Creighton Slang

Know the slang, know the school. The following is a list of things you really need to know before coming to Creighton. The more of these words you know, the better off you'll be.

A&S

College of Arts & Sciences, Already Screwed

Admin

The Administration Building, located on the east side of campus opposite Swanson Hall. The Business Office is on the first floor; the second floor houses the Arts & Sciences Dean's Office and the Registrar's office. The upper levels are for classrooms.

BA

Business Administration Building. It is attached to Rigge Science Building and is where most COBA and several A&S classes are held.

COBA

College of Business Administration, Currently Out Buying Alcohol, Currently Out Buying A--, Cute Obviously But Arrogant, College of Budweiser Administration

CSU

Creighton Students Union, the student government

Fallapalooza

An annual concert sponsored by CSU Program Board

HC and CA

Two easily confused buildings, the Humanities Center and Hitchcock Communication Arts Building are identical brick buildings with the same two first initials. CA is often written HK, also.

Jesuit Gardens

Behind the Admin Building, it's a lush garden area with picnic tables and lots of shade. Home of an 11-toed statue

KFC

Kiewit Fitness Center, which is attached to the student center. Run off that crispy chicken at the KFC.

Lower St. John's

Basement of the big church in the middle of campus. Entrance is on the west side of the building.

Old Gym

On the northeast end of campus, the old gym has telephone and computer services on the first floor, the math department on the second, and a computer lab on the third.

Pop

What Nebraskans call their carbonated beverages. Many clashes occur over whether it's soda, pop, or worse, the Southern preference, Coke (especially troubling on a Pepsi campus).

Retreat

Sort of a getaway. The 24-hour retreat for freshmen is not required, but highly-encouraged as a chance to get to know people better. There may be prayer/reflection times, but having a certain religious belief is not a requirement.

SJ

The Society of Jesus, follows the names of Jesuits

Squirrels

Apparently steroid-injected fuzzy creatures running rampant on campus

SSC

The Skutt Student Center

The Bean

Located outside the Student Center's west entrance, it's a wooden platform shaped like a kidney bean that's good for sunning or relaxing.

The DR

The Dominican Republic, where Creighton has a small campus some students go for a semester or summer to learn and volunteer.

The Facebook

Thefacebook.com is a timewasting tool of Creighton students.

The Jay

A crappy but charming virtually on-campus bar that serves specials after games and on Wednesdays (sorority/fraternity chapter nights).

The Mall

California Street, a brick pathway, once ran through campus. Train tracks still existed there until recently, when the bricks were replaced for safety reasons, and instead, steps were installed that only approximately 80 percent of the student population has since sprained an ankle on.

The Screw

A flame-shaped fountain in front of St. John's Church