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Bulejays going green
It has been the mission of Creighton’s Energy Awareness Committee to promote Earth Day each year and continue to make the event bigger and better. This year, they certainly didn’t disappoint, adding multiple activities and facets to the Earth Day celebration in an effort to raise awareness about the environment. This year’s event, which took [...]
Retreat allows for close communication with God through nature
As the long drone of the school year finally comes to a close and students’ minds finally have a chance to unravel, Campus Ministry is offering a wonderful opportunity to refocus the mind before school restarts, in the form of a retreat. The Fall Adventure Retreat will take place in the Black Hills of South [...]
Documentary shows students’ uncertainty about future
Most people go to college for one reason: to get a good education in whatever career they choose to pursue. But do they really know what they want to do for the rest of their lives at such a young age? A group of 15 Creighton students wanted to find out. Inspired by the Roadtrip [...]
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Back to School in 21 Jump Street
Starring: Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill New to the police force, Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are ready to be “badasses” like Bruce Willis in “Die Hard.” To their surprise, they are assigned to ride bikes around a park. They enforce rules like “don’t feed the ducks” and make conversation with people walking [...]
Looking back at all the ‘drama’
As the jam packed season draws to an end, it’s time to take a look back at the accomplishments of the season. The season opened in late September with the musical Songs for a New World written and composed by Jason Robert Brown which featured eight Creighton students. The show was a compilation of musical numbers that [...]
‘The Dating Scene’ says sayonara
I can’t believe I am writing my last column ever. For three solid semesters I have written a dating-related column for “The Creightonian.” I don’t even really know how it got started in the first place. My friend basically texted me and said that I was going to write a dating column for “The Creightonian” [...]
Sports
Banner year for Bluejays
The 2011-12 season has been anything but dull for Creighton University athletics. The past year has seen triumph and heartbreak, championships and elimination, a return to prominence and controversy. The Jays have brought home three conference championships, played in three NCAA Tournaments, cracked the top 25 polls in two sports and racked up countless conference [...]
Herter anchors team
Look no further than the buzz sent throughout the sports world on Sunday as your first sign of spring. Tiger Woods won his first PGA Tour event in two-and-a- half years on Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Golf and Country Club in Orlando, Fla. Woods’ victory was refreshing to the sporting [...]
Jays gain momentum
he Creighton baseball team is now 15- 17 after splitting a weekend series with South Dakota State. The Bluejays were able to battle back on Sunday at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha to get a 6-5 win after falling in the game on Friday. The win was a good step for the Jays, who are looking [...]
Opinion
In response to an earlier article: MSA Comedy Show
This article is in response to an opinion piece on the MSA Comedy Show that was published in the April 20th issue of The Creightonian. This article is unedited from its original format. As the moderator of the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at Creighton University, as the President of MSA, and as the [...]
Fad Foods
We are bombarded by the latest trends in all fields: fashion, technology, music and even food. Most people rely on the media — as opposed to their doctors or a legitimate nutrition source — for what foods to eat and not to eat. It’s more convenient to flip on the TV and listen to the [...]
Oh what a year it has been
Oh what a year it has been. From my perspective, it has been a busy year on 24th Street. Creighton has grown another year older, yet looks relatively newer, and no I’m not referring to the freshmen. Let’s start at the beginning, shall we? Fr. Lannon entered his inaugural year as president this past fall. [...]
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Bulejays going green
It has been the mission of Creighton’s Energy Awareness Committee to promote Earth Day each year and continue to make the event bigger and better. This year, they certainly didn’t disappoint, adding multiple activities and facets to the Earth Day celebration in an effort to raise awareness about the environment. This year’s event, which took [...]
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Video: CU STARs shine across campus
Video and article courtesy of Bobby Becker, Arts & Sciences sophomore. Classes are in full swing, cooler air is becoming the norm and high school seniors are trying to find their perfect college, but not without the help of CU STARs. Hundreds of prospective students have toured Creighton’s campus since the beginning of the school [...]
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The Creightonian – April 20th, 2012
Open publication – Free publishing – More creightonian Not on campus to pick up the latest print edition of “The Creightonian”? Check out the PDF. Posted weekly, the interactive PDF gives readers a chance to flip through and read the latest news online. Share this:StumbleUponEmail
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Pregame photos from Greensboro
Photos from the Greensboro Coliseum roughly three hours before tip-off. Share this:StumbleUponEmail
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Hipster Corner
Hipster Corner: the Rare Book Room
Tucked into a dark nook in the Reinert Alumni Library lies one of the most mysterious rooms on campus. “I’ve heard of it, but I didn’t know it was real,” Arts & Sciences sophomore Gina Gilson said. The rare book room: so unassuming, yet so intriguing. Many are curious, but nobody seems to know much [...]