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‘Mr. Burns’ tells apocalyptic story

Scott Kanoff never imagined he’d work on a play about “The Simpsons,” Brittney Spears, an opera and the apocalypse. But the theatre arts department chair is currently directing “Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play,” a show that centers around all of these things. “It’s taking everything…

New organization provides career insight, opportunities in retail

If you’re in the market for a new club to join, you’re in luck! A new campus organization is providing opportunities within the retail field, one of America’s largest job markets. The National Retail Federation Student Association (NRFSA) is opening a chapter at Bradley this…

Holocaust survivor shares story

Students were urged to “think before they hate” at an event on Tuesday night. Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor Magda Brown gave a speech in the Peplow Pavilion of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center. The presentation was titled “Think Before You Hate” and was sponsored by Bradley’s Intellectual…

Bradley hosts fair for political and legislative jobs

Students interested in joining the campaign trail were given the inside scoop on political and legislative jobs at the third Political Campaign Volunteer/Legislature Internship Expo on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service, the Smith Career Center and Bradley’s department of…

Founder’s Day celebrates Bradley faculty, alumni

Various campus achievements and recognitions were awarded during homecoming week. Among the recipients were Bradley faculty and alumni who met on the Hilltop to commemorate their successes: Faculty Caterpillar Inc. Faculty Achievement Awards for Scholarship and Teaching These awards recognize outstanding non-tenured faculty. Assistant professor…

Humans of the Hilltop: Kai Heckerman

Many people find it tough adjusting to a new lifestyle, especially transitioning to college. Freshman soccer player Kai Heckerman has packed up and moved to an unfamiliar destination not once in his life, but twice. Heckerman, who is undecided in his major, was born in…

Meet the newly hired greek life director

The search for a director of fraternity and sorority life has ended, as Kathleen Prout will take lead of Bradley’s greek community starting Oct. 3. Prout, a member of Delta Delta Delta, earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Millikin University, a master’s in college…

Downtown is reaching out for Bradley students

The Peoria Downtown Advisory Commission wants Bradley students to know they can always go downtown. “Last spring we sent out a survey to students asking them how often they go downtown, what do they do there and what other cities they like and why,” Alison…

Brief: Organizations host presidential debate watch party

Two Bradley organizations, the College Republicans and College Democrats, will host a watch party for the upcoming debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Michel Student Center Ballroom. This is the first general election presidential debate of 2016,…

Pumpkin Spice Lattes in review

The air is getting crisper, days are getting shorter and end-of-summer sales are a distant memory. Autumn has begun, and that means everyone’s favorite fall drink is back: pumpkin spice latte. The Scout staff tried PSLs from around the Peoria area, ranging from the classic…

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