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Since announcing her decision to run for the Legislative District 45 seat on Jan. 6 of last year, Political Science and International Relations professor Sue Crawford has been working diligently through Facebook, email and door to door visits to get her name, face and campaign goals out to the public in time for the election on Nov. 6.

Crawford and her family have lived in the Olde Town Bellevue area for over 16 years and a!er becoming so acquainted with the people and services of the area, Crawford said she began to feel as if it was her time to run for legislature.

“I wanted to make sure we had someone [run for legislature] who had a good understanding of how policy works, to make good decisions, and I felt that I had those quali"cations so I felt that it was important to "le and run [for legislature].”

Some of the key concerns facing district 45 at this time are issues involving economic development, retirees (military retirees in particular) and education. Crawford feels that the district needs a representative who will serve as a “strong advocate” for those issues.

“We have some developments coming up such as a new bridge and road coming across the southern part of the district,” Crawford said. “It is important that we step up and make the most of that in terms of bringing in jobs … #e district needs someone who’s going to be a strong advocate for these projects.”

Crawford feels that it is most important for voters to know that she is very closely connected to the district in which she lives as she is both a homeowner and mother of two sons that attend public schools in the district. Crawford believes that this close community connection will allow her to have a strong sense of the needs and

interests of the district.“In addition to attending public events,

I’ve also been meeting with people in law enforcements, education, business and child services to get to know the people who work on those issues and "nd out what’s important to them in terms of state issues, as well as to build those relationships,” Crawford said.

Political Science and International Relations professor Richard Witmer has worked alongside Crawford for nearly 10 years and has witnessed all of the work Crawford has been putting into her campaign. Although Crawford has been handling the majority of her campaigning process, Witmer has willingly o$ered her whatever insight or assistance he could as he believes that Crawford is a very well quali"ed candidate for this position.

“[Crawford] has many of the skills you would want someone who is working in public policy to have,” Witmer said. “She has done research on public policy in Nebraska and she teaches about policy issues, so she’s got a unique background in having looked at these issues academically and having worked within the community as well … It’s hard to "nd that unique combination of skills that she brings to the position.”

Witmer said he feels that having gained such a great deal of campaign experience will also assist Crawford in the classroom, as she will be able to use her "rsthand experiences and knowledge to bene"t her students.

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200 Creighton students became pet owners within 2 hours at this year’s Fishing for Diversity event.

On October 25 from 3-5 p.m. in Skutt 104 and 105, the Inter Residence Hall Government (IRHG) hosted “Fishing For Diversity,” an event in which students received a Betta "sh a!er answering several questions about diversity.

At the beginning of the event, students received a "sh bowl. #ey then went around to nine di$erent stations. At each station, they were asked a question about an aspect of diversity and were able to "ll their bowl with di$erent colored rocks.

“One of the main aspects of the program was that students would "ll up their "sh bowl with di$erent colored rocks based on their own unique diversity,” Arts & Sciences sophomore and IRHG’s Diversity and Leadership chair Matt Hoover said.

A!er students completed the stations, they received their "sh, "sh food and decorations for their bowl, depending on how many of the previous questions they answered correctly.

“#e questions about diversity were very interesting; they were about things I had never thought about before,” Nursing sophomore Katie Comer said.

Although it may seem that diversity and "sh are two topics that do not relate, IRHG made a clear connection between the two.

“Fish, like humans, come in a variety of di$erent shapes, sizes and colors, yet they live together in one sea, ocean, pond or lake,” Hoover said. “A student that gets a "sh from

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On Wednesday, students had the opportunity to take another glance at the Invisible Children and Kony 2012 movement by viewing the new Invisible Children movie “Move,” sponsored by IRHG.

Business freshman Kush Desai was the driving force behind bringing the movie to campus. Desai has been involved with the Invisible Children movement for about two years, ever since Invisible Children came to his high school.

Desai said that he became involved with Invisible Children because he thought it was an important issue that people needed to know about. When he wanted to continue his work with Invisible Children on campus, and show “Move”, he decided to turn to IRHG.

“It just seemed like a perfect "t with their SFJ [Service, Faith and Justice] mission,” Desai said.

Vice president of Service, Faith & Justice for IRHG and Arts & Sciences junior Erika Fennen was one of the members of IRHG who helped to promote Desai’s event.

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!e Women’s Law Student Association and Nebraska Women’s Bar

Association joined forces to connect 2L and 3L students with local female attorneys. !is mentoring program strives to assist and support current law studentsas they enter the working world and their respective legal professions. !us far, 20 student and female attorney pairs have been made.

Today, the Creighton College of Business will be hosting it’s ninth annual business symposium at the Century Link

Center Omaha. !ey will be hosting high school students from across the nation interested in business, as well as keynote speakers, including Peter Leddy, Ph.D., senior vice president and head of Global Human Resources at Life Technologies.

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A non-a#liate reported that a window in his vehicle was shattered while it was parked at Florence Boulevard and Burt Street. Coins and a GPS were taken.

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Crawford backed by student as well as faculty support.


books,” Witmer said. “We go out there and make connections and try to bring everything back together and share that with our students and that’s what Dr. Crawford is doing.”

As the professor of a campaign management class, Witmer advised his students to work on any campaign that they would like, and a few of his students decided to help work on Crawford’s campaign. One such student was Arts & Sciences Senior Corinne Googe. Googe is the president for the Creighton College Democrats for which Crawford serves as the faculty advisor, and she said she felt that assisting with the campaign would be a way to repay Crawford’s dedication to this organization.

“A$er all Dr. C has done for our organization, it is the least I can do to help her get elected to the Legislature,” Googe said.

Googe has mainly assisted with Crawford’s campaign by doing a great deal of behind the scenes work such as canvassing, helping at fundraisers, making phone calls, helping with Postcard Parties and inputting data. !rough watching Crawford undergo her campaigning process, Googe has become inspired to run for legislature in the future as well. Googe also feels that Crawford stands as an excellent role model because of her ability to e"ectively balance running for legislature, being a mother and teaching at Creighton.

“Sue has a fantastic drive to help the people of Bellevue,” Googe said. “Whether it is helping with Habitat for Humanity, or with her son’s soccer team, she is always involved. She has a passion for education and to help small businesses and she is overall a wonderful person. Most of all, she is willing to work with Democrats, Republicans and Independents to come to the best solution for the people she will represent. You don’t see that in politics a lot anymore.”

For more information on Sue Crawford’s campaign, visit her website: www.suecrawford2012.com.

Oct. 24 - 1:30 a.m.

A room search was conducted in Swanson Hall, and a student acknowledged smoking marijuana in his residence.

“!e hours of the Rasmussen center are the same as the Fit-Nest”- Robert Denney, the director of campus

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A&S students show off dean’s summer research projectsEach year the Creighton College of Arts

and Sciences o!ers three types of undergraduate awards which are open to all full-time Arts and Sciences students. "e Dean sponsors the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Research scholarships, which include a stipend for the student, a small expense budget and an honorarium for the faculty sponsor in order to conduct their research.

"e application process is highly competitive, and is all about student initiative, according to Associate Dean of the CCAS, Dr. Hollyann Harris. Harris explained that the Dean’s Summer Research Scholarships are open

to any student who has not graduated, and that the application is judged on the quality of the proposal. "ere is no GPA requirement.

On October 25, 2012, recipients of this past summer’s scholarships presented the results of their research. "ere were presentations from students pursuing all majors from English to "eology to Music. One of the presenters, Junior Sara Gentzler explained how she got involved in the program.

“"e summer a#er my freshman year, I went on the Backpack Journalism faculty-led program in Uganda and it completely changed my perspective on life. I knew I had to go back, so I started working with my adviser, Dr. Carol Zuegner, to $gure out a way to be a part of the program again the summer a#er sophomore

year. Dr. Zuegner helped me apply my passions for developmental psychology and writing to the issue of child soldiering in the grant proposal. "e rest fell into place a#er I applied,” Gentzler said.

Gentzler, a Journalism major, went to Uganda and took video, photos and interviews with a former child soldier and his family. She combined those with research on the reintegration of child soldiers and the psychological e!ects. She then produced a multi-media website with her research results so that others could more easily access and understand her work.

Many other students presented on various topics. Harris, who runs the application review process stated, “I’m very proud of this program.

It [allows] students from every major and program to be able to work directly with a faculty advisor on a project of their interests.” Harris encourages students to get excited about something and to use this program as a way to see what they want to do in the future.

"is in turn is exactly what many students like Gentzler do. “"e grant has helped me determine what I may want to do with my life and it couldn’t have come at a better time. I will de$nitely continue to pursue things like it in the future, ” said Gentzler. "e application for the 2013 CCAS Dean’s Summer Research Scholarships will be beginning shortly, so students are encouraged to remember to take advantage of this opportunity.

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ABOVE: The law school, located between the Harper Center and McGloin Residence Hall, was listed in Princeton University’s “172 Best Law Schools” because of student reviews.

Creighton University School of Law recently received another award, as it was listed among Princeton University’s “172 Best Law Schools”, but this time, it was student-driven.

"e Princeton Review rankings were based upon comments made by the student. As Marianne Culhane, Dean of the Law School explained, “It’s a student opinion survey.”

She touted the Law School’s small class sizes, as driving the Law School to be very student-oriented. "e current total number of Law students, 390, is actually one of the smallest class sizes they have had in a few years.

According to Eric Pearson, Assistant Dean of the Law School, this also allows for increased student-faculty interaction outside of class, one of the things that students mentioned favorably in the Princeton Review survey. "ird-year Law student Erica Goven agrees.

“One of the biggest factors that made me select Creighton over other law schools was the sense of community. Creighton as an entire university places an emphasis on building relationships between the faculty and students, and this is also present in the law school,” said Goven.

As Pearson explained, increased student-faculty interaction is just one way Creighton

Law students are challenged and encouraged outside of the classroom.

“We want them to be competent, ethical attorneys, able to engage in a variety of pursuits,” Pearson said.

"e Law School o!ers many programs and classes to make sure this happens, according to Pearson and Culhane. First of all, the Law School makes sure to emphasize the wide variety of job opportunities available to students with a law degree. "e Law School o!ers many opportunities for students to work in clinics, as well as an annual service trip to the Dominican Republic.

Another popular program that is available to students is the Government Organization and Leadership program, or GOAL. GOAL is a program for students earning both a master’s and a law degree, which helps train students to be able to work in a government center a#er graduation. "e program also includes a semester-long internship in Washington, D.C.

What also sets Creighton Law School apart is, according to Culhane, “an overriding concern for ethics.”

“I think in the classroom, we talk about what lawyers may do, and what lawyers should do,” Pearson added.

One of the Law School’s big goals for the future is to try expanding their 3/3 program. Currently, the 3/3 program allows students in the

College of Business to earn their undergraduate degree in three years, and then move on to earn their law degree in three years. Culhane and Pearson hope to soon allow students in the College of Arts & Sciences to complete a similar program.

As for Goven, the only changes she hopes the Law School makes are facilities-based.

“"e law school is an older building which could use some updating, but over the past year and a half the facilities have begun to get faceli#s,” Goven said.

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this event is looking at one small $sh that is merely another insigni$cant $sh in the sea when viewed in the context of the sea. But when taken out of that large environment and put into a small $sh bowl, we are better able to see, understand, and appreciate that $sh’s unique characteristics that make it diverse and intrinsically valuable.”

Diversity is one of the many topics IRHG promotes. Because IRHG represents a diverse student body, they try to raise awareness about diversity on Creighton’s campus.

“Understanding diversity is more than just memorizing the speci$c statistics about how our society is divided up; it’s about learning how and why people think the way

they do and then utilizing this knowledge to e!ectively work with others,” Hoover said.

"is is the second year IRHG has hosted this speci$c event. "e Diversity and Leadership Committee were involved in the planning of the event and the IRHG General Assembly members from the di!erent halls on campus helped during the event. However, the logistics of the event were set up di!erently this year, and IRHG provided more $sh so more students could participate.

“I went [to “Fishing For Diversity”] because I love $sh and I didn’t get one last year, so I was very excited to get one this year!” Comer said.

FISH: students learn the value of diversity & get $sh

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students have opportunities to see what other places in the world look like, its invaluable for us to learn about other people’s experiences from around the world,” Fennen said.

Invisible Children was founded in 2004 in order to bring awareness to the actions of the Lord’s Resistance Army, led by Joseph Kony. "e LRA has been killing civilians and kidnapping children to use as soldiers in eastern and central Africa, particularly Uganda, since 1987.

In March of 2012, Invisible Children gained more fame through their “Kony 2012” video, which aimed to make Kony’s name more well-known through social media. "e video had almost 100 million views by the end of October.

"e newest $lm “Move” aims to promote the Move, D.C. event on November 17th , which Invisible Children is helping to sponsor. "e event is supposed to be a call to action for supporters of the Kony movement. It encourages people to put pressure on African leaders who will be in Washington D.C., either

by attending the event in Washington, D.C., or by raising awareness on the internet.

During Desai’s screening of the $lm, a former child soldier was also available to talk about his experiences with the LRA, as well as Invisible Children “roadies” who were on hand to talk about how students could get involved.

However Invisible Children has garnered some controversy with its Kony 2012 video. Some critics say that the video over- simpli$es the con%ict in Uganda by focusing on trying to stop one person, rather than addressing the root causes of the con%ict.

Nonetheless, Desai believes that the message is important, because “the big goal of the movie is to take action together.”

VP of Service, Faith and Justice for IRHG Erika Fennen also agrees that the movie still deserves to be shown.

“I think it’s important that college students have opportunities to see what other places in the world look like, its invaluable for us to learn about other people’s experiences from around the world,” Fennen said.

CHILDREN: “Kony 2012” made group famous

Vatican II celebration begins"is year, Creighton University will begin

hosting the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

Creighton’s campus is very excited for the celebration because it marked the beginning of the largest single meeting of the Catholic Church. It also is the $rst event of the four years of celebration to commemorate when the Council was in session. "e anniversary also remembers the largest four-year long, peaceful meeting of any human organization in history.

Pope John XXIII, the founder of the Council, called for an update of the old institution of the Catholic Church. Fi#y years ago this fall, on October 11, 1962, the Council of some 2500 Bishops of the Catholic Church, met in Vatican City to discuss plans for the Council.

"is meeting changed the practices of traditional Catholicism and other religions by its recognition of other faith truths and practices. Pope John XXIII required three years of the continuation of the meeting by his successor, Pope Paul VI, with a total of four years. Sixteen historical documents were created from the Bishops in Council- the documents that are now used for Catholic teaching and peace-making developments. "is council represented a major event in Catholicism, and for this reason it is a fundamental era in universal history. Creighton is honored to host this celebration.

Creighton University invites faculty, sta!, students and anyone who is proud of the Legacy of Vatican II, to join the celebration. Since the Council took four years to accomplish, Creighton will take four years to study and discuss the documents the Council created, starting on Friday, November 9th, 2012 and ending on Friday, December 17th, 2015. In celebration of the Council, Creighton invites experts and scholars from around the world to share their insights into the Council and the documents. From the fall term of 2012 until the

fall of 2015, various lectures and events will be taking place to focus on the meaning and impact of the Second Vatican Council. "roughout the four-year celebration, Creighton will host lectures, presentations and insights given my scholars from Creighton and other universities around the world.

Students are invited to be responders to the scholars whether they want to do some sort of research project on the Second Vatican Council or give a presentation on what they learned from the lectures.

"e Holy Father has also asked all Catholics around the world to celebrate a year of faith in remembrance of the Council, which will be a chance to study the importance of the documents and how they have impacted Catholicism throughout the years.

"e event is scheduled to begin on November 9th and will consist of a welcome speech by Father Lannon, an overview of the four-year celebration by Eileen Burke-Sullivan, and a keynote speaker, Father "omas O’Meara. A reception will follow these speeches honoring the participants of Vatican II.

On November 10th, there will be an opening liturgy at St. John’s and a keynote speaker, Joseph Komanchak in the Skutt Center Ballroom. A Day of Celebration, and the closing ceremony for the celebration, is scheduled to occur on Friday, December 17th.

"is event is co sponsored by the Center for Catholic "ought, the Barbara Reardon Heaney Chair in Pastoral Liturgical "eology, and Dr. O’Keefe of Creighton University. Eileen Burke-Sullivan, S.T.D., associate professor of theology, is the inaugural chair holder and has done a wonderful job organizing this event.

What is important to realize about this anniversary is that since Creighton is a Jesuit and Catholic university, this council helped shape Creighton’s Catholic self-consciousness. Creighton University would not be what it is today without the documents and teachings brought on by the Second Vatican Council.

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“Blue Magic”Last year, the Creighton men’s basketball team set a

school record for wins with 29, won the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis and advanced the third round of the NCAA Tournament. !is year, the Jays are looking to do even more.

Four starters and nine rotation players return from a squad that was one of the best o"ensive teams in the country last year.

Leading the way is All-American junior forward Doug McDermott, the nation’s third-leading scorer at 22.9 points per game. McDermott also led the Jays in rebounding with 8.2 per game and shot an incredible 60.1 percent from the #eld and 48.6 from 3-point range. He can put the ball in the hole from anywhere on the court, as he is equally adept at shooting from deep and scoring in the post. McDermott was voted MVC Player of the Year as a sophomore a year ago and is the only returning First Team All-American in the country. McDermott received plenty of preseason recognition a$er his terri#c sophomore season as he was picked to repeat as MVC Player of the Year and was named to the preseason All-MVC First Team for the second straight season. He also got national attention as he was named the #rst preseason AP All-American in MVC history and is one of the favorites to take home National Player of the Year honors. If McDermott can continue to improve and build o" of his sophomore season, the sky is the limit, both for him and this team.

Starting alongside McDermott on the front line is senior center Gregory Echenique, the reigning MVC Defensive Player of the Year. Echenique averaged 9.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game and led the conference in total blocked shots last year. !e 6-foot-9, 260-pound big man is an intimidating force in the paint and is nearly impossible to back down in the post. Echenique is also looking to be more of a factor on the o"ensive end in his senior season.

“He’s in better shape, I think his hands, his footwork are better, he’s shooting the ball better, but I think he’s kind of got more of a sense of urgency,” senior guard Grant Gibbs said about Echenique’s improvement. “He’s more

focused and he’s trying to dominate every possession rather than kind of %oating in and out of the game when he doesn’t get touches.”

Echenique was one of four All-MVC honorable mentions, and the duo of him and McDermott gives Creighton one of the most formidable frontcourts not only in the Valley, but in the country.

Gibbs returns on the wing and gives the Jays one of the best passers in the conference, as he #nished second in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio last year. Gibbs is the glue guy for this team, the one willing to do all the little things needed to win. He can feed the ball to McDermott and Echenique in the post and can distribute it to the shooters on the perimeter, he can crash the boards and he can step up defensively when called upon. Gibbs said that there may be more opportunities for him to score as well this year without Young, but he’s not going to force anything and will just let the game come to him.

“I’m a pass-#rst guard, but I think there will be more opportunities maybe for me to shoot. !at’s one of those kinds of things that works itself out.”

Gibbs put up a very well-rounded stat-line last year of 7.0 points, 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, and the same all-around game should be expected of him again this year.

Sophomore point guard Austin Chatman will step into the starting line-up this year, replacing Antoine Young. He has some big shoes to #ll, as Young was a three-year starter and 1,000-point scorer, but he got some valuable experience as Young’s back-up last year. Chatman struggled some with fouls and turnovers as a freshman, but that is typical for young players making the transition.

“A lot of that was experience and seeing things and the game really has slowed down for me so that’s helped a lot,” Chatman said.

Chatman is lightning quick with great court vision whose ability to drive and kick should #t in well with a roster full of shooters.

Sophomore shooting guard Jahenns Manigat rounds out the starting #ve. He is a deadly long-range shooter who connected on 46.8 percent of his attempts from 3-point range last year. Manigat said he put in a lot of work on his ball-handling over the summer and is ready to step up and play a bigger role.

“I think my ball-handling, de#nitely, is something I really wanted to focus on with Antoine being gone [this] year. He took a lot of pressure o" of us with the way he was able to handle the ball and put guys in the right spots,” Manigat said. “Austin’s probably going to come in as a starter for the #rst time in his career, so it’s up to me, it’s up to Grant Gibbs to help him out and put guys in the right spots as well so I wanted to really work on my ball-handling in order to do that.”

Senior guard Josh Jones and junior forward Ethan Wragge lead the charge o" the bench. Jones gives the team another shooter o" the bench, as well as someone who can create his own shot o" the dribble.

“I’m a natural scorer,” Jones said. “If the team calls for me to do that I’m going to step up.”

At 6-foot-7, Wragge can defend both power forwards and centers on one end and is one of the best outside shooters in the conference on the other.

Sophomore center Will Artino and guard Avery Dingman stepped in as back-ups last year as freshmen, and return with a year of experience under their belt. !e 6-foot-11 Artino is a solid rebounder and showed o" his dunking ability by winning this year’s dunk contest at Bluejay Madness. Dingman is yet another shooter, and head coach Greg McDermott said Dingman is looking like the team’s best perimeter defender.

Two or three new players will be joining the lineup in addition to the returners. Freshmen guard Nevin Johnson and center Geo" Groselle redshirted last year and will be #ghting to crack the rotation this year. Johnson provides athleticism while Groselle is a true 7-footer.

Two freshman guards, Andre Yates and Isaiah Zierden, are competing to play right away at the back-up point guard spot. Yates is more of a true point guard and is an athletic scorer, while Zierden is a deadly 3-point shooter.

“Andre Yates is a great guard, he’s going to be a great player in the Valley once his time is here and Isaiah can handle the ball just as well as anybody as well as adds that

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Last season, the Jays spent most of the season ranked in the top 25 before #nishing at No. 19 in the AP poll. !ey played well during the nonconference schedule, with their only loss coming at St. Joseph’s University Hawks. In the postseason, they were named a No. 8 seed and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament by knocking o" the University of Alabama before falling to the No. 1 seed University of North Carolina.

!is year, expectations are higher than ever and the Jays are looking to go even farther. Creighton was ranked No. 16 in the preseason AP Poll, the highest the Jays have ever been ranked at the beginning of the year. !ey were also ranked No. 15 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll. !e Jays have received plenty of national attention over the o"season and are universally considered one of the best mid-major teams in the country. !ey are not letting the attention get to their heads, however.

“I think it’s hard to just completely ignore it but for the most part, just focusing on our group and having a tight-knit circle and just keeping that mentality of next practice, next possession, next game, not looking forward and focusing on getting better every day.”

!e Jays begin their march back to the tournament with a solid nonconference schedule featuring several tough tests. !e Jays open the season at home on Nov. 9 against the University of North Texas, a talented team featuring one of the best players in the country in power forward Tony Mitchell Jr. Creighton heads west later in November to participate in the Las Vegas Classic. !eir opening game in the classic on Nov. 23 is against the No. 23 University of Wisconsin, a Big Ten team who likes to slow the game down and play lockdown defense.

“I think [the non-conference schedule] really will [test us],” Doug McDermott said. “!at Vegas tournament is going to be good for us and also playing North Texas, who is one of the top mid-majors and has a really good player and a good friend of mine, Tony Mitchell, so that will be a good battle.”

Creighton hosts St. Joe’s on Dec. 1 and are looking to avenge last year’s loss to the Hawks. !e Bluejays close out the road portion of the non-conference schedule in Berkeley against the University of California. !e Golden

Bears made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and return leading scorer guard Allen Crabbe.

But the non-conference schedule is only the beginning. !e Jays have big goals this year and have their sights set on a deep run in March. Head coach Greg McDermott speci#cally mentioned a Sweet 16 appearance as something the team is attempting to accomplish.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with putting that out there,” McDermott said. “I think our team’s expectations are probably very similar to that. We’re certainly not going to hide from it, but at the same time we understand there’s a target on our back. We’ve got a lot of work to do between now and then if we expect to have an opportunity to have that happen.”

Gibbs doesn’t entirely agree with his coach, however.“It’s a great goal obviously,” Gibbs said. “I would

disagree with him a little, and I know it sounds lo$y, but everybody’s goal should be to compete for a national championship. I understand for us that’s di"erent… but if you’re not shooting for that, then what are you playing for? We get to the Sweet 16, and then what are we going to do? Obviously, building on last year, that’s a great goal to have. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get back to the tournament, but that’s a great goal to say.”

Creighton is the highest-ranked mid-major team in this year’s preseason polls, but in order to be considered on the same level as programs like Gonzaga University and Butler University, McDermott says they still need to show consistent success, particularly in the tournament.

“I also think one thing that we don’t have that all those schools have is they’ve had an appearance in the Sweet 16 or beyond,” McDermott said. “When you get to that second weekend in the NCAA Tournament, things change ... We’ve fallen short of that on several opportunities, and I hope sooner or later we’ll kick that door down.”

Doug McDermott said he thinks this could be the year they kick that door down.

“I think the sky’s the limit,” Doug McDermott said. “We’ve got a lot of expectations for ourselves. We know we can go far … We have the pieces returning and we’ve got some really good coaching as well. I think it could be a really good year.”

“Watch the Throne”Creighton received 38 of 40 #rst place votes in this year’s MVC preseason poll and are the clear favorites to win the

Valley. Although the Jays didn’t win the regular season title last year, they did capture the tournament crown in St. Louis by knocking o" the Illinois State University Redbirds in the championship game. !is year, the Jays are looking to defend their title and know that the other teams are going to be gunning for them.

“I’d say everybody [is our biggest competition] because we’re going to get everybody’s best shot this year in conference,” Chatman said.

Greg McDermott mentioned some of the teams that will likely be Creighton’s top competition for the Valley crown.“I think some teams return a signi#cant portion of their roster,” McDermott said. “Certainly Northern Iowa and

Illinois State are very talented, Wichita State, even though they’ve lost quite a bit, had a great recruiting class and had some guys sitting out that I think can have an impact right away.”

Illinois State was picked to #nish second in the Valley, and was the only team other than Creigthon to receive #rst place votes. !e Redbirds lost head coach Tim Jankovich and starting point guard Nic Moore to Southern Methodist University over the summer, but still return plenty of talent lead by All-MVC First Team selection forward Jackie Carmicheal.

!e University of Northern Iowa Panthers were picked to #nish third and return four starters including seniors point guard Anthony James and forward Jake Koch, as well as last year’s MVC Freshman of the Year Seth Tuttle.

Wichita State University, who was picked to #nish fourth, lost its top four players to graduation, but returns senior forward Carl Hall and brings in a talented group of newcomers including University of Oregon transfer guard Malcolm Armstead and top 100 recruit freshman guard Fred VanVleet.

McDermott said he expects the bottom half of the conference to be improved as well.“I think some of the teams at the bottom are going to be better,” McDermott said. “I think Bradley will be improved,

I think Evansville will be good again, I think Drake with Seth VanDeest coming back will be a better basketball team than they were a year ago.”

Evansville was picked to #nish #$h, right behind the Shockers, and they boast one of the best players in the conference in preseason All-MVC First Team guard Colt Ryan, who averaged over 20 points per game last season.

Drake features another All-MVC First Teamer in forward Ben Simons, and also get 6-foot-11 center Seth VanDeest back a$er the big man sat out all of last year with an injury.

“Once again, I expect it to be a dog #ght and hopefully we’re one of the teams in that #ght,” McDermott said about the overall competition in the Valley.

However, there should be no let-down as the Jays are determined to do what they failed to do last year: #nish atop the regular season standings.

“We kind of let [the regular season title] slip away from us last year in the month of February and we’re kind of eager to get back at it,” Manigat said. “And then obviously, to get back up there to 29 wins, it’s going to be hard to break that with all the teams gunning at us and understanding how good we can be but we feel like collectively we have not only the con#dence but the ability to do that as well.”

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Bears made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and return leading scorer guard Allen Crabbe.

But the non-conference schedule is only the beginning. !e Jays have big goals this year and have their sights set on a deep run in March. Head coach Greg McDermott speci"cally mentioned a Sweet 16 appearance as something the team is attempting to accomplish.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with putting that out there,” McDermott said. “I think our team’s expectations are probably very similar to that. We’re certainly not going to hide from it, but at the same time we understand there’s a target on our back. We’ve got a lot of work to do between now and then if we expect to have an opportunity to have

Gibbs doesn’t entirely agree with his coach, however.“It’s a great goal obviously,” Gibbs said. “I would

disagree with him a little, and I know it sounds lo#y, but everybody’s goal should be to compete for a national championship. I understand for us that’s di$erent… but if you’re not shooting for that, then what are you playing for? We get to the Sweet 16, and then what are we going to do? Obviously, building on last year, that’s a great goal to have. We’ve got a lot of work to do to get back to the tournament, but that’s a great goal to say.”

Creighton is the highest-ranked mid-major team in this year’s preseason polls, but in order to be considered on the same level as programs like Gonzaga University and Butler University, McDermott says they still need to show consistent success, particularly in the tournament.

“I also think one thing that we don’t have that all those schools have is they’ve had an appearance in the Sweet 16 or beyond,” McDermott said. “When you get to that second weekend in the NCAA Tournament, things change ... We’ve fallen short of that on several opportunities, and I hope sooner or later we’ll kick that door down.”

Doug McDermott said he thinks this could be the year they kick that door down.

“I think the sky’s the limit,” Doug McDermott said. “We’ve got a lot of expectations for ourselves. We know we can go far … We have the pieces returning and we’ve got some really good coaching as well. I think it could be a

Creighton received 38 of 40 "rst place votes in this year’s MVC preseason poll and are the clear favorites to win the Valley. Although the Jays didn’t win the regular season title last year, they did capture the tournament crown in St. Louis by knocking o$ the Illinois State University Redbirds in the championship game. !is year, the Jays are looking to defend

“I’d say everybody [is our biggest competition] because we’re going to get everybody’s best shot this year in conference,”

Greg McDermott mentioned some of the teams that will likely be Creighton’s top competition for the Valley crown.“I think some teams return a signi"cant portion of their roster,” McDermott said. “Certainly Northern Iowa and

Illinois State are very talented, Wichita State, even though they’ve lost quite a bit, had a great recruiting class and had some

Illinois State was picked to "nish second in the Valley, and was the only team other than Creigthon to receive "rst place votes. !e Redbirds lost head coach Tim Jankovich and starting point guard Nic Moore to Southern Methodist University over the summer, but still return plenty of talent lead by All-MVC First Team selection forward Jackie Carmicheal.

!e University of Northern Iowa Panthers were picked to "nish third and return four starters including seniors point guard Anthony James and forward Jake Koch, as well as last year’s MVC Freshman of the Year Seth Tuttle.

Wichita State University, who was picked to "nish fourth, lost its top four players to graduation, but returns senior forward Carl Hall and brings in a talented group of newcomers including University of Oregon transfer guard Malcolm

McDermott said he expects the bottom half of the conference to be improved as well.“I think some of the teams at the bottom are going to be better,” McDermott said. “I think Bradley will be improved,

I think Evansville will be good again, I think Drake with Seth VanDeest coming back will be a better basketball team than

Evansville was picked to "nish "#h, right behind the Shockers, and they boast one of the best players in the conference in preseason All-MVC First Team guard Colt Ryan, who averaged over 20 points per game last season.

Drake features another All-MVC First Teamer in forward Ben Simons, and also get 6-foot-11 center Seth VanDeest

“Once again, I expect it to be a dog "ght and hopefully we’re one of the teams in that "ght,” McDermott said about

However, there should be no let-down as the Jays are determined to do what they failed to do last year: "nish atop

“We kind of let [the regular season title] slip away from us last year in the month of February and we’re kind of eager to get back at it,” Manigat said. “And then obviously, to get back up there to 29 wins, it’s going to be hard to break that with all the teams gunning at us and understanding how good we can be but we feel like collectively we have not only the

1. A!er two years at Creighton, do you see this as entirely your program?

Well I’ve been the coach for two years, this is my program, this is our program. Obviously, when you take a new job there will be some people from before, but there are plenty of new people, so I’ve never looked at it any other way.

2. What kind of player are you looking to bring in through recruiting?

We like a high level of skill. When I say that I mean guys that can handle the ball, guys that can pass the ball and guys that can shoot the ball. At times we’ll sacri"ce some other things to get that. Maybe a guy’s not necessarily the tallest at his position, maybe they aren’t quite as athletic, but we put a high priority on skill and character. I think the character of our team is evident to those who watch us play.

3. How is this team preparing for Doug’s departure, whenever that may be?

!rough our recruiting, like we always would. We lose good players every year. We lost a good player in Antoine Young last year and obviously we have three seniors in Josh and Grant and Gregory who bring a lot to our team and we’ll lose a#er this year for sure. When you’re recruiting, you try to "ll those holes and hope that when someone graduates there will be someone else to step up and "ll in.

4. Do you feel like Austin Chatman is ready to take over the starting point guard spot?

Well we haven’t made any decisions about who’s going to start yet. Austin got some good minutes for us and some experience from last year, which I would like to think prepared him to run the o$ense for us this year. He’s done a good job this year through a couple of weeks of practice.

5. Last season’s team was historically good on o"ense. Do you think this team can play just as well?

!at’s why I think we have to defend better, because I don’t think you can expect that. Our 3-point numbers were o$ the charts last year, our "eld goal percentage was o$ the charts. I’d like to think we’re going to be a good shooting team, and I say that because I think we have good shooters and I think we understand you have to take good shots. I think, for the most part, teams that take good shots are going to shoot a relatively good percentage. We’re going to start our o$ense inside out like we always do, getting the ball in to Greg and Doug and start our o$ense there, and as a result of that I think we get some pretty open 3-point shots. Can we do it again? I sure hope so. But if not, I’d like to think our defense will be a little bit better and can carry us when we don’t.

6. Where do you think the team can improve this season?

Defensively we have to get better. Our defensive "eld goal percentage I want to see improved. Along with that, at the same time we should continue to be a good defensive rebounding team and keep our opponents o$ the free throw line. So we can improve the defensive "eld goal percentage and keep those other numbers where they are, and I think our defense will be better.

7. #e team ranked 222nd in defensive $eld goal percentage last season, and now the number is featured on the practice jerseys. How important is it?

!ey need to understand, that’s a real number and it impacts our ability to be successful. It’s something that we’ve set our sights on to try to improve and hopefully that constant reminder, if it helps a little bit then it’s worth it.

8. How is the team going to deal with the heightend expectations of this season?

Certainly there’s some concern, because these guys are going through it for the "rst time. But expectations are a good thing. It means you have pretty good players. I think these guys are just anxious to get away from me and the practice %oor and get the games to begin. We still have a lot of work to do. !ere’s a lot of room for growth on this team and if we can continue to work hard the next few weeks I think we’ll be ready when November ninth rolls around.

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!e Creighton women’s basketball team is coming into the 2012-13 season with high expectations.

!e Bluejays are returning four of last season’s starters and its "ve top scorers, including junior guard Carli Tritz, who was selected as the MVC preseason Player of the Year.

!e Bluejays enter the season as the preseason favorites in the Missouri Valley Conference as the reigning conference tournament champions, and they received a vote in the preseason AP Poll for the "rst time since March 2003.

Creighton’s high expectations will be put to the test immediately with a tough nonconference schedule "lled with talented opponents and seven games on the road. Headlining Creighton’s nonconference schedule are games at home against Oklahoma University, Kansas University and the University of Nebraska. As well as games at Brigham Young University and South Dakota State University. All "ve of these teams appeared in last year’s NCAA Tournament. In all, nine of Creighton’s 11 nonconference opponents won 19 or more games last season.

“It’s as hard of a schedule as I’ve ever put together,” head coach Jim Flanery said, now in his 11th season with the Bluejays. “But I feel like we have the experience and the depth to be in position to win.”

Flanery said he believes an improved frontcourt will be the determining factor of the Bluejays’ success against these teams.

Returning starter junior Sarah Nelson leads the Bluejay frontcourt. Nelson has the ability to shoot the ball from almost anywhere on the court. She can dominate on the low block, knock down a jumper from the elbow and even score from beyond the arc. Nelson was second on the team in scoring and led the

team in rebounding last year, averaging 7.6 rebounds per game.

Sophomores forward Alexis Akin-Otiko and center Alyssa Kamphaus will provide presence in the post as well. Flanery noted that each has greatly improved during the o#season. Both bring much needed size that allows the Bluejays to match up against major conference teams like Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.

Depth is one of the key focuses for Flanery. A$er all, depth is what allowed Creighton to be sharp and outlast their opponents at the end of last season, most noticeably during Creighton’s 53-38 thrashing of the Drake University Bulldogs in the MVC championship game.

!at win over Drake earned Creighton the MVC tournament crown and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. In its "rst appearance in the NCAA Tournament since the 2001-02 season and "rst under Flanery, a layup with only one-tenth of a second remaining in regulation was all that prevented the No. 14 seed Bluejays from knocking o# St. John’s University.

Last season, all but two players averaged over ten minutes per game, and Flanery believes similar amounts of minutes will be needed from the bench this season.

!e problem, however, is that Creighton is dealing with serious injuries this preseason.

Tritz’s season almost ended before it began. She had been out almost two weeks with a back injury, which Flanery said was feared to be a stress fracture in a vertebra. However, Tritz will be able to play limited minutes in Wednesday night’s exhibition match against Southwest Minnesota State University.

Whether the back injury will be a persistent problem this season is yet to be seen. Tritz led the Bluejays in scoring, steals and assists last season en route to being named to the All-MVC First Team.

Fellow junior and returning starter guard McKenzie Fujan also has been dealing with a back injury. Additionally, sophomore guard/

forward Taylor Johnson is out for the season and has been given a medical redshirt as the result of a torn ACL.

With injuries looming, newcomers like freshman point guard Marissa Janning will have to step up to accommodate the loss. Rated as a three-star recruit and given a rating of 91 by ESPN.com as a guard at Watertown-Mayer High School in Delano, Minn., Janning has the playmaking ability the Bluejays need, whether it be from the bench or in the starting "ve in the place of an injured player.

Overall, Flanery said he is impressed with

the improvement of all his players, and he believes the Bluejays are a team that can match up with any team in the MVC or beyond.

!is belief all comes from the con"dence the Bluejays gained last season in claiming the conference title and competing with St. John’s in its "rst round NCAA Tournament game.

“[Last season’s success] raised our expectations in terms of what we can achieve,” Flanery said. “We’re a year older and a year better … I feel like all our returners have gotten better. We ought to believe we should be as good as anybody.”

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Women poised for MVC title

Freshman guard Marissa Janning faces off with senior guard Jasmin Corbin during Bluejay Madness. Creighton will be looking for a large contribution from the back-court this season.


Creighton dominates on home floor

!e Creighton volleyball team (20-3, 11-1 in MVC play) set a new record, recording their eighth and ninth straight home victories this weekend against the University of Evansville Purple Aces and the Southern Illinois University Salukis.

With the weekend sweep, the Bluejays moved into sole possession of "rst place in the Missouri Valley Conference and clinched a spot in the six-team MVC tournament.

Both head coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth and sophomore middle blocker Kelli Browning agree that the home atmosphere at D.J. Sokol Arena has been outstanding this season and has contributed to their success.

“!e crowd this year has been absolutely awesome,” Browning said. “Even when we’re traveling we’re "nding fans at the games. I think everyone’s super excited about it and it makes playing at home that much better.”

“It is a really tough place to play,” Booth added. “We hear that all over the Valley. Our fans are the best around, and our band, the whole atmosphere makes it really di%cult, and there’s no question I think we get two to three points a game because of playing in this facility.”

!e Jays swept the Aces on Friday night (25-15, 25-19, 25-20) and took three of four from the Salukis on Saturday night (25-27, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18).

!e Jays never trailed during Friday night’s game against Evansville.

“I thought we played pretty well [Friday night],” Booth said. “Our middles were lethal. I thought they really just played a phenomenal match. But I thought we were solid across the board, especially o#ensively. !e other thing that we did well was we passed well.”

Browning had 16 kills to lead the Jays, while sophomore outside hitter Leah McNary added 14.

Browning credited her teammate, senior setter Megan Bober, for her e#ectiveness.

“!e credit has to go to Megan Bober,” Browning said. “She was really able to force the ball to me and she found the opening, so she just makes me look good.”

Saturday night was the Pink Out match at Sokol Arena. !e Jays wore pink uniforms against Southern Illinois in support of breast cancer awareness month.

!e success from Friday night was slow to transpire against Southern Illinois. !e Jays made early mistakes and found themselves trailing 6-1 early in the "rst set against the Salukis.

Creighton led only once during the "rst set before eventually losing 27-25.

A$er the slow start, the Jays gained con"dence from every point and gradually took control of the match.!e Salukis led 11-9 in the second set before the Jays took a 12-11 lead on a big swing by McNary to put them up for the remainder of the set.

!e third set proved to be the turning point of the match. !e Salukis led 16-13 midway through the third, forcing Booth to call

a timeout.Southern Illinois kept the lead out of the

timeout, until Bober and Heather !orson teamed up for a big block to tie the game at 22.

A kill by Browning and two errors by the Salukis, propelled the Jays to victory and into the fourth set.

!e Jays took a commanding 15-7 lead in the fourth set and kept Southern Illinois out of their rearview mirror on their way to the 25-18 win.

Creighton’s blocking led the way during the Southern Illinois match. !e Jays tallied 18 team blocks.

“Our blocking was phenomenal tonight and our defense did an awesome job behind us too,” Browning said.

“We had a great blocking game tonight and we knew we had to shut down their hitters, especially their pint hitters and their middles, and our middles did a good job shutting o# on the block and we were able to have good set-ups and shut them down defensively,” senior Megan Bober added.

!e Bluejays travel next weekend to square-o# against the Bradley University Braves on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. and the second place University of Northern Iowa Panthers on Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. Both games can be heard on 1290 AM KOIL.

Only one game separates the Jays and the Panthers atop the Missouri Valley.

“Each night’s a new night in conference and anything can happen, so we know we’ve got to look at what we did this weekend and improve upon it and get ready to be prepared for [Northern Iowa],” Bober said.

ANTHONY ROBINSONSports Reporter

Sophomore outside hitter Leah McNary goes up for the kill. McNary leads the team in kills this season.

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Soccer’s successful senior send-off

!e Creighton men’s soccer team earned a "rst-round bye in the Mountain Valley Conference Tournament with a 1-0 win over the Missouri State Bears on senior day. !e win capped o# an October in which the Jays went undefeated.

!e Jays came out looking to strike quickly on Saturday, keeping the ball near the Missouri State goal for the majority of the "rst half. In the 19th minute freshman mid"elder Timo Pitter capitalized on a pass from freshman defender/mid"elder Vincent Keller, scoring on a crossing shot from short distance to give the Jays a 1-0 lead. !e goal was Pitter’s team-leading seventh of the season.

!e Jays continued their aggressive style of play in the second half, but were unable to build on their lead. In the 62nd minute junior forward Sean Kim made an aggressive e#ort for the ball, blocking a kick from the Bears goalkeeper and sailing it just over the top of the net. In the 85th minute Timo Pitter narrowly missed out on his second goal of the game, sailing a shot from 30 yards away just over the top of the net. In the 87th minute Vincent Keller had a shot bounce o# the post.

In the "nal "ve minutes of the game the Jays’ defense stood strong and did not allow Missouri State to tie the game. Freshman goalkeeper Je# Gal batted away a Missouri State corner kick in the 86th minute, and junior mid"elder Zach Barnes knocked down a free kick in front of the Jays’ goal with less than a minute to play, sealing the victory for Creighton.

“I think we have to be pretty con"dent,” head coach Elmar Bolowich said about the upcoming MVC Tournament. “We are undefeated in the conference so far. I think we earned ourselves a "rst round bye with a win today, so we don’t have to play on Wednesday. We do play a team that has to play on Wednesday, so there is a little bit of a fatigue factor on the opposition, so we are looking pretty okay right now as it pertains to conference.”

!e Jays’ next game is against the University of Evansville Purple Aces on Nov. 3 in Evansville. !e Purple Aces are 9-6-1 this year. !e MVC tournament will start on Nov. 7 in Peoria, Ill.

AUSTIN SMITHSports Reporter

THE CREIGHTONIAN2 November 2012 9 Opinion

John McCoyWhy are you running for

CSU President?I am running because I feel like there

is a visibility issue on the part of CSU as a whole. For example, there are six candidates as of right now for Arts & Sciences Senate next year. !at’s a problem. I think student government should be visible to the student body and that begins with the executive team.

What do you see as CSU’s role on campus?

Well, it is the comprehensive student body government. It has the unique role of representing both graduate students and undergraduate students, so everything we do needs to re"ect the needs of both populations. I believe it [to be] the most e#ective body on campus [at] representing the general wishes of the student body to the administration because it pulls from all di#erent populations on campus.

What are you proposing?One, increase visibility. We would

require executives to maintain at least one of their 10 required o$ce hours on the mall or in the Skutt Student Center.

Two, we want to revisit the smoking policy. I want to make sure that all students, faculty and sta# have the same smoking policy and that we have a mechanism to enforce the smoking policy. We are not pro or anti smoking per se, we just want to make sure that campus is comfortable and reasonable for both smokers and non-smokers. !ere is currently a di#erent policy for students than for faculty and sta#.

!ree, Tommy [Backe] and I both went to a conference over the summer with other leaders from Jesuit institutions. We’d like to see Creighton, CSU speci%cally, take an active role in establishing a year-long communication network between student governments at all the Jesuit institutions. !ere are organizations like this for Arts & Sciences deans or Residence Life programs, but not one speci%cally for student government. We all come across many of the same problems, so if we had this body, some mechanism to communicate, we could strengthen all 28 Jesuit institutions.

Four, we see a campus unity issue in three main spots. One is between graduate students and undergraduate students, so we’d like to compile a focus group of sorts among graduate students to see if CSU is really %tting their needs. We don’t think it is based on the current funding policy, current rebate system. We don’t see graduate student engagement in CSU and since CSU is a comprehensive graduate student engagement [it] is important, so we want to structure CSU in a manner that is bene%cial to graduate students, so it is bene%cial to all students. Another is we see division between some undergraduate student organizations. Whether they are Greek organization or non-Greek organizations, we feel a uni%ed student body that has one voice is much more e#ective to an administration in proposing what we want to have happen. If we can collaborate, rather than working as di#erent factions we can have that stronger voice. Finally, we have a unity issue between the di#erent school governments such as CSU and IRHG or the di#erent governments that represent each of the nine colleges here come together and speak as one.

!is next question came in via Twitter: What’s one way you want to improve campus programming to interest all students?

I think program board is the best avenue to do this. Next year, with the new Constitution we will have a new system of representation in which representatives are assigned di#erent organizations and that’s a question they could pose to them. You could have the program board work with the new representatives.

Do you believe 2pac is still alive?No.What do you like best about

Creighton?Jesuit values. I really connect with

them. Why should Creighton Vote for you?I will work to change the image of CSU

into being a more visible institution that people want to serve and enjoy serving on and work to serve the interests of our diverse student body.

CSU candidates face off in interviews before election

Why are you running for CSU President?I am running for CSU President because

I truly care about students and it is important to me that our student government is serving students. I think that CSU should be an advocate for student causes and a voice for their concerns. I believe CSU should be a resource for all students and their organizations and I believe CSU should truly serve all students of Creighton University. I’ve done a lot of work on that as VP of Finance to try to bring CSU in that direction. !at’s a very foundational belief that I have and if given another year I could take that farther.

What do you see as CSU’s role on campus?CSU should be serving students. So when

students have interests, when students have concerns, CSU should be reactive to those and know what’s going on and know the pulse of the student body and should be able to unite the students behind that cause within that issue. CSU has wonderful opportunities with its connection to the administration and to all the schools and colleges to pull people together like no other organization on campus and we need to be more timely with things.

What are you proposing?I am running on a vision. It is a vision of

a CSU serving students because I believe CSU should be in tune with what students need at any given point in time. It is harder for me to say this and this because it not necessarily what students want.

With that being said, would your government be more reactive to student needs than proactive?

CSU should de%nitely be proactive. !ey should be advocating for students constantly. !ey should be %nding issues that students have concerns with and be bringing those to the board of representatives. Additionally, the board of representatives should be listening to students and to what they are saying. As the VP of Finance, I knew changes had to made to the funding system and I listened to students’ concerns and with that the proactive and reactive were bridged together.

With that being said, would your government be more reactive to student needs

than proactive?CSU should de%nitely be proactive. !ey

should be advocating for students constantly. !ey should be %nding issues that students have concerns with and be bringing those to the board of representatives. Additionally, the board of representatives should be listening to students and to what they are saying. As the VP of Finance, I knew changes had to made to the funding system and I listened to students’ concerns and with that the proactive and reactive were bridged together.

Favorite U.S. President, why?Ronald Reagan, because he wanted

to simplify things for people, but make sure government was not too big or too self-important.

Who would play you in a movie?Katherine HeiglWho is your favorite Kardashian?I never watch them. Kim is the only name

I know.Have you read “Fi"y Shades of Grey?”I have not. If you were to read it, would you read a

hardcover copy or read it on an e-reader?Hardcover. If I were going to read it, I want

to people to know what I am reading. Do you believe 2pac is still alive?No. Haha, do the other people have

answers for this?If you could change one thing about

yourself, what would it be?I would be more patient. Impatience can

drive me to get things done, but patience is good sometimes.

!is next question came in via Twitter: What’s one way you want to improve campus programming to interest all students?

We are doing a survey currently %guring out how to bring more o# campus students back. Market research needs to be done and is being done.

What do you like best about Creighton?!e people. !ere are days I wake up and

think I go to Creighton, this is so exciting!Why should Creighton students vote

for you?Because I truly care about students. I think

I have shown that and I will continue to work incredibly hard for them if they choose me to serve as president.

Why are you running for CSU President?

I think we need some change and some improvement. As a matter of fact I was in"uenced by past presidents like Doug McAcy. I have the passion for it.

What do you see as CSU’s role on campus?

To connect with the student body. !at is one thing CSU has been lacking for years. One thing I am going to do is make sure the students know that CSU is here for them.

What are you proposing?Five things I want to tackle. First, make

sure the CORE is fair for the students. Second, sports uni%cation. For

example, speci%cally game day shirts. !ird, I want to improve the Reinert

Library commons area because it is a bit outdated.

Fourth, push the CARE program because the bill has been passed on. I want to improve upon it so students can take advantage of it and bene%t from it. For example, I want to implement the Good Samaritan policy.

Fi&h, make sure we have a CSU liaison group so that every voice at Creighton, even small clubs, can express their wants, concerns and needs.

Some follow up on these things: In regards to the CORE review, and making it more fair, since CORE review is already under way, what would you be doing?

I want to help support it. I want to make sure it is fair compared to other universities.

How much say does CSU have over CORE review, isn’t that the administration’s say?

Yes, but it is the students who have to bring it their attention and the students are the driving force behind it.

How will you go about achieving these goals?

It’s all about connections. I have a good relationship with the administration, the budget committee and the student body.

What makes you di#erent from the other candidates?

!e connections I have with the student body and administration as well as my leadership experience.

!is is the $rst of the grab bag questions: Favorite U.S. President, why?

Abraham Lincoln, because he stood up for what he thought was right.

Who would play you in a movie?Bill Cosby.Guilty pleasure?Ice cream.Who is your favorite Kardashian?Ha, I hate them all.Have you read “Fi"y Shades of Grey?”No, I haven’t.Would you let people see what you are

reading or on an e-reader?Hardcover book.Chocolate or vanilla; cats or dogs;

soda or pop?Chocolate; dogs; soda.Do you believe 2pac is still alive?Oh yeah!If you could change one thing about

yourself, what would it be?Grow taller.!is next question came in via

Twitter: What’s one way you want to improve campus programming to interest all students?

Over the past year, Nick Mascio has done a nice job getting people interested in programming. I would get more opinions on what students want to do and like to do.

What do you like best about Creighton?

!e spirit — people here are very happy and nice.

Why should Creighton students vote for you?

“If you’re smart, vote for Heart.” I feel like they should vote for me because I know I will make a di#erence and I am able to communicate with the students.

Heart Williams

ABOVE: The CSU Candidates for president (from left to right): Arts & Sciences sophomore John McCoy, Business junior Kelsea Worcester and Arts & Sciences junior Heart Williams.

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Kelsea Worcester

EVAN HOLLANDOpinion Editor

!ere will be two important elections on Nov. 6, the election for President of the United States and the election of the president of Creighton Students Union. CSU exists to represent and serve the student community of Creighton University, acting as the conduit between the students and the administration.

I sat down this past week with the three CSU presidential candidates: Arts & Sciences sophomore John McCoy, Business junior Kelsea Worcester, and Arts & Sciences junior Heartim “Heart” Williams.

Below I have included the candidates’ answers to questions I asked them about their platforms, positions and what CSU would look like under their leadership as well as some “grab bag” information. We certainly wouldn’t want to vote for someone without %rst knowing who his or her favorite Kardashian is. Regardless of who wins, I have faith we will be in good hands. My only concern was that when asked about 2pac, not one of them mentioned Suge Knight.

Visit creightonian.com for full interviews with each candidate.

THE CREIGHTONIAN 2 November 201210 Opinion

It’s not fairNATALIE KILLIONGuest Columnist

As a political junkie, I’ve been following the 2012 presidential election with a quasi-religious fervor. Some national polls put the Republican challenger Mitt Romney slightly ahead of President Barack Obama. However, many other polls show that Obama could possibly obtain more Electoral College points than Romney, thus securing the White House for another term.

!is odd dilemma got me wondering about the fairness or even the validity of the institution that is the Electoral College. Is it truly fair if more people want Romney to be our next president, and Obama wins anyway because of the way the Electoral College is structured?

I’d like to add a disclaimer before I proceed, to highlight my true intentions. I am writing this to examine the Electoral College, not just its impact on Romney’s campaign. Whether or not I support Romney, I still believe that this situation is wrong. I will argue that the Electoral College is fundamentally unfair, for both Democrats and Republicans.

Now, to the juicy stu". Let’s look a bit at the history of the College. According to an article by William Kimberling, deputy director of the FEC O#ce of Election Administration, the Electoral College is a body made up of electors whose primary function is to elect the president. Each state is assigned a number of electors based on the number of senators and Congressional representatives. For Nebraska, that number is $ve (two senators plus three representatives). In most states, Nebraska and Maine excluded, it’s a “winner-take-all” scenario, where the candidate who wins the popular vote in that state wins all of that state’s points.

I don’t think that I am able to convey on paper how much this system bothers me, and it does so for many reasons. Firstly, the Electoral College seems to discourage voter participation in non-battleground states. In a state like Nebraska, which will almost certainly go for Romney, it really doesn’t matter if I vote or not, nor does it really matter who I vote for. Collectively, yes, it does matter, but on an individual scale, it really does not.

Voter turnout doesn’t matter a great deal in solidly Republican states or solidly Democratic states. To clarify, as a Nebraska voter, if I vote for Romney, my vote will just be added to a majority that he already has in his favor. If I vote for Obama, my vote essentially won’t count because it is highly unlikely that he will win Nebraska.

Secondly, the “winner-take-all” system is also highly unjust. I’m glad that I live in a state that splits votes because I think it’s a more accurate reading of what the people living in that state want, though not as much as a popular vote would. For instance, if you look at the county-by-county numbers, there are many pockets of blue in red states and vice versa. California, for instance, is nearly entirely red in the eastern part of the state, but only blue on the coast. How unfortunate for those living in these pockets to see their community vote a certain way, yet see their state swing another way!

To remedy this, I think that we should abolish this unjust form of voting and let the people vote directly for their president. It seems wrong that a majority of the country could vote for Candidate A and Candidate B wins instead. Furthermore, I think that a popular vote for president will encourage voter participation, giving each vote as much swaying power as the next. No more would there be votes for president that “don’t count.” Also, a popular vote would more accurately re%ect the national will, putting in o#ce the candidate that most people would like to see there.

Many other candidates are directly elected by the popular vote, such as members of the Senate and House of Representatives. If we are able to vote for these o#ces directly, why must we go through such an elaborate system to vote for our president? In a democracy such as ours, one that values the strength of the voice of individual people, it’s high time the Electoral College is done away with. What a presidential election would look like without it, I’m not sure, but I can certainly say that I’d like to see it.

Make your case for president!e 2012 Presidential Election is upon us, so who better to debate which candidate deserves your vote than Creighton University’s College Democrats and College Republicans.

Look beyond the man who is campaigning for his next term, and you’ll see someone with integrity and compassion. Besides being a man for the people, there are many other reasons as to why you should vote for Obama.

He is a man for all of the people. It doesn’t matter if you wanted him as your candidate or that you vehemently support him. Obama still wants to listen to your needs and $gure the best way to serve you.

As Obama stated himself in an episode of David Letterman’s late night show, “But I can tell you this: When I won in 2008, 47 percent of the American people voted for John McCain. !ey didn’t vote for me. And what I said on election night was: ‘Even though you didn’t vote for me, I hear your voices, and I’m going to work as hard as I can to be your president.’”

A true leader does not dismiss the needs of others whose viewpoints are di"erent than their viewpoint.

Obama works hard to ensure that our opportunities to advance are solidi$ed. With a guarantee to continue funding for Pell Grants and keeping the interest rates on federal student loans at 3.4 percent, education is continuing to be made more a"ordable. Obama has also worked to crack down on predatory for-pro$t colleges. Education shouldn’t be out of reach and as demonstrated by his policies he doesn’t feel that taking advantage of those that want to jumpstart their future is right. He also has worked to provide a safety net for those who would be bankrupted by unforeseen circumstances with regards to their health. !e A"ordable Care Act has allowed for those still in school to stay under their parents insurance until the age of 26. !ere also provisions that disallows people to be denied by insurance companies due to pre-existing conditions. Not just that, women are no longer allowed to be charged three times the rate for insurance, simply because they are women. !at alone speaks a lot for a man who believes that everyone should be on a level playing $eld. As for childrenin need, he has expanded their health coverage program called CHIP. Building a safety net where parents and others don’t have to worry about going bankrupt trying to obtain the best health care for their kids.

Obama has also done some great work in protecting the consumers in this economy. Beginning with the revival of General Motors and working on giving incentives to companies that choose to stay in the United States, one could say that Obama is all about making sure there is stability in our economic system.

Obama also does a great job in strengthening relations with other nations across the globe. Di"erent strategies in approaching countries on crucial issues have helped to advance and protect American interests all across the globe. Notable achievements are the strengthened sanctions on Iran, eliminating Osama Bin Laden, ending the war in Iraq and beginning of troop withdrawl in Afghanistan. Another quick, yet notable achievement is his investment in renewable technologies. Obama is interested in moving the country forward, and not backwards.

Now I could certainly go on and on about even more Obama’s accomplishments. !e key aspect to remember as to why you should vote for this man is that he never stops working for everybody. He has the best interests of the American people at heart and is truly a man for the people.

MINA DAVISVice-President of College Democrats

How many of you want a job when you graduate? We certainly hope you do, why else would you be dropping $40,000 a year at Creighton? Mitt Romney is the only candidate who can improve your odds of getting a job post-graduation. It does not take too many statistics (such as, unemployment: 7.8 percent, though this doesn’t include millions of Americans who have dropped out of the workforce) to recognize that President Barack Obama’s economy is not working. Romney has proven his ability to create growth in the private sector, public sector and public-private partnerships. In so many situations, Romney entered a $nancially dire situation, and le& with the books in the black.

How many of you graduated from a public high school? If you care about the future of education, Obama needs to go. !ink about it this way: how much better would Brandeis be if people had the choice to eat somewhere else? Brandeis would either improve or close. !e same logic applies to schools: if students had the opportunity to choose any school, there would be competition, and schools would be forced to improve or close. Romney has a proven track record: Massachusetts schools were the best in the nation when he le& o#ce. Even better, he reduced the budget while he was at it. !rowing money at schools will not lead to improvement, competition will.

How many of you are pre-med? If you want an income sustainable enough to pay o" your student loans, or any level of freedom as to whom and how you treat, you want the A"ordable Care Act (aka ObamaCare) repealed. !e federal government will set payment rates similar to the system used under Medicaid and Medicare. Doctors have quit treating Medicare and Medicaid patients because the payment rates are signi$cantly lower than those paid by insurance companies; under ObamaCare, there will be no more choice. Furthermore, doctors will have few choices to refrain from executing procedures which they $nd morally reprehensible.

How many of you will get sick anytime between now and when you die? ObamaCare will negatively a"ect your experience, also. Obama’s promise that you may keep your doctor and insurance plan is technically true, but the bill is designed to incentivize companies to dump their employees onto the government plans. At that point, your choices are few.

How many of you have heard of Watergate? !at has nothing on Benghazi-gate. Libyan ambassador Chris Stevens was brutally killed by an anti-American terrorist group. Contrary to the Administration’s original claim that an “anti-Islamic” video incited a random attack, the consulate knew of threats far before the attack took place, such as the 40-foot hole blown in the embassy’s outer wall weeks earlier. !e president denied further help. !ere were CIA and Navy SEAL teams ready, and the only person who could have stopped them was the Commander-in-Chief himself. Further, the President then lied to … America. He has yet to acknowledge that the attack was premeditated by terrorist groups, and even let his Secretary of State fall on the sword for him. Ambassador Stevens could’ve used some bayonets and horses.

College Republicans

I got a bad registration time. I’ll be overriding no matter what.

From where I sit Cartoon by Tony Schilling

Wake up. Go to class, 21 credits worth. Design a set, costumes, visual projections, a poster and sound cues. Spend time in the scene shop, costume shop and lighting booth. Go home and coordinate with people 1,200 miles away. Plan another show. Do the payroll and other administrative tasks. Go to bed, thank your lucky stars, and do it all over again. !is is a day in the life of Jake McCoy.

McCoy, an Arts & Sciences senior, works for Broadway Dreams, a national non-pro"t organization in New York City, NY. Its mission is to bring aspiring performers closer to their dreams of professional theater or dance performance. Broadway Dreams holds master classes in various cities throughout the United States where high school and college-age students can learn from and interact with actual Broadway stars.

McCoy’s envious Broadway Dreams job wasn’t acquired through luck or connections, but rather through hard work.

Last year, the group came to Omaha for a session. !e group needed a stage manager and asked around in the technical theatre circles in Omaha. McCoy’s name came up. Broadway Dreams hired him as its stage manager for the week. !e company was so impressed with his work that they asked him to come with them to the next city. When that production was done, the director approached McCoy with the opportunity to work for Broadway Dreams full-time as a production manager and administrator.

A job o#er like that doesn’t get turned down. McCoy accepted the position and began working with the foundation.

“It’s rare,” McCoy said. “I lucked out.” McCoy isn’t just a stage manager for

Broadway Dreams. He is also a designer and full-time student who is working on his bachelor of "ne arts thesis. Juggling all of these tasks is certainly a daunting job for anybody, let alone a person who has a full time job and is graduating a semester early.

“It’s stressful. [Broadway Dreams,] 21 credits and a thesis,” McCoy said. “It’s all about time management … I divide my time so I know when I can sit down and work.”

!rough Skype meetings and weekend $ights to far-$ung cities, McCoy can work for a foundation based on the East Coast, with its employees dispersed all around the country. His job is twofold.

“[I am] in charge of all production [and I’m the] administrator, in charge of things like registration, payroll, contracts for faculty members, bank account and budgets,” McCoy said. “I do two things: production and making sure when we do have an event that it is sta#ed, we have the right people … I make sure we know it will happen. It’s crazy.”

McCoy, a Bachelor of Fine Arts technical theatre major, manages to stay calm among the chaos the theater world brings. His disposition is one that thrives on multitasking, problem solving and creativity.

Technical theater professionals are expected to have an advanced knowledge of most of the steps in the production process. As a result, the students at Creighton must take a wide variety of classes, including acting, stagecra%, make up design, theater history, costume construction, dra%ing and scenic design. Unlike acting or performing, technical theater people work behind the scenes without

any of the fame or recognition those on the stage receive.

It certainly wasn’t the lifestyle he had envisioned. In high school, McCoy played three di#erent sports. He auditioned for his "rst play because a friend told him to. It was a “what the heck?” kind of moment.

!us began his short-lived acting career, which included the coveted role of Mercutio in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” At the end of that year, he kept being pestered by his drama teacher to stage manage. A%er all, she said, he was extremely organized. McCoy decided to give it a try, and slowly yet surely began to realize his natural talent in the "eld. However, he wasn’t ready to base his future on those skills.

When McCoy le% for college, he intended on majoring in graphic design and getting a minor in theatre. A%er attending his "rst theater departmental meeting, he changed his mind. McCoy really clicked with the professors, building a wonderful rapport with them. He said he appreciates the department and its $exibility with his job.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better situation here,” McCoy said. “Everybody is very understanding … the department is awesome.”

McCoy’s journey into the theater world was aided by an unlikely source. His grandfather, the most in$uential person in his life, had been preparing him for this role in an odd way. He taught his grandson the basics of stagecra%. A police o&cer by profession, McCoy’s grandfather had a passion for carpentry and was a master woodworker in his spare time. McCoy would spend hours with his grandfather, making items like screen doors. !is gave him an incredible leg up on his studies.

“I had a pretty advanced knowledge of wood-working,” McCoy said. “I never had to learn to do the complete basics [of design,] so I could focus on learning a lot of new things.”

!e most important thing his grandfather taught him, and the key to his success as a theatrical designer, is how to envision something. !rough carpentry and love, McCoy’s grandfather inspired him to be able to look at a piece of wood or a design and see something else.

In the design world an empty room has to be transformed into a setting for a work of art. !rough imagination and determination, and perhaps some natural talent, a designer takes a script and comes up with the biggest elements in a performance: the set, costumes, props, sound e#ects and lighting.

“Tech grabbed my interest because I liked the physical art side of things: models, painting, working on lights,” McCoy said. “It is important for theater, to be able to look at an empty room and think ‘What would this look like with a set in here?’ and ‘What would that look like?’ which is really hard. By reading a script, you have to come up with the biggest element in a room, the set.”

When McCoy began his journey in the department, he was one of two students studying technical theatre. !at number has now risen to 11. Explaining this tremendous growth is easy when looking at a person like McCoy.

“Last year, the department had a lot of success,” McCoy said. “I think it did motivate a bunch of people to say, ‘Hey, look, you can actually make money doing this,’ doing what you love.”

McCoy’s sense of professionalism impresses more than audiences. He also continually surprises his peers. Mary Kate Gliedt, an Arts & Sciences senior and B.F.A. theatre major, has worked closely with

McCoy on many levels, both in class and on outside projects.

“McCoy brings a lot of expertise to the department, as well as a complete willingness to learn more to make his own theatrical education stronger and our department better,” Gliedt said. “Jake also brings a strong sense of professionalism and [has] utter control of everything around him.”

!e control he exercises in his life includes control over his fears. Being a techie is a career that does not allow for common phobias many people have. !ey must use heavy duty power tools, climb up sca#olding to change lights and run the show. During a performance, the director is no longer in charge. Rather, it is the dutiful stage manager who steps into the leadership role of the production and makes sure it actually happens.

“Yeah, it is scary,” McCoy said with a shrug that is typical of behind-the-scenes workers. “A lot of it is the way theater works. You have to be comfortable with what you are doing because you are a person somebody goes to all the time. You have to know the answer or "gure it out. I overcome the idea of the fact that I’m 21 but I have a full time job working for a New York based theatre company.”

Despite the fear that some may have doing this line of work, Gleidt knows that it is no problem for McCoy.

“He has absolutely everything under control,” Gleidt said. “He’s beautiful.”

It may seem impossible to imitate McCoy’s “beautiful” personality and cra%smanship. However, the secret of his success is actually quite simple.

“You need to trust yourself … it’s all just problem solving, and in the end, we’re just doing theater,” McCoy said. “We’re not doing brain surgery. Keep that clear mind … do not feed into the negative side of things, because nothing will get accomplished.”

Upon his graduation in December, McCoy will move to New York City and continue working for Broadway Dreams. Having a job prior to graduation is almost unheard of in the theater world, especially in the current economic climate. When asked how he felt about having accomplished such a huge feat and personal goal, McCoy shrugged and answered in typical stage manager style.

“I’m not a big deal,” McCoy said, “but they [Broadway Dreams] are.”

AMANDA BRANDTScene Reporter

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“What is the most listened to song

on your iPod right now?”

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?Question of the Week...?

Ray ShirleyBusiness sophomore

Allison DethlefsArts & Sciences sophomore

Katie NeighborsArts & Sciences junior

Audrey FutrykBusiness sophomore

“Goodbye until tomorrow” by !e Last Five Years

“4 Days Straight” by Scattered Trees

“Some Nights” by FUN. “My Blood” by Ellie Goulding

“!e American Soldier” is an exhibit currently at the Durham Museum that tells the story of the numerous wars throughout U.S. History and the people that fought in them. !e exhibit opened at the Durham on Sept. 22 and will remain open until Jan. 6, 2013.

!e exhibit contains two parts. One section, titled “Worn with pride: Americans in Uniform,” is comprised of displays showing the uniforms worn in each war. !ere are also artifacts such as weapons, gas masks, discharge papers, a prayer book and an ID case that belonged to soldiers who died in the wars.

Items of special note include the haversack of William Lewis (the only Nebraskan soldier killed in combat during the Spanish-American War), the front pages of editions of the World-Herald that were written during wartime and a section that focused on the impact women had on each of these wars. Every relic is accompanied by a story. !is makes the exhibit relatable on a level that is rarely achieved by museum displays.

Durham Museum employee and Vietnam War veteran, Chuck Haller, is impressed by the amount of pieces in the exhibit.

“I have a few things from back then but seeing all of this in one place is really something you don’t see everyday,” Haller said.

Haller was a paratrooper in active duty for seven years and $ew airplanes in the United States Air Force for 30 years.

“Being able to go to 87 countries was a wonderful opportunity and I’m glad that most of my time was served during peacetime,” Haller said.

Other attributes of the exhibit are areas that show the progression of di#erent military supplies and direct quotes from people who were soldiers, nurses and photographers during each of the wars. !e uniforms, shoes and dog tags of military women and men have changed over time. !e display shows just how much and how little some military traditions and experiences have grown and developed.

!e second section of the soldiers exhibit is a photography gallery. !e gallery is titled “!e American Soldier From the Civil War to the War in Iraq: A Photographic Tribute.” It includes very moving photographs depicting the most horri"c to the most rewarding experiences that come with being a soldier.

“I am drawn to the exhibit because I can relate to the young men in these photographs who are "ghting the wars that older men make,” Vietnam War veteran Mike Woods said.

!e photography portion is very moving for many people who have gone to see it. Durham Museum volunteer Laurette Hess said that she had to visit the gallery over a series of days because it was too much to take in at once.

“We had a woman leave crying one day and she told me that her children went to Iraq which was why seeing those photographs was so emotional for her,” Hess said.

!e Soldiers exhibit will be at the Durham Museum for almost three more months. !e entrance fee is $8 and those who visit should be sure to allow adequate time to take in all the details of the exhibit.

McCoy is no ordinary senior

PHOTO COURTESY OF JAKE MCCOY

McCoy’s thesis “Almost, Maine” is running at Creighton’s Lied Education Center for the Arts through Sunday.

Durham Museum celebrates American soldiersJORDAN MILANAScene Reporter

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Comedians David Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell performed at Creighton on !ursday. !e event, which was advertised under the title “Dave and Ethan: Comedic Dating Coaches,” took place in the Skutt Student Center. !e show was free for Creighton students.

!e duo started out as a YouTube sensation. !e pair of lifelong best friends advertised for double dates on websites like Craigslist. !e bachelors then went on over 200 double dates and posted videos about them on YouTube. Since they started out in 2008 they have performed around the country, including multiple college campuses, and have been guests on popular television shows such as “!e Colbert Report” and “!e Tonight Show.”

!eir show !ursday night packed the Skutt Fireplace Room with students and kept them laughing all night. Some audience members did not even meant to attend the event but just happened to end up in the right place at the right time. Students in attendance raved about the pair, saying that they were funny and refreshing.

“!e best part was how they knew so many speci"cs about Creighton and Creighton stereotypes and were able to incorporate them into their show,” Business senior Brett Coburn said.

During the comedy sketch, Ahdoot and Fixell talked about their adventures (or misadventures) with double dating, experimented with pick-up lines and encouraged audience participation. !e pick-up

lines were a big hit with the audience. !ey told some good ones and some equally bad ones, and they were all received well.

!e routine delivered laughs but also gave advice to college students. Fourth year Pharmacy student Shelby Shemanski, who was one of the volunteers chosen to participate in the show, said it taught her the importance of "rst impressions.

“Over all it was a great show and I would recommend it to anyone in the future,” Shemanski said.

!e Creighton Students Union Program Board, who was responsible for putting on this event, will be bringing spoken word artist George Watsky to campus in early November.

Program Board coordinator and Arts & Sciences junior Connor Neuville said, “I would highly encourage all students to attend the events put on by Program Board. Whether this means stopping by WAC or attending all of our late night programs, students should take advantage of the free programming that CSU Program Board o#ers.”

If students ever have ideas for events that they would like to see brought to campus, they can tell a program board member. If they do not personally know somebody on the program board they are encouraged to stop by the Student Activities O$ce on the second %oor of the Skutt Student Center. !ere they will be able to talk to the front desk receptionist about getting in contact with one of the program board members. !e program board has a lot of decision-making power when it comes to choosing who comes to speak, perform or share at Creighton. Most of their events are completely free to the student population.

JORDAN MILANAScene Reporter

M a t s u Sushi is not pretentious, it is not as trendy as some other sushi places in town but it is far more reasonable in c omp ar i s on . !is is no Hiro or Blue, two of the more well known Omaha sushi staples. Matsu is small, quaint and

certainly does the discount sushi concept justice.

A small, family-owned Japanese restaurant located downtown in the Old Market District, this is certainly a more modest, down-to-earth place. Opened by owner Kwan !ao in 2002 with the help of his son and wife, Matsu Sushi was the "rst Japanese restaurant to grace the Omaha dining scene.

“During that time, in downtown, they did not have any Japanese restaurants,” !ao said. “We had a space downtown, so it was a great place to open.”

Now celebrating 10 years, Matsu prides itself on experience and originality. O#ering more than 150 sushi roll varieties, plenty of vegetarian options and a complimentary Miso Soup that is to die for, it seems as though Matsu Sushi serves up quantity and quality.

One or two servers and one chef are to be expected on your average a&ernoon visit. A sushi bar allows patrons to watch the chef at work, cutting and rolling "sh from Japan and Norway, and the courtyard lit with Christmas lights is perfect for outdoor dining.

I recommend the tempura and teriyaki dishes for beginners and the Tachibana Maki eel, yellow-tail, avocado specialty roll for those more experienced looking for a spicy kick. I would also choose the Miso, one of two complimentary soups, over the Spicy Mushroom any day.

From beginner to purist, this place is a perfect place for lunch or happy hour. Lunch is perfect for the more frugal, as you can get two rolls and soup or salad for under $11, but dinner might prove a better option if downtown hot spots are too busy.

Specialty rolls come in large serving sizes and costing about $12 are perfect to share and the warm atmosphere is a nice change from more trendy alternatives. !is sushi place is understated, but that is what makes it a good "nd.

Matsu Sushi: Quaint and reasonable

KATHLEEN AMBREAssistant Scene Editor

Dating comedians provide advice and laughter

Children from Samuel’s village were forced to carry out the actions as dictated by the LRA rebels under threat of their own lives being taken.

Part Two, Samuel’s Story

In the bush, the LRA rebels caned Samuel 80 times to ensure that he wouldn’t try to escape their grasp. From his village, he traveled by foot wherever the rebels required him to go, tied by the waist to a line of abducted children like him. He spent the next "ve years as a child soldier in the rebel army. Regardless of size, each child was forced to carry and run with heavy loads for the rebels. While with the LRA, Samuel witnessed and forcibly took part in unspeakable atrocities. Years later, he speaks haltingly of what life was like.

“One time, the rebels had killed a government soldier. !ey knifed him so all the intestines were out. We were told if we escaped, the same thing will happen to us,” Samuel said. “Another person was forced to lay on a log. We were told to cut a part, whichever part.”

Samuel "nds sharing some of his traumatic experiences therapeutic, but he

must keep secrets from his community to preserve his life.

“I keep these secrets to make my life and communications with these people here easy. !e secrets are for life. I will never disclose it,” Samuel said.

Although carefully kept, the secrets o&en don’t stay hidden inside Samuel. He has vivid nightmares, mostly in two forms. One form is the voice of a rebel soldier, calling to him, saying “Get up and we go! Get up and we go!”

In other instances, he experiences a more physically discomforting manifestation in which “worms are crawling all over” him and he must leave his bed. In one particular instance, these nightmares became violent.

“I had a table just near my bed. When the nightmares came, I woke up all of a sudden and kicked this table,” Samuel said, “I ended up breaking my leg because I was afraid they were arresting me.”

Check back weekly for the continuation of Samuel’s Story.

SARA GENTZLERGuest Reporter

Samuel’s home in Uganda houses himself and twelve family members. Samuel is responsible for providing for and supporting his family.

Arts & Sciences junior Sara Gentzler, while in Uganda, established a

relationship with former child soldier Okodo

Samuel. !is is his story.

SARA GENTZLER

His life as a child soldier

ABOVE: A friendly face welcomes visitors to Matsu Sushi while showing off samples of food from the colorful menu.

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