What’s wrong with being loud?

Lately, I’ve been getting comments that I’m not used to receiving. Since I’ve come to college, I’ve been hearing more and more that I’m a “loud person.”   I never know how to respond to this, because I’ve rarely ever been described that way. I wouldn’t argue that I’m a quiet individual by any means, but enough to be loud? I project my voice, and laughing is one of my favorite things to do, but I don’t think that […]

Your microwave misses you

As we restart the school year and no longer have the easy option of homecooked meals made by mom and dad, it’s time to reevaluate everything we know about feeding ourselves.   Is it worth it to wake up and make yourself eggs before class? How many days and nights in a row are you willing to eat ground beef and rice? Should you skip the […]

Be careful what you meme

Here is a collection of new suffixes I’ve picked up on college campuses in the past year: “-maxxing,” “-pilled,” the duplicitous “-oid” (usually in reference to the male or female gender) and “-slop,” which seems to be used more flexibly as both a suffix and an independent noun. To most people, these terms are simply the latest products of Gen-Z slang culture, a lingering […]

Stop trying to be cool

We spend so much time worrying about how others perceive us that we forget some of life’s best moments come from letting our guard down. Over the summer, I got pretty into karaoke. I would go with my brother and our friends, choosing songs with the same focus and strategy I imagine is present in a naval war room, hyping each other […]

Spider-Man: a brand new hero?

Since the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man sub-franchise premiered in 2017, no film has taken the nation’s theaters by storm quite like this one. Released on July 31, 2026, the highly anticipated “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has shattered numerous major box-office records, pulling in over $360 million domestically during its opening weekend and surpassing “Avengers: Endgame’s” seven-year-old record, according to Deadline.  The film is […]

Skutt Shutdown ignites campus

JONAH LAGRANGE /THE CREIGHTONIAN Creighton University’s Skutt Student Center is transformed into a brightly-decorated bustling atmosphere, where students are invited to discover new and exciting extracurricular opportunities. There is a giant neon green sign by the fountain. Multicolored tulle, streamers and balloons adorn every inch of the Skutt Student Center and the Kiewit Fitness Center (KFC). One can hear blasting music and […]