University President Joanne Glasser is among the highest paid university presidents in the state. She was paid nearly $421,000 in salary and benefits for the 2007-08 school year, which was her first on the Hilltop, according to a tax form filed by the school. Her…
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An Illinois State Police task force netted 88 underage drinkers – 70 of them Bradley students – and arrested a handful of others for various criminal offenses, including a felony drug charge, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Operation Campus/TAP plainclothes officers were walking the Bradley area…
Pregame hunch: Greetings from the great city of DeKalb, Ill. It’s two hours before game time and we are in the media center at the Convocation Center gearing up for tonight’s contest between Bradley (4-2) and Northern Illinois (1-4). Tonight is a big night. Not…
This season opened no differently than it usually does for coach Jim Les. For the seventh time in seven years, the men’s basketball team opened Carver Arena with a win. Bradley welcomed the Idaho State Bengals to Peoria for its second game of the year. …
After last year’s bid to the NCAA tournament, the Bradley women’s basketball team has set high standards for this season. The beginning of the season opener at Northern Illinois looked good for the Braves. They came out fast and in the first part of the…
During the last year, one NBA headline has dominated the sports scene: the 2010 free agent sweepstakes. Yes, way back in 2008, basketball fans were clamoring over the fact that three of the best players in the world would potentially be available. But its unknown…
No When talking about high school athletics, there are a few different topics that strike a chord with me. One of those topics is whether or not home-schooled children should be allowed to be involved with high school athletics. Now, I do not agree with…
Three new women’s basketball players are already calling Bradley home for the 2010-2011 season. Next year, the team will welcome forward Kelly Frings, guard Kelsey Budd and center Alyson Spinas-Valainis. Frings, a Wisconsin native, earned first-team all-conference honors her junior year after she led the…
For freshman cross-country runner Nicole Benson, an injury made the transition from high school easier rather than harder. Benson red-shirted her first year due to an injury and is now making a name for herself on the college scene. “Having more time between races has…
The women’s basketball team lost four players from the record-setting 2008-09 season, but the players who are coming back were successful as well. One of the players lost was Skye Johnson, a guard who provided the team with close to 300 steals in her career.…