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By Dr. Wayne Young on 11/5/2008 2:19 PM

Good lord what a Presidential Race 2008 was....It was amazing to see the nation so involved in this election...and to see Creighton students register to vote (and then vote) in such huge numbers.  It was great to see young people take the election seriously....and frankly I think we are seeing a resurgence in our country. 

Say what you want about party lines and bipartisanship, but I stand here today proud of my country.  We had an outstanding turnout at the polls, our young people voted in record numbers, and we have our first person of color as president!  Whether you are Democrat, Republican, or Independent...you have to be proud on some level today of your country.

Meanwhile back here at Creighton--I ... Read More »

By Liam Dawson on 11/5/2008 10:34 AM

Yesterday was a very exciting day for me as it was the first time I was allowed to complete my civic duty as an American citizen to vote for the first time.  The past couple of months I had been reading the issues not only of the president, but of the local races as well, becasue the local races to me are important too.  However the past week I felt myself on the fence in dealing with the presidential election and I was still undecided up until I darkened the oval on my ballot yesterday.  I drove 30 minutes back to my hometown of Blair, NE to cast my vote and as I was driving I was thinking to myself I now get the chance to have my voice heard when it comes to electing the next president and that was an exciting thought to me.  I walked in the doors to vote and luckily com ... Read More »

By Lianna Ng on 11/4/2008 11:21 PM

today is election day! are you an obama or mccain supporter?? seems like some people on campus were sporting their gear  today. its nice to know that here at creighton we can be ourselves and be able to express ourselves without fearing that our peers are judging us and keeping us from believing in what we want. that is one of things that i appreciate most about Creighton.