What is The Bradley Scout?

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The Bradley Scout is Bradley University's student newspaper, published online at bradleyscout.com. It covers campus news, sports, and student life, and its content is written and edited by Bradley students. If you are looking for independent, student-produced coverage of Bradley University rather than official university communications, this is the publication to check.

Who runs it

The Bradley Scout identifies itself as "Bradley University's Student Newspaper." That framing matters: the reporting and editorial work come from students, not from the university's marketing or communications office. The site's own content shows student staff in editorial roles — for example, a sports article is credited to "Ethan Diamond - Sports Co-Editor."

What it covers

Based on the material published on the site, coverage includes:

  • Campus news — events, issues, and developments relevant to the Bradley community
  • Sports — game results and analysis involving Bradley teams
  • Student life — the day-to-day experience of students on campus

A representative example from the site is a story about Bradley's team getting back into the win column with a dominant performance over Chicago State, which includes a quoted line: "Winning is a skill, and you have to learn it."

How to use it

If you want to follow Bradley University news from a student perspective:

  1. Go to bradleyscout.com.
  2. Browse the homepage for the latest stories, which are presented with headlines, short excerpts, and bylines.
  3. Click through to a story to read the full article and see the author's name and role.

The bylines and editor titles are useful signals: they tell you whether you are reading a staff-written news piece, a sports report, or another section's coverage.

What it is not

The Bradley Scout is not the university's official newsroom, and it is not a general-purpose news site. Its scope is Bradley University and its community. If you need official university statements, policies, or administrative announcements, those come from Bradley University itself — The Bradley Scout is a separate, student-run outlet.