Bradley University: Bradley magazine Summer 2019

Buried Treasure

A new book by Jackie Hogan, professor of sociology and anthropology, explores the fascination with finding our roots. | 10 min. read

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How Do You Get Ahead in the Marketplace?

Bradley’s ALPFA chapter provides professional development and networking opportunities for Latinx students.

Getting Self-Driving Taxis on the Road

The next time you call for a taxi, there may not be a driver behind the wheel, with help from this engineering alum.

Ms. Hampton Goes to Washington

A summer internship as a congressional staffer teaches this political science major how the legislative process really works.

Keeping the Music – and Memory – of a Jazz Legend Alive

Using very modern media tools, this Bradley alumnus introduces jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke – his great-grand uncle – to a new generation.

A Complicated Legacy

Twenty years after the imposition of China’s one-child policy, a newborn Charli Copeland ’22 was left at a hospital in Baoding on a cold December day. She knows little about why. | 5 min. read

The War Within

“Suffering is a part of life, but needless suffering is just not OK.” — Lori Russell-Chapin | 5 min. read

Malini Wijesinghe ’19 cleans up good. With awards galore and a 3.99 GPA on a triple major, she became the second-winningest player in Bradley women’s tennis history. Wijeshinghe also started the BU Cleanup Crew to pick up trash on campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods every Friday.

In This Issue

Buried Treasure

A new book by Jackie Hogan, professor of sociology and anthropology, explores the fascination with finding our roots.

The War Within

“Suffering is a part of life, but needless suffering is just not OK.” — Lori Russell-Chapin

A complicated legacy

Twenty years after the imposition of China’s one-child policy, a newborn Charli Copeland ’22 was left at a hospital in Baoding on a cold December day. She knows little about why.