Originally published September 17, 2010 In my days on this Earth, I’ve watched, eaten and listened to some pretty awful things. I mean, I watched the Bears this past weekend, and I’ve eaten tortilla chips and vanilla frosting. I was like 10 – give me…
The Bradley Scout
Originally published September 17 Student Senate’s first meeting each year is typically boring. New senators are appointed and, well, that’s pretty much it. Monday’s meeting, however, was the exception. Student Body President Nick Swiatkowski presented his list of presidential appointments. Each year, the president appoints…
Originally published September 10, 2010 It is no secret that we Americans are obsessed with the idea of convenience. Heck, isn’t it our right to be? Yet when it comes to our well-being, the convenient solution may not always be the best one. This is…
Originally published September 10, 2010 This summer my family took a trip to Massachusetts. It was nothing far from the usual Gregory family vacation. We got lost several times, my Mom compared the Boston “T” to numerous Disney rides and we switched tables after being…
Originally published September 10, 2010 During a typically boring summer day in Arkansas, Sue (my mom) and I were shuffling through my John Mayer playlist (Yes, I have a whole playlist dedicated to him). As soon as the guitar chords for “No Such Thing” started…
Originally published September 10, 2010 What comes to mind when you hear the words Main Street? Not any particular Main Street, but Hollywood’s version. Small shops, pedestrian activity and maybe even a park probably come to mind. Not in Peoria, though. There’s little question that…
Originally published September 3, 2010 Everywhere you look these days, labels and commercials shout the absence of trans fats in our favorite foods. You ask yourself, “What are trans fats?” Trans fats are made by a chemical process called partial hydrogenation where liquid vegetable oil…
Originally published September 3, 2010 If you would have asked me six years ago if Christopher Nolan was going to be the most talked about director of the day, I would have laughed in your face. I mean, this was a cult British director who…
Originally published September 3, 2010 Everyone has a summer job story. Some of you may have had a mindless internship, making phone call after boring phone call all day, all summer. Or maybe you were a nanny, or worked in retail, or actually spent your…
Originally published September 3, 2010 Sometimes it’s hard for me to be the occasionally practicing Catholic that I am. And it’s not because I find it hard to make my way to Mass, though I do. It’s because after roughly 2,010 years, the church still…