Weird Creighton History

In a new episode of Weird Creighton History, Rick and Micah speak with local writer Matt Holland about civil rights pioneer Fr. John Markoe, SJ, a beloved and influential Jesuit who worked for Creighton University. Markoe is best known for founding the Omaha DePorres Club, whose ...  Show more

In the third part of our Weird Creighton History series on the notorious book thief and the Creighton-aided FBI investigation the Omaha Project, Micah speaks with Creighton assistant professor Trish Ross, PhD, about the class she taught on the case this spring and the online exhi ...  Show more

In the second part of our Weird Creighton History series on the notorious book thief and the Creighton-aided FBI investigation the Omaha Project, Micah speaks with Creighton archivist Pete Brink about Stephen Carrie Blumberg, the rare books and manuscripts that the FBI gave to Cr ...  Show more

Law-abiding library patrons Rick and Micah discuss Creighton's relation to the academic crime of the century: the Iowa man who stole 26,000 rare books and manuscripts from about 300 university libraries across the U.S. The collection — estimated at anywhere from $5.3 million to $ ...  Show more

With the St. John's Fountain and Plaza under renovations (and it being the 30-year anniversary of the Eternal Flame sculpture), Rick and Micah decided to explore the history of Creighton's fountain and Mall and ended up talking a bunch about a controversial nude sculpture and its ...  Show more