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Over 200 students showed up to the Omaha Startup Job Crawl Feb. 15.

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A Creighton fraternity has been suspended following allegations of underage alcohol access and hazing of members at fraternity functions.

Pi Kappa Alpha were noti"ed via email that these allegations had been brought against them. #e allegations in questions are under investigation and until it is complete the

fraternity is under suspension. Vice President for Student Life, John C.

Cernech said that the fraternity was already in poor standing with the university.

“[Pi Kappa Alpha] admitted University policy and state law were violated,” Cernech said. “Because of the University’s concern for the safety of our students, on Feb. 17, 2012, as vice president for Student Life, I suspended the fraternity pending the outcome of the

investigation.”However, Pike president and Business

junior Ryan Ricke said there is no validity to these accusations.

“#ese allegations stem from rumors started during our recruitment process,” Ricke said in an email. “#ey go against everything that our Fraternity stands for. #e most unfortunate part of these allegations is the detriment they will have to the reputation of our chapter that

we have been trying extensively to improve on campus.”

“Last semester we were not able to participate in recruitment because of allegations, which makes these allegations hurt all the more.”

Pike has been asked to refrain from meeting on campus, to refrain from hosting

In times of panic and peril on campus, students search for any information they can "nd on the situation and in doing so can sometimes be misinformed.

#e latest events that occurred on Creighton’s campus leads one to wonder what happens in times like these as well as where the information about the situation comes from.

#e bomb threat that occurred Feb. 17 stemmed from an anonymous call to the president’s o$ce saying that there was a bomb in the Harper Center, and it was going to go o! at 1 p.m. #e call was received midmorning.

“We got to work right away and got the best strategy in tact,” said Tanya Winegard, associate vice president for student life and member of the

Crisis Committee.#e university leadership as well as the

Crisis Committee made the decision to evacuate the building at 11:40 a.m. Winegard said this decision was made in conjunction with the Omaha Police Department, who were given access to the facility to do a sweep of the building for the suspicious device.

#is is just one incident that the university has prodcedures for.

Public Safety, who also helped with the bomb threat, has a wide array of emergencies that they are prepared for.

Some of their recently updated procedures involve incidents such as active shootings, chemical spills, "re, medical emergencies and weather.

Director of Public Safety Richard McAuli!e said that as with any university prevention key in situations like this.

“If you have emergency phones, emergency procedures, shuttles and alarm systems then you are well prepared for almost any situation,” McAuli!e said. “Everything is geared toward prevention.”

Public Safety has four to "ve o$cers on duty at any given time to respond to situations such as last Friday’s incident.

“It’s kind of a unique environment in that Creighton is like a small town. We’ have almost 10,000 people here with students, faculty and sta!,” McAuli!e said. “But unlike most small towns we have a lot more in terms of pervention here at Creighton.”

In order to consistently keep the campus safe, the CUAlert system is the main way information gets out about an event to the rest of the campus, and it was no di!erent in

University has plan of action for all circumstances

Creighton women’s basketball assistant head coach Carrie Moore was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning in Bellevue.

#e Bellevue Police Department received a phone call at 2:48 a.m. from the employees of the McDonald’s restaurant at 21st Street and Cornhusker Road. #e employees reported that a woman (Moore) had passed out in her car, Chief of Police John Stacey said.

When the o$cers arrived, they performed a "eld sobriety test and determined Moore was over the legal limit, Stacey said. Moore’s blood-alcohol content level is unavailable at this time.

Moore was charged with DWI and taken to Sarpy County Jail, where she posted bond, a Sarpy County Courthouse o$cial said.

Creighton women’s basketball head coach Jim Flanery said Moore had contacted him since her arrest but would not give any details, only saying, “She’s extremely remorseful.”

#e timeline for Moore’s return to the team is also unclear. Flanery did not know if she would join the team for this weekend’s game at the University of Northern Iowa and Bradley University.

“#e decisions are above me,” Flanery said. “#e decisions are going to be made at the university level, not by Jim Flanery.”

Moore met with athletic director Bruce Rasmussen before Sunday night’s game against Indiana State University. She was not on the bench for the game and was seen exiting D.J. Sokol Arena shortly before tip-o!.

Moore, 26, is currently in her second year in her position at Creighton. Previously, Moore was the director of operations for Princeton University women’s basketball program a%er graduating from Western Michigan University in 2007.

Moore led the nation in scoring her senior year at Western Michigan and played professionally in Poland for one year.

Moore is scheduled to appear in the Sarpy County Courthouse on March 21 at 1:30 p.m.

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New honor society members inducted

Creighton has recently inducted 86 members into the Jesuit Honor Society Creighton University’s student chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu. !e intercollegiate honor society will inducted 82 students and four faculty and sta" at its annual ceremony on Sunday in the Harper Center Hixson-Lied Auditorium.

Membership in the honor society is the highest honor bestowed on an individual from a Jesuit University based on criteria of service, loyalty and scholarship. !e inductees were nominated by faculty, sta", administrators and current Alpha Sigma Nu members who feel individuals are deserving of such an honor.

Creighton exhibitsIrish filmaker

Film Streams and the Werner Institute at the Creighton University School of Law will present a special screening of two #lms by Northern Ireland #lmmaker Declan Kenney at 7 p.m. on !ursday.

!e screening will take place at the Film Streams’ Ruth Sokolof !eater.

“We Are Not Afraid” explores #rst-hand accounts of life during the Siege of Sarajevo. “We Carried Your Secrets” re$ects on the personal and inspirational stories of seven people as they come to terms with their own legacy and that of their fathers who were all badly a"ected by over 30 years of con$ict in Northern Ireland.

Keeney is an award-winning #lmmaker with 12 years experience working for the BBC. She also teaches #lm at Queen’s University Belfast.

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this latest event.“CUAlert is a service housed o" campus,”

Winegard said. “Everyone on campus is signed up by his or her email, and we let students let us know their preferred way to be communicated with.”

Winegard said the decision to send out a CUAlert is made by the Crisis Committee, and Public Safety is the initiator of these messages.

“!ey are the only place [at Creighton] open 24/7, 365 days a year, so they are entrusted with that responsibility,” Winegard said.

!ough a lot of e"ort is put into notifying the campus of what is going on, Winegardsaid she acknowledges the skepticism regarding CUAlert. She also said the CUAlert system is e"ective but could be more so.

“I know students aren’t big users of email,” Winegard said. “I think we need to explore other options to get communication out. I don’t think any campus should rely on one way to get information about a crisis.”

Recently, phones ringing in classrooms during a CUAlert were added to the protocol to further the communication. !e priority of the Crisis Committee is safety, and Winegard said they are not taking any chances.

“I think the people on the Crisis Committee are the most dedicated group of individuals I have ever worked with,” Winegard said. “!ey really care about keeping our campus safe.”

Crisis committee dedicated to protecting university students

Photos by Trina Pham.

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February 18, 2012 - 11:50 a.m. A student reported that his vehicle parked

in the CUMC garage was damaged.

February 18, 2012 - 11:20 p.m.An intoxicated student was transported

by Public Safety from Gallagher Hall to

CUMC.

February 16, 2012 - 11:10 a.m.A student slipped on steps in the Eppley

Building and injured her back. She was

transported by squad to CUMC.

February 1, 2012 - 11:50 a.m.The Harper Center was evacuated due to

a bomb threat. The building was searched

the building with negative results. Public

access was restored at 2:30 p.m.

February 16, 2012 - 4:35 p.m.A staff member reported the loss of her

unattended purse from the lunch room

in the Wareham Building.

February 18, 2012 - 11:20 p.m.An intoxicated student was transported

by Public Safety from Gallagher Hall to

CUMC.

Public Safety

Located 2204 Burt Street

Business Phone: (402) 280-2104

Emergency Phone: (402) 280-2911

Fraternity under investigation for underage consumption and hazingevents in the name of Pike, to delay their new member process and refrain from wearing their letters on campus.

Ricke said that while these conditions are burdensome, Pike will be respectful and cooperative.

!e Center for Student Integrity is is

charge of handling this situation. !ey could not be reached for comment.

“To the best of our knowledge [!e Center for Student Integrity is] following the procedures outlined by the Student Code of Conduct,” Ricke said. “[Assistant director] Matthew Sullivan and the other Creighton Adminsirators are simply

doing their job.” Cernech said the Center for Student

Integrity investigation will continue and #nal actions will be determined following that investigation and the fraternity chapter’s hearing before the University Committee on Student Discipline.

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More than 200 undergraduates and recent graduates came to the 140,000 square foot building in north downtown Omaha and had the opportunity to network with forty companies at the event.

Silicon Prairie News hosted its Omaha Startup Job Crawl at the Mastercraft on February 15.

Silicon Prairie News (SPN) was founded in July 2008 and exists to highlight and support Midwest entrepreneurs.

Its daily blog focuses on tech startups, companies and culture that make up the Silicon Prairie. They are a passionate team, building and strengthening the community with individuals in Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City.

The Startup Job Crawl began with 200 participants gathered in one room anxiously waiting to begin. The participants split into three groups and were lead around the Mastercraft Building meeting many startup companies.

Business junior Katie Tuohy was impressed by the Mastercraft Building.

“Although the building itself was in an unusual part of town, it housed stellar offices, each with [its] own twist of modern design,” Tuohy said. “I admit to assuming a

company’s creativity based on their space.”Tuohy was not only impressed by the

building but also by the companies.“Most of the businesses were small,

however, their size did not hinder their contributions to the city of Omaha,” Tuohy said. “For example, I met the five-person crew who established the concepts of Pitch Pizza and Blue Sushi.”

The Startup Job Crawl opened the eyes of the participants to many smaller, successful companies.

“It was interesting to see how many of today’s new and growing companies are tech related,” business junior Greg Sand, said.

With this being a technical generation, the Startup Job Crawl helped to successfully show the opportunities to come that involve technology with passion and motivation.

“I cannot help but think that one day one of these companies will take off and be well known around the U.S., and perhaps the world,” Tuohy said. “If that happens, we were able to shake their hand before ‘it all started.’”

The SPN Startup Job Crawl enabled students to be inspired by new and growing companies. Students came with curiosity and left with business cards.

Students network at Startup Job CrawlMOLLY PANCRATZNews Reporter

Students visit exhibits at the Job Crawl and learn tips from perspective employers. Photos courtesy of Danny Schreiber.

For modern languages and literature administrative assistant Christine Dahlin life just became increasingly more difficult.

Not only was Dahlin recently diagnosed with Tarlov Cyst Disease, but she must also worry about how she will pay for treatment of this rare disease on her own, as it is not covered by Creighton’s medical insurance.

Tarlov Cyst Disease is an extremely rare condition that causes the formation of root nerve cysts on the sacrum that become filled with cerebrospinal fluid and cause severe and progressive nerve pain in this region. This painful disease can often be very difficult to diagnose and individuals suffering from Tarlov Cyst Disease may have to get several MRIs or CT scans

before being accurately diagnosed with this condition.

Dahlin was unavailable to be interviewed for this article, but she felt it was very important for the world to know the seriousness of this condition.

Dahlin’s surgery for treatment of this disease is scheduled for March 8, and while awaiting her surgery, Dahlin has been filing appeals to get this disease covered by Creighton’s medical insurance.

Modern languages and literature Italian professor Maria Theresa Vanderboegh is a close friend of Dahlin, and felt Dahlin’s story was one that needed to be share. Vanderboegh wanted people to know about the struggles Dahlin has been encountering as she fights this disease along with insurance battles.

“It makes my heart break to know she is living day in and day out with so

much pain and discomfort,” Vanderboegh said. “It is also amazing to see that she keeps her creative energy going. It is her way to show she is stronger than the disease.”

Vanderboegh has witnessed the great amount of pain Tarlov Cyst Disease has brought Dahlin, and she feels it is very important for the Creighton community to know that the very same issues Dahlin is facing could just as easily happen to anyone.

“I have seen what Tarlov Disease has done to Christine,” Vanderboegh said. “It is not possible to ignore how cruel this condition is. This could happen to any of us, and nobody should put up with the added awful feeling of being rejected by the insurance company that we are paying, that the university is co-sponsoring.”

As Dahlin awaits the verdict of her third appeal to the insurance company to

get her condition covered by Creighton’s insurance, she and Vanderboegh have been working diligently to spread the word about the health and insurance struggles that Dahlin is facing in order to sensitize people in the community to the issues at hand. While awaiting news of the verdict, Vanderboegh is feeling hopeful and optimistic about the insurance company’s decision.

“I have a great hope that the company will choose to do the right thing,” Vanderboegh said. “I pray that they will, and I do believe a lot in the human approach. The insurance company needs to know how the rest of us feel about this or similar situations. What is happening is neither just nor ethical.”

Faculty member tackles illness along with insuranceBRITTANY BALDWINAssistant News Editor

THE CREIGHTONIAN 24 February 20124 Scene

Here’s something most of the students at Creighton don’t know: each other.

Although Creighton is typically considered a “small” campus where everyone knows everyone, how many classmates do you actually know? I mean really know.

You may see someone in a class, friend them on Facebook and then later when someone mentions them in a conversation say, “Yeah, I know them.”

!at’s not knowing someone. !at’s knowing what they consider a positive projection of themselves for the rest of society. !at’s an image that may portray just a fraction of whom he or she is.

Everyone has a story to tell, including every single person you see walking down the Mall, every professor you complain about and every janitor that cleans up a"er you. And all it takes to hear their story are open ears and time.

I was sitting in Harper last week looking over study abroad materials when Stephen Waters struck up a conversation with me. You’ve probably seen him around. He’s the University College student with the hat and can o"en be found with the mock trial team.

Our conversation was completely random and very brief, but it was enough to pique my interest and make me want to learn more about him.

Lucky for me my involvement on “!e Creightonian” and being a journalism major makes it easy to make an excuse talk to a random person. I arranged what I called an “interview,” although it was really more of a “tell me your story, please.”

It didn’t take him long to realize I wasn’t interviewing him for just any story, but was instead just looking to listen to what he had to say.

What I found was even more interesting than I anticipated.

Waters came to meet me directly a"er speaking at a Jesuit middle school. He was completely decked out in Knicks gear, which makes sense, considering he’s from New York.

Almost immediately a"er sitting down, he pulled out a CD and handed it to me. It turns out Waters was an acclaimed gospel rap artist. Talk about a story.

Waters grew up in New York City and fell victim to the drugs and violence that surrounded him, which le" him “ill-equipped to deal with life.” He was deeply a#ected by 9/11, when he witnessed the fall of the twin towers $rsthand and volunteered for two days to help clean up the destruction.

Following the inner con%ict that Waters experienced during 9/11, he escaped to Minnesota where he began his relationship with God. From that point on, he said he had a “gi" to write lyrics.”

He had always had an appreciation for hip-hop, seeing it as America’s last art form, but had never performed himself. A"er letting God into his life Waters saw it from a new perspective.

“It made me want to express my new relationship with God,” Waters said. “I would rather hear about that than about how much crack you sold or how many baby mommas you got.”

While “in the main circuit for gospel hip-hop,” Waters described gospel rapping as a hobby. During this period, he continued his work as a carpenter while he was doing shows, or ministry as he prefers to call it, all over the country.

While Waters is hesitant to call his past accomplishments a big deal, he is now on his way to some very, very big things.

He is currently pursuing a pre-Law degree and hopes to land a career in international criminal law, which is not far-fetched by any means considering his plans over the next six months.

Waters landed a full scholarship at a university in Tanzania for the next six months during which he will be doing research under the former chief prosecutor at the Rwandan tribunal.

!e point of this story isn’t to ramble on about a man’s life. !e point of this story is to encourage you to get to know the people around you.

College is full of interesting people and it would be a shame to miss out on the opportunity to get to know them. If we could just slow down and take a minute to listen, people do want to share what they’re about.

Waters came into this “interview” with a distinct idea of what he was going to share with me, but slowly and surely I cracked him open and even made him re%ect on things he hadn’t thought about in a while. !e conversation made him emotional, making it even more apparent that conversations like this are too rare.

“For me, the success of my future is contingent on how well I’m able to accept my past and share my past,” Waters said. “I can use it for something for people to hold on to and use as their hope.”

He was grateful for a chance to tell his story, no matter how much he originally doubted it.

I challenge you to ask somebody that seems interesting to get together and just talk. While it may push you out of your comfort zone, you’ll probably make a cool friend, and you’ll learn something about yourself in the process.

In my case, it was well worth it.

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Dane DeHaan, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw and Anna Wood

Have you every dreamed about %ying, telekinesis and the ability to stop a bullet? Dumb question, of course you have. Getting to class would be a breeze. Grabbing the remote wouldn’t be a problem. !ere is also the possibility of using it for good and becoming some sort of superhero.

Even though a di#erent kind of superhero movie gets released every three to six months, “Chronicle” is an entertaining shi" from the norm. !e story follows the life of Andrew, a lonely introvert with an alcoholic father and a dying mother. He adopts a camera as a friend and $lms everything. !e only one who still notices Andrew is his cousin Matt who has become too cool for him despite being close when they were younger.

Matt drags Andrew to a crazy high school party one night. While Matt is o# in the woods with his friend Steve, the most popular kid in school, they stumble upon a strange-looking hole. !ey rush back and grab Andrew to $lm the event. !ey are drunk and decide to climb inside. !ere they $nd a glowing crystal. I’m not spoiling anything when I tell you that the crystal gives them superhuman powers. (I mean, you know they have superpowers already. It’s not very important how they got them.)

!is new power allows them to control objects with their mind. !ey $nd that they can catch baseballs, move cars and %y without li"ing a $nger. Andrew is the only one who takes his

powers seriously and quickly outshines the others in ability.“Chronicle” takes place from the lens of Andrew’s camera.

!is “shaky camera” method for shooting the movie helps make it much better. !e best example of a previous shaky camera shooting style is “Paranormal Activity,” which gives the audience the perspective that it was shot from a camera held by the main character. !is method of shooting a $lm can be risky. Too much jostling and movement with the camera can give the audience motion sickness. At the same time, it can help give the audience the unique perspective of feeling like they are alongside the main characters. At times the shaky camera is a bit much and the screen

%ies around, disorienting viewers. Other times the audience can almost feel the sensation of %ying alongside the main characters, which di#erentiates it from other superhero movies.

!e high school scenery was a bit much for me. !ere were the “Hollywood” high school parties that took

place in a mansion, had the booze %owing and had 25-year-old actresses dancing seductively, which again is a bit much for me. !e high school scene did go with the plot, but it was so lavish and unrealistic that it distracted me at times. !e production value of the movie also showed itself a little bit. !e scenes were noticeably production sets at times, and the CGI could have been improved signi$cantly. !ese %aws aren’t deal breakers, but if you $nd yourself demanding CGI perfection like a Michael Bay $lm, as I sometimes do, it may bother you.

!ere are a few plot holes, but the movie is easily understandable. Watching the characters learn and control their power of telekinesis had me daydreaming about what I would do if I were in the same situation.

Superhero dreams found in“Chronicle”DAVE FUXAScene Reporter

Movie Review

!e %ashing lights, Regis Philbin, the pressure, the dramatic music and the rambunctious audience are just a few reasons why we all love classic game shows like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” !e greatest reason we love game shows, however, is the bragging rights that prove your smarts to everyone.

While Regis Philbin may not have been present for Friday night’s “!inkFast! Trivia” event, the CSU Program Board made sure that it was just as good as any TV gameshow, if not better. On Friday night at Skutt $replace the competition heated up as students teamed up to win $200 at “!inkFast! Trivia” night. Questions covered topics covering science, history, sports, current events and Creighton.

Although the event took place on a Friday night, the Skutt steps were $lled as students packed the place in order to get their chance to play.

“We spend so many hours during the week studying that !inkFast! gave us a chance to let loose and have a bit of fun as we competed against each other,” College of Arts & Sciences freshman Anna Viers said.

Students gathered around two projector screens as they used controllers to punch in their answers. Points were based on how fast the team responded to the question. While there were the usual quiz questions, a few other contests spiced up the event. Nursing freshman Shannon Roussy got the crowd going with her beautiful rendition of “Pie Jesu” in the round one singing contest.

“I thought it was fun watching everyone get competitive answering the questions. I also really enjoyed everyone

participating in the singing and dance contests,” Roussy said.

Other contests included a best impersonation or pick-up line contest in which students took turns trying to impress the audience for more points. One of the crowd’s favorite lines was Arts & Science freshman Mary Hanten’s “If you were a McDonald’s sandwich you would be the McBeautiful.”

At the end of each round the top four teams faced o# in a challenge to be the $rst to win 500 points. !e winners earned a place in the $nals to compete for the $200 prize. In the end, it was Arts & Sciences freshman Sam Troia who helped his team go on to take home the $200.

“It felt great to win the money,” Troia said. “I’m going to use some of the money to pay my fraternity fees to Phi Delta !eta. Some of the cash is going to

Business freshman Joe Statz for helping me out throughout the night, and the rest of it will probably go to food for my friends. Red Mango and Papa John’s is on me.”

Credit should also be given to Arts & Sciences freshman Meradith Ganow, the !inkFast! CSU Program Board coordinator, for putting on an original and fun event that hope will return again soon.

“I thought the event went great,” Ganow said. !ere were about 170 people in attendance. !e !inkFast! crew did an awesome job of creating an interactive, exciting show that everyone loved. Hopefully other programming goes just as well in the future.”

For now Creighton students will just to wait once again to live out their dreams of being on a gameshow.

Testing knowledge for cashJACQUELINE LOScene Reporter

Students compete in the ThinkFast! Trivia event at the Skutt Fireplace. CSU Program Board sponsored the event. Photo by Dino Beldia

Have a dating or love question you want to ask scene columnist April Payne? Send it to scene@creightonian.com. April will address some of the best questions in upcoming podcasts. Follow @cu_scene on Twitter to stay updated on all of “The Dating Scene” news and enter our movie trivia contest.

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-Christian AndreenArts & Sciences freshman

Compiled by Natalie KillionPhotos by Anna Baxter

“If you could go anywhere in the world for spring

break, where would you go?”

“Australia.”

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-Rachel BerryBusiness freshman

“Ireland.”

-Paul ChinPharmacy !rst year

“Hawaii.”

-Henry BassArts & Sciences sophomore

“Iceland.”

A"er chatting with my roommates, we all agreed upon the existence of a February slump. As I write this, it reminds me of an “Arthur” episode I watched a while back (meaning it clearly must have le" an impact… not because I watch it regularly, although I admittedly would watch

it if I was channel sur!ng and saw it on. But I digress).

Basically, the point of the episode was that the kids wanted to create a new holiday because everyone was in such a weird funk. It was winter, it was a"er Christmas and people needed some excitement.

When Valentine’s Day rolled around they found a cure to their “Long Dull Winter,” the clever title PBS gave to this episode that describes the adolescent boredom between New Year’s and Valentine’s Day. However, a"er some further discussion with my roommates, we realized it a#ects not just third graders but even adults.

What’s the deal? Why are some of us in a funk? I !gured out it could be a plethora of things. First, it’s winter and it’s cold, and we want to wear clothes that bundle us up and tend to reveal little $esh to the world. Combined

with the presence of delicious winter treats and drinks, and because we are so bundled up, it’s easy to let our !tness regimens slide.

It’s di%cult to !nd the motivation to go to the gym when you’re all bundled up in blankets and sporting your fuzzy socks, sipping on some hot chocolate while watching an “NCIS” marathon. Ergo, body image takes a dip. We don’t gain 50 pounds, but we de!nitely aren’t as toned and !t as we are in the warmer months.

Being pale doesn’t help either. Sure, I could go tanning but that’s not the same. Overall, being pale and having qualms about your body isn’t a great combination and contributes to the February slump.

Next: Valentine’s Day. &is holiday is beaten to the ground and I won’t spend much time on it. Short and sweet: it’s great for people in relationships and not so great for people who don’t like to be reminded of their singlehood. Moving on.

I mentioned the weather. Fortunately, the weather in Omaha hasn’t been too brutal this month — some spring-like days sprinkled in here and there — but in general, it’s still cold, cloudy and de!nitely not as blissful as the warm sunny days of summer. Lack of sun means lack of vitamin D and we need our vitamin D to stay healthy.

Being sick brings you down a notch in this February slump. Nobody likes hacking up a lung or using a box of Kleenex every two days. Invest

in some DayQuil, clean o# door handles with Lysol and cover your mouth when coughing and sneezing. Don’t let this month get the best of you.

For whatever reason, school and outside activities get 10 times busier this month. Everyone’s settled in a"er getting back from break and things get rolling.

It’s no longer classes that explain what you will be doing this semester or meetings upon meetings of what you hope to accomplish — it’s the real deal.

Not only that, but it is a full month of school without any breaks. With midterms creeping up on us, stress levels are high with projects and papers that are jam-packed before the break. It’s understandable that people count down the days to spring break.

With all of these reasons, it makes sense that February sucks — which is weird, given that it’s the shortest month. I remember last February, (when Pandora still had limited listening time) I used up my free 40 hours. An attempt to spice up my dull boring days? Probably. Now you can listen as long as you want!

Spice up your dull days and listen to a new channel. Power through those tests and papers. Go to the gym and get those happy-inducing endorphins $owing. Before you know it, you’ll be hanging out in South Padre or helping the less fortunate on a service trip and life will be good.

Ending February slump

ANN DUFFYColumnist

One of my favorite things about Creighton is that it is such a close-knit community. It is nearly impossible to walk down the Mall without stopping to chat with friends and classmates. Various student groups are constantly working hard to make sure there is always something happening on campus.

O"entimes, it seems like Creighton has anticipated our every last need. Craving sushi or Chinese food? Just head to Skutt. Need some milk and sugar to make your roommate some birthday cookies? &e Birdfeeder convenience store has you covered.

Desperately trying to avoid homework? Comedians, poets, athletes and the like are always being brought to campus. From food to entertainment to physical !tness, Creighton has you covered.

Creighton works extremely hard to make these 140 acres feel like home. But, with all that being said, just because you don’t have to leave campus doesn’t mean you shouldn’t.

We’ve all heard of the Creighton bubble: the idea of getting so sucked into student life on campus that you are essentially oblivious of the world outside. It is so easy, and tempting, to let the Creighton bubble take over your life. But there comes a time in every student’s life to burst the Creighton bubble.

Limiting yourself solely to Creighton experiences is like going to Disney World and staying in the Magic Kingdom; of course, the Magic Kingdom is great, maybe even the best area in the park, but you still have the whole rest of the Disney resort to explore.

As someone who grew up in Omaha, I can tell you !rsthand that it is a great city. I admit it’s no New York or Chicago, but there are still so many cool places to go and discover.

Get o# the beaten path between Burt and Cass and go spend a day playing frisbee out at Zorinsky Lake or go to the midnight movie at the Dundee &eater.

Another reason it’s important to burst your Creighton bubble is that sometimes Creighton’s campus is too ideal.

When you spend all of your time surrounded by well-o# students studying for their “orgo” test under a picturesque tree, you can forget that many people right here in Omaha are not so fortunate.

Creighton provides lots of opportunities for doing service out in the community, which is a great way to interact with people outside of the Creighton bubble. Every building in “North O” isn’t old and brick, and there aren’t bright $owerbeds nicely spaced every 10 to 15 feet, but that’s the whole point. You will never regret getting out of your comfort zone and experiencing new things

So, as nice and comforting as it is to get nice and cozy on this campus and never leave, you are seriously limiting your college experience.

Burst the Creighton bubble

HANNAH O’KEEFEColumnist

Photo courtesy of Creightonian staff.

THE CREIGHTONIAN24 February 2012 7 Sports

Creighton University athletics had a spectacular weekend, with the women’s basketball team winning two games in its !nal homestand of the season. "e men’s basketball team had a buzzer beater against California State University-Long Beach and the baseball team swept the University of Central Arkansas. "e women’s tennis team defeated St. Cloud State University and the University of North Dakota, and the so#ball team swept all of its games in Denton, Texas, in the Fair!eld Inn and Suites Classic hosted by the University of North Texas.

Following a four game sweep at the University of Arkansas-Pine Blu$, the Creighton so#ball team went 3-0 this past weekend to remain a perfect 7-0 on the young season. "e Bluejays defeated Northern Illinois University and South Dakota State University on Feb. 17 before !nishing the weekend by defeating the NIU Huskies again on Sunday.

In game one of the doubleheader on Feb. 17 against the Huskies, the Bluejays jumped out to a 3-0 in the top of the second inning with a bases-clearing double by sophomore Ellen Homan. "e Jays added one more run in the fourth frame and maintained the lead until the bottom of the sixth inning, when the Huskies blasted three doubles o$ sophomore starting pitcher Becca Changstrom to tie the game. In the top of the 8th frame freshman utility player Allie Mathewson delivered to score freshman in!elder Liz Dike from third base, which was the deciding run. Changstrom (3-0) picked up the win in the 5-4 extra inning a$air.

In game two of the doubleheader on Feb. 17 against the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits, Bluejay junior starting pitcher Sammy Snygg surrendered a solo home run in the top of the third inning before settling in and not allowing another run the rest of the way. "e Jays got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third with a freshman in!elder Taylor Flodman RBI and tallied !ve more runs in the bottom of the fouth frame to take a commanding 6-1 lead over the Jackrabbits. A bases-loaded walk and RBI single in the sixth ended the scoring to arrive at the !nal score of a 8-1 Bluejay win. Snygg (2-0) picked up the win as the Jays bene!tted from 12 walks o$ered up by the Jackrabbits.

Rain cancelled contests against tournament host North Texas Mean Green and Sam Houston State University on Saturday, but the Jays returned to action on Sunday against familiar-foe Northern Illinois. "is time around the Bluejays wasted little time in an impressive performance by UT-Arlington transfer Alexis Cantu. Cantu, a sophomore, started and Changstrom relieved her; they combined to limit the Huskies to just one run. Cantu helped herself out with a three-run homer in the bottom of the !rst inning as the Jays never looked back, posting a 5-1 win. "e Huskies fell to 3-5 as Cantu (2-0) picked up the win.

"e Bluejays are o$ to their best start since 1987, and they look to continue their success when they travel to Kentucky this weekend to take on the No. 21 ranked University of Louisville Cardinals.

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"e Creighton men’s baseball team is o$ to its !rst 3-0 start since 2000.

"e Bluejays !nished their weekend sweep of the University of Central Arkansas last Sunday with a 5-1 victory in Conway, Ark.

Junior pitcher Nick Musec picked up a win a#er 2.2 innings of work. Senior in!elder Chance Ross went 3-for-5 at the plate. Creighton started scoring early, with senior in!elder Nick Judkins banging a two-run homer in the !rst inning.

"at was all the pitching sta$ needed, as they would only need one run all game. Junior pitcher Andrew Urban made good use of his !rst career start, pitching three scoreless innings. "e bullpen came in a#er that and made sure that the outcome was never really in doubt.

"e game last Saturday had a much more exciting ending.

Tied at three runs apiece at the end of nine innings, the two teams played an extra frame. "at one inning was all that Creighton’s o$ense needed.

"e Bluejays scored four runs in the top of the 10th. Sophomore out!elder Mike Gerber, junior in!elder Alex Staehely and senior in!elder Michael Mutcheson all

knocked in runs.While the run support was encouraging,

head coach Ed Servais sees room for improvement.

“"at game should have never went to extra innings,” Servais said. “We had some opportunities to end it earlier, but it is encouraging that our o$ense came through in the 10th.”

"e game on Feb. 17 was special for more than one reason.

Junior pitcher Ty Blach’s triumphant pitching performance led the Bluejays to a 4-3 victory.

Blach struck out six batters in !ve innings and he picked up his !rst victory of the season. Blach gives most of the credit to his teammates, though.

“A large part of that game was the defense behind me,” Blach said. “Alex Staehely made a few great plays at shortstop. Chance Ross made some plays, too, and Anthony Bemboom caught a great game.”

"e win was also coach Servais’ 300th career win at Creighton. Servais now holds a 302-165 record with the Bluejays.

"e Bluejays are playing again Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. "ey will be facing the Portland Pilots in Portland, Ore.

MATT BOURGAULTSports Reporter

THE CREIGHTONIAN 24 February 20128 Sports

On a night where the outcome of senior guard Antoine Young’s !nal home game was in jeopardy for 40+ minutes, Creighton dug in deep and gave him the send-o" he deserves.

Creighton defeated the University of Evansville Tuesday night 93-92 on junior guard Josh Jones jumper with 23 seconds remaining in overtime before an announced crowd of 16,447 at the CenturyLink Center Omaha.

Young and Creighton may have come away with the victory, but the real star of the game was Evansville junior guard Colt Ryan. Ryan connected on 17-24 shots and !nished the game with an arena record 43 points.

“When a guy like Colt Ryan gets going, he’s tough to stop,” said Creighton head coach Greg McDermott, “[It was] one of the best o"ensive performances I’ve ever seen.

#e Bluejays played behind most of the game, as Evansville jumped out to a quick 10-5 lead early in the game. #e Jays fought back, however, with freshman guard Avery Dingman scoring nine points in the !rst half. His back to back 3-pointers towards the end of the half gave Creighton its !rst lead since 3-0 and put the Jays up by six. #en Evansville went on a 7-0 run to close the half, capped o" by Ryan’s 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Turnovers and sloppy defense plagued the Jays in the !rst half. Evansville scored nine points o" seven CU turnovers compared to one turnover for the Purple Aces. Denver Holmes and Colt Ryan took advantage of the sloppy play and combined for 32 of Evansville’s 40 !rst half points.

#e Purple Aces took a 40-39 lead into the break and took advantage once again at the start of the second half of sloppy play and turnovers by the Bluejays.

Ryan ignited the second half surge by connecting on his !rst !ve shots of the half as his team made their !rst eight shots of the half and saw a one point lead for Evansville at half balloon into a 14 point lead at the 13:57 mark. At that point, even Young admitted that the outlook for his team was bleak.

“You think that, but you don’t want it to turn out that way,” Young said. “We were busting it to try to not have it turn out that way. We buckled down and fought a little bit toward the end. We just fought through it the whole game and came out with a win.”

A$er Evansville’s initial second half run, the Bluejays clawed themselves back with eight points from Young and a 3-pointer by Jones that clipped the Purple Aces lead to!ve with 4:55 remaining.

Two free throws by Ned Cox put Evansville up seven with less than two minutes remaining. On the ensuing possession, sophomore forward Doug McDermott hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to four. #en Evansville was charged with a shot clock violation and on the next trip down a missed Young shot led to a tip in by center Gregory Echenique to cut the lead to two with 49 seconds remaining.

A$er forcing another shot clock violation, Creighton had the ball with 17 seconds remaining. A similar situation occurred Saturday against Long Beach State, where Young’s %oater in the lane with .3 seconds le$ gave the Jays the victory.

#e ball was in Young’s hands and although his o" balance jumper didn’t connect this time, the o"ensive rebound was snared by forward Ethan Wragge who missed the put back. #e ball then came to Echenique, who awkwardly threw the ball up and it went in at the buzzer and sent the game to overtime.

In the extra period, the teams traded baskets until Doug McDermott’s free throw put the Jays up one with 1:11 to go. On the ensuing possession, Colt Ryan hit another tough jumper to put the Purple Aces up by one. #en Jones hit his jumper with 23 seconds le$ and on Evansville’s !nal possession, Ryan missed a pull-up three, and the Jays escaped with a victory.

A second straight emotional victory for the Jays, Jones said his winning jumper was more than just for him and his team; it was for Antoine, whom he has known since the !$h grade.

“I needed him to go away with this,” Jones said. “It meant a lot to me.”

Bluejay seniors leave the nest

JACK HALEYSports Reporter

#is week, the Creighton men’s basketball team played their !nal home game of the 2011-12 regular season.

As the clock hit zero for the !nal time, it signaled not only the end of a successful season at CenturyLink Center Omaha but also the end of the careers at home for four seniors.

Point guard Antoine Young and walk-ons forward Matthew Dorwart, guard Derek Sebastian and guard Ross Ferrarini were sent o" in spectacular fashion as the Jays pulled out a 93-92 win in overtime thanks to a game-winning jumper by junior guard Josh Jones with 22.6 seconds le$. #e shot signaled more than just a team win for Jones.

“#is is my childhood brother,” Jones said about Young. “I needed him to go away with this. Ultimately it was for the team, but personally it was for ‘Toine.”

Head coach Greg McDermott expressed his pride in the team a$er the come-from-behind victory.

“I couldn’t be prouder of this group of guys and for it to happen on senior night, four young men that have meant a great deal to this program, each in their own way, but have contributed in a huge way to our success,” McDermott said.

A$er the game, each of the seniors was presented with a framed jersey, watched as a short tribute video featuring career highlights was played and took a few minutes to address the fans that stuck around a$er the game.Each player thanked the litany of people that have impacted their lives during their time at Creighton, and each showcased a bit of his personality in his speech.

Highlights form each speech: Sebastian made the smart move by appealing to the crowd, calling them “not only the best fans in the Valley, but the best fans in the nation.”

“When one road ends, the door opens to all new possibilities,” although he let the fans

know the team isn’t done just yet.Ferrarini thanked Evansville guard/

forward Colt Ryan for missing the !nal shot of the game, otherwise the speeches could have been a little awkward.

He thanked his parents for sticking with him throughout his “basketball odyssey.” Apologized for highlights being so “few and far between;” also apologized for not living up to his name as “the Godfather” and hitting the pizza shot that night.

He encouraged the fans to consume plenty of drinks (I’m assuming he was referring to Pepsi) and to be loud down in St. Louis.

Dorwart claimed he wanted to be a point guard when he !rst started, but said the coaches probably made the right decision by letting Young handle those duties.

He said he hopes the team’s trainer Ben McNair won’t be too lonely without him amd that coach Len Gordy (Creighton’s Diversity and Inclusion o&cer) will !nd someone new to complain to at the end of the bench.

He told his brother who scheduled his wedding for the weekend of the Final Four he’ll have to !nd a new groomsman, as he’ll be busy that weekend. And he !nally gave a shout-out to Gumby, the winner of a Twitter contest he held.

Young thanked his mom for keeping his dad in his seat and for letting him come home with his laundry and for a home-cooked meal.

He thanked former head coach Dana Altman and the previous coaching sta". He also thanked current head coach Greg McDermott for inviting him into his family when he was lost a$er the departure of Altman.

He told his teammates he’d “go to war with you guys any day of the week, any day of the week.”

He ended by giving a shout-out to the Bellevue West High School lunch ladies.

#ese four men may have completed their careers at CenturyLink Center Omaha, but as Sebastian said, the team is not done yet.

JACOB PADILLASports Reporter

Last-second shot gives Jays confidence going into tourney

TOP LEFT: Senior guard Antoine Young congratulates junior guard Josh Jones after making the winning shot.

TOP RIGHT: Sophomore guard Jahenns Manigat drives to the hoop.

BOTTOM LEFT: The four seniors Antoine Young, Matthew Dorwart, Ross Ferrarini,and Derek Sebastian recieve their framed jerseys.

Photos by Teka Bundy.