Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Lecture, orientation, concerts open year Welcome Week continued to provide a variety of actitivies. Running Monday through Sunday, the vireek began v ith the arrival of freshmen and their parents. An orientation and President ' s Coffee Hour were held for the parents. The freshmen attended group conferences, departmental advising sessions and library orientation. Two concerts, Clay County and Baby , were held during the week in Rigge Plaza. Casino Night, a gambling venture with fake money, was sponsored by Delta Upsilon. Night at the Bitter End with Jim Killion and Ogden Edsel was held in the Knothole. The New Student Picnic at Elmwood Park and a Bicentennial lecture by former Sen. Sam Ervin ended the week. Other activities included a Black student orienta- tion, transfer students picnic and a international stu- dents luncheon. The Wheel of Fortune (above left) and the black- jack table (below) were among the gambling attrac- tions at the annual Casino Nite affair. 24

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Members of the rock group Baby entertained as new students dance their way into academia during a concert in Upper Brandeis.

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Arts senior Mike Owens gave his own special welcome to a freshman and a wheelbarrow race added excitement to the transfer picnic. Students also en- joyed the group Clay County that performed in Rigge Plaza. 25