**Speaker addresses what’s ‘right’ about American schools

Kevin K. Kumashiro may look like an ordinary man, but the ideas that he possesses are redefining the field of “anti-oppressive education”. On Fri .Oct. 2, Kumashiro, Ph.D., dropped by the Harper Center to lecture about his liberal ideas on education, education advancement and how the United States needs to be closing the achievement gaps […]

Home schoolers succeed academically and socially

Average Americans often deride home schooling as ineffective and just plain “weird.” Yet in the midst of a lackluster public education system, we should be open to alternatives. A surprisingly successful one is home schooling. Many people view home schoolers as socially isolated cultural reactionaries, and there is a grain of truth to this sentiment. […]

Everyone Is Thinking The Same Thing…

There are days when everything just seems unbearable, and all you want to do is crawl into your bed, close your eyes, and will the dreary mood away. During those days, every one seeks their pick-me-up; be it coffee, sleep, chocolate, new clothes, a good cry-whatever floats your boat. Sometimes, the best way to feel […]

Closing the FitNest as ‘precautionary measure’

The University’s Crisis Committee decided to close the FitNest in the Harper Center Wednesday, to prepare it to be a possible isolation site for the H1N1 influenza. Dustin Crichton, Assistant Director of Residence Life, said eight beds in residence halls were established for students with “influenza-like illnesses,” (ILI) but almost all of them are full. […]

Solution to bike theft problem remains elusive

It’s the moment all bike-riding students fear, walking up to a bike rack to see their locks on the ground and their bikes gone with the wind. Bicycle theft. Arts & Sciences senior Erica Goven came upon that scene at the beginning of the semester. “I was in shock,” Goven said. “I never thought it […]

Students help with annual Diabetes Walk

A mass of red balloons floated up into the sky Saturday morning as the annual Diabetes Walk began, and every 20 seconds thereafter, a single balloon was released. “Every 20 seconds a new person is diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes,” said Lesleigh Ailts, a second year Pharmacy student and member of the Creighton Academy of […]