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Brief: Professor to share book with campus reading

On April 3, the Visiting Writers Series will hold a fiction reading by Devin Murphy. Murphy is an associate professor of creative writing at Bradley, whose fiction work has appeared in over 60 literary journals. His debut novel, “The Boat Runner,” is a national best…

Students strive to produce local sound

Brave Sounds Entertainment, a student-led music development organization, aims to grow and nurture a music community on Bradley’s campus. Founded in 2013, BSE originally functioned as a record label and organizer of on-campus concerts, bringing Chance the Rapper to Bradley during its first year. This…

Bradley brings SNL to campus

The scene is set and the camera is rolling as a new club, Bradley University Laughter Live (BULL Productions) made its debut on March 20. BULL Productions plans to work on a series of student-produced skits and make a feature show to present at the…

Sports Briefs: 2018-03-30

Bradley announced a five-year contract extension for men’s basketball head coach Brian Wardle on Tuesday. Wardle just completed his third and most successful year as coach of the Braves this past season, amassing 20 wins for the first time since Jim Les’ 2008 team.  …

One-on-one: Best MLB Free Agent Signing

Eric Hosmer BY BEAU WOODCOCK The San Diego Padres’ signing of Eric Hosmer sent shockwaves through the MLB and locked up the Padres’ long-term future. This is why the signing is the best move made by any team in the offseason. The eight-year, $144 million…

LGBTQ+ community to hold second Pride Prom

Common Ground, Bradley’s LGBTQ+ alliance, will host its second annual Pride Prom at 7 p.m. April 7. Doors will open to the public in the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center’s Peplow Pavilion at 6:30 p.m. All people are welcome to attend and admission is free for Bradley…

Spring Soccer Kicks Off

As the calendar turns to April, the Bradley soccer team marches on through it’s offseason. While the Braves exhibition match against Kentucky last weekend was cancelled due to bad weather, the team is still preparing during the spring. Head coach Jim DeRose outlined his team’s…

Soccer needs video review

FIFA’s ruling council has recently confirmed that Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at the 2018 World Cup. Video review is something that people are familiar with in mainstream sports, and it’s about time it gets implemented into the world’s most-viewed sporting event. VAR…

Athletic Antics

The hidden ball trick, the hot foot, the fake trade deals. Sports have been full of pranksters for many years. With all the money professional athletes earn from their multi-million dollar contracts, why shouldn’t they enjoy themselves. The media gets in on the fun every…

Scout on the Street: You know you are in Peoria if/when…

“… when people refer to the old mall and the new mall.” —Pat Winkler, junior marketing major     “… when the radio stations stop working,” —Jessica Sauzameda, senior marketing major     “… when you can smell Peoria … that magical Peoria smell ……

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