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Brief: ACBU looking for opening act for spring concert

The Activities Council of Bradley University is currently looking for Bradley student bands to open for The Strive April 28 at Rock Into Spring, ACBU’s spring concert. The pop/rock band from Kansas, Missouri, has performed with a variety of other artists, including Fall Out Boy,…

Spoken word duo tackles modern day issues

Megan Falley and Olivia Gatwood, two spoken word poets and authors who make up the duo Speak Like a Girl, performed Sunday. The event, hosted by Activities Council of Bradley University (ACBU), was an educational performance aimed at using the performers’ poetry to inform audience…

Police Reports: 2016-03-10

• Officers received a complaint about loud music coming from a Main Street Commons apartment at 5:20 p.m. March 2. Officers smelled marijuana from outside the room, but they were unable to enter because they received no answer at the door. • Officers responded to…

Administration, faculty reflect on recruitment

Steadily decreasing enrollment rates have had a significant impact at Bradley. In fact, Wyckoff Hall was closed down indefinitely in order to conserve energy at the beginning of this academic year due to a small freshmen class. While this year’s application pool is larger than…

What’s the next chapter of Cullom-Davis Library?

Few would dispute the fact that the Cullom-Davis Library is in dire need of improvement. For the past five years it has been ranked poorly by the Princeton Review. In 2011, it was No. 1 in the “This is a Library?” category, while this year…

Maintenance is the main problem

For tasks that can’t just be solved by a hand-me-down toolbox, the various maintenance staffs throughout campus are on standby. On campus, all residence halls have their own maintenance staffs. “I’ve had to call for maintenance before,” freshman accounting major Kadie Klauer said. “I never…

Professor speaks about humane economy

A Bradley economics professor said people should compare the U.S. economy to a structure most of us are familiar with: family. Janett Highfill spoke Wednesday about achieving an equitable economy at a lecture sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies program. “Sometimes, we invite speakers…

Brief: Teach For America applications due

Today is the final day to submit an application for TFA. Teach For America employs committed seniors and graduate students from any major and background with an interest in social justice issues. Students enter into a two-year commitment and teach in low-income communities throughout the…

Student senators aim to pass multiple resolutions

Student Senate discussed many potential campus changes at its General Assembly Feb. 29. ranging from making Bradley a smoke-free campus to creating a sustainability minor. Smoke-Free Campus Back in November of 2014, Student Student Body President Sarah Handler addressed the possibility of Bradley becoming a…

Brief: Veterans Supply Drive begins

The Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service, Theta Chi, ROTC and Veterans Support Services are partnering with the Salvation Army to hold a Veterans Supply Drive from now until March 31. Students will collect items to donate for veterans making the…

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