As some may have noted, Philip Jose Farmer, one of Bradley’s more famous alumni, passed away Feb. 25. A legendary science fiction author, Phil Farmer came to Peoria in 1922, and lived much of his life here, graduating from Bradley in 1950, and coming back…
Posts published in “Opinion”
In a letter to the editor last week, Rawan Musaitif urged her fellow students to become more educated on the Middle East, specifically the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. I agree that more people should research the topic and come to their own conclusions. However, where Musaitif and…
This weekend, many Bradley students will venture to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. But while many will travel to U of I to visit friends, mostly students go there to do one thing – drink. And not just one or two…
While reading the editorial “Stimulus Plan will help U.S. despite concessions” in the Feb. 13 issue of The Scout, I was shocked by the misinformation presented. It asserted that Democrats made too many compromises with Republicans in the new version of the stimulus bill. The…
Students who want to move out of the dorms or on-campus housing now have to take a quiz this spring to move off campus. The initiative is part of the Comprehensive Alcohol Action Plan, and it is meant to teach students about the responsibility of…
The ability to dress slightly boyish, but still keep one’s feminine flair, has been exceedingly popular in women’s fashion for decades. Some of my favorite designers, Yves St. Laurent and Helmut Lang, have based entire empires on the idea of androgyny. To clarify, this does…
I came to Bradley to study journalism and hopefully, one day, I will leave this campus as a journalist. It may not be the best time to get into the newspaper industry, but the truth is, not many professions are filled with openings. It’s not…
I miss how large the world seemed to be and how the only thing that mattered was what you were going to do that day. I fondly recall playing outside, causing havoc on my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle tricycle, having sword fights with my green,…
The article that ran in Feb. 13 issue of The Scout about American and Israeli relations with Arab countries surrounding Israel was poorly researched and written. If you want to write an article about how you hate Valentine’s day or how you believe student-athletes don’t…
“We should not condemn Israeli aggression … was a defensive tactic aimed towards the perpetrators,” as stated by Sarah Brooks in a letter to the editor last week. Reading that sentence not only offends me as an American Palestinian, but most importantly allows me to…