one week, suspects considered dangerous by Peoria law officials have been on or near Bradley’s campus. And twice in the span of one week, I’ve been disappointed with the way the university handled the situations. In each incident, though students…