Seniors face their fears, futures
The “real world” for this year’s graduating class is not just a classic show on MTV. For them, it is a scary, competitive, dog-eat-dog world where finding a job doesn’t come easily. For Arts & Sciences senior Michael Manning the hardest part about preparing for the future is the uncertainty. “The most difficult part of […]
Turkey must acknowledge responsibility for genocide
Each year on April 24, Armenians around the world celebrate Genocide Remembrance Day. Between 1915 and 1923, 1.5 million Armenians were slaughtered by the Ottoman Empire. Yet more horrific than the atrocity itself is Turkey’s ongoing denial of its responsibility for this major crime against humanity. Today, the Turkish government denies that the genocide occurred, […]
Suggestions for university dining services: a Brandeis manifesto
Recently, Creighton’s dining services had students complete a survey about their services. It’s about time. As someone who has had a meal plan for three and a half years, I I’d like to make my own suggestions for university dining services that can enhance the dining experience of future Creighton students. 1. Davis Diner doesn’t […]
Bacon Cookies
Ingredients: (not from scratch) 1 tube of sugar cookie dough 1 Tbsp of bacon drippings 1/4 cup of maple syrup 5 strips of crispy bacon (crumbled) 1 cup flour (from scratch) 1 1/2 c. butter 1/4 c. crisco 1 Tbsp. bacon drippings 1/2 c. powdered sugar 3/4 c. brown sugar 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract 1/3 […]
CU dentist receives alumni award
W. Thomas Cavel, who graduated from Creighton’s School of Dentistry in 1970, will be receiving the Alumni Merit Award during the School of Dentistry’s Reunion Weekend on April 23. Cavel has been a teacher at Creighton’s School of Dentistry for over 38 years. After serving in the U.S. Army as a dental officer for two […]
Softball gets back into the swing of things
Over the last three weeks, the Jays soft- ball team has been on a bit of a rollercoaster, the type of rollercoaster a team rides when it follows a seven game losing streak by winning seven of eight games. What’s the biggest differ- ence between three weeks ago and today? “We’re smiling a lot more,” […]