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Healthy eating: the first step to success

If when you hear vegetarian you think salads and nothing else, you’re probably not up-to-date with health food nowadays. Meatless balls, non-dairy ice cream and vegetarian sausages are among some of the foods touted for being not only healthy, but animal-friendly. There’s probably a low…

Media creating unhealthy role models

While trying to think of a somewhat interesting topic for my column this week, I stumbled upon a Powerpoint I made last year for one of my COM 103 speeches. I looked at all the slides before deciding I could still probably rant for a…

Puppet master isn’t funny

There is no medium like TV. With TV, you have a wide swath of programming to choose from. If you don’t like “24” you can change the channel to “Designed to Sell.” If “Mad Men” isn’t your thing, you can check out what’s going on…

Women’s rights infringed upon

What would you be thinking if you were about to have an abortion? Would you be scared, shaking, hoping for the end to near? Probably. But women in Oklahoma may soon have a few more things to think about. Two Oklahoma laws, which were originally…

Friday’s Flavor: The benefits of fiber

Editor’s note: The Scout will run a weekly column about various nutrition topics. The columns are written by members of the Dietetics Student Association and are evaluated for accuracy by Jeannette Davidson, who is a registered dietician and director of the Dietetics Program. Fiber is…

BU students on top of MAP grant Battle

For about a month, students have been witnesses to and participants in true democracy.  The student-led campaign to reinstate MAP grant funding was not only a unique experience as it proved that students can make a difference, but that Bradley student leaders are willing to.…

Re-accreditation an important undertaking

It’s easy for some to look down on those for-profit universities that advertise on TV. But there is one main reason those schools aren’t judged on the same level as more established schools. They aren’t accredited.  Credits from institutions that aren’t regionally accredited are nontransferable…

Balloon-boy blunder a betrayal

Publicity. It’s funny how people who have it want to avoid it and people who don’t have it will do anything to get it. Take for instance a family in Colorado that performed a hoax involving its child all to get in the public eye.…

It’s like getting punched in the stomach

Drop D chords, thundering bass drums and abrasive screams are not for everyone. Metal music is not for the faint of heart. It packs so much emotion and power behind every note and scream. But those who love metal are more than just fans.  They…

What’s in a name?

If you care about things that truly matter in this world, such as New York Yankees football, buying the 84th season of “House” on DVD or Halloween costumes involving the word “sexy” followed by various occupations, this column may not necessarily be your cup of…

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