Twilight insight

Ms. Vodvarka, thanks for your piece in the latest issue about “Twilight.” My daughter, sister (53-years-old), two nieces (in their 20’s), and friend’s daughter (13), have been going ga ga over the “Twilight” series and subjecting me to detailed descriptions of them. I didn’t want to take the time to actually read the series or […]

Father Robert Hart ‘loved everything about our teams’

The Creighton community lost a former Jesuit member, one who the athletic department is very familiar with. The Rev. Robert P. Hart, S.J., died Saturday morning in Wauwatosa, Wisc., at the age of 77. A former member of Creighton’s theology faculty, he served as chaplain for several Creighton varsity sports, including men’s and women’s soccer […]

On the 12 days of Christmas the Bluejays gave to me…

12 Seth Sinovic’s jersey number 11 games in which Marcy Gans scored 10 straight men’s basketball home wins 9 active players on the women’s basketball roster 8 longest win streak by women’s volleyball (Oct. 25-Nov. 28) 7 points this season for Dustin Sitzmann 6 women’s soccer players named to all-MVC teams 5 teams on the […]

The final lap

Roger Holthaus, president of Holthaus Law Offices and Creighton alum, uses the KFC pool an average of six days a week. In fact, he’s qualified for six events in next year’s Summer National Senior Games in San Francisco. After Dec. 19, Holthaus will have to find a new place to swim. The Kiewit Fitness Center […]

Jays don’t fear the turtle

Going into Saturday’s game against the Maryland Terrapins, the Jays have a different kind of matchup to look forward to: an underdog versus an underdog. Maryland possesses the second-seed in the tournament, which makes seventh-seed Creighton the underdog in Saturday’s match. However, Creighton’s No. 2 national ranking puts No. 3 Maryland in the underdog position […]

Students encouraged to apply despite recession

Health profession students and a Creighton economist say undergraduates shouldn’t let the current economic problems keep them from applying for pharmacy, physical therapy and occupational therapy school. Though some students might feel the sting of the recession, the current economic situation shouldn’t be the prime reason whether or not to attend professional or graduate school. […]