Getting fierce for fashion week
The fashion spotlight may be on New York this week, but the newest trend may be right here in Omaha. Tuesday night began the second annual Omaha Fashion Week at Nomad Lounge. There are themed events each night with a fashion show in the lounge around 9 p.m. The main event, the outdoor Runway Finale […]
Rector rocks the Jesuit Community
He’s known as many things – musician, teacher, preacher, composer, Jesuit, liturgist, leader – but you can just call him Roc. The Rev. Robert “Roc” O’Connor, S.J., is just over two years into his term as rector of the Creighton Jesuit Community, where he is charged with the spiritual and physical care of Creighton’s 52 […]
Traffic Woes can be avoided
I first thought Cuming Street was only a way to get to and from McDonald’s on a late night, but the construction blocking Cuming from 24th to 27th streets has made life a pain for people commuting to campus. Toni Pasley form Human Recourses said in an email today, “The campus has experienced traffic flow […]
Creighton officials say campus is prepared
Imagine spending a week in quarantine with 75 other students in the Harper Center’s Fit Nest, with no ability to enjoy the campus, go to class or hang out with friends. This is the conversation going on all over campus when it comes to H1N1. Well, to put student fears to rest, it is not […]
The St. Louis Jesuits reunite for charitable cause
Around the world, Catholics recognize their music. Around the country, people know their name. In Omaha, many can identify their faces, and on Sept. 20, about 2,000 will gather at the Holland Performing Arts Center to hear them perform. The St. Louis Jesuits – the group of musicians who collectively wrote hundreds of contemporary liturgical […]
College is more than academics
Freshmen should be wary of the temptation to stay in their newfound routine. Familiarity may breed contempt, but more often it breeds comfort, which usually leads to stagnation. The pattern is one our minds can fall into very easily. Our increasingly sedentary nature shows through more often than we probably would like to admit. We […]