Notable Jays

Our campus is going green. To match the university’s efforts with recycling, Facilities Management has a hired staff to turn off lights at night. To learn about the changes, Creightonian staff members sat down with George Tangeman, chair of the Energy Management committee. George is an Omaha native and has been working at Creighton since […]

St. John’s maintains campus connection

No matter how Creighton grows, St. John’s Church is and will remain the heart of campus, the university president said. The Harper Center, located about four blocks to the east, is the front door to campus, the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., said. “A lot of people have front doors in different locations, and some […]

City starts sewer renewal

Eerie horror film noises, roads closings and driving detours are just some of the reasons students are complaining about the construction in and around campus. The construction occurring on Creighton’s campus and around it is due to an unfunded federal mandate requiring the city to address its problem of combined sewer overflow. Construction, occurring throughout […]

Stepping out of CU comfort zone into Málaga

I can’t believe that it’s already time to go. Although I knew I was going to be leaving for Málaga, Spain, come Sept. 25, the whole summer I seemed to be daydreaming of my semester abroad as if it were not a reality. Now, with only 24 hours to spare, I am packing outlet adapters, […]

Decisive Discussion

Twenty-person classrooms aren’t going anywhere, according to the Rev. John P. Schlegel, S.J., university president, and Micah White, Creighton Students Union president. In a Fireside Chat held Tuesday beside the Skutt Student Center fireplace, Schlegel and White agreed that the community feeling that draws so many students to campus will continue to exist. “Our message […]

Bag checks cause pain for students and workers

For the desk reception staff, this so-called fun-filled homecoming week is full of angry residents, frustrated guests and those dreaded bag checks. During the course of a normal week, desk workers swipe ID cards, give directions to lost visitors and call public safety if residents lock themselves in the bathroom. But during homecoming week, desk […]