Politics Turn Pop Culture

According to a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press, two-thirds of Americans believe that President-elect Barack Obama should get a “Labradoodle” mix as opposed to a Portuguese water dog. Meanwhile, a recent issue of Women’s Health magazine promises readers that Michelle Obama will reveal her “sexy secrets” for a successful marriage. In an earlier […]

Dr. King’s legacy celebrated with week of events

On Tuesday, Barack Obama was sworn in as the nation’s first black commander-in-chief. It is only fitting that it should happen as Creighton University kicked off a week of celebrating one of this country’s greatest leaders of the Civil Rights movement. For the past week, Creighton has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Appreciation Week. John […]

Father Larkin was ‘perfect, jovial’

The Creighton community lost a Jesuit over winter break, one who always had a “twinkle in his eye.” The Rev. Ed Larkin, S.J., was born in Omaha on March 5, 1922, and he passed away on Dec. 13, 2008, in Wauwatosa, Wisc. at the age of 86. He attended Creighton Prep High School and graduated […]

Exhibit ‘adorns’ Lied

When most people look at a T-shirt, they see just another piece of clothing. When artists Watie White and David Hansen look at a T-shirt, they see a blank canvas filled with creative possibilities. “Printmaking is a democratizing medium. It allows you to do things that don’t have to have the same kind of baggage […]

Doctor remembered for faith, medicine

Creighton University has lost a mentor, a professional and a long-time friend. Dr. Robert McQuillan, associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and formerly chair of the department, died Jan. 3. He was 47. The Rev. Richard Hauser, S.J., a close friend of the McQuillan family, described him as a generous and warm-hearted person. He […]

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 […]