Fireworks, fog, even more fog and Kaboom! With a pregame introduction that will be remembered in Bradley history, the world was introduced to “Kaboom!”, Bradley University’s first mascot since 1996. A game still had to be played though, and the Braves are fighting to not…
Posts published in February 2014
With anticipation building on campus for the unveiling of the gargoyle mascot, Director of Athletics Michael Cross previewed of the festivities taking place on Feb. 22 at the men’s basketball game versus Loyola University. Bradley has not had a mascot since 1996, when a bobcat…
It’s not that it’s anyone’s fault. The weather is terrible, and the world keeps turning regardless of Mother Nature’s whims. We’re expected to ride out the storm like everyone else because no one else gets to stop because of the weather. And if the roads…
After falling to their I-74 rival Illinois State on Feb. 15, the Braves looked for a rare season sweep and, more importantly, a road victory against Southern Illinois. Yet again the Braves could not capitalize on an early lead, and foul trouble from the whole…
Watching Jimmy Fallon act like an adult was a little jarring, especially after seeing him break character in pretty much every Saturday Night Live sketch he was in. But with a mostly straight face, Fallon stepped up to the four leaf clover monologue spot on…
Bradley flags flew at half-staff in honor of a Bradley professor for modern and contemporary art his- tory and theory. Assistant Professor of Art Acacia Warwick died after a five- year battle with cancer Feb. 14. Warwick started at Bradley in fall 2008, after receiving…
Yes, Bradley, there’s an app for that. At the Jan. 24 Late Night BU, Student Senate released the Brave Life app to the student body as the free, unofficial app of the uni- versity. Freshmen electrical engineering majors Mitchell Pericak and Nicholas Clark spent nearly…
Within the course of the past three years it seems that Peoria is slowly emerging as a rather cultured city. For many students who can’t always make it out of the “Bradley bubble”, culture is finding its way back to campus in the form of…
When I was little, my parents gave me everything I needed and few things I wanted. They gave me a bed to sleep in but an 8 p.m. bedtime that often had me falling asleep with light still peeking through the curtains. They gave me…
In a back-and-forth game that featured eight lead changes, active defenses and lackluster offenses, the Bradley women’s team came out on top by a score of 54-49, and took the first game of a three-game home stand. The Braves, who move to 6-17 overall and…