Jesuit writer blending east, west

For the Rev. Paul Coutinho, S.J., taking the Eucharist and eating ice cream or grabbing a beer could be the same thing. The Indian Jesuit priest and author of “How Big is Your God?” spoke at the Harper Center Ballroom on Nov. 10 and said once God mystically comes into your heart, he is present […]

Whiskey Tango herds downtown

With many Creighton students coming from smaller Midwest towns, arriving in Omaha can seem like a move to the “big city.” But with the Whiskey Tango Saloon and Dance Hall downtown, small-town students can get back to their roots. Located at 15th and Farnam Streets, Whiskey Tango is a popular country-western bar complete with live […]

Lecture sheds light on Christian-Jewish relations

Seventy years ago, mobs ran through the streets of Germany and Austria, shattering the glass of Jewish synagogues, stores and houses. It was Kristallnacht – the “portent” and “prelude” of the Holocaust, Mary Boys described to a crowd of more than 120 people at the Holocaust Lecture Series in the Harper Center Ballroom Wednesday night. […]

GOP needs less emphasis on PR

The election of Barack Obama as president and the increase of Democrats Congress was not surprising, but was this outcome truly inevitable, as many had proclaimed for the past couple of years? The answer is, in fact, no. McCain lost because his campaign focused too much a calculating what would be good for the polls. […]

Jays share a love of chemistry, music

Creighton’s Department of Chemistry staged its “Melodious Musichemical Manifestation” Tuesday and Wednesday in Rigge Science 209. The Wednesday night performance was the 52nd in the show’s history since it began in 1995. Arts & Sciences junior Elsbeth Klotz appeared in the musical for the first time this year. “Doing the chem show is a blast,” […]

Reminiscing with Third Eye Blind

About 10 years ago, Third Eye Blind blew our minds with hit singles on the radio. About one week ago, they did again, but this time it was at Creighton. The Fallapallooza concert was full of energy, technical difficulties and chart-topping hits. It reminded Creighton students of yesteryear and left many wanting more. “The general […]