As a first generation college student, my biggest fear about college was college itself. For the most part, my academic experience was similar to the Lewis and Clark expedition to the western portion of the United States. Simply put, college seemed like uncharted territory for…
Posts published in November 2015
• Peoria Police and Bradley University Police responded to a reported robbery at the intersection of Frink Street and Russell Street at 5:07 p.m. Saturday. The victim, a male non-student, stated he had been drinking with a friend at a nearby residence when an unknown…
Senior Kristen Busch broke her own 6K record to finish sixth overall and help pace the Bradley women’s cross country team to a sixth-place team finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional. “Our goal was to try to be top-5 and beat some of those nationally…
Bradley will take part in the annual “Giving Tuesday” global day of giving Dec. 1. “Giving Tuesday” was created in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation. This is the first time the event will be hosted on the Hilltop. The…
This past week, Bradley and the Steiner School of Sports Communication hosted the Inaugural Charley Steiner Sports Symposium, which ran from Monday through Thursday, featuring panelists and sports broadcasters from across the country. Among those present were Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Charley Steiner, television host…
When “Girls” debuted on HBO in 2012, many hailed series creator and star Lena Dunham as “the voice of our generation.” If “generation” refers to the well-to-do offspring of famous people who have no real problems in life, then sure, that’s accurate. For the rest…
As The Neighbourhood would say, it’s sweater weather. The alternative band who made a name for themselves through the ever-popular single has recently released and album that isn’t nearly as catchy. Their sophomore album is called “Wiped Out.” The cover features a black and white…
The Bradley University Veteran Support Services hosted a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday in front of Bradley Hall. The event was dedicated to all U.S. veterans but specifically honored Stephanie Sleister and Mike Miller. Sleister is a counseling psychologist at the U.S. department of veteran affairs, according…
World War II was a confrontation that changed the world in more ways than one. Hitler’s systematic genocide is a story that will never be forgotten, but is also a story so big that historians often miss details. The Armstrong Lecture Series, sponsored by the…
In 2014, the first year of the College Football Playoff, the committee ranked Texas Christian University third in the playoff rankings in the second to last release of the rankings. The following week’s rankings would decide the four teams in the playoff. TCU won its…