Athletics draws new students and more funding
Shut up. Those were two of the words of advice Jim Calhoun, the head coach of the University of Connecticut men’s basketball team, offered for a reporter who asked if Calhoun thought he made too much money. However, it is an interesting question posed by reporter Ken Krayeske. Do college coaches get paid too much […]
The Academy Is . . . unplugged at Sokol
Chicago-based pop-punk band The Academy Is . . . was the bright spot on a rainy evening when two band members stopped by Sokol Underground on March 7 to promote their latest album “Fast Times at Barrington High.” Bassist Adam Siska spoke to the Creightonian about the band, their acoustic tour and what it’s like […]
Saving lives, partying ‘with a purpose’
For Meghan Donnellan, a third-year medical student, Relay for Life is more than a few laps around a track – it is a cause. Donnellan’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and in 2000. She was given chemotherapy developed in American Cancer Society-funded laboratories and has been in remission for over eight years. […]
Men’s basketball tops Bowling Green, advances in NIT
The Creighton Men’s Basketball team lives to see another day as the Bluejays rally in the final minutes for a 73-71 victory in the first round of the NIT over the Falcons of Bowling Green. “We had a real shaky start,” head coach Dana Altman said. “We didn’t play with the energy and focus I […]
New master’s program combines bioscience, business
The Creighton College of Business is offering a new interdisciplinary master’s degree that integrates science and business in a team-based setting. The Professional Science Master’s degree in bioscience management gives working professionals and graduate students a chance to study the business of science in a 15-month, weekend program starting in June 2009. The program was […]
‘Cafe’ popular with fans, lacking athletes
When Creighton opened National Invitational Tournament play with a 73-71 win against Bowling Green on Wednesday, the place to be was Qwest Center Omaha. However, before and after the game, the place to be is the Bluejay Café. For those non-hardcore Creighton sports addicts out there, the Café, as it’s known to many, is a […]