Teach-In conference endorses environmental sustainability
By CAROLINE MOSLEY News Reporter “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children,” is a powerful Native American proverb. Many students and faculty members on campus will incorporate this proverb into the approaching National Teach-In on Thursday from 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in the Harper Center 3023. The nation-wide […]
Foundation praises Creighton’s tree care
Lately they’ve been covered in snow, but the trees on campus should be at their full potential by spring, thanks to Creighton’s efforts to maintain an environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing campus. Those efforts haven’t gone unnoticed – the Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Creighton as a “Tree Campus USA university,” one of 19 in […]
Abortion calls for dialogue, not disrespect
There are certain words that become quite detrimental to the art of consensus building. Words such as Nazis, genocide, weak, blind, godless, fanatical, coo coo for coco puffs, etc. will usually not help your cause in any argument or debate. That’s just the way it is. So when pro-life protesters labeled abortion as slavery during […]
Bikram yoga classes warm up body, soul
Stand up. Heels and toes together. Lean forward and bend your head forward so your nose is between your shins. Reach your arms down and grab your heel with the palm of your hand. Do this all in one motion while keeping your legs and back as straight as an arrow. Hold for 20 seconds. […]
Catholic schools fear close
Every few years in most Roman Catholic school systems, a drop in enrollment leads to school closings. However, these school closings are becoming more frequent and one must wonder, is this the end of private Catholic schools? Catholic schools became popular in the mid 1800’s when Catholic immigrants came to America but wanted their children […]
Hidden reality on ‘Revolutionary Road’
The last time they shared the silver screen, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio portrayed two characters engaged in a forbidden love affair on the high seas in the unforgettable “Titanic.” Now, over a decade later, Winslet and DiCaprio are reunited in their portrayal of yet another couple, albeit more dysfunctional and equally as tragic, in […]