Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in March 2019

After a tough decade, women’s basketball can produce something special

With the 2018-19 season winding down, the win column is shining the brightest it has been in a decade for Bradley women’s basketball. After Thursday’s loss against UNI, the team’s record stands at 20-8. It is the most successful season since the 2011-12 campaign when…

Running its course: Mounce twins reflect on final year at Bradley

Despite the fact that senior golfers Branden and Michael Mounce have played to win on the same sports teams all their lives, the competition between the twins has remained up to par. “It sucks to lose, and it sucks even more to lose to your…

The mascot amendments

KABOOM! You probably just groaned. It’s a name (and a face) that is burnt into the minds of Bradley students all over campus. It’s convincingly the most questionable part of the Hilltop. It’s our mascot. His name is Kaboom!. Is the exclamation point really a…

Brief: Big ideas to be shown and judged in trade show

The 24 teams in Bradley’s Big Idea Competition will compete with trade show displays for fellow students to judge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 13 in the Peplow Pavilion. Every student who attends gets to vote for the top ideas, which will…

Tennis loses back-to-back, ends 3 game winning streak

The Bradley tennis team traveled to Kentucky this past weekend and lost two closely contested road matches against Murray State and Southeast Missouri State. The two losses dropped the Braves to an 9-4 record. Despite this, the Braves continue to achieve more milestones. After Saturday’s…

Softball rebounds for strong weekend in Orlando

This past weekend, Bradley softball won four of five contests at the Citrus Classic in Orlando, Florida, beginning with a 9-run win over Purdue and ending with an 11-3 route of Savannah State. The Braves played BIG-10 opponent Purdue twice, South Alabama twice and Savannah…

When the market changes

Tom Sosnoff, co-founder of Thinkorswim, Tastytrade and Tastyworks, talked about the changes in the market, risk taking and finance during the 43rd McCord lecture on Wednesday. The McCord Lecture is put on by the Foster College of Business and brings prominent business executives to share…

Minimum wage will bring major change

The minimum wage in the state of Illinois is going up to $15 per hour by 2025. As most college students make minimum wage, it would be seen as a positive, but it may result in it being harder for students to find jobs. The…

Silblings visit the Hilltop

As the semester drags onward and students await the relief of spring break, ACBU is offering Bradley students the chance to recharge and reconnect with some familiar faces: their siblings. This weekend, Bradley students can invite their family to spend some quality time with them…

Copyright © 2025, The Scout, Bradley University. All rights reserved.
The Scout is published by members of the student body of Bradley University. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the University.