Innocent man deserves more than just money after prison sentence

On April 9, 51-year-old Jonathan Fleming was freed from prison after spending 25 years for a murder he did not commit. The intriguing part of this story is what went wrong, and how an innocent man could have been wrongly convicted. If law enforcement, jurors, anyone, had sat down and looked more at this case, […]

Over time, life at CU grows on student

When I first came to Creighton, I didn’t feel like I belonged here. It wasn’t always that way, though. I’ve known since I was in elementary school that I would be going to Creighton, and I’ve always been fine with that. My mom has worked for Creighton for years so, therefore, I get the opportunity […]

Registration should be smoother

Registration for next semester’s classes is underway. This means that students have begun the bi-annual marathon of mental puzzling known as arranging a class schedule.  From meeting with an advisor to crossing your fingers as you scroll through the class listings, it can definitely be a stressful process, and the school does not always seem […]

Keystone pipeline is not good for Nebraska

Unless you’ve lived under a rock for the last year, you’ve heard at least a little about the Keystone pipeline. This February, Nebraska courts shot down a law that would allow for the Keystone pipeline to be routed through Nebraska. Many people that are uninformed about the pollution that will occur as a result of […]

Restaurant manners begin with the basics

Restaurant customers today lack manners, and people need to pay more attention to how they act. Everyone enjoys going out to eat with friends and family. Normally it is a peaceful meal with no major issues. Then there are the times when someone is going off on the waitress or sending food back for a […]

Westboro leader’s death is no cause for celebration

Recent news of Fred Phelps’ passing presents a rather puzzling issue for us morally-minded individuals. The founder of the Westboro Baptist Church spent most of his lifetime promoting hate, as he and his church members picketed funerals of soldiers and other individuals to spread their anti-gay activism.  Indeed, once news of it became public, overwhelming […]