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Greeks must fund sprinklers on their own

Student Senate last week passed a resolution calling for the university to dole out interest-free loans a number of fraternity and sorority chapters that don’t have the funds to pay for mandatory sprinkler systems by Jan. 1, 2013. Fifteen of Bradley’s chapters must meet that…

Senate pushes loans for greek sprinklers

Student Senate passed a resolution last week in hopes of encouraging the university to step up and help greek chapters find funding for state-mandated sprinkler systems. The resolution passed last week, though the university administration has not seen it yet. It calls for interest-free loans…

Main St. Commons open to freshmen

Next fall a select number of incoming freshmen will be given the opportunity to live in what some consider luxury. As part of a student developmental study, Bradley has extended the opportunity to incoming freshmen to live at Main Street Commons. Vice President of Student…

Bradley-run NPR station continues strong growth

A fundraising event last weekend proved that forty years later, the WCBU National Public Radio station still has thousands of loyal listeners keeping the operation afloat. “We fundraise twice a year, and we had one last week that brought in about $126,000, which is a…

Gandhi’s grandson visits campus, speaks about ‘new India’

Rajmohan Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson and professor at University of Illinois, spoke to students, faculty, staff and community members about the growth and change in India last Thursday night. “In 1946, my grandfather said, ‘In [my idealistic] India, the last person would be equal to…

Plans under way for Hollywood semester

A new study program that may be available next spring will allow students of any major to spend a semester in Hollywood. Though approved by the University Senate, the Hollywood semester still needs to be signed off by Bradley University and the University of Texas,…

Class organizes drive for local schools

Professor Laura Bruns’s COM 103 class is organizing the drive as a class project to help the Peoria school district 150. Their goal is to collect unused or brand new school supplies such as binders, pencils, pens, markers, crayons, notebooks and folders for Peoria students…

Bradley’s Jewish community looking forward to new home

Hillel will open the doors to its fifth house on campus at 1530 Fredonia next semester. Faculty Advisor Seth Katz said the new house will be doubled in size from the previous houses with a completely new interior layout, including large hang-out spaces, laundry rooms…

Looking Back Without Regret on College

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…

Anklan elected Senate president in close runoff

In one of the closest run-off elections Bradley has ever seen, Junior Tricia Anklan won the position of Student Body President by only 81 votes. Anklan said she was excited that she will spend her fourth year in Student Senate as president. “I’m thrilled,” she…

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