Senior Public Relations students compete in the COM 480 capstone project each year creating a campaign to put learned skills to the test. This year, PR Group Oasis, created by Morgan Dunham, Anna Wasko, and Ashley Rosenbeock, took on the issue of ‘Fast Fashion’. ‘Fast Fashion’ is marketed as trendy and cheap clothing that...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Bradley’s Markin Family Student Recreation Center has gone through many changes in the last year due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Many activities such as intramural sports, club sports, and working out have been heavily impacted by the pandemic. When entering Markin, one of the first things attendants will notice is the signs posted...
When checking his Bradley email on the afternoon of April 9, junior Andrew Terlecki was not expecting to find anything significant in his inbox. But, after refreshing his email, Terlecki received an email that he was extremely surprised to see. It was a message from University Communications saying that Bradley students, staff, faculty, and...
We’ve seen the effect that the pandemic has had in the realm of intramurals at Bradley University, but the students who play them aren’t the only ones who have been affected. The intramural staff has had their own challenges, including a lack of staff, lack of training, new rules, and unruly behaviors. “The uncertainty...
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...