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Posts published in “Year: 2018

Letters to the Editor: Bradford Brown

To the Editor: Thanks to reporting in The Scout (10/19/18) by Cole Bredahl and Haley Johnson, we’ve heard that a deplorable objection was made to music with Spanish lyrics on campus. As a department, we embrace Bradley’s core value of “an inclusive identity whereby we…

Column: My mental battle

It comes in different shapes and forms. For me, it has been a huge monkey on my back. Some days I will look at my computer screen while doing homework and start thinking sporadically. Then, I start to shake. I close my eyes and tears…

Editorial: Bradley speaks out against discrimination

Since The Scout published an article regarding the ethnic discrimination allegation filed by Bradley student Abraham Barrantes against associate professor Bob Podlasek, we have received two letters to the editor from two academic departments. They are in support of Barrantes and for making a more…

Horror movies: the early years

Nothing says family fun like kidnapping, kid eating and more kidnapping. Children of our generation grew up with some of the greatest, albeit creepiest, Halloween movies. With that season here again, it’s time we all cuddle under the blankets with a bowl of popcorn and…

Villain lineup

People often say that a hero is only as good as their villain. So, in honor of sports rolling into the Scream edition of our beloved publication, I’ve decided to create a lineup of maybe not the best villains of all time, but the ones…

The virus that ends it all

We all have that one irrational fear we can’t let go. It could be being forever alone or showing up to class naked. Or, maybe it’s a mass virus or parasite spreading across the world and infecting all of mankind to spur the beginning of…

Best Halloween TV episodes

“The Office” – “Halloween” No one celebrates Halloween better than the employees of Dunder-Mifflin. The hilariously accurate comedy depicting an American office does not disappoint in their first Halloween special. The main plot of the episode is Michael Scott (Steve Carell) deciding whom he is…

Squirrel showdown

It was the Friday before Halloween, and squirrels were scurrying across the street without the fear of cars. They were digging in the grass, trying to add to their collection of food before winter. It seemed like a perfectly normal day for the Bradley squirrels.…

Briefs: 2018-10-26

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” is live in concert The Peoria Symphony Orchestra will perform the score of the first Harry Potter movie as scenes from the film play on a giant screen. The concert begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the…

Alumnus Cecil Baldwin returns to campus

Last night, voice actor and Bradley alumnus Cecil Baldwin gave a talk titled “LGBT in The Arts: The Cecil Baldwin Story” in Michel Student Center Ballroom. In his speech, Baldwin discussed learning to be candid and honest with audiences through his work with The Neo-Futurists,…

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