J. Wells Dixon speaks on Guantánamo Bay
Some call it a hot issue, others call it a violation of the Geneva Convention. According to J. Wells Dixon, an expert on Guantánamo Bay prisoners who recently visited Creighton, it’s a legal black hole, and he’s working to fix it. Dixon, an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York City, spoke […]
Bluejays top Drake to give coach Erickson 100th win
Marcy Gans scored two goals Sunday at Morrison Stadium to defeat Drake 2-0. The win was the 100th for Creighton’s head coach Bruce Erickson since arriving prior to the 1999 season. Gans’s first goal was a header off of a corner kick in the 16th minute of the first half. Her second came four minutes […]
Men’s soccer blanks Denver in third straight shutout
Seniors Tim Walters and Andrei Gotsmanov scored against Denver Saturday night, winning 2-0. Walters finished off of a cross from Byron Dacy to put it past the Pioneers’ keeper, Joe Willis. MAC Hermann Trophy candidate Gotsmanov notched his third goal of the season with seven minutes to go in the match. He is now tied […]
Jays keep it close in loss to No. 14 Shockers
Although Wichita State is undoubtedly the ruler of Missouri Valley volleyball at the moment, the Bluejays refused to bow down Saturday night. The Jays lost to the Shockers, but they managed to take one set and were within two points of winning the two others. The scores were 25-16, 22-25, 27-25 and 25-23. The Jays […]
Jays take down Bears in four
Creighton earned its first home win over Missouri State since 1998 in four sets on Friday night. With the win, coming after 24 days away from the Civic Auditorium, the Jays are 5-5 on the season and 2-1 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Senior right side/outside hitter Amanda Cvejdlik and junior middle blocker Jessica Houts […]
Speaker policy should reflect more tolerance
No matter how hard the Creighton’s administration may try, Anne Lamott won’t go away. Last fall, the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., university president, overturned the university’s offer to have Lamott, an author, speak at the annual Women and Health Lecture because of her controversial stance on euthanasia. Even though the bad publicity faded and […]