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Eileen Brady, plus an image of the Mission: Impossible TV series

The alumna who fact-checked ‘Mission: Impossible’ and helped the dream of Disney World come true

Jul 06, 2023

Eileen Brady, BA'65, had an extraordinarily eclectic career. She fact-checked golden age TV shows like Mission: Impossible and Star Trek. She helped designers, engineers and architects make Disney World. Later, she assisted the investigation of the greatest book thief in American history.

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Vitola James & the Giant Peach Show Photo; San Diego State University

Thanks to a well-rounded college experience, this alumna gets to pursue her dream of producing joy at the happiest place on Earth

Apr 28, 2023

Victoria Vitola, BFA'15, chose Creighton because she believed it gave her the most well-rounded college experience where she not only learned the skills of her performance trade, but subjects such a English and Philosophy as well. Getting her degree at Creighton helped her fulfill her dream of working in children's theater, after countless summer trips to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando, FL.

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Images of Jerry Pfeifer and his family.

The day before his death, a graduating senior wrote a letter to his mom about everything he learned at Creighton

Apr 27, 2023

A week before graduating from Creighton, Jerry Pfeifer died in a car accident. The day before his death, he wrote and mailed his parents a letter, telling them everything he'd learned as a Creighton student. Nearly 40 years later, Jerry's words (which we're running with his family's permission), carry even more weight and significance.

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Laurie Leahy, BFA'86

How an alumna makes her mouthwatering works of art

Apr 26, 2023

Laurie Leahy, BFA'86, used her passion for creating art and background in food catering to land her a career in food styling that has fed her creativity for decades.

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Images of Zach Perry, Max Fritsch and Xavier Rincon.

Gift honoring Creighton alum sends students to the Big Dance

Mar 28, 2023

Not every student newspaper has the budget to send student reporters and photographers to the tournament, but two donors made it possible for the Creightonian.

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Images of powerlifter alum Chad Singleton

Alum's latest world record looks painful

Mar 20, 2023

Chad Singleton, BS’08, can’t stop breaking world records.

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Ayden Chavez

Donors help honors student stay at Creighton

Nov 21, 2022

The Student Emergency Fund assists Creighton students by providing limited emergency financial assistance to currently enrolled students who are unable to meet immediate, essential expenses due to an emergency. Thanks to the donors who support this fund, Ayden Chavez remains a part of the Bluejay community.

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Milt Abrhams photo on top of a 1925 Creightonian staff listing.

One of the Creightonian's first editors was nearly expelled for refusing to be censored

Nov 16, 2022

The young editor, Milton Abrahams, became a legendary local lawyer and one of Creighton’s most generous alumni.

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The Creighton alum who helped save 200,000 lives

Oct 13, 2022

He was one of the most consequential individuals ever to graduate from Creighton University, though few know his name.

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EXTRA! EXTRA! CREIGHTONIAN TURNS 100!

Sep 29, 2022

This October marks the 100-year anniversary of The Creightonian. Here's what the very first issue looked like.

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