I think it’s fair to say we live in a nostalgic age. It seems like half the movies and TV shows out today are reboots, revisions or throwbacks. One of our major political parties is constantly bellowing about how great America used to be. And…
Posts published in September 2016
The Bradley Neuroscience Club is hosting Ryan LaLumiere, a professor of neurobiology at the University of Iowa, to speak on the neurobiology of addiction tonight at 4 p.m. in the Marty Theater. The event is called “Shining A New Light On Addiction,” and will focus…
The Cullom-Davis Library went through major renovations this summer, as it was repainted, carpeted and equipped with moveable furniture. Additionally, several power outlets, nearly 60 power towers and more than 100 writing surfaces (including dry-erase tables and walls) were added. While the first floor and…
• An officer was driving by Westminister Presbyterian Church at 1:09 p.m. Sept. 22 when they saw a car packed with people with smoke coming out of it in the parking lot. The officer reported smelling cannabis and approached the vehicle. The people in the car,…
In 2008, “Vegetarian Times” reported 3.2 percent of American adults, or around 7.3 million people, are vegetarians. If Bradley is representative of the population, there are about 142 vegetarian undergraduate students. To accommodate these students and countless others who want to limit their meat consumption,…
A $1.19 million grant was recently awarded to Bradley associate professor of game design Monica McGill and Rochester Institute of Technology colleague Adrienne Decker to study and understand the long-term impact of pre-college computer activities. The grant, which is funded by the National Science Foundation,…
ATTENTION: school is cancelled this week, and the world has stopped spinning on account of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt getting a divorce. Counselors are available during normal office hours for grieving and emotional support. Due to the widespread reactions from the public, the Bradley…
One of the best hidden gems of Bradley athletics isn’t actually associated with the university athletics department. The Bradley club hockey team has garnered a lot of student support over the past few years, and although it’s not a university sanctioned team, you’d probably never…
The Bradley men’s soccer team continued to struggle in its second Missouri Valley Conference game against Missouri State Saturday as the Bears took advantage of some mistakes and fended off the Braves 2-1. Missouri State got on the board early at the 20-minute mark when…
The Activities Council of Bradley University and the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers is hosting slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo at 7 p.m. Oct. 2 in the Marty Theater. Acevedo celebrates her Afro-Latina Dominican background through her poetry and challenges stereotypes within the Latino community. She…