How is a society’s growth defined? According to philosopher Martha Nussbaum, it starts with the idea of a good life for an individual, but when gender-related challenges are imposed upon select groups, it’s evident that a bigger problem is at hand. This past Tuesday…
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Jan. 25 marked the start of the Lunar New Year, the most celebrated holiday in Asian cultures. Chinese Culture Club hosted a celebration last Friday bringing in the spring season and creating an interesting event for the Bradley community. It was the fourth year that…
Imagine seeing a levitating table, self-writing chalk, a card inside an orange, and long, sharp nails all before dinnertime. No, you’re not dreaming, you’re at ACBU’s latest excursion. This past Saturday, around 200 students packed into the Michel Student Center ballroom for an hour of…
There is an award reserved for brilliance among Illinois’ higher education, and this year, that award was given to Bradley University’s own Rhome Apton. On Nov. 16, Apton, senior civil engineering major, received the Abraham Lincoln Civic Engagement Award. Since 1975, the award has recognized…
Each week in the GCC, a passionate conversation spreads about the common thread tying together everything from video and tabletop games to “choose your own adventure” books: interactive storytelling. On Wednesday, Bradley’s Interactive Narrative Club (INC) met to discuss and analyze their favorite interactive stories,…
It has been said that big things have small beginnings. For Pictionary inventor Rob Angel, this was a 2.9 GPA, a job waiting tables and a piece of paper and pencil that created one of the world’s most successful party games. This past Tuesday, the…
What do you get when you add a Middle Eastern upbringing, a lifetime of strange experiences, a math degree and a sharp, fast-paced sense of humor? The “sines” of a good night. This past Tuesday, several dozen students piled into the Marty Theater for an…
The year is 1918, and one factor has heated Chicago’s racial tensions to a fever pitch — and inspired equally intense opposition. That factor? One of the deadliest epidemics in human history. Students and faculty packed into Westlake Hall this past Tuesday to hear Betsy…
This past Wednesday, Bradley University’s annual Cybersecurity Day event took place, where speakers shared information regarding digital threats to dozens of attendees. Between 1 and 5 p.m. in Westlake Hall Room 116, three speakers experienced in cybersecurity — Kevin Eack, Ronald Jost and Brittany Kaiser…
There are countless paths at Bradley one can take to further their passions, and sophomore Keelan Rodgers recently found an opportunity to advance his art career in an unlikely place: an assignment from his COM 103 instructor. An animation major with a passion for drawing,…