Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Pain, anxiety and confusion enveloped students as they journeyed from one line lo the next at the endless tables at registration. Laden with IBM cards, identification forms and mailing slips, the students at left groped their way through the jumbled maze. Halfway registered. Arts junior Ed MiiJer, above, waits as checker Diane Drahota looks for mistakes on his class schedule.

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McCarthy visit sparks Welcome Week activities Eugene J. McCarthy, former Democratic presiden- tial hopeful, spoke to 400 Creighton students in Upper Brandeis to round out Welcome Week activities. The former democratic senator from Minnesota, said, America is discovering her military, moral and economic needs. But, he warned, future programs in these areas must recognize these limitations. McCarthy jokingly compared the scholastic ethics of Watergate defendants James McCord and E. Howard Hunt to Jesuit teachings, which brought a rousing response from the Jesuit-taught students. McCarthy recommended strict curtailment of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Armed Services Special Forces. He said these agencies had caused suspicion and mistrust in other countries by their secret and often illegal acts. The former senator, who was a candidate for the democratic nomination in 1968 and 1972, said Ameri- cans have been forced to revise their Cold War concept of infinite American power and moral righteousness. He said the United States had expanded militarily until we could kill the world two and one-half times. It ' s good to learn your limitations if you have been living with illusion, he said. Disillusion is a part of wisdom, but we can ' t lie in it. McCarthy said we must rid ourselves of problems like poverty, discrimination and unemployment before we can criticize other countries on moral grounds. He said he thought college students were less polit- ical now than in 1968, when he sought the Democratic presidential nomination. The end of the Vietnam War and the draft have removed the personal burden from the college students, making them less militant, McCarthy said. According to McCarthy, the Cold War also convinced Americans of their role as moral leaders of the world. But, he said, after My Lai most Americans would be slow to claim a monopoly on righteousness and good- ness. At least, he said, we have made the moral judg- ment by ourselves that the Vietnam War was wrong. Currently the senior editor for a publishing firm, McCarthy has continuously written for magazines and authored several books on political and govern- mental topics.

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Casino Night fun erases registration frustrations A wise man once said man must take the bad times with the good. Creighton students realized the truth in these words when they found themselves plagued with the horror of registration one day and relieved by the fun of Casino Night the next. Confusion is a polite way to describe registration at Creighton University. At the beginning of each semester, students are faced with the tedious task of filling out forms, IBM cards, and more forms. The only smiling faces seen in the gym this year were those of the seniors, who knew that they would never have to look another IBM card in the eye again. By the end of registration, the underclassmen were resigned to the idea of at least two more bouts with the forms. But after the agony of registration had subsided, students turned to a more pleasant side of campus life. Casino Night, an annual Mardi Gras at Creighton, enticed many poker fans and roulette lovers to join in the games. Although only play money was at stake, the money -hungry auctioneers were ready to grab any and all from the highest bidder. Arts freshman Barb Beck timidly calls out her bid during the madness of Casino Night. Karen Skory, below, contemplates whether she should risk it and stay in the game or pass as Father ]ohn Schwantes raises the bid by two. 23