Around the world and back
After traveling around the world, the Rev. Tom Simonds, S.J., director of Creighton University’s secondary education department, decided he feels most at home at Creighton. The university is much smaller than most other Jesuit colleges and has a more intimate community. He has made life-long friendships at Creighton, and small class sizes allow Simonds to […]
Break the cycle
Creighton’s Gender-Sexuality Alliance Club, formerly known as Gay-Straight Alliance, spent this week hosting events every day to break the cycle of stereotyping individuals, which is an important part of its mission. This week is known as LGBTQIA Awareness Week, or, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Ally Awareness week. The events included a speaker […]
Tragedies make us more human
I will never forget where I was when three world events occurred: the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, the death of Pope John Paul II and the recent tragic plane crash in Smolensk, Russia. On April 10, Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and almost 90 other dignitaries – among them prominent members of parliament, war veterans, […]
Series displays Asian music and art
A “green revolution” has gained momentum that encourages people across the world to become more environmentally conscious. Next week, the Asian World Center and Fine and Performing Arts Department are teaming up to promote environmental awareness through the sixth Asian Culture Week. The Asian World Center has sponsored the Asian Culture Week every year since […]
Salinger’s death sparks interest
The recent death of J. D. Salinger, one of the greatest writers in American history, sparked a renewed interest in his books. It encouraged me to reread “The Catcher in the Rye” and research his life. Jerome David Salinger exiled himself from mainstream society more than four decades ago. And that’s exactly what made him […]
Scene Tracker
April 16 Perverted Grasshoppers with Artillery Funk ($5) April 17 Rally for One with Flight Metaphor and Andrea Purdy at the Slowdown ($8) Kathy Mattea, Moving Mountains at the Holland Performing Arts Center ($19 – $45) Bloodcow with Bible of the Devil, Saudi Arabia and Desire to Destroy at The Waiting Room ($7) Once A […]