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Hollywood Gets Nostalgic

When you walk into a movie theater and look at the posters, you wouldn’t be surprised to find movies with the same titles as films from 20 to 30 years ago. Back in the early ‘90s we had the “Evil Dead” trilogy and “Jurassic Park.”…

Editorial 4.12.13: Low voter turnout due to more than shortened campaigns

This year’s Student Body Officer campaign was missing one crucial element: the campaign. Common areas, hallways and sidewalks were notably bare of any advertisements the past couple weeks, especially in comparison to recent years. And that may lie heavily in the fact that candidates had…

Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice shares wisdom with students

When retired United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor entered the U.S. District Courtroom Wednesday, it was clear it was not her first time approaching the bench. With lively spirit, she joined the room of around 15 Bradley students, giving them an opportunity they…

Putting the Punk Back in Electronic

Before the vibrant sounds of Deadmau5, Bassnectar and Avicii, the electronic world seemed to take a back seat to most other genres of popular music. The grandfather of true electronic music lies in the hands of the infamous Daft Punk. Daft Punk is a French…

BU speech team continues legacy with 40th national title

The Bradley University Speech Team continued its dominance of collegiate speech by returning from the American Forensics Association tournament as national speech champions last weekend, but one student in particular amazed the team. Junior theatre arts major Kaybee Brown was one of the numerous speech…

Fans Delight at New ‘Bioshock’

At long last, after more than two years from its initial announcement, “BioShock Infinite” has finally been released. Most agree that it lived up to its high expectations, excelling in its storytelling and visuals while maintaining the fast-paced game play fans of the original “BioShock”…

Police Reports 3.12.13

Officers were called around 5 p.m. April 5 to the 700 block of Institute Pl. on a report of a male student trespassing.  The male was on property although he had previously been banned from it. The male said he knew he was trespassing but didn’t…

BU alumnus Chuck Grayeb wins City Council seat

The 2nd District of the Peoria City Council, which Bradley falls into, is now represented by a Bradley alumnus. Chuck Grayeb ’72, ’79 has been an at-large member for the council from 1995-2007. He was elected Tuesday to represent the 2nd district, which encompasses the…

Medical marijuana for Illinois: Benefits waiting to be reaped

According to an article from the Chicago Tribune titled “La Grange prepares for medical marijuana law,” Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, said he believes the bill “will pass” during the spring legislative session. The bill would be another move in the right direction for medical marijuana…

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