Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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While residents waited out in the chilly night air, Police made a thorough search of the building, yet found no trace of a bomb. Concerned residents discuss the incidents of the night. Some coeds said they moved their beds away from their windows. Rifle shots shatter two Kiewit windows The silence of study for mid-term exams was rudely disrupted by sniper fire and ominous bomb threats in early November. Windows on the fifth and eighth floors of Kiewit Hall were shattered by what were determined to be .22 caliber rifle bullets. The shots were appar- ently fired from Interstate 480, which is located adjacent to the campus, but both rooms were vacant at the time. The sniper fire was followed by a series of discon- certing bomb scares. Officials suspected several of the threats were phoned from within the university, so school security officers began tracing the calls. The Wells Fargo security force increased its staff and Omaha police were asked to help investigate. The investagation resulted in the arrest of a Creighton graduate student after authorities traced a call he had made threatening to blow up the school. Once precautionary security measures had been effected, university officials decided to proceed with a business-as-usual policy. 29

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students of Kiewit and Gallagher halls were evacuated fromthebuildingsduringoneoftheseries of bomb threats. Efforts to place the campus under special attention were undertaken by both the Omahapoliceand Wells Fargo Security. Waiting to re-enter their rooms. Kiewit coeds stand in the lobby of the building. Police had no leads at this point as to the person or persons responsible for the series of incidents involving gun fire, shattered windows and bomb threats. 28

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For Omaha students, like seniors Dick Kizer and Denny O ' Malley. the Bran- deis Student Center provided both a meeting and eating place. Food-the main source of entertainment m the two student centers A hot dog is the cheapest meal offered. Pickles are free. Bill Frenzer aims for the ' ■Bonanza on one of the pinball machines m the game room. 30