Alum starts scholarship for members of GSA

The Gay-Straight Alliance has reason to celebrate, as an alumni recently established an annual leadership scholarship for active members. This $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student who has been highly active in the GSA and has become an effective leader. Shannon Smith, the group’s moderator, is excited about the scholarship. “I think it […]

Third year exhibit features diverse works

A picture is worth a thousand words, and for several weeks, students, faculty, staff and members of the Omaha community were given the chance to view the artwork of several of their instructors in the Lied Art Gallery. The exhibit was open for several weeks and attracted hundreds of visitors. “Everything went smoothly, with about […]

Outreach to Anglicans shows pope’s unexpected tolerance

Not all greeted Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s election to the papacy warmly. Many in the secular media feared that during Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate, dissenting theologians would be burned at the stake while the Swiss Guard would conquer Jerusalem on horseback, impaling infidels on its way. However, Benedict’s recent decision to allow Anglicans to unite with […]

CUMC, Tenet renew partnership

Creighton University Medical Center’s renewed partnership agreement with Tenet Healthcare will bring many changes including better faculty recruitment and a larger capital investment. The new agreement, made Oct. 29, will automatically renew every two years unless material changes are requested. The contract expands primary care networks, allows physicians to join the staff who are not […]

Love of learning, Jesuit community

BECKY HAWORTH Guest Reporter High school seniors in 1959 were not unlike they are today – they scrambled around trying to earn high test scores, applied to many different schools and sent their transcripts to various universities and colleges across the nation. For the Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J., a 1959 high school graduate, there was […]

Joggler catches Creighton’s eye

Kate Dorman isn’t your ordinary jogger. Or juggler. She’s both. A joggler. The Arts & Sciences sophomore has been practicing the art of jogging and juggling simultaneously for half a year. Before joggling, Dorman spent time jogging but did not have a great grasp on juggling. With practice, she caught on. When she juggles, she […]