More than a year ago, Service on Saturdays was first introduced as a program sponsored by the Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership and Public Service in an effort to provide students, specifically those living in residence halls, with the means to volunteer on…
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As violence continues to spread throughout the Arab and Muslim world over an inflammatory YouTube video, Google Inc., the site’s parent company, has been scrambling to try and determine its role in advancing the violence or subduing it. The video in question is titled “The…
Good health, to most, is essential to a comfortable life. Since maintaining our health is at times an arduous task, we turn to the professionals within the field, namely doctors, to guide us by taking care of our bodies. Yet, some (misinformed) parents are refusing…
On Monday night Bradley’s campus was alive. Students of all ages were celebrating the end of recruitment at Late Night BU as well as in other social settings and off-campus houses. That same evening a student was held at gun point and robbed. Unaware of…
It’s no secret that the United States has been falling short in education compared to the rest of the world. Not only are American students failing compared to other countries on tests in math and science, but now American students are dropping out of high…
The Rasmussen Report’s daily presidential tracking system shows President Barack Obama five points ahead of presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the nation. The gap between the two candidates, which had narrowed when Romney selected Wisconsinite Paul Ryan as his running mate, has not been this…
For many of us, we have been warmed not to walk down Main Street since our very first day on campus. That mile trek down Main Street to the bottom of the hill isn’t safe at any time of the day. In relation to downtown…
Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have infected more people in the United States this summer than ever before experts say, despite a scorching season that caused severe droughts throughout the country. According to the Michigan Department of Community Health, there were 105 reported cases…
First, I’d like to start off by saying I’m not a weatherman and I don’t play one on TV, though I certainly have the face for it. I’ve never taken a class on meteorology and know very little about weather patterns or atmospheric pressure ratings.…
Chick-fil-A’s Bradley debut arrives on the heels of CEO Dan Cathy’s highly-publicized comments regarding gay marriage. According to news outlets, he stated that, “I think we are inviting God’s judgment on our nation when we shake our fist at Him and say, ‘We know better…