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:…
Posts published in “Year: 2011”
The men’s tennis team continued it’s winning ways in its second consecutive tournament last weekend. With a combined singles record of 32-6, the team saw four of its members earn a perfect 4-0 record over the weekend. From No. 2 singles freshman Ahmed Al Bitar…
I agree with The Scout’s editorial of Friday, Sept. 23, that there is no good reason for The Scout to receive only “sanitized” and “filtered” police reports of police activities on or near Bradley’s campus. I understand that the University administration wants to protect the…
Bradley recently added a new edge to the classic campus tour, creating an even more interactive experience for potential students. The admissions department has introduced iPads for select tours to use by the Student Admission Representatives and prospective students during tours. The iPad uses an…
With midterms fast approaching, students on campus are readying to face those dreaded subjects that never made sense during class. The hours spent cramming in the library are only going up, and students are putting in more hours than they have up till now. However,…
Clayton Kershaw Some blame Bill James’ statistical revolution while others blame fantasy baseball. Whomever they blame, many sports fans have battled against the over consumption of stats as if they were protecting the Arc of the Covenant from Nazis. These fans would much rather point…
It all started innocently enough. Missoni for Target was set to go on sale September 13. The commercial created a buzz in the fashion community but no one could have guessed that what would come next would be forever known as Missoni Madness. Target is…
Eight students were extended an internship opportunity with Max Q Motorsports for the remainder of the 2011 NASCAR season after assisting the team this past weekend at the NASCAR Sprint Cup event. Bradley was the primary sponsor of Max Q Motorsports’ No. 37 Ford Fusion…
The Bradley Braves men’s tennis team opened with a 30-5 singles record to begin the 2011-12 season after hosting a round-robin style tournament last weekend. “We didn’t lose a match from the fifth through eighth flight to an opponent,” coach Jesse Plote said. “The depth…
The Jewish community is reinvigorated with the creation and dedication of the new Hillel house, which accommodates the needs of the active Jewish community found at both Bradley and in the greater Peoria area. The house was inaugurated Wednesday with speeches by President Joanne Glasser…