The much-awaited opening of the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center was held last Saturday. Alumni and current students were able to hear from some of Bradley’s most successful and generous alumni. Among those speaking at the opening ceremony were ’02 Bradley alumnus Congressman Aaron Schock, President Joanne…
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After eight years with a number of different members, Taking Back Sunday reunited this year to release the band’s fifth album, the eponymous “Taking Back Sunday.” Last Saturday night at the Renaissance Coliseum, Taking Back Sunday entertained Bradley as a band that’s clearly happy to…
Students and Peoria residents alike gathered on the corner of University and Main Streets Saturday morning and held signs, chanted and asked for support from passing cars and pedestrians.The movement was for Occupy Peoria, an event where the community banded together to object to corruption.…
Campustown gained a delicious new destination with the grand opening of Sweet Cece’s, a frozen yogurt shop, on Oct. 13. Junior nursing major Megan Rossell worked the grand opening at the store. “It was insane,” she said. “It was really exciting to see the turnout…
Blustery, wet and cold weather greeted No. 4 Creighton Wednesday night at Shea Stadium in a battle of Missouri Valley Conference soccer powers. No. 23 Bradley failed to extend its two game winning streak over the Bluejays, losing 1-0 in the rematch of the 2010…
A year ago, Bradley baseball players received a text message at 7 a.m. to meet for a team meeting. Most of them can remember their disbelief when their coaches explained teammate Phil Kaiser had passed away. “We had no idea what was going on, but…
In lieu of foreWarn texts, the university police department has looked to emails to inform campus of recent robberies. The emails, or Timely Warning Alerts, are sent out to notify students, faculty and staff about incidents that represent a serious or continuing threat to the…
Director of Student Activities Michelle Whited is proposing a $40 increase in the student activities fee in response to the economy. Whited said the cost of bringing large concerts to campus continues to rise. “Travel, hotels, flights, gas and other accommodations are becoming more expensive…
The Star Wars series is a benchmark of modern film, helping to define the meaning of the summer movie. Its special effects, storyline and self-contained world was brand new to audiences and the whole picture fit together so well that it virtually defined cinematic success…
Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…