Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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V A beer and two guys — what more could a girl ask? ingrid Wilbrand enjoys one last fling before the onset of studies after t je holiday weei end. 29

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Labor Day Beer Blast initiates social year With classes only a week old and thoughts of im- pending tests, papers, and studying just beginning to creep into their minds, students had one last chance to recall the carefree days of summer as the Student Board of Governors sponsored the annual fall beer blast over the Labor Day weekend. Unlike previous years when Hill Haven seemed to be the natural setting for a Creighton beer blast, this fall ' s edition, due to legal turmoil in Sarpy County, was moved to Peony Park. The new location gave stu- dents added opportunities to wander around the park grounds and enjoy the rides. The beer was free, food was available for a small charge and a band called Man vs. Man provided the music. Because of a city ordinance the band stopped early, but the party did not. The beer continued to flow, students laughed and talked and it was obvious that the 1972-73 school year was underway. Katie Lawler was forced to shout in order to be heard over the din of the band Mil e Loughlin mal es sure students don t become thirsty as he ceeps the steady stream of beer flowing 28 Bi3La!Kaiiett!U iM198IiB9[I«sn{SiraH »n iliuu»HKnii«m nu

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Town Students: the ' forgotten students ' Do dorm students really get more for their tuition than townies, simply because they are on campus more? This was the question raised at a Student Board of Governors meeting in November. Although almost 60 per cent of Creighton ' s students live off campus, the campus v as virtually shut down when dorm students left for Thanksgiving vacation. And it was again painfully obvious that townies were the forgotten students of the university. Because dorm students are in close contact with each other most of the time, it is not too difficult to meet people and make new friends. And because they live on campus, they are usually more involved and better informed as to activities. Town students, lacking these advantages, often have a harder time becoming part of it. An arts senior from Omaha said that when she was a freshman, she was scared to go into the Brandeis Student Center because she didn ' t know anyone except her high school classmates. Things did get better each year, she added, after she joined a sorority, got involved with the Student Board and began to frequent Nuncio ' s . Mary Moore, an Arts junior, lived at home her first two years at Creighton but then moved to the dorm. Townies really miss out on a lot of campus activities, Miss Moore said, because so many things happen spontaneously in the dorms. Adding that she felt she had become closer to people since she moved on campus, she said that it was better than trying to meet people in the classroom, because no one is himself in classes. The Town Council, rejuvenated in 1971 after several years ' dormancy, was intended to unite and inform town students and give them an avenue to express their gripes. Most townies felt the Council was fairly successful in its first year, but never quite got going this year. One of the officers of the Town Council, Greg Dietz, claimed the main stumbling block to action was apathy on the part of the students. Many kids living in Omaha are holding down jobs, and campus activities are not always their main interests, he said. The Council did sponsor several activities, including TGlF ' s and a chess and bridge tournament, that drew dorm students as well as townies. It appears town students at Creighton University have to make more of an effort to get involved on campus. And the university may have to find ways to keep them involved so that Creighton doesn ' t become a higher high school to a majority of its students. i. ! , I i t . 1 1 The Brandeii Student Center provided a common meetmg place for town and dorm students. Townie Ron Skinner entertains at one of the Town Council- sponsored TGlF ' s. 30 n uMw u im i mi iiiiiMi ■ ■ ■!! ■!■