Creighton Mourns The Loss of a Great Member of the Medical Community

This past week Creighton has been mourning the loss of a great friend and medical technician, someone who will be missed by many members of the community. Theresa Conway, a well-respected researcher at Creighton University Medical Center, passed away on January 31st. Conway was the Research Nurse Coordinator in the Clinical Research Department at CUMC. […]

Bullock nominated as ‘best’ and ‘worst’ actress for two roles

Sandra Bullock has certainly had a memorable year, receiving rave reviews and a potential Oscar for her role in the based-on-a-true-story drama “The Blind Side.” Even more memorable, perhaps, is the fact that Bullock may be receiving a “Worst Actress” award the evening before. The 30th Annual Razzy Awards, which will take place March 6 […]

Jewish Women in Interfaith Marriages

Last night I attended a lecture by Dr. Karen McGinity. She works at the University of Michigan and does research on different aspects of Judaism. Her latest topic, and the topic of her lecture, was Jewish women in interfaith marriages. She began researching this topic because she noticed that nothing had been written about it […]

Turn up the Music

With the lack of sun and constant cold temperatures it is hard to be cheery. It seems as though many students are suffering from seasonal affective disorder or SAD which fits perfectly. What better way to cheer yourself up with upbeat music and your favorite jams. Many of you may no or have heard of […]

‘Catcher in the Rye’ has been misunderstood

The Republic of Letters lost one of its most illustrious minds: J. D. Salinger. Much ink has been spilled over Salinger’s reclusive lifestyle, his eccentricities and his mountain of unpublished works, such as “The Ocean Full of Bowling Balls,” whose only copy can be found in an isolated reading room at Princeton University’s library (two […]

A Goodnight is only a slice of pizza away

Most college students don’t look forward to Monday nights. Last Monday, however, I had an exceptionally good night at Goodnights Pizza in downtown Omaha, where their motto is, “A night is a terrible thing to waste.” Goodnights Pizza Bar & Patio, a new restaurant located on 13th and Mike Fahey streets, opened earlier this year […]