Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Fn. Scallon and Allsopp depart from the Mass. 17

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Sr. Muriel Cameron, R.S.C.J., read from the Gospel of St. John. Members of the Jesuit community concelebrated the Mass.

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Lectures. Events by Michaelle Pearson Creighton ' s campus was visited by many lecturers this year. Some provided political or social insights; others set a lighter mood. Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter spoke to a capacity crowd at the Kiewit Fitness Center in September. Carter answered students ' questions in a conver- sational, flip manner. He compared himself to Ronald Reagan, saying that Reagan is a teflon president, while Carter was a velcro president. As the Iowa caucuses drew near, Creighton was visited by Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Dukakis. Dukakis was invited to speak by C.U. ' s Young Democrats club. He presented his views on the agricrisis, abortion, tax laws and many other issues relevant to his cam- paign. Australian Consul-General Terrence McCarthy spoke about foreign trade, tariffs and U.S. protectionism. McCarthy was a guest of the Creighton University Honors Program. Dr. Warren Francke gave a lecture en- titled Watching the Watchdog -a reference to the Watchdog commen- tary he is noted for. Dr. Francke was both entertaining and informative as he ex- plained the media ' s duty to dig in search of news, and to avoid getting caught up in a plethora of human-interest tales. One of the authors of Growing Up Catholic, Maureen Kelly, gave a hilariously funny presentation about Catholic life in her youth. Clad in a girls ' school jumper and white school blouse, Kelly told tales out of a school replete with teacing nuns named Sister Magdalena, Sister Stefanius and Sister Scholastica. Even some of the older Jesuits laughed. Well, perhaps they smiled a bit. Former president Jimmy Carter entertains questions from C.U. students. 18