Bradley’s endowment decreased 26 percent in the last six months of 2008, as donors’ wallets pinched and stocks plummeted. Vice President for Business Affairs Gary Anna said students shouldn’t see any immediate impact, but the drop has caused some belt-tightening and may cause more in…
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Sports make for great movies. All the action, excitement and drama sets the plot, throw in some good actors, and you have yourself a great film. We’ve all seen the classics: “Rocky,” “Hoosiers,” “Caddyshack” and “The Natural.” But now the movies we all grew up…
A lot of misinformation is currently floating around about Freedom of Choice Act, and I am afraid that Brian Lock’s letter that ran on Feb. 6 reflects some of this. First, the law of the land currently is that abortions are banned post-viability, when the…
Aspects of package may affect Bradley students The $787 billion economic stimulus bill, which President Barack Obama signed into law on Tuesday, includes a higher education tax credit aimed at helping families with children in college. Financial Assistance Director Dave Pardieck said the increased tax…
BY JOSH KOEBERT for the Scout The men’s golf team swung into action this week, kicking off its spring schedule at the Carlton Oaks Invite in San Diego, Calif. The Braves shot a combined team score of 320 to open play Monday, putting them in…
The Library Student Advisory Committee just released a draft of changes its members feel need to be made to the Cullom-Davis Library. The committee was created in response to low Princeton Review rankings the past two years. It is comprised of students, and it aims…
At first glance, you might think Steve Warner is just another college student in his faded wash jeans and polo T-shirt. However, this mild-mannered man is actually a Bradley professor. With an office that is “literally a closest, it is used for storage,” Warner is…
The Braves had an unsuccessful road trip with two shut out losses at Illinois-Chicago and Northern Illinois this past weekend. Bradley squared off against the Flames on Saturday and dropped all their singles and doubles matches. Juniors Milos Romic and Callen Fraychineaud narrowly missed a…
Douglas Anderson didn’t know that his first reading of “The Lord of the Rings” when he was 13 years old would lead to his career as an expert on J.R.R. Tolkien. “I was visiting my older sister, and she gave me the Tolkien books to…
It’s no secret the vast majority of Bradley’s student body makes its way to the Hilltop from somewhere in Illinois. However, this trend does not hold true on the women’s tennis team – a fact no one knows better than sophomore Nicole Miller. “My teammates…