Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Omaha ' s lounges provide drinks, games, food, fun Peanuts, 25 beer and foosball are three specials which attract the Creighfon studcnits to the Chicago Bar, Nuncio ' s and the Starhght Lounge. Chicago, is noted for its bowls of peanuts served with the various drinks — the more popular being beer and strawberry daiquiris. The nostalgic, warm atmos- phere, central location and delicious hamburgers add to the popularity of the bar. Dick Duda, manager of the Chicago Bar said with the newly added room, Chicago holds 220 people. On our busiest nights, which are Thursday-Saturday, 50 per cent of our customers are Creighton students, Duda said. Sixty per cent men and 40 per cent women is the usual customer turnout. Six to 10 Creighton students work as waitresses, cooks and bouncers at Chicago. Duda said he is pleased with the behavior of all Creighton students at the Chicago. Nuncio Pomidoro, owner of Nuncio ' s Licorice Stick Lounge also said the Creighton student is well behaved. I am very happy with the friendly and positive outlook of Creighton students, Pomidoro said. I think they are tremendous people. Pomidoro said, I ' ve had one fight in 11 years, and that fight involved two people over 35. Nuncio ' s busiest night is Thursday when glasses of beer are 25 ' . I have had up to 300 students here on Thursday and 70 per cent of them are from Creighton, Pomidoro said. Arts junior Russ Batenhorst enjoys the relaxing at- mosphere and good location of the Starlight Lounge. The Starlight atmosphere is very informal, enjoy- able and it does not get too loud, Batenhorst said. A carpeted floor, comfortable c:hairs and couches and a dimly lit lounge are some of the furnishings which attract the Creighton students. Batenhorst said the Starlight provides pool, a jukebox, and foosball for entertainment. The Starlight owner, known to Creighton students as Phyllis, said the busiest nights are Thursday- Saturday. Starlight ' s capacity is 85 and usually 70 per cent of the customers are men. Phyllis said, that the Starlight has no special nights, but occasionally gives away free drinks. The average age of a starlight customer is 24. Phyl- lis said, There are many graduated Creighton students who come back to the casual, easygoing aura of the Starlight and I enjoy them all. The Chicago and Starlight Bars were two of the most popular Creighton student hang outs . Students went to bars for entertain- ment and relaxation after studying or on weekends. 28

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Minority students share different ideas, problems There are 383 minority students on Creighton ' s campus. 155 black students and 228 foreign students. Therefore, there are a great variety of opinions concern- ing Creighton ' s admission office, acadcmiic require- ments and social life. Arts junior Chieko Nagaoka, the only Creighton student from Shizuokai, Japan, appreciated Oeighton ' s friendly atmosphere. Nagaoka said, It was important for me to choose a foreign university with a warm at- mosphere and I find that atmosphere here. Nagaoka is the only one in her family of six to travel to the United States and the only one who can speak English. At times I find it diffic:ult in classes be- cause I don ' t understand the slang terms, Nagaoka said. Therefore, I misunderstand and misinterpret the statements made. Henny Wijaya from Medan, Indonesia and a first year pharmacy student also has trouble with English. Wijaya said, At times I have trouble taking notes and I don ' t always feel comfortable asking the instructors about their lecture. American students are most active and outspoken in class and more concerned with their grades than In- donesian students, Wijaya said. Indonesian students must live with their parents until marriage, whereas American students are more independent and active. Women and men cooperate more in Iran than in the United States, Arts junior Hamed Sajjadi from Tehron Iran said. There are more women involved in men ' s activities and therefore less competition between the sexes, Sajjadi said. Men and women are especially looked upon as equal when it comes to religion. Sajjadi said he likes the friendly students and pro- fessors he has met at Creighton through his involve- ment in the Jaytalkers, Chemistry Club, Ski Club and the Martial Arts. Creighton ' s size and warm atmos- phere makes all students welcome to activity invcjlve- ment, Sajjadi said. Eucharia Nnadi, a third year pharmacy student from Igbuland, Nigeria, said that she will have many good memories of Creighton. I ' ve enjoyed my academic curriculum and my various friends, Nnadi said. Nnadi suggested that Creighton students write foreign students who are thinking about attending Creighton and that an international day be held making Creighton students aware of the various cailtures, dr( ss styles, foods and languages throughout the world. There are many people who feel there is a n(!ed for better relationships between black and white; students at Creighton. Arts junior and CUASA chairperson Vernica Brown said that more people need to know the variety of ac- tivities and programs C UASA sponsors. Brown said, Most students only know about C UASA choir, how- ever, we also sponsor cultural events, dances, parties and workshops. Arts junior Raymond Dozier, said it is very essen- tial that black students get involved in various academic and social experiences. Dozier suggested that steps be taken to organize activities where black and white students participate together. Business Administration senior Clinton Sims also said that black students must become more active and white students must listen to their needs. After four years here, I feel that black-whiti; relationships are not as strained as they once were, Sims said. You see more black and white students eating together, discuss- ing in classrooms and forming friendships. Sims said it is a simple matter of people living together and understanding each others ' needs, yet, why can that be so complicated for some people to understand? mmJ M . ' •■4 ' ■ 27

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Foosball was only one of the many attractions bars had to offer stu- dents looking for fun. Frequently, students had regular drinking nights when a whole group gathered at a bar. The Omaha bars looked forward to student support because it came in large groups. 29