Shortage of attention deficit drug impacts students’ mental health

This past month, the Food and Drug Administration announced a shortage of the formulation that creates amphetamine mixed salts, more commonly known as Adderall. One of the manufacturers of this drug, Teva, has experienced recurring delays in production, and although other producers have continued to manufacture Adderall, it is not meeting the demands across the […]

Bluejays fundraise with mechanical bull for Dance Marathon

 Creighton’s Dance Marathon hosted a preliminary fundraising event on the mall. This fundraiser’s main attraction was a mechanical bull which cost $5 to ride.  For Dance Marathon volunteer and college of Arts and Sciences senior Molly Conway, “it is a big push day for fundraising to reach our goal this year to support children’s hospitals”. […]

Intercultural Center celebrates Creighton’s LGBTQ+ students

The Creighton Intercultural Center hosted a Jays OUT Day to “celebrate those who are out [as LGBTQ+] and those who support them,” according to the event’s CUinvolved webpage. The event drew a crowd of over 100 people.    “Jays OUT Day is Creighton’s response to National Coming Out Day. It happened about five years ago. It […]

Creighton’s Annual Red Mass returns

The Creighton University School of Law held their annual Red Mass on Monday, Oct. 3, commencing the new Court Term.  The Red Mass has been a tradition since 1245, when it first began in Paris. The original mass celebrated the opening of the Ecclesiastical Courts, and to invoke divine guidance upon those responsible for the […]

Women leader in Business Adriene Bailey speaks in Harper

Adriene Bailey, partner at Oliver Wyman management consulting firm, spoke about the journey to leadership in the Harper Auditrorium. Bailey works in the transportation sector and advocates for equality in the workplace.   Bailey discussed times in her life where something struck her and changed her in some way, “lightbulb moments” as she calls them. […]

Bryan Stevenson: Solidarity for the Marginalization and his book “Just Mercy”

Bryan Stevenson, lawyer and author of “Just Mercy,” visited Creighton before fall break to discuss his book and share  how people can be agents for positive change.    Stevenson is an activist who works to help those imprisoned, especially those on death row. In this lecture, Stevenson focused on the continued impacts of racism and […]