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Journalism is all but dead

I came to Bradley to study journalism and hopefully, one day, I will leave this campus as a journalist. It may not be the best time to get into the newspaper industry, but the truth is, not many professions are filled with openings. It’s not…

The best and worst of spring fashion

The ability to dress slightly boyish, but still keep one’s feminine flair, has been exceedingly popular in women’s fashion for decades. Some of my favorite designers, Yves St. Laurent and Helmut Lang, have based entire empires on the idea of androgyny. To clarify, this does…

Braves defeat Drake in double OT

Women jump to third in MVC with pair of victories, extend winning streak to six The women’s basketball team made huge Missouri Valley Conference strides last week, knocking off both Creighton and Drake at home. The highlight of the home stand was Bradley’s 87-80 double-overtime…

Baseball opens season as tournament champs

The baseball team picked up two wins this weekend on its way to being crowned champions of the rain-shortened Service Academy Spring Classic. The Braves began the 2009 campaign in style, taking out Pittsburgh in a 10-inning thriller on Friday before out-pitching Memphis to win…

Winning streak ends, BU folds to Purple Aces

Senior night in Evansville proved to be too much to handle for the Braves as the Purple Aces snapped the men’s basketball team’s three-game winning streak on Wednesday night. Evansville seniors Shy Ely, Jason Holsinger and Nate Garner took over the game, combining for 42…

Inside the Athlete: Renee Frericks, Women’s Basketball

Every kid dreams about hitting the big shot at the buzzer of the big game. Practicing out in the driveway, we have all counted off the seconds of that imaginary clock and thrown up a prayer while making that fake buzzer sound. Most of us…

Match play will be no match for Tiger

The deadline for this column was 11 a.m. on Wednesday, so if Tiger Woods has already been knocked out of the Accenture Match Play Championship, please stop reading because I’m about to make myself look like a fool. However, I have watched Tiger Woods play…

One-on-One: Which team had a better off-season?

Chicago Cubs While neither team had an extraordinary off-season, the Cubs’ was … less bad. Let me introduce you to the two new Sox players who will be playing third base and center field this year, replacing Nick Swisher and Joe Crede. Brian Anderson, a…

Women’s tennis serves up two shutouts

The women’s tennis team is off to its best start since the 2004 season after notching a pair of impressive 7-0 victories at home last weekend. The wins came over SIU-Edwardsville and Southeast Missouri State and pushed the Braves’ spring record to 5-1. On Saturday,…

Men’s tennis derails Wright State, ends losing streak

After a slow start, the Braves found their stride last weekend, beating Wright State University 5-2, snapping a 3-match losing streak. The Braves showed some energy when juniors Milos Romic and Callen Fraychineaud defeated Jan Alafriz and Mikel Kruusmugi in the No. 1 doubles position…

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