Watching the Republican Presidential Debate last week, I was reminded of an opinion piece by former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw in The New York Times: “In 1992 someone asked me how I would change the presidential debate format. I proposed handing each of the…
The Bradley Scout
Despite rain and many defeats, the Bradley women’s tennis team opened the 2011 season at home during the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational last weekend. While the team’s tournament record of 16-38 may not be something gloat about, many of the team’s freshmen got their…
Hope springs eternal on Bradley’s campus. The volleyball team is 6-3 after a painful couple of seasons, the men’s soccer team is nationally ranked and the women’s basketball team returns nearly every player from last year’s team. But you’re kidding yourself if you think any…
If the aging kings of modern day indie rock are Pavement, then Wilco is their strongest son, a collective of experimental individuals with a vision of what the kingdom is to become. Through seven studio albums of ’70s inspired alt-country and cock rock, Wilco became…
There’s a lot of room for niche podcasting in a world as vast as the Internet, and that’s what makes the very selective shows so fascinating. Not only do people have to make the topic intrinsically interesting, but they have to have fun with it.…
On the first day of classes this semester, a professor asked senior soccer player Bryan Gaul what he planned to do after graduation. Gaul said he wanted to play professional soccer and the professor laughed off Gaul’s remarks. But nobody’s laughing anymore after Gaul has…
On Monday, Late Night BU hosted Greek Night BU to provide an alternative choice to traditional “Blackout Monday” activities that occur after InterFraternity and Panhellenic recruitment is completed. For many, it was an opportunity to unite, socialize and catch up with members of the greek…
In the past decade, both Family Guy and Futurama were cancelled by Fox, then brought back due to strong ratings on cable and high DVD sales. While Family Guy has enjoyed high ratings since its return, its quality has steadily decreased, becoming too reliant on…
Just 35 seconds into overtime, Bradley junior Jochen Graf broke a tie against No. 8 South Florida to give the Braves, soccer team, a victory over their highest ranked opponent in four years. Bradley hasn’t beat a team ranked higher since defeating No. 7 Creighton…