Students pay the same amount to go to college no matter what their major is, but what they will earn once they graduate varies drastically. This article, CAR and timeline explore the relationship between rising college costs and the majors that make the investment worth it.
“Millennials Paying the Price for Booze and Cigs” By Mónica Velázquez Find out why more and more younger people are buying more cigarettes and alcohol than in years past.
Denzel Washington April across the United States is Sexually Transmitted Infection month and in Peoria County, this is one of the most pressing issues facing the county. “Unfortunately Peoria County and central Illinois, we’re still challenged with teen pregnancy as being a significant community health issue,” said Greg Chance, public health administrator...
BY: CLIODHNA JOYCE-DALY Dietetic Professor at Bradley University and Agriculture experts from the University of Illinois explain how detrimental the long-term effects of consuming chemical fertilizers can be, especially nitrogen. The article below discusses the modern day agricultural practices and the effects nitrogen has on the human body. PEORIA- Keeping up with America’s increased...
Don’t Shoot Peoria – Effective or Forgotten? PEORIA – Peoria’s “Don’t Shoot” program started in 2012 as an anti-gang and anti-gun violence campaign designed to decrease violence and keep the streets of Peoria safe. The program, led by Mayor Jim Ardis, came as an extension off successful campaigns such as those implemented in...
A 20-year-old woman is walking down the street at around 9 pm and the streetlights have just turned on. She had a class that ran late and her friends didn’t wait for her to be finished. The night is still, with the exception of a breeze that ruffles the bottom of her skirt. Then...
BY HOPE WEBB “Condoms can give you STDs.” “All queer people were molested as children, that’s why they’re queer.” “The true love of marriage will protect you from STIs.” “Masturbation causes prostate cancer.” These were all things Tumblr users were told in their sexual education classes in school, compiled in a Sexplanations YouTube video...
BY RYAN VALENTINE The level of education an individual completes separates them from others in the real world. Being successful in our society requires some form of completed education. Data on educational attainment solves the question on what the highest grade of school or highest degree someone has received. According to census.gov, this question...
By Alison Zupkus With the installation of a new law banning cell phone use and driving, the general sentiment from many people has been one of disapproval. “If you need to call someone to ask for directions and you don’t have Bluetooth or something, you’re screwed,” said Emily Sonneborn, a junior at Bradley University....
Underage drinking has been a well-known leading problem in the youth population today. Many underage drinkers end up in disastrous circumstances that lead into serious issues such as alcohol poisoning, high-risk sexual offenses, suicide, homicide and the issue of dependence on the substance. In the year 2013 Illinois alone had $2.8 billion in underage...