Creighton considers switching to Gmail

Creighton’s Division of Information Technology has been investigating the possibility of transitioning student, faculty, staff, research and alumni e-mail accounts to Gmail – Google’s e-mail platform. DoIT’s Gmail initiative, which was launched in mid-2008, is still in the planning process, Project Manager Dana Olson said, but they hope to have a decision whether to pursue […]

There is more to HIV/AIDS prevention than sex education

Last week’s editorial, “AIDS calls for real sex-ed” almost completely dismisses sexual abstinence as a way of preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS. Abstinence is free, medically-benign, respectful of one’s self and others, risk-free, safe and volitional. The problem is that people are not 100% abstinent. The superficial solution is to, say, toss somebody […]

Roaming Rome

The Scene International begins the semester by joining Arts & Sciences junior Anne Staeheli who is studying abroad with fellow Jesuit college Gonzaga University’s study abroad in Florence, Italy program. “When in Rome” seemed to be the overly used saying on our trip to Roma! Last weekend we took a four hour bus ride from […]

Change Begins in Our Home

Despite the economic downturn showing no sign of an end, the inauguration of President Barack Obama on Tuesday left many Americans feeling uplifted and hopeful that change will come. However, we as a country cannot only rely on the words of a new president. While it is hopeful that President Obama will bring change to […]

Trash or treasure: Unclaimed items are up for auction

Two women’s watches, one pair of men’s soccer shoes, a Sudoku book, an assortment of car keys and mismatched gloves are just a few of the items that have resided in the Skutt Student Center’s lost and found. Soon they will get a new home. The Skutt Student Center Advisory Board has collected suitable lost […]

King’s holiday fades, almost is forgotten

I feel like a jerk. I almost forgot. Last Monday, Jan. 19, marked the 22nd Martin Luther King Jr. day, and it almost passed me by without even a personal reflection on a dream, a gasp at Bull Connor’s fire hose or a tip of the hat to the Freedom Riders. I could blame my […]