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Bad market but good time to invest

The economy is at an all-time low for our lifetime, times are getting tough and the government apparently needs to do something about it. If you are not aware of the state of the economy, you must really be stuck in the college bubble and…

Palin not answer to party problems

When Sen. John McCain picked Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate a few months ago, he intended to capture disgruntled Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters’ votes by appealing to their sense of feminism. Instead, Palin publicly undermined his campaign and his advisors. Now the election…

Campus/TAP should show students respect

Safety is one of the first things we learn. Fasten your seatbelt. Look both ways before you cross the street. Don’t talk to strangers. People who care about us teach us safe practices, because they don’t want to see us get hurt. And we obey…

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,”…

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