On Saturday, Feb. 13, Bradley men’s basketball announced that it had suspended four of its players — seniors Elijah Childs and Danya Kingsby and juniors Terry Nolan Jr. and Ja’Shon Henry — for unnamed violations of team standards. The four players appeared on the bench…
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Bradley’s solution to prevent students from traveling during spring break due to COVID-19 was as haphazardly rushed as a procrastinated assignment. The university announced two “no homework days,” ordays in which professors cannot assign quizzes or homework to be due, in December. We can applaud…
While many leaders in the political and scientific community have stressed that the COVID-19 vaccine will be how the pandemic ends, there is still significant hesitation about getting it, especially among college students. This needs to change. According to PEW Research data, 18-29-year-olds make up…
Thumb up: Student Senate Throughout the semester, Student Senate has taken steps toward becoming a more transparent and representative organization. Student Senate has been pushing for pass/fail this entire semester. Despite facing push back from the university, they’ve been consistent in their demand for the…
Last Thursday, university provost Walter Zakahi sent an email to all students announcing that the university will not be implementing a pass/fail option this semester. After months of the student body pushing for the grading system through campus discourse, a change.org petition, Student Senate presentations,…
Although the full data isn’t completely out yet, statistics cited by National Geographic show that young American voter turnout during this election will likely surpass that of the record-setting 2008 election. Though the data won’t be solidified for a while, social media may have been…
Throughout the fall semester, despite the inability to meet in-person, the Bradley community and student organizations have compiled a notable push to host events related to this year’s 2020 presidential election. On Oct. 20, Bradley’s Black Alumni Alliance (BUBAA) in partnership with several other organizations…
Although the news of spring break’s elimination was announced on Oct. 9, the conversations on the possible repercussions have not stopped. As students, we have felt the impact of not having a fall break, and our staff believes the toll on mental health that took…
As the semester progresses from the university enforced two-week quarantine, the number of positive cases has been very low. However, with the holiday season coming and the winter months following along, there are a lot of opportunities for cases to rise. All it took for…
The Peoria Park District Board of Trustees voted 4-2 on Sept. 23 to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus in Laura Bradley Park. In the last week, the statue has been removed. It’s one of many Columbus statues to come down in the United States…