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Painting Pots with Active Minds – Breaking the Stigma with Creativity and Care

March 26, 2022
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On Friday afternoon Active Minds, Bradley University’s mental health organization, planned a destress event for students to attend. Situated in Room 222 of Bradley Hall, students filled the room and lined the hallways outside, determined to relieve the stress of midterms and take a break from homework and studies. The atmosphere was welcoming and...

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Come to Bradley for an Education, Leave With a Purpose

November 9, 2021
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 Bradley University is a top-ranked educational institution harboring around 5,900 total students.  It was founded by Lydia Moss Bradley in 1897 and, since 1995, has stayed within the top 10 Best Midwest Universities. Despite the ongoing pandemic, Bradley is among the top 25 private universities in the nation for student engagement.  While it is...

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Social Anxiety due to Social Distancing

November 9, 2021
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It comes as no surprise that college students are dealing with serious life adjustments as they return back to their campuses. Mental health struggles are nothing new to this generation, but, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the idea of the atypical college experience has been lost.  Both students and faculty alike have dealt with...

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“Whole Woman”: Catalina Florina Florescu’s lecture at Bradley University about the importance of togetherness.

October 13, 2021
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Bradley University hosted a lecture by Catalina Florina Florescu regarding breast cancer and the importance of family and community togetherness. The lecture, titled “Whole Woman”, was held at 1:30 p.m. October 5, in Bradley’s Marti Theatre.  Catalina Florina Florescu is a published author and playwright who holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from Purdue...

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The Bradley Community Has High Hopes for Next Semester as Covid-19 Vaccines are Issued

May 3, 2021
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The Bradley Community Has High Hopes for Next Semester as Covid-19 Vaccines are Issued

On April 11th, Bradley University expanded it’s Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to all students, faculty, staff and their families. The University received 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine, and called upon the Bradley community to “save” the doses. Bradley receives 1,000 COVID vaccine doses to be given to students next week This opportunity was available...

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Uncertainty On All Levels: How Students and Faculty Alike Are Affected By Bradley’s Recent Cutbacks

April 29, 2021
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Earlier last month, a wide variety of Bradley students found trouble with trying to set up their class schedule for the 2021 fall semester. Cutbacks from the University have forced a handful of professors out of jobs. Meaning students would take the brunt of having a more difficult time finding classes with fewer professors...

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Small Businesses Persevere During the Pandemic

April 8, 2021
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Aurora is one of many cities made of local businesses. With the current pandemic, many businesses sought a change to survive. Shops had to close, refigure new business plans, and even open their store for the first time. Alvin Soto, owner of McCarty Mills Taproom, opened his store six weeks after the pandemic hit....

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My experience getting a COVID-19 vaccine

April 5, 2021
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As the state of Illinois slowly began rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to its pharmacies, medical centers, and eventually to vaccine supercenters, the whole process became a waiting game for me. And rightfully so, as the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that COVID-19 vaccine priority would be determined in phases after the...

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Essential Workers Adapt to the Times

March 24, 2021
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While everyone had to adjust to the new life caused by COVID-19, frontline workers have had the biggest adjustment. At the beginning, safety measures were put into place- masks were issued, socially distance tables placed in break rooms, temperature checks reported, and sneeze guards placed at cash registers. Some businesses even changed hours of...

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The New Normal Caused By the Covid-19 Pandemic

May 1, 2020
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The New Normal Caused By the Covid-19 Pandemic

Households all across the country are adjusting to the new “normal” that the coronavirus pandemic has brought upon them. This pandemic is bringing everything into the household. College students are now learning everyday from the comfort of their own bed, adults are doing their jobs from makeshift offices, and children are trying their best...

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Gun Violence in America – 2023

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Background It has been zero days since the last mass shooting occurred in the United States. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a not-for-profit...

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