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Braves win third straight, lose Egolf

The men’s basketball team caught fire from behind the arc on Saturday en route to an 82-69 defeat of East Tennessee State at Carver Arena. The Braves’ third straight win didn’t come without a price as the team’s recent spark plug, sophomore Will Egolf, suffered…

Women’s basketball wins Thanksgiving tourney

The Bradley women’s basketball team improved to 5-1 on the season after beating UC Riverside 59-56 in the championship game of the NAU Thanksgiving Classic on Saturday. The win marked the first tournament title and best team start since the 2001-02 season, as well as…

Versace brings color to BU basketball

A Bradley coaching legend has returned to the Hilltop. Dick Versace, a former National College Coach of the Year, has been providing his input on Bradley basketball this season as the team’s color commentator on TV. The former Braves coach returns to Bradley after spending…

Dominguez signs 14 in first year as baseball coach

First-year Bradley coach Elvis Dominguez has recruited enough players to fill up the diamond and have a full five-man rotation for next year. Dominguez and his staff worked together to bring in 14 recruits ranging from seven states including New York and Florida. “You’re dealing…

What’s wrong with football these days?

It could be that Brett Favre is playing in New York instead of the NFC North, or it could be the fact that we have seen more commercials featuring Peyton Manning than highlights. Or, as much as it pains me to say, it could be…

Bradley ready to weather winter weather

Grounds Crew prepared with snowplows, salt spreaders to deal with this year’s snowfall on campus The first winter weather advisory for the Peoria area was issued this weekend, making some students’ journeys back to campus after Thanksgiving Break difficult. “At points I could not even…

Recent campus suicide may spark discussions about mental health

The director of wellness programs said she hopes students and faculty will be more open to conversations about suicide and mental health after the apparent campus suicide. “I think there’s just a stigma about mental health that keeps people from having these types of conversations,”…

Students spruce up Geisert by hanging holiday lights

Residents of the seventh floor of Geisert Hall had a bright idea this past week just in time for the holiday season. Feeling as though they were getting the short end of the holiday spirit stick, residents of Geisert seven, including sophomore civil engineering major…

Black Friday sales increase despite fewer shoppers, receding economy

The faltering economy is affecting many aspects of students’ lives and with Christmas just around the corner, the economy is taking its toll on shopping habits, too. “I did not think that more people would shop on Black Friday this year than did last year,”…

Library to accomodate students during final exams

The Cullom-Davis Library staff is working to help make this semester’s finals season as stress-free as possible by providing additional space and food options. Executive Director of the library Barbara Galik said the library should be more conducive to studying during finals, serving as an…

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