The student activity fee may increase to offset the escalating cost of paying and accommodating performers and to support the rise of activities on campus. Director of Student Activities Michelle Whited said she recommends the fee increase $50 a year beginning fall 2009. “The number…
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Neighborhood group to make Main ‘walkable’ As students go about their daily routines, Peoria resident Lisa Ferolo and the proponents of the Walkable West Bluff campaign are working to make the Main Street area more pedestrian-friendly for students and residents. Ferolo said members of the…
Bradley blew away Western Illinois in four sets on Tuesday. The Braves are now 4-1 on the season when they win the first set. “The goal is always to win the first set,” coach Sean Burdette said. “We want to be the first team to…
Two Bradley students and one former student were recently indicted for allegedly having a marijuana grow-house at their off-campus residence. Blake K. Farrington, 24, and William Betke, 20, were each indicted for possessing between five and 20 marijuana sativa plants. Patrick Georgett, 23, was indicted…
Two alumni working on opposing ends of the political spectrum came to speak last Friday to share their political experiences and roles in the upcoming election in a forum. The Department of Political Science and the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service sponsored the…
University Police received two phone calls complaining about noise at the Sigma Nu house late Friday night to early Saturday morning. BUPD responded to the calls and asked members of Sigma Nu and their guests to move their gathering from the house’s outdoor back patio…
Bradley kids shacked up on Olin Quad for 24 hours Wednesday and Thursday for Habitat for Humanity’s annual Shack-a-Thon. The idea is simple – build a shack made only out of cardboard and other materials that would be available to you if you were homeless.…
Bradley’s freshmen retention rate is above the national average for private schools, but this year’s freshmen enrollment is lower than what the university wanted. At 87.6 percent, Bradley is about 5 percentage points above the 82.5-percent private school national average. This means 87.6 percent of…
Sigma Nu called University Police early last Saturday complaining three people were causing a disruption on the fraternity’s property, one of whom was 2nd District Councilwoman Barbara Van Auken, according to University Police reports. BUPD received two calls on Friday night on complaints of noise…
Editor’s note: The Scout interviewed President Glasser via e-mail. Below is a transcript of the interview. A plan supporting debate on the 21-year-old drinking age is in the works and gaining support from 130 college and university presidents across the country. The plan, called the…