This year’s commencement ceremony will feature an American businessman with a drive for leadership, environmental awareness and strategy – William Clay Ford, Jr. Ford is the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, as well as the great-grandson of Henry Ford, the company’s founder and pioneer…
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A Saturday night on campus takes on a different form when you’re sitting in a Bradley University Police Department vehicle. Especially when you voluntarily put yourself there. I spent my Saturday night with BUPD Sgt. Nora Fales on third shift, starting the night at 11…
For the first time, my Saturday night ended in a police car. No, I didn’t commit a crime and I wasn’t arrested, either. I voluntarily agreed to ride alongside a Bradley Police officer during the third shift from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. to observe.…
Late Night BU hosted its first Thursday night event last week, and participation from the student body exceeded the Wellness Center’s expectations. Director of Wellness Programs Melissa Sage-Bollenbach said they wanted to see if a LNBU on a Thursday night had as much interest as…
The latest buzz around campus is about Danielle Glassmeyer, an English professor who shaved her head yesterday for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation event on campus. The event, mainly organized by Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, started in 2000 when three reinsurance executives turned their St. Patrick’s…
Freshman graphic design major Kayla Forest died Sunday due to complications during recovery from heart transplant surgery. Forest was first transported to OSF St. Francis Medical Center before being transported to the University of Chicago, where she had the surgery. Amanda Wilton, Forest’s professor for…
Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are teaming up in the fight against breast cancer by participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on May 12. “We have raised just over $1,500 and we expect to reach our goal of $2,500 through this…
Cross your fingers, Coca-Cola fans: the university’s contract with Pepsi is coming to an end. “The university controls pouring rights to the campus, and we’ve gone with Pepsi for awhile,” said Vice President for Business Affairs Gary Anna. “After we work through the dining services…
A resolution proposing an of increase lighting and safety to streets of off-campus residences was unanimously passed during Student Senate’s general assembly meeting on Monday. For more than a month, Student Senate City and Local Affairs Chair Senior Ty Allemen and Justin Reeg, the campus…
An anonymous donor donated 11 sculptures and a painting to be displayed inside and outside the library. “This is the first time in my 15-year tenure at Bradley that we have received such an important and large gift of art,” executive director of the Cullom-Davis…