“Campus is open and classes are in session today (3/3/2015). Due to icy conditions please use caution while traveling on and off campus.” This statement, posted on the Bradley University Facebook and Twitter accounts, served as the university’s single official notification to students about the…
Posts published in March 2015
As Student Body Officer elections approach, students are readying themselves to campaign. Student candidates received petitions at a Monday meeting from Election Sub-Committee Chairperson Jenna Dellaria. The four available positions are Student Body President, Speaker of the Assembly, Secretary of Finance and Secretary of the…
Christopher Marsh dug his roots deep into the Hilltop, making his way from the seat of a student to the front of the classroom as an instructor of advertising in the Department of Communication. Although his third-floor office now sits alongside the offices of his…
Over the past few years, the term “FoMO” has become both a part of our vernacular as well as an actual, albeit self-induced, psychological problem. The term is an acronym for “fear of missing out,” and it’s become a new sort of norm due to…
In March 1982, the madness of the 44th National Invitational Tournament was only 25 seconds away from coming to a close. As the Braves battled Purdue, Bradley guard Barney Mines stood at the free throw line in Madison Square Garden in New York City, calmly…
Comedian Nicole Byer joked about being drunk, sitting in fast food restaurant bathrooms eating a cheeseburger and fries and singing “Over the Rainbow” to make herself feel better; and that was only the beginning. The actress and comedian best known for her contributions to MTV’s…
Weather may have forced the Bradley baseball team to move its series against Southeast Missouri State to New Orleans, but the trip to the “Big Easy” did little to stop Bradley’s pitching from making baseball look easy. The pitching staff led the Braves to two…
The Bradley Mock Trial team will advance to the second round of the national tournament, the Opening Round Championship Series, after placing eighth at their regional tournament Feb. 22. According to Mock Trial team coach Nicole Meyer, less than 200 of the 600 national teams…
The women’s basketball team bid adieu to Renaissance Coliseum for the season last weekend as the Braves hosted Southern Illinois and rival Illinois State in the team’s final home stand. The women were looking to avenge a 16-point loss to the Salukis earlier in the…
Weed, pot, green, grass, marijuana, dope, ganja, loud, kush and cannabis all mean the same thing: controversy. Nineteen states, one of them being Illinois, have legalized medicinal marijuana, while Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Colorado have legalized recreational use. The journal “Scientific Reports” released a study…