On the first day of classes this semester, a professor asked senior soccer player Bryan Gaul what he planned to do after graduation. Gaul said he wanted to play professional soccer and the professor laughed off Gaul’s remarks. But nobody’s laughing anymore after Gaul has…
Posts published in September 2011
On Monday, Late Night BU hosted Greek Night BU to provide an alternative choice to traditional “Blackout Monday” activities that occur after InterFraternity and Panhellenic recruitment is completed. For many, it was an opportunity to unite, socialize and catch up with members of the greek…
In the past decade, both Family Guy and Futurama were cancelled by Fox, then brought back due to strong ratings on cable and high DVD sales. While Family Guy has enjoyed high ratings since its return, its quality has steadily decreased, becoming too reliant on…
Just 35 seconds into overtime, Bradley junior Jochen Graf broke a tie against No. 8 South Florida to give the Braves, soccer team, a victory over their highest ranked opponent in four years. Bradley hasn’t beat a team ranked higher since defeating No. 7 Creighton…
In 2008, Spencer West took a flight to Kenya and reconstructed a crumbling school, brick by brick, from the ground up. West did all of this without the help of his legs. Spencer West spoke to a Bradley audience last Tuesday evening, and gave a…
LSU The last five BCS National Champions have hailed from the SEC, and I believe the Louisiana State Tigers will make it six consecutive years. They have all the ingredients necessary to win the BCS National Championship in strong defense, good coaching and an explosive…
Facebook and Twitter users can put their social media addictions to job-friendly use with the social media marketing minor. “We’re trying to give students a strong marketing and promotions background, and the tools they’ll need to provide social media context to a job,” marketing professor…
After college students played a vital role in the 2008 presidential election. Does anyone else get the feeling that Bradley is going to have virtually no role in the 2012 election? Judging by the political activism on campus, the 2012 election is going to be…
Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…