On April 3, Bradley signed a formal transfer agreement with Illinois Central College. The Scout believes this choice will ultimately be beneficial for the university, and will help fill gaps in enrollment numbers. According to the Bradley University statistical profile, the university brought in 194…
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With voting completed for Student Body Officer elections, the voting turnout of 1,091 votes was the highest in the last three years. Last year, a total of 963 votes were cast; in a greater margin, only 536 votes were cast in 2017. The increase in…
Do you remember making the $100 deposit when you moved into the dorms? Well, neither did the university employee that was supposed to refund it to you. Last Friday, students received a mass email notifying them that some did not receive a housing deposit refund…
By increasing the minimum wage, it might sound like students will end up with more cash in their pockets to save for tuition or a night at Crusen’s. Sounds like a great deal, right? However, this may not be beneficial for students. The higher minimum…
With over a year left before the 2020 Presidential Election, candidates for the primaries are beginning to announce their intentions to run. The growing list includes former Secretary of Housing Julián Castro, Representative Tulsi Gabbard and Senators Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Bernie…
The hours at the Cullom-Davis Library were recently changed to open earlier on the weekend and close earlier during the week. Some study late at night, some study early in the morning on the weekend. Although it seems like a slight change, the new hours…
The university licensed Peoria public radio station, WCBU-FM, will partner with Bloomington’s WGLT-FM. There has been a lot of community confusion and frustration, and we believe the administration could have done more to combat this. The Scout has received several letters to the editor laying…
Although it brought no classes for one and half days and videos of people throwing hot water into the sky, last week’s snow and cold weather also came with a downside for students. Monday morning’s rise in temperature melted some of the accumulated snow from…
Thumbs up Athletics One bright spot on the Hilltop this year was the performance of several athletic teams. The men’s and women’s cross country team won the Missouri Valley Conference, and the men went on to finish 24th at the national meet. The women’s basketball…
Sexual assault awareness is reshaping the nation and it is changing Bradley’s campus as well. Both the speech team and electrical engineering program are successful programs at Bradley. Ken Young and In Soo Ahn were in influential positions within these programs. Without a doubt, their…