Rosamaria Rushing never thought she’d return to Bradley University after graduating in 2015. But a decade later, she’s found her way back to the campus, assuming an unexpected position. “I didn’t picture myself coming back in a professional role,” Rushing said. “But over time, I…
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Fast fashion is one of the most significant environmental problems of our time. It is the second largest consumer of water and accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions. As more companies rely on quicker and cheaper methods of clothing production to keep up…
“Censorship is so 1984.” At least, it should be. This was the message being spread in the Cullom-Davis Library on Oct. 8, where tubs of ice cream and sprinkles of information regarding 2024’s list of banned books were displayed. The event marked the official book…
Have you heard the saying, “It’s like a second home?” To me, that saying is true for one place and one place only. Wrigley Field. Home of the Chicago Cubs, my favorite baseball team, I’ve been to Wrigley at least 23 times in my life.…
On Oct. 5, a prior case involving a stolen football helmet was resolved after a Bradley student confessed to having taken it. The helmet was left by another student on a table in the student center and removed while he was ordering food from a…
College enrollment numbers nationwide are declining, and Bradley is no exception. According to a news release on Sept. 23, the university welcomed 1,064 new students for the fall semester. This includes just 642 freshmen, 150 transfer students, 119 online students and 153 graduate students. These…
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. This is something that the Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization (CEO) recognized, setting up a thrift-shop-style fundraiser to support student-led businesses around campus. “We had a thrift shop so we could make some money to start our pop-up shop initiative,”…
J’ouvert (joo-VAY), a vibrant street carnival celebration, may have started in 18th-century Trinidad to mock French colonists, but the Caribbean Student Association (CSA) brought it to Bradley on Sept. 26 to celebrate their heritage with everyone. “Traditionally, in Trinidad and other Caribbean islands, it’s done…
Nobody’s perfect. At least, that’s what everyone says. But on the street, on my phone, on my TV screen–everywhere I look–I see people who seem far closer to perfect than I will ever be. I’m not proud to admit I envy these strangers, but comparison…
On Sept. 26, a Bradley student reported the theft of two Amazon packages from MacMillan Hall. The items–an area rug and sofa bed–had been marked as delivered, and an email trail confirmed that the student was notified and picked them up. It was not until…