Every second counts as Jays outlast Xavier
ALLY SEEVERS/THE CREIGHTONIAN Sophomore Austin Swartz and freshman Hudson Greer celebrate after Swartz finds the net at the buzzer for the go-ahead to win 94-93 over Xavier. Swartz ended the night with 16 points. The raucous cheers that were echoing through the rafters of CHI Health Center just seconds before came to a sudden halt. Everything […]
Running with purpose, leading with care
ALLY SEEVERS/THE CREIGHTONIAN Putting the needs of the student-athlete first. Tackling each day with purpose. Surpassing what you thought possible yesterday. Striving, pushing, working hard. These are the driving forces of Creighton head coach Chris Gannon’s cross country and track programs over the last eight years, the same ones that have fueled his love and passion for the […]
From sorority skeptic to sister
I am an only child who came from Goodyear, Arizona and despised the thought of “rushing,” or recruiting, as Creighton calls it, for a sorority. I have always heard that rushing was more about what I wear, how pretty I look, if my hair is curled enough, which boys I like, etc. I enjoy getting dressed up and curling my hair and […]
Student’s guide to game day
ELIZABETH GRAVELINE /THE CREIGHTONIAN DJ’s Dugout, a popular CU sports bar, sits near CHI Health Center and offers a fun environment to watch a game with friends. With the Super Bowl on Feb. 8, the Winter Olympics running throughout the month of February, Creighton basketball in full swing and March Madness beginning March 17, there’s no shortage of sporting events to look forward […]
Testing TikTok-famous lattes
We shiver as we go up the steps into the familiar brown building of the Omaha Whole Foods Market ahead of us. I fling open the green-rimmed doors, scurrying inside as the wind slams the door on our backs, ushering us in. I am freezing, naturally, as 7-below-zero winds aren’t exactly nice on the skin, when lo and behold, the Whole […]
2016: false comfort of nostalgia
“idc bro we’re living 2026 like its 2016” is the title of a bad Spotify playlist with 16,861 saves and, also, a fitting summary of an internet phenomena that frustrates me beyond belief. Gen-Z netizens have –– once again –– directed their notoriously fickle attentions to the supposed golden age of the recent past, “the last good years,” in an attempt to revitalize trends any person not blinded by nostalgia would condemn as […]