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Letter to the Editor: Middle East’s image of America not caused by war

To claim that the Middle East dislikes the United States mainly for its support of Israel would be a great understatement. First of all, the United States has offended the Middle East in various ways. The U.S. military presence in Iraq, Iraqi invasion in 2003…

New president’s promises face test

Since President Barack Obama took office about a month ago, it’s easy for me to open a newspaper and see something I’m happy with. That’s something that did not happen once in the entirety of George W. Bush’s reign. Granted, I was in the fifth…

Spare me your ‘25 things’ on Facebook

After flipping through TIME magazine for about an hour trying think of things to write my column on, I stumbled on something golden. It was an article in which a columnist wrote about the “25 things” notes on Facebook. She went through a few notes…

Ruckus needs support, funding

A terrible thing happened to me last week. I woke up at my usual time about 9 a.m., climbed down my rickety ladder and plopped into my computer chair. Stirring my laptop’s mouse, I called up the screen prepared to listen to some “wake-up” tunes.…

BU captures 500th MVC victory

The men’s basketball team picked up its 500th Missouri Valley Conference win on Tuesday, defeating Missouri State 71-60. With the win, the Braves became just the second MVC team to reach the 500-win plateau. Drake (511 wins) is the only other team with more Valley…

Women’s basketball finds success at new home

Braves 9-1 at ICC in first season away from Robertson Memorial Field House, on pace for record season Some teams would struggle after being displaced without a true home court, but the women’s basketball team may go on to have the best season in program…

Softball upsets No. 25 Kansas

After a slow start at the Central Florida Early Bird Invitational, the Braves rallied back to win three straight games last week, including knocking off No. 25 Kansas. Bradley opened up the tournament against South Carolina and Bowling Green and were defeated 3-0 and 8-6…

Inside The Athlete: Nicole Miller, Women’s Tennis

It’s no secret the vast majority of Bradley’s student body makes its way to the Hilltop from somewhere in Illinois. However, this trend does not hold true on the women’s tennis team – a fact no one knows better than sophomore Nicole Miller. “My teammates…

Men’s tennis falls twice

The Braves had an unsuccessful road trip with two shut out losses at Illinois-Chicago and Northern Illinois this past weekend. Bradley squared off against the Flames on Saturday and dropped all their singles and doubles matches. Juniors Milos Romic and Callen Fraychineaud narrowly missed a…

Men’s golf finishes eighth in opener

BY JOSH KOEBERT  for the Scout  The men’s golf team swung into action this week, kicking off its spring schedule at the Carlton Oaks Invite in San Diego, Calif. The Braves shot a combined team score of 320 to open play Monday, putting them in…

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