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Future looks bright for Bradley basketball

Spending break at home, I found myself with a lot of time on my hands. I came to the conclusion that it is tough to be a Bradley fan without living in Peoria. Not only can you not see the team in person, I couldn’t…

Students glimpse U.S. history

Ben Koch stood among more than a million people to witness history in the making as President Barack Obama took the oath of office. But if you were to ask Koch in November if he thought he would be witnessing a democrat take the White…

Frat house unlivable

The Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity house on Fredonia Avenue was deemed uninhabitable after the furnace began emitting carbon dioxide on Jan. 18. Police were dispatched to the house in reference to a furnace exploding and smoke alarms going off, according to police reports. When police…

Nowak breaks BU record

Last weekend was a busy one for the women’s track team, with junior Katie Nowak breaking a Bradley record. Nowak won her third race of the season for the Braves, taking the indoor mile with a time of 4:50.88. Her time was two seconds faster…

Police Reports

At 8:30 a.m. Jan 23, police were dispatched to the Markin Family Student Recreation Center in regards to a damaged door. The door was unlocked, and the wood at the bottom of it was cracked. The door leads from the gym to a storage room.…

New group aims to reform Illinois state politics

Bradley administrator appointed to committee that will improve Springfield A new effort to clean up Illinois politics is underway, and it will have a Bradley connection. Brad McMillan was recently appointed to serve on the Illinois Reform Commission, a 15-member committee created by Lt. Gov.…

Tennis springs into action

After a strong start at the Missouri Valley Conference Individual Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, last weekend, the men’s tennis team could not overcome the challenges that came its way. The team kicked off the championships with three straight singles wins from junior Milos Romic…

New greek life director welcome at Bradley

Bradley’s new director of Fraternity and Sorority Life has a lot of enthusiasm for working with the greek life on campus. “Ben Williams is fantastic,”  Panhellenic Council President Trisha Koors said. “He did a lot of great things for his old campus, and I’m very…

On-campus jobs stable despite falling economy

Although the recent economic downturn has caused many adults to lose their jobs and be unable to find new ones, students who work part-time on campus aren’t facing the same frenzy, Dawn Koeltzow said. Few, if any, part-time on-campus jobs have been cut, because budgets…

Umphrey’s McGee delivers yet another stellar album

It’s finally here.  “Mantis,” the latest album from improv-rock gods Umphrey’s McGee, has successfully set the progressive rock bar at its highest for 2009. Arguably Umphrey’s’ best studio effort to date, “Mantis” is absolutely flawless. The caliber of talent within this band is unbelievable. Over…

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