The track and field team made a fast start to the spring season last Saturday at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic in Carbondale where seven Braves earned personal bests in the first outdoor meet of the season. The men were led by senior Michael Ward…
Posts published in March 2017
Bradley will serve as the host of the upcoming national collegiate speech tournament in Peoria from March 31 to April 3. With over 80 schools represented and more than 1,000 students from throughout the country attending, the tournament is expected to be a major event…
While many Bradley students spent their spring break soaking up the sun on a Florida beach, relaxing on a Caribbean cruise or kicking back with the family, one group of 12 students sacrificed their week of rest for a greater cause. For the past two…
More and more executives are deciding to quit the ride-sharing company Uber, leaving the infamously shady business with a shaky foundation and an uncertain future. On March 19, the website Recode was the first to report Jeff Jones’ resignation as Chief Operating Officer of Uber…
A childhood dream came true for 58-year-old Mark Mannen in November 2014 when he opened Fat Jacks, a Quad Cities style pizzeria. Mannen said he spent much of his childhood in local pizzerias, learning centuries-old lessons about pizza preparation from an Italian pizzeria owner. “The…
Bradley’s 41st McCord lecture offered students, alumni and community members an opportunity to hear about the experiences of a Bradley alumna who achieved her dream job. For the past six years, Michele Sullivan has been Caterpillar Inc.’s director of Corporate Social Innovation and the president…
Playing indoors is nothing new to the Bradley women’s tennis team. Most of the team’s home matches this season have been played at the Clubs at River City, an indoor tennis facility. But for the first time ever, the tennis team will host the “Coliseum…
President: Dave Jensen Year: Junior Major: Management and leadership Main goal: “Some of my main goals include increasing event partnership between our student organizations, increasing sexual assault awareness — not just during the month of April — and focusing on the inclusion of all students…
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of alumnus Robert Lawrence, who is best known as the first African American astronaut. In 1956, Lawrence graduated from Bradley with a degree in chemistry. According to emeritus professor Kurt Field of the Mund-Lagowski Department of…
Every year when February turns into March, college basketball moves to the forefront of my attention span. Conference tournaments heat up, automatic bids are won and the rest of the field of 68 is filled in on Selection Sunday. Although the games themselves are great,…