CU student shot off-campus

At 1 a.m. Monday, Creighton junior Eric Nippoldt was confronted by three men outside his off-campus residence at 31st and Chicago Streets. He was shot once in the chest and was rushed to the hospital. In response to the shooting Micah White, Creighton Students Union president; Zach Rosol, Interfraternity Council president; and Jess May, Panhellenic […]

Palin speaks at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke to a crowd of more than 5,000 supporters and onlookers at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium on Monday. The public began enter the Civic around 4 p.m. and Palin took the stage at 7 p.m. She addressed controversial issues such as the economic crisis, Sen. John McCain’s health care policies […]

Big Red sweeps Jays at Qwest Center

Eight thousand fans came out excited for the annual volleyball showdown between Creighton and Nebraska, and they were not disappointed. Creighton lost in three (19-25, 18-25, 19-25), but forced the No. 2, undefeated Huskers to stay on their toes. “We did a lot of good things. I didn’t think we were out of our league,” […]

Jays play Billikens to scoreless finish

The Bluejays extended their shutout streak to five in a 0-0 draw against St. Louis University. Redshirt freshman Brian Holt stopped all five of the Billiken’s shots on goal, extending his shutout streak to 559:06, which is only three minutes short of the school record. On the other end of the pitch, Billiken keeper Pat […]

Volleyball Drops Drake, Ready for Huskers

If you hit .414 for a volleyball match, chances are you will win. The Creighton women’s volleyball team was no exception last night as they did just that en route to dropping Drake in three sets by scores of 25-15, 25-14 and 25-9. Senior Amanda Cvejdlik had 15 kills for the Jays in 21 errorless […]

War, peace and the Catholic perspective

On a night when Joe Biden and Sarah Palin held a nationally-televised vice presidential debate, the Skutt Student Center ballroom was filled with people listening to a different kind of debate. The 15th annual Markoe-DePorres Social Justice Lecture Thursday was a dialogue on war and peace between two prominent Catholic intellectuals, each offering different views […]