Reservation to receive dental care
ST. FRANCIS, S.D. – With the need for proper dental care always increasing on the Rosebud reservation in South Dakota, the Jesuit-run St. Francis Mission is looking to do something about it. Since the fall of 2007, the mission has been acquiring used dental equipment, from chairs to X-ray machines and everything in between. Now […]
Sweet treats just up the street
Whether it was Grandma’s warm, comforting pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving or mom’s mouth-watering brownies after a tough school day, homemade goodies never fail to satisfy those looking for a “sweet” twist in their day. Sweet Magnolias Bakery, located off 40th Street in Omaha’s Cathedral district, offers enticing sweet treats that are baked with the freshest […]
The storm across the river
The gays are coming. The gays are coming. The National Organization for Marriage takes up a Paul Revere status with its new commercial “The Gathering Storm,” which has been aired around the nation since Iowa State Supreme Court labeled any ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional. The commercial, which is slightly homophobic at best, shows […]
Bob’s crew in Peru
Airfare: $560 Souvenirs: $100 Spending 10 days playing soccer in Peru with 16 of your Creighton teammates: Priceless. That is the attitude of the Jays men’s soccer team as they prepare to head off on the South American trip on May 21. “Foreign trips can be good or bad,” head coach Bob Warming said, “but […]
Ultimate Frisbee spinning up north
As the school year comes to a close, final exams are not the only agenda items on the minds of the Creighton Ultimate Frisbee Team. This weekend, the team will be traveling to South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., for a very competitive tournament. Among the teams at the tournament, the Bluejays will face […]
USA unwilling to dialogue at UN conference
The United States chose to boycott a United Nations summit on racism in Geneva, Switzerland, this week. The official reasons were that the document submitted for approval by the conference contained a one-sided view of the Arab-Israeli conflict and that the text’s indictment of anti-religious discrimination was a threat to free speech. The decision to […]