Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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I a I m iiti n Hi«cfttmm m li mt I II V . (5{nicki[- We must then be vigilant to ensure that in Creighton ' s effort to re-package they have not lost the substance in its charter; we have not lost it in ourselves. Contrary to what many people say, I think Creighton does a good job of maintaining integrity, though far from I ' m far from defending Creighton. The fact that the Interim Arts Center (named after George and Mary Interim, perhaps?) and other building projects get put on hold so that a mondo-practice field can be built smells distinctly of packaging. Showing more interest in a bronze statue then in serious social issues ( Where should we put the new open-door mission, Fr. Mor- rison? ) sounds a bit too much like packaging as well. In the end, it will be up to the individual to evaluate what he or she got from the lectures and beer bashes. Will it be eno ugh to survive coping to create the world out there.

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In the eighties, packaging is the pro- duct. Whether it be Cabbage Patch dolls or foreign policy, the substance is lost amid the wrapping paper. The Contras, for example, are most often trivialized along Communist paranoid Vietnam paranoid lines. Regardless of the side you are on (or the one you ' re against), it does little good if you see opponents as simply paranoid. The opponents may be, but chances are they do they do not see themselves that way. Before negotiations can begin one must admit that the oppos- ing view must be in some way founded or you would not be negotiating with them in the first place. After all, how can you bargain with someone you do not take seriously? Along with that, y ou must then accept that there is something about your position which is less then perfect, for if your position was perfect, why would anyone oppose you? Too often people seek the moral high ground, not to educate themselves or others, but merely to look down on everyone else. I ' ve met precious few people who respect another person ' s belief that they are right. Not that they respect differing opinions or views on issues, but that they respect another person ' s conviction of certitude. Maybe college attempts to not only teach you to be right, but to understand being wrong. This may be the tolerance that builds peace. ' .«is Wi » • - I UiI6£STPl£CI0f m i TOBACCO! EVEB SOLD fOJ? 1Q«,

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