James Painter, Family and consumer sciences chair and professor at Eastern Illinois University, spoke to a full room at Neumiller lecture hall on Nov. 11. His presentation was a delightful mix of comedy and common sense as he spoke about portion sizes and healthful eating.…
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This past decade has brought some big changes in my life. I moved on from junior high, to high school, to college. My taste in music, movies and TV shows changed. And since the highly mature age of 12, my discerning taste in men has…
Jessica McGhee isn’t a wizard, but she says she can make a drink like one. McGhee and her husband James recently opened Blue – a bar where you can sip cocktails out of a Disney-themed glass, play Jenga and borrow a Snuggie if you want…
The semester is coming to an end quickly, but that isn’t stunting the progress being made by Student Senate. For years, students have been told wireless Internet was going to be provided within dorms, and senate is looking to make that happen. “We’ve been told…
The Student Relations Committee recently asked students to fill out a survey about issues they’ve noticed on campus to win a $25 Bookstore gift card. “We did the survey because we really wanted to know what students thought about what was going on around campus,”…
An Army officer spoke to students about her experience in Iraq before Thanksgiving Break. The Army ROTC department and Department of Student Affairs invited Lt. Col. Janet Kirkton to campus. Kirkton, who spent a year in Iraq until last June, spoke about her duties as…
With second semester approaching, the Activities Council is on the look out for some possible acts to bring to Bradley. “We have started to look at a few possible acts for next semester,” said Kathleen McGing, special events reserve fund co-coordinator for ACBU. “We have…
Inside Copper River Coffee and Tea on a dry erase board, reads the phrase “If it weren’t for caffeine, I’d have no personality whatsoever.” However, from the menu made of photographs to the room reserved for a coffee roaster, the locally owned shop packs more…
University President Joanne Glasser is among the highest paid university presidents in the state. She was paid nearly $421,000 in salary and benefits for the 2007-08 school year, which was her first on the Hilltop, according to a tax form filed by the school. Her…
An Illinois State Police task force netted 88 underage drinkers – 70 of them Bradley students – and arrested a handful of others for various criminal offenses, including a felony drug charge, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Operation Campus/TAP plainclothes officers were walking the Bradley area…