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Obamarama

The Democratic campaign in video games If you’ve played a football game in the past couple weeks, remember this – when you scored the touchdown, Barack Obama did the victory dance in the end zone. At least that’s what’s happening in the world of video…

BU prepares for Dance Marathon

Students prepare to dance the night away as Bradley’s all-school philanthropy approaches. Dance Marathon is Nov. 7 to 8 in the new Markin Family Student Recreation Center. All money raised at Bradley’s Marathon goes directly to the Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Dance Marathon President Sara…

Women drop two matches

Comiskey and Black reach milestones, volleyball falls to elite in MVC Junior Kaitlyn Comiskey came up with her 800th dig against Wichita State and Sam Black reached 2,500 assists against Missouri State, but those accomplishments didn’t matter to the opponents and were not part of…

Good, clean fun

Exploring the popularity of High School Musical, Hannah Montana It isn’t really clear why Billy Ray Cyrus’ daughter wearing a blonde wig and singing pop songs is a hit with teens, but the fact some of her songs have hit No. 1 shows the popularity…

Senate budget allows for officer compensation

Student Senate approved a $2,100 budget increase in early October, and Student Body Treasurer Owen Irwin said the increase will primarily be for student body officer stipends. About $4,400 will go toward student body officer stipends this year, according to the Student Senate Operating Budget…

Women’s golf wins MVC Preview, Deeken takes 3rd

The women’s golf team received three top-10 performances on its way to winning the Missouri Valley Conference Preview at Lake Panorama National Golf Course this week. Sophomore Caitlin Deeken led the charge for the Braves, firing a pair of 79s for a two-day total of…

ABBA-cadabra: The Magic of Mamma Mia!

While today’s Sweden may conjure up images of H&M, Volvo and, above all, IKEA, the 1970s was musically kind to the Scandinavian country. Although still considered a guilty pleasure, ABBA is undeniably one of the country’s most famous exports. The fact that the band is…

Senate approves new sports communication major

In years past, communication students had to choose between the five concentrations within the department: journalism, public relations, organizational communication, advertising or electronic media. Next semester a sixth option will be added to the list. “We decided to add a sports communication concentration,” Communication Department…

No one is ever too old to love HSM

In case you didn’t know, “High School Musical 3” comes out today. I’m sure you are as excited as I am. If you are like me, you just got out of the movie theatre a few hours ago and are sacrificing sleep time for being…

Financial woe may lead to recession

As the threat of a recession looms, many students may find themselves wondering what sparked this economic crisis and how it affects them. Economics professor Kevin O’Brien said the crisis started with the housing bubble earlier this decade. “Housing prices increased faster than economic conditions…

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