Museum mixes jazz and fun for summer tradition

The Joslyn Art Museum’s “Jazz on the Green” summer concert series offers music, dancing, food and fun for all ages, at just the right price. The Joslyn Art Museum is one Omaha location that offers affordable performances for different musical tastes in a unique, relaxed setting. The thought of jazz music at a museum may […]

Student doesn’t horse around on the job

An occupational therapy student has a magical summer occupation driving Cinderella’s carriage in the Old Market. Paige Roberts, a second-year occupational therapy student, spends her weekends clip-clopping down the cobblestone streets of the Old Market, perched behind horses she holds near and dear. She has been working for Magical Journey Carriage Service since May 2007, […]

Summer camps draw kids, satisfy players

More than 1,000 kids eat, sleep and think basketball, soccer and volleyball over the summer at Creighton University. The men’s basketball program hosts several camps. One camp can bring in roughly 200 or more kids looking to hone their skills. Creighton’s men’s soccer program brings in approximately 250 campers per summer camp session. Coaches Bob […]

Creighton players working for ESPN

Some Creighton students are getting a glimpse of life behind the scenes of ESPN. Chad Millard and Kaleb Korver, two players from the Creighton men’s basketball team, worked for ESPN at the College World Series for last two weeks. Their main job is to make sure that each camera operator has a fresh 10-pound battery […]

Student’s summer illuminated with job on the road

For many Creighton students, working as a barista or in retail, waiting tables, or whiling away long office hours at an internship are attractive options to pad their wallets over the summer. For Tim McCandless, those job options weren’t quite enough. Since May 5, the senior theatre major has been employed as a lighting technician […]

Tornado warning stirs campus

The recent outbreak of tornadoes in and around the Omaha metro over the past month has sparked a lightning storm of discussion over safety. The tornado touchdowns in neighboring Millard on June 8 and in Little Sioux, Iowa, on June 11, caused the deaths of four Boy Scouts and concerned nearby resident. If a tornado […]