Have you heard about Build the Block? You may have seen the commercials on TV or seen signs around town telling you to vote yes. But what does all this mean? Build the Block is a campaign to develop seven empty acres downtown off Main…
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Bradley accepted a bid to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament earlier this month unsure of what the future would hold. Now that the tournament is underway, things seem to be falling into place. The Braves are on their way to the finals of the inaugural CIT,…
Curphy Smith is a resident of the Uplands Neighborhood. He is originally from Princeville and graduated from Eastern Illinois University. He has worked in the local financial sector for 13 years. Editor’s note: Answers were edited for space constraints. Scout: Why do you want to…
Election Day is April 7, and there are two qualified candidates competing to represent the second district. Because both candidates have the qualifications it takes to represent a large population, the Scout is not endorsing either one. Incumbent Barbara Van Auken and her opponent Curphy…
Senior Letita Brodnax tied for seventh in the nation, and senior Collin Schaefer tied for 16th in last month’s National Collegiate Sales Competition. “The entire team was involved in preparing Collin and Letita this year,” team adviser Jason Garrett said. “They read articles regarding customer…
Yes Before Monday’s game, this question was a toss-up. Afterward, it is hands down worth watching. Had Bradley declined the chance to take part in the CIT, Chris Roberts would never have hit the three-quarters court shot, and I would not have seen one of…
The first-place team will win $10,000 and office space The Springboard Business Plan Competition, a yearlong contest for students who want to develop business plans, announced its finalists and will reveal its winners next month. Since Project Springboard is open to any student, Project Director…
By now it’s pretty common knowledge what happened in the last 0.9 seconds of the men’s basketball team’s quarterfinal game against Oakland on Monday night. Whether Oakland coach Greg Kampe liked it or not (trust me from being at the press conference after the game,…
Interim Coordinator of Alcohol Education and Awareness Programs Lyndsey Withers and Director of Wellness Programs Melissa Sage-Bollenbach seem to have fallen victim to the season’s March Madness. But rather than checking out a spot on the couch to catch up on the latest college games,…
Twenty-four-year-old senior tennis player Evegeny Samoylov grew up in Moscow, watching his father idolize the game of tennis. It was because of this that Samoylov wanted to play the game when he was younger. “My dad is a big fan of tennis, and he is…