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Fransico “Frankie” Pastor-Rivera, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been elected to be the first openly gay and latino president of the Creighton Student Union as of late Tuesday night.
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The VIP Center held an informational event on the evening of Oct. 21 that explained the impact of sexual violence. There was a shoiwing of a documentary, a march up the mall and a guest speaker.
The nation’s largest student-run business conference was held on Friday at the CHI Health Center.
Creighton’s seventh annual Dance Marathon was back in person on Saturday after having a virtual event last year due to COVID-19.
The Creighton community is mourning the loss of Mark Kaipust, assistant professor in Creighton’s School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, and his son, Taylor, who were killed in a car accident Saturday morning.
On Monday, Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD announced that Marcus Blossom would become Creighton’s next McCormick Endowed Athletic Director, beginning Sep. 27.
This Thursday marked the first in-person Skutt Shutdown attended by Creighton students in two years.
Gallagher Hall closed this past summer after housing students for the past 59 years. As a result, Swanson Hall has transitioned to a fully freshman dorm.
In mid-August, the Creighton community welcomed its newest class of Bluejays to campus with its annual Welcome Week.
In August, Creighton launched its new Creighton University App, a digital hub for access to information on campus.
Creighton announced updated COVID-19 requirements Monday afternoon, including reinstating mask requirements for classrooms and labs.
A Rwandan priest and genocide survivor addressed Creighton students to make an argument for mercy and reconciliation.
One of Creighton University’s own, the new mayor of the small town of Sidney, Iowa, doesn’t have small plans.
Well Being Week kicked off on Monday with the intention of helping students focus on mental health during a peak time of stress in the semester.
The Interfraternity Council announced this week that two new fraternities will be coming to campus in the spring of 2020 and 2021.
Creighton’s Muslim Student Association, in collaboration with Nebraskans for Peace, hosted a showing of the 2018 documentary “Imprisoning a Generation” last Tuesday.
Sodexo will partner with the nonprofit Swipe Out Hunger to launch a program that will establish a “Meal Swipe Bank” for Creighton students experiencing food insecurity.
The 2020 Presidential Debates will not be coming to Omaha, as Creighton officially withdrew its application last month, citing the logistical issues surrounding hosting the debates.
College of Nursing student Colby Austin and College of Arts and Sciences student Brayton Matuska were elected as 2020 Creighton Students Union president and executive vice president, respectively, on Tuesday.
Creighton students’ call for climate justice continued on Tuesday with a vote in which 85.8% of 2,438 total participants voted in support of passing Creighton Students Union Referendum No. 19-02, which calls for the university to divest funds from the fossil fuel industry.
Creighton Students Union Program Board announced on Wednesday that the headliner for this year’s Fallapalooza is Quinn XCII, a singer and songwriter out of Detroit who combines hip-hop, pop, reggae and electronic dance genres in his music.
The house lays quiet for 11 months of the year, snuggled between the modern buildings of Creighton University and an industrial complex.
Creighton held its first housing fair on Monday through a partnership between the Creighton Students Union and Division of Student Life.
Jeannine Hill Fletcher presented a lecture at Creighton on Oct. 1 titled “Complicity and Resistance: The Female Face of Racial (In)Justice.”
The residence hall energy competition concluded on Oct. 4 with the Feast of Saint Francis event.
After backlash from the Nebraska GOP led former Nebraska Governor and United States Senator Bob Kerrey to voluntarily withdraw from speaking at the 2019 commencement, Kerrey spoke on Tuesday as part of the Presidential Lecture Series.
After receiving a whistleblower complaint last week involving a phone call on July 25, 2019 between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, committees in the U.S. House of Representatives are currently launching impeachment probes.
James Hansen presented a free public lecture at Creighton on Sunday titled “Shape Our Future: Energy, Climate Change and Human Rights.”
Creighton students stayed on their feet for 12 hours straight to raise funds for Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha.
A new scholarship program for students in the Heider College of Business has been recreated and extended from the Scott Scholars program.
Creighton’s Justice and Peace Studies Program hosted its annual Markoe-DePorres Social Justice Lecture on Sept. 24 in the Hixson-Lied Auditorium.
Creighton Facilities, Creighton Residence Life, Omaha Public Power District and Optimized Systems are currently running a residence hall energy competition.
As climate change rises to the political foreground, a push from Creighton students and the Creighton Student Union has emerged with a focus on sustainability.
The Mike and Josie Harper Center has undergone renovations to “create the best available educational environment for student learning” after a donation was made from the Heider Family Foundation and other donors.
A new safe walking program sponsored by Creighton Students Union, Public Safety and the Reinert-Alumni Memorial Library began this year.
Harper Dining Hall introduced a new program at the start of the fall semester which would include more meals focused on plant-based eating.
A new source of concern for our youth has emerged as of late, stemming from small devices no larger than a pencil or a nail file: electronic cigarettes.
Creighton students and staff have had repeated spooky encounters with unwelcome nocturnal guests in recent weeks.
Nadia Murad, an Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist, author of “The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State,” and the winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, gave a lecture on Monday at Creighton as a part of the Global Scholars Lecture Series.
Less than a month before numerous Creighton students were scheduled to move into a brand new apartment complex for the school year, they received a significant email from Muse Omaha.
The Inaugural Kingfisher Award for 2019 recognized Creighton theology professor and documentary filmmaker John J. O’Keefe at the Presidential Town Hall and Kingfisher Award Ceremony in the Harper Auditorium on Sept. 10.
After 16 years of being ranked No. 1 in the Midwest category, Creighton has moved into a more prestigious category, making its debut in U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” rankings released earlier this week.
Fr. Greg Boyle presented a keynote address on Sept. 9 at St. John’s Church to kick off the annual Mission Week at Creighton.
Creighton economics professor Ernest Goss left New York City early Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 because he drank too much coffee, unaware he was saving his own life by just a couple hours.
Among many events and initiatives that Creighton Students Union worked on this summer, the implementation of sustainability on campus were the most abundant.Sustainability initiatives that started at the beginning of this school year include the elimination of single-use plastic bags from ca…
The EDGE internship program at Creighton University underwent a budget adjustment in late July, affecting 100 Creighton student interns.The program, which was introduced four years ago, provides paid internship opportunities on campus for students in 30 different offices, ranging from the Gl…
On Aug. 17, Creighton welcomed 1,076 new Bluejays to campus with their mini-fridges and futons ready to be hauled up to the dorms by Welcome Week team members.The class of 2023 is the third largest class in history to start at Creighton.They arrive holding many accomplishments already. Accor…
Correction: The previous version of this article stated that the University-sponsored student plan was dissolved, but it has only been discontinued in the new clinic. Students on this insurance plan must pay a co-pay for any services received in the new clinic.Creighton University leadership…
Over 200 members of the Creighton community convened in the rain in front of St. John’s Church at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 25 in a demonstration called “Silence for the Climate.”
Creighton students and faculty experienced different cultures from across the world at the Global Fair that took place on April 17.
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