Creighton observes Day of Silence for LGBTQ awareness
On April 12, the national Day of Silence was observed by the Creighton Gender and Sexuality Alliance to bring awareness to LGBTQ individuals who are bullied and harassed. Alyssa Hostert, the president of the organization, said that the Day of Silence is “how we can show our solidarity with these individuals, while also teaching others […]
Creighton community members grieve for the Notre Dame Cathedral fire
A worldwide relic, sacred to the hearts of the Catholic community, caught on fire Monday. People all around the world watched, shocked and hurt for the citizens of Paris, France. The Notre-Dame de Paris (Our Lady of Paris), a medieval Catholic cathedral in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, experienced what reporters are calling “colossal damage” […]
National trend shows more women study abroad than men
The current trend in study abroad programs across the U.S. shows that men study abroad significantly less than women. In fact, about two-thirds of the students who study abroad in the U.S. are women. This matches the current trend at Creighton. According to data provided by Creighton’s Global Engagement Office (GEO), over the past two […]
Kavanaugh politicized hearing ends
Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Senate confirmation hearings for nomination to the Supreme Court concluded on Friday, Sept. 7. The hearing was punctuated with striking images of protestors dressed as the repressed class of woman from Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale.” The protests did not end there – ultimately more than 200 protestors were arrested throughout the 4-day […]
House race in 2nd district heats up
Midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and the battle to represent the second district of Nebraska in the United States House of Representatives is heating up. The 2018 Republican incumbent, Congressman Don Bacon, is facing Democratic candidate Kara Eastman. Eastman won the primaries on May 15 with 51.4 percent of the vote, according to an article […]