Fred Hord, professor and chair of Africana studies at Knox College, visited campus to give his speech, “Knowing Him by Heart: African-American Makings of Abraham Lincoln,” to a packed room Tuesday evening in Westlake Hall. The event was a part of the Armstrong lecture series,…
Posts published in March 2019
The sky is the limit for the theatre department as it opens its spring season with Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky.” This show is the second main stage production directed by a student in the theatre department’s history. “Silent Sky” is based on the story of…
“As a social scientist, whenever something gets as popular as porn, I ask why,” Jackie Hogan said. In 2014, Time Magazine announced that genealogy websites amassed the largest number of visitors of any web category other than pornography. Hogan is a professor of sociology at…
You can hear music the second the safety cruiser drops you off, the faint melody of Bluefaces’ lyrical masterpiece, “Thotiana” graces the air. Your shoes click up the porch steps and you step inside in the house; You have no idea who owns it. You…
One last game to hear the home crowd chant “Luuuuuuk.” One last night to hear Peoria scream pure elation when senior Peter Hanley approaches the scorer’s table to enter the game. The Bradley basketball team celebrated the career of its four seniors and one redshirt-junior…
The 15th annual Bradley University Jazz Festival on Feb. 26 welcomed a world-famous jazz artist along with more performers and audience members in attendance than ever before. To help celebrate the special year of the festival, Bradley hosted guest artist Wayne Bergeron, fresh from The…
• Officers were dispatched to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house around midnight on Feb. 23 in response to a fire alarm. The alarm appeared to have been set off by humidity in the building. The scene was cleared. • At approximately 1 a.m. on…
By increasing the minimum wage, it might sound like students will end up with more cash in their pockets to save for tuition or a night at Crusen’s. Sounds like a great deal, right? However, this may not be beneficial for students. The higher minimum…
Yes, this story is just as crazy as it sounds. But before you read, promise me one thing. Don’t tell my mom. I’ll set the scene: It’s last summer, 7 a.m. and the traffic in London is completely jam-packed with commuters on their way to…
Anyone who doesn’t have a sibling probably wonders what life is like when you grow up with someone who looks like you and shares a nearly identical childhood. To get an idea of what this might be like, just turn on Netflix to see what…