Summer break is almost upon us, though the weather says otherwise, and there’s no better way to prepare for it than by scheduling all the important entertainment events. Here are some we deem calendar-worthy. “Friends with Benefits”From where we stand, original films are not to…
The Bradley Scout
The Bradley baseball team extended its season long losing streak to five games in a 10-9 loss to Southern Illinois Edwardsville Wednesday night. It was the Braves fourth straight loss at O’Brien Field. Last weekend Bradley was swept in three games by I-74 rival Illinois…
Two years removed from winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, the Bradley Braves softball team has stumbled all the way to the bottom of the MVC. Riding an eight-game losing streak, the Braves find themselves 1-13 in conference and 8-34 overall. “People can look at…
Red Sox No team has been more surprising in all of baseball this year than the Boston Red Sox, and it isn’t because they’ve been good. After the major offseason acquisitions of Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez, the Red Sox figured to be one of…
Quick, name a great movie that doesn’t have a villain. If you answered any Woody Allen or Wes Anderson movie, you would be correct, but I doubt many of you did. A vast amount of movies and stories need someone to root against to propel…
As Geno Ford settles into Peoria, he’s had no time to waste as he gets the roster set for next season. Previous coach Jim Les had signed four recruits to letters of intent and was returning all but two players next year. But as Ford…
Regret. When asked about my greatest fear in various get-to-know you circles over my 22 years, this has been the word resounding in the recesses of my mind. Although I never said it out loud, (because it was just that fear-inducing) it was a word…
In almost three weeks to the day this paper is published, my entire life will be up in the air. I don’t have a job secured. I know where I want to be, New York City, but I am unsure if or how I will…
Kicking and screaming like a mandrake ripped from its flower pot in some wizard greenhouse, I am being pulled out into the big bad world in a matter of weeks. No longer will it be viewed as impressive or acceptable to never sleep, encourage my…
Three years ago almost to the day, I was sitting in the admissions office at Roosevelt University. I was speaking with an admissions counselor, trying to figure out which of my classes from my first year at Bradley would transfer to the downtown Chicago school.…