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 organization documenting instances of gun violence and crime nationwide, more than 16,000 people have been injured or killed due to mass shootings across the country since 2014. An analysis of...
Bradley University has a new secretary of the music department this semester. Chrystopher Wilson was hired last September for the position. A Peoria native, Wilson has a background in music, attending school for vocal performance and doing choir and barbershop quartet in high school. He loves how music affects people. “I...
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...
By Wyatt Dojutrek and Cassie Navarro Ever since the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered in Illinois on Dec. 15, millions of Illinois residents were wondering how long they would have to wait to get vaccinated and where they could find appointments. For Aurora resident Kerry Shay, who wanted to get vaccinated...
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...
On Tuesday April 6, consolidated municipal elections were held with a low voter turnout. Across the area, residents were able vote for mayor, city council, village boards, school boards, and many more. Election officials’ reports included early and mail-in votes as well as in-person voters Tuesday. In Kane County, 5,775 mail-ballots were requested with...
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 most Bradley students are still waiting just to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, a small group of students have already gotten both doses into their arms. The main source of that small group is Bradley’s nursing majors, such as junior Bella Amato who is among the select few that are...
Bradley University has 255 organizations available for its students. Since there is such a multitude of organizations some may slip through the cracks. Unfortunately, one of these organizations is Bradley University Democrats. Bradley University Democrats is a student-run political organization that focuses on campaigning for Democratic candidates at the federal, state, and local levels...
As the state of Illinois remains in a stay at home order, different regions of the state are dealing with different situations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, as of April 29th, the state of Illinois has seen 52,918 cases of COVID-19, a number that continues to grow...