There is a new face behind late night activities and campus concerts this year. Bradley graduate Lauren Sandstrom returned to campus this summer as the new assistant director of student activities. After completing a master’s degree in education and student affairs at Iowa State University,…
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Girl Talk’s Tuesday night performance sold 186 tickets on the day of the show, but ticket sales did not meet expectations. Girl Talk, along with Breathe Carolina and The Ready Set, performed at the Arena for the Activities Council of Bradley University’s Spring Concert which…
1. Romney visit gathers community Mitt Romney visited Bradley on the eve of his win in the Illinois Republican primary, Mar. 19. He addressed a crowd of about 1,000 students, faculty and community members and took questions from a handful of people in the audience.…
Next fall Lydia Moss Bradley won’t be the only statue on campus. A.J. “Robbie” Robertson, who coached football, basketball and baseball from 1920 until his death in 1946, will have a statue placed on the west side of campus near the Renaissance Coliseum. “I think…
An idea for a mobile device battery belt won this year’s Springboard competition Monday night. First-place winner Liveable Tech will receive cash prizes and other incentives to help provide financial backing and real-world experience as they launch their business. Director of Project Springboard Amy Fairfield…
The Bradley Speech Team was crowned victors at the 2012 National Forensic Association championship title, finishing the season undefeated. The team also won the American Forensic Association national championship just weeks prior to the NFA tournament, marking the first time since 1998 the team has…
Bathrooms and roofs will get attention this summer, but campus housing isn’t likely to see any major overhauls for another decade. Executive Director for Residential Life and Leadership Nathan Thomas said the housing consultants, who surveyed students earlier this year about what they prefer in…
As part of the Bradley University Black Alumni Alliance reunion, former Bradley history professor Arwin Smallwood returned to campus April 20 to speak to students and alumni about the accomplishments of black students at Bradley. The event, called “Blacks at Bradley,” was hosted by Students…
An aggravated robbery at Papa John’s Saturday night ended with an arrest after a foot chase through the St. James Apartment Complex. Employees at Papa John’s on Bourland Ave. called authorities around 1 a.m. to report the robbery. It was reported it as an armed…
After this school year, a man who has shaped Bradley with his behind-the-scenes work for half a century is retiring. Ken Goldin, Bradley’s Business Manager, has been on campus for a majority of his life, where he started as a custodian in the fall of…