Photographic memory

By DANAE MERCER News Reporter A love of sports sent one Creighton alumnus deep into the recesses of the CU archives. Months of digging and hundreds of photographs later, Travis Sing emerged and published “Creighton University Athletics: A History in Photographs.” Sing will be at the CU Bookstore this Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 […]

Students share experiences and offer advice to undergraduates

Allie Schroeder Age: 21 First-year pharmacy student Le Mars, Iowa Undergraduate work: Creighton University Best part of the program for Schroeder stems from the program itself. “It’s just practical application. It’s everything we learn in all of our courses [that] you can relate it to the field,” Schroeder said. Kevin Bielanski Age: 27 First-year occupational […]

CU student receives prestigious fellowship

After graduating from Creighton with a doctorate in medical microbiology and immunology in August, Amber Schmidtke was ready to pursue her dream of saving lives – so she applied for one of the most competitive postdoctoral fellowships in the country. Schmidtke has been selected as one of nine fellows in the Association of Public Health […]

CU officials: Recession won’t affect employment

Since earlier this week, when the U.S. economic conditions were defined as a “recession,” Creighton has been buzzing even more with talk of cutbacks. However, Creighton administrators assure faculty and students that budget constraints will not affect classes students need to graduate or faculty employment. From the hiring freeze to faculty Christmas parties being cut, […]

Volleyball falls just short of NCAAs for second straight year

The NCAA volleyball tournament selected three teams from the MVC, but once again, the Jays were not among them. A pair of five-set semifinal matches at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament effectively ended the Jays’ volleyball season. The Bluejays (18-9) were defeated 25-20, 26-24, 18-25, 25-27, 15-8 by Northern Iowa on Friday, marking the fourth […]

Soccer: Jays defeat Connecticut in overtime

The seventh-seeded Bluejays defeated unseeded Connecticut 2-1 in overtime, advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. Connecticut’s Tony Cascio scored the only goal for the Huskies in the 33rd minute off a lead pass from Akeem Priestly. That goal was half of the shots taken by the Huskies during the first half, as the […]