Gas prices hitting students in the wallet
Like many Creighton students, freshman Antoine Young is struggling to pay the high cost of gas. Young, a men’s basketball signee, has become increasingly familiar with the nation’s higher gas prices. Young commutes from Bellevue to downtown Omaha five days a week to attend summer workouts at his new school. Young spends more than 40 […]
Women’s basketball pioneer dies
Creighton’s first women’s basketball coach Eddye McClure died last month from cancer. She was 58. McClure accepted the job at Creighton in 1973, also working as a physical education instructor. While coach, her teams compiled a 26-22 record. In 1976, she moved to Missoula, Mont., to become instructor and coach of the women’s basketball team […]
More than 3,250 students hit the books this summer
Summer school can be a time to catch up or get ahead. Summer session coordinator Debra Daly said there are more than 3,250 students taking classes this sumer, 312 more students than last summer. Financial aid is not available in the summer, but students do receive a 30 percent discount off the normal tuition price. […]
Employees donate to flood victims
Creighton employees came together to donate a carload of items to flood victims in Cedar Rapids on short notice this week. The Salvation Army transported the items to the flood victims on Tuesday, arriving in a 53 foot truck. The Junior League of Omaha notified the Creighton community about the victims’ needs. “It was just […]
Seniors go to West Virginia to get some perspective
Instead of sitting in a classroom like most other classes, one Senior Perspective class decided to take it outdoors and participate in an opportunity not many receive: spending three weeks in the mountains of West Virginia to help the less fortunate. That is what one Creighton University staff member does each year while exposing her […]
Creighton students aid relief effort in China
On May 18, 2008, 19 students and faculty from Creighton University and St. Mary’s College arrived in Beijing as one of the first foreign groups to provide relief for earthquake victims. Originally intended to be a faculty-led program abroad designed to teach students about Chinese philosophy and art, Creighton in China is a relatively new […]