Week features Asian art, cultures

Everyday, the news is likely to feature a story about the conflict with North Korea, the situation in Tibet or some issue relating to the Asian world. This week, the fifth annual Non-Western Culture Week held on campus took steps to help bridge the gap and help students understand the conflicts with the non-western world. […]

School of Medicine establishes new office

In a society where having more than one skill set is becoming more and more important, the Creighton University School of Medicine is blending two distinct but overlapping fields. The School of Medicine has established an Office of Clinical and Translational Research. “Translational research is putting a term to integrating basic science, and what they […]

Stepping it up: CUASA tells stories through motion

Stepping into the spotlight is not always easy, but for business senior Jamal Jackson it’s an annual event. Each year, he coordinates the Creighton University African-American Student Association’s annual Step Show. This year, the third year for the event, the show took place at Omaha North High School on Saturday, April 18. It is sponsored […]

Former professor awarded for past work with athletes

At every Creighton men’s basketball home game, there are at least two people keeping a scorebook: the official scorer and the lady sitting in Section 105, row 4. Her name is Rosemary Gross, former Creighton professor and academic adviser for athletes and this year’s honoree of the Leader for Life Award, which “honors an individual […]

‘Focus’ now comes in a can

Last night, Jones Soda Co. and boco (A specialized product company representing the Jones Soda Co.) graciously sent our staff a pack of their new, delicious, not-quite-an-energy-drink-but-looks-like-one-drink called GABA. The drinks are marketed towards college-students. ‘Focus + Clarity’ is their tag line and I have to say that it works. Normally we slave away at […]

Experiencing peculiar policies in Prague

This week in Scene International we visit Arts & Sciences junior and former Scene editor Sophie Vodvarka, who is studying abroad in Prague, Czech Republic this spring. This morning I woke up early and went to the Wallenstein Garden and watched peacock mating rituals in the beautiful palace park, which, until today, I was unaware […]