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Posts published in January 2011

Student Senate Treasurer quits

Student Senate started the semester with one less student body officer. Senior accounting major Andrew Kerr submitted his letter of resignation at the end of last semester, leaving his position as student body treasurer. Kerr said he has chosen to pursue other interests and is…

Main Street Commons still half empty

The Nov. 1 deadline Main Street Commons investors had hoped the complex would be full by has long passed and 50 percent of the building is still unclaimed. “We expected this more [than having it filled], but the investors wanted it to be filled before…

Students heated over dorm room temperatures post-break

Campus buildings remained heated over the break despite the absence of students. Facilities Management Director Ronald Doerzaph said they are limited to what can be done about energy efficiency as far as heating and cooling. “We cannot do anything as far as saving power, but…

Bradley alum launches series on Golf Channel

Bradley graduate Adam Cohen wants students to know that the key to getting anything is eagerness. This is the same approach he used as a fraternity president, student and now as the producer of the Golf Channel series, “Pipe Dream.” The series follows Mark Burk,…

Heavy snow takes its toll on BU staff, equipment

This winter has been one of Peoria’s snowiest on record, and the consistent snowfall is taking its toll on Bradley snow removal staff and equipment. “We have struggled,” Grounds Supervisor Stan Glazier said. “We have an eight-person full-time staff always on call and a volunteer…

One-on-One: Who will win the MVC this season?

Missouri State Before the season began, there were two clear favorites to win the Valley, Missouri State and Wichita State. Both teams have lived up to expectations and sit one-two at the top of the MVC standings at the midway point of the conference season.…

The Bradley basketball conundrum: Is the answer to fire Jim Les?

Before the start of this season, the general consensus was that Jim Les was coaching to keep his job. After many middling seasons in the Missouri Valley Conference, he hadn’t come close to recapturing the same mojo he’d given Bradley in the 2006 Sweet Sixteen…

Women’s basketball picks up tough road victory

An efficient scoring effort on Sunday helped the Bradley women’s basketball team defeat the Evansville Purple Aces Sunday, 65-58. While shooting 63 percent from the field, sophomore Katie Yohn’s 20-point outburst was enough to keep up with Evansville guard Briyana Blair’s 21 points and nine…

Men’s basketball falls just short of first victory

Fouls, technicals and missed free throws marred an instant classic in an overtime thriller for Interstate 74 rivals Illinois State and Bradley. Illinois State overcame a late charge from the Missouri Valley Conference’s leading scorer, senior Andrew Warren, to secure their second victory in a…

Oscar nominations provide winners and losers

Oscar nominations bring out the need for a soapbox more than most events in the entertainment world, second only to the actual ceremony. Released Tuesday morning, this year was no different. Thankfully, soapboxes aren’t the only rant-friendly arena these days. The ensuing Twitter feeds, Facebook…

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