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Aces top Bradley for come-from-behind win at MVC Tourney

All talk of a Bradley NCAA Tournament bid came to a screeching halt Saturday after the Braves let a 20-point lead slip out of their hands, suffering an 84-81 overtime loss to Evansville. The Purple Aces (14-18) became the lowest seed (No. 9) to ever…

Depth leads Bradley into semifinals at MVC Tournament

ST CHARLES – The women’s basketball team rolled to a 70-49 victory over Indiana State at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Friday afternoon in St. Charles, Mo.  The win was only the third in program history at the tournament, giving the Braves a chance to…

Braves fall to UNI, exit MVC Tournament

ST. LOUIS – After a competitive first half, the men’s basketball team was unable to keep up with Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday afternoon, falling 76-62. The game was tied at 32 after the first half, but UNI got…

Braves defeat SIU, reach tourney semis

ST LOUIS – The men’s basketball team defeated Southern Illinois 67-55 Friday afternoon, winning a dogfight with the Salukis to reach the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals. Bradley used its defense and athleticism to hold SIU in check, and leaned on its bench and post…

BU students, alum, fans and faculty gather for MVC

ST. LOUIS – Bradley fans from all over traveled to St. Louis for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, and they were lucky enough to witness the Braves’ victory over Southern Illinois on Friday.   “This is one of my favorite weekends of the year,” said…

Safety during Spring Break a must this season

This weekend, many Bradley students will venture to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day. But while many will travel to U of I to visit friends, mostly students go there to do one thing ­– drink. And not just one or two…

Letter to the Editor: Fighting in Middle East may see no end

In a letter to the editor last week, Rawan Musaitif urged her fellow students to become more educated on the Middle East, specifically the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. I agree that more people should research the topic and come to their own conclusions. However, where Musaitif and…

Letter to the Editor: Science fiction writer lived successful life

As some may have noted, Philip Jose Farmer, one of Bradley’s more famous alumni, passed away Feb. 25. A legendary science fiction author, Phil Farmer came to Peoria in 1922, and lived much of his life here, graduating from Bradley in 1950, and coming back…

Ideas to add to stimulus package

The economic stimulus plan has some high points. However, it’s my thought that it has left a few areas out. And since we’re going to be the ones paying for our country’s mistakes, we should have a say in what some of the money goes…

Fallon questionable as host

I already miss Conan O’Brien. With his show closing up Feb. 20, it has been a hard two weeks without the funniest man on late night TV. I am not concerned with the fact that he will be taking Jay Leno’s post and the move…

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