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Bands jazz up the quad

This year’s band concert brought a classical, yet modern sound to the Alumni Quad Friday, Sept. 19. Bradley’s Symphonic Band, Wind and the Jazz Ensemble’s performance presented a mixture of traditional sophistication with an edgy new style of music. Chairperson for the Department of Music…

Warhol pieces pop in Heuser

Colors popped as the Andy Warhol: Prints and Polaroids exhibit wrapped up Thursday, Sept. 25. Heuser Art Gallery received six new screen prints in the fall of 2013, adding to its collection of 150 Polaroids and black and white prints. The art gallery was originally…

Freshman trio set Braves up for future

When the 2013 volleyball season ended last November, the Braves were faced with the fact that they were losing four seniors who led the team in most statistical categories. But sitting in the wing were three incoming freshmen. Each bring a long list of high…

WVU transfer Toidze adjusting to Bradley life

To say that junior women’s tennis player Irinka Toidze has come a long way from home would be an understatement. Toidze hails from Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia, a country that borders Turkey in the southwest and Russia in the northeast. Peoria…

Marijuana legalization prompts campus discussion

The nation has seen a shift in attitudes toward marijuana as the legalization of the drug for medical and recreational usage has taken the stage in political debates and protests; however, the implications of this drug on Bradley’s campus still remain uncertain. Although federal law…

Music for dummies

It’s never been easier to be a musician than it is right now. From Garageband to Ableton, there is software out there that can help even the most rhythmically challenged person create profound, layered drum tracks. Just about anyone with a laptop and some money…

Clayton Kershaw clearly the top pitcher in baseball

Living in the Midwest, I have always seen a lot of coverage of baseball teams east of the Rocky Mountains, which isn’t necessarily fair to the elite players and teams on the west coast. This summer I lived in Los Angeles and got to cover…

Artists highlight Geisert staircases

Acrylic paint and a passion for art is all it took to completely transform the gray stairwells at Geisert’s dining hall entrances into murals beckoning students toward the dining hall each day. One mural shows a gargoyle wearing a red shirt with the Bradley shield.…

Homecoming features old and new favorites

While the leaves turn colors and the halls fill with Halloween decorations, Bradley will soon kick off its annual Homecoming festivities. This year’s activities feature a few changes in programming, which will include several pre-events to hype students up for Homecoming Week. Staying with tradition,…

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