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...
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 Chris Kwiecinski This story takes a look into political party organizations on college campuses, and what they strive to accomplish come election time. The story not only looks at what they hope to accomplish, but also how they go about studying politics in intricate ways.
Bradley University focuses on peer-based preventative education to lower trend on campus BY: SAVANNAH T. JONES PEORIA, ILL.: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Peoria County has an alarming number of Gonorrhea cases, with a rate of 337.2% compared to the total US median rate of 30.5%. Peoria County is ranked with...
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...
Year-long exhibit enhancing Peoria’s art community By: Savannah Jones On the Peoria Sculpture Walk, art isn’t only observed but interacted with and brought to life. Sponsored by the Peoria Riverfront Museum, visitors are encouraged to feel and add their own interpretation to the sculptures lining Southwest Water Street in downtown Peoria. While art lovers...
If you were one of the more than 5,700 people, on average, who made the trip to Carver Arena for one of Bradley’s basketball games this year, it wouldn’t have been too difficult to notice there were a lot more empty seats than there used to be. Bradley’s attendance has been a hot-button issue...
By Bahnt Freiberger Over 57 million people around the world currently subscribe to Netflix. The online streaming service has come a long way from just DVD rentals, becoming one of the largest providers of online media content in the world. Last Friday’s launch of Daredevil, beginning a partnership with the lucrative Marvel franchise, only...
Bradley University professor talks about the rapid rise of the the video streaming service and its implications on future of media By Jeff Plotner Netflix has announced it has reached over 50 million subscribers in 40 countries. That is compared to the 56 million U.S. subscribers to premium cable channels, according to Nielson,...