On Tuesday, October 8th at 7 p.m. award winning TV critic Maureen Ryan took the stage during the Communication Department’s annual Robison Lecture at the Michel Student Center Ballroom. Ryan, a former chief television critic at Variety, took the stage Tuesday night, delivering her lecture; “The Myths of Hollywood: Why Dissecting Them Matters, Especially...
Bradley Club Basketball started off their practices this week, preparing for their first tournament on November 10th, here at Bradley against Mizzou. The Braves had somewhat of a disappointing season in 2018, and with the addition of some new boys to the team look to rebound into more success this season. The Braves finished...
By: Mike Kelly “It’s showtime!” Michael Keaton exclaims before unleashing a comedy of horrors that drives one of the most memorable movies of the scary movie genre. Keaton’s iconic role as the titular character in Tim Burton’s 1988 classic Beetlejuice is the kind of movie that is played by cable movie stations on...
There’s a rumor going around Bradley’s campus. Hushed whispers, stolen words, messages left encoded on walls in every academic building: Bradley University has a women’s basketball team. And they might be good. Really good. Last year, apparently under the cover of night, the Women’s basketball team won 20 games, went 10-8 in the conference...
By: Eric Gray and Satchel Perlowski Standing at a record of 8-9, the Bradley University volleyball team has seen their fair share of ups and downs throughout the 2019 season. With a combined 9 freshman and sophomores on the team, the youth and inexperience have been a major contributor to both the strengths and...
Kyra Washington and Denia Goodman “I’m a strong believer in if you want something to change, do something about it. Don’t just sit around complaining about it,” said Nailah Brown, the Parliamentarian of Black Student Alliance (BSA). One of the goals of Black Student Alliance is to uplift and celebrate the African American community...
To many students, the Fall 2019 semester at Bradley University could be considered just any ordinary semester filled with classes, work, and extracurricular activities, but not for the student-athletes on the Bradley softball team. This semester is considered their off-season, but they’re not exactly “off,” according to Bradley softball head coach Amy Hayes. “Our...
As Bradley winds down to it’s last few weeks to the 2019 spring semester, many of the women’s basketball players will be saying goodbye to their alma mater. There are also many student-athletes who will be returning with increased roles to fill the gaps left by the leaving players. With the semester coming...
A Chicago civil rights attorney spoke to a room full of Bradley students about her client’s fight to combat child sex trafficking in the United States. Bhavani Raveendran gave her lecture, “Combating Human Trafficking Through the Courts” to a packed GCC 126 Tuesday, April 30th. The lecture was sponsored by numerous Bradley organizations and...
On Tuesday, Bradley University held a lecture in the Neumiller Lecture hall on Rethinking Human Trafficking. This topic is not often discussed on a college campus, but potential dangers and signs are prominent on college campuses. The lecture was held by Dr. Julietta Hua, the author of Trafficking Women’s Rights and a professor at...