Creighton women’s basketball falls in Big East Championship game

The Creighton women’s basketball team lost 50-37 to St. John’s on March 8 in the Big East championship game.   Some might say these two teams were not the most favored to be in the finals, as Creighton finished eighth in the league standings and St. John’s finished fourth.  “I think as a team we […]

JayClean: Dry cleaning service coming to Creighton’s campus

After noticing a lack of dry cleaning options on campus, Business junior Andrew Rogers developed plans to implement JayClean, a laundry service for any person with a NetID. “The idea came to me freshman year when I was looking for a place to dry clean my suit,” Rogers said. “There were no places within walking […]

1877 Society: A Unique Opportunity

The Omaha Public Library Foundation is actively recruiting new members for the “1877 Society.” Wendy Townley, a member of the fundraising arm of the library foundation, explained that 10 to 15 percent of the library’s annual operating budget is met through the foundation’s fundraising efforts. The foundation has been operating for approximately 30 years, raising […]

Mindfulness Group works to help students with anxiety and stress

This week kicks off Creighton’s third installment of the Mindfulness Group, a six-week meeting series established to address issues of anxiety and stress on campus. Two therapists at CU’s Center for Health and Counseling began the program last fall out of their mutual interest for the issue and prior experiences of the many benefits mindfulness […]

Upward Bound is making a difference

Upward Bound, founded on the Creighton University campus in the early 1960’s, is a program that targets high school students with a desire to pursue a college education. High school students that qualify must be first-generation college-bound, meaning neither parent attended a four-year college. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA to remain eligible in the […]

Creighton Students Discuss Rape Culture

Over Creighton’s spring break, a discussion was launched between Creighton students, alumni, faculty and staff about a certain shirt that a local bar and grill, The Jay, had recently sold. The shirt reads, “We are not responsible for lost or stolen virginity.”  Today, March 23, Creighton’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Center hosted a Rape Culture […]