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CampusTown Blockbuster to close its doors next month

Students looking to fill their nights with new releases and old favorites are going to have to venture farther off campus to do so. The CampusTown Blockbuster store will close next month. The last day to rent movies is Oct. 11. The shuttering of that…

Lawyer speaks for Proposition 8, discusses gay marriage

Univeristy of Louisville law professor Samuel Marcosson visited the Hilltop this week to give a speech about gay marriage and Proposition 8. Marcosson, a Bradley alumnus, compared the denial of gay marriage to the suppression of ethnic minorities. “When the government denies rights to a…

Bradley wraps up Homecoming fiesta

Homecoming 2009, dubbed “Fiesta de Bradley” stretched from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 with many events including the Founder’s Day ceremony, Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Foamcoming, Late Night BU and a tailgate party and pep rally that took place before the soccer game against Drake University.…

Quinn touts MAP benefits on campus

Gov. Pat Quinn spoke to a packed Hartmann Center Thursday morning to show his support for the reinstatement of funds for MAP grants. “We’re going to get a solution,” he said. “We’re going to come together … to get $200 million to make sure it’s…

Students fiesta until they siesta at LNBU

Last week’s fiesta-themed Late Night BU, the second of many scheduled for this year, marked almost a year since the program began with food and fun activities for Bradley students. As usual, Late Night BU provided students with games, food and activities as a free…

Accomplished alum tells story to students

Brad Cohen will never forget fifth grade. “I had a teacher who said ‘Brad, get up here in front of the class and tell them you’ll stop making those noises,’ “ he said. “So I went up there and told the class I’d stop making…

Four health care plans offer four very different options

Despite all the yelling and screaming amidst the health care reform debate this summer, many are still in the dark as to how the proposed plans will apply to them. College students will have to live with whatever plan passes for a very long time,…

Alumni networking with students

More Homecoming-related activities are being hosted this year than ever before, as students have the opportunity to attend 50-plus events this weekend. However, they won’t be the only ones present. Several events this weekend are geared toward alumni. And many events are offered for both…

Health director discusses flu shot benefits

University President Joanne Glasser and the Director of Illinois Department of Health hosted a press conference that demonstrated the state’s efforts in preventing the spread of the H1N1 virus. With the flu season beginning, the Department of Public Health’s ultimate goal was to inform the…

Students camp-out for Maroon 5 Tickets

Tickets for the Activities Council’s fall concert have been selling at a high rate. Maroon 5 tickets went on sale Sept. 24 and Special Events Reserve Fund Co-coordinator Kathleen McGing said 900 were sold by the end of the day. “Students have been even more…

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