PEORIA, IL – Hundreds of bright orange pumpkins rolled into Olin Quad on Saturday, October 12th to kick off Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual philanthropy event, the Pumpkin Bash. Students, specifically members of the Chi Omega and Sigma Kappa sororities, competed in a series of “minute to win it” competitions – all involving pumpkins in...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...