Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Off-campus life serves as real life education Grocery shopping, cooking meals, mopping floors, scrubbing bathrooms and emptying garbage are not glamorous tasks but they must be done in order to keep a neat house. Of the 4800 Creighton students, 30 percent experience these chores everyday in off campus households. Dorm life is so convenient and easy going, Barbara Strang, Busi- ness senior said. You ' d never think there would be time to get everything done off campus, but you learn to set priorities and arrange your schedule. Staying up late to type papers, study for exams, or throw parties is no problem in a house as opposed to in the dorm, where there are regula- tions. According to Business senior, Theresa Rice, I have a lot more freedom to do what I want and how and when I want to do it. It ' s fantastic! said Business senior Janet Nye. I ' ve learned what it is like to be independent. Typical monthly bills include those for the telephone, utilities, electricity, groceries and, of course, the rent. It certainly is a financial education, said Business junior Doug Strang with a grimace. Strang ' s roommate. Arts junior Patrick Maks added, It is a high experience. Living off campus gives students the ability to walk away from school and the pressures associated with it. I don ' t see my campus friends as often as I ' d like, said Arts junior Cathy Jones, but when I do, there is plenty to talk about and it seems to build meaningful relationships. Business seniors Teresa Rice, below, and Barbara Strang, right, find that mopping and doing dishes are typical chores of off-campus living.

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Campus Ministry expands to serve diverse groups With its eight core members, Campus Ministry expanded its pro- gram to provide new services, spon- sor more events, and reach a greater number of students. To help everyone on campus express some sort of ministry; to help people become aware of others ' needs and their own religious needs ... to help people become aware of their own talents, is, according to the Rev Jack Walsh, S.J., director, what Campus Ministry is all about. Before the school year started, the members met for two days at the O ' Donnell Center, not so much to make specific plans. Father Walsh said, but to learn more about one another. Five years ago when Father Walsh began his campus ministry work, two priests, including himself, and one laywoman comprised the team. When he acquired his position as Campus Ministry director, in addition to that of O ' Donnell Center director, his duties took on a new dimension also. He became a member of the President ' s Executive Board, a role which he finds demands an aware- ness of human problems which can be brought to the attention of the administration. In addition to its marked growth in recent years. Father Walsh sees Campus Ministry as working more closely with the parish, each helping the other. Although a parish staff has duties distinct from those of campus minis- ters, Father Walsh believes the dif- ference between St. John ' s and Campus Ministry is sometimes more of a fictional difference. We ' re reaching the point of keep- ing the parish and Campus Ministry together more than ever before, he said. This year the members ' expanded functions took into account the needs of professional, town and Protestant students. Sr. Jan Bucher, O.S.M., coordinated retreats and support groups for town students while the recently ordained Rev. Michael Flecky, S.J., was the moderator of the Community Service Center. Kathie Garrett, coordinator in the west quad, started a women ' s prayer group this year and coordinated the lector and extraordinary minister program in the parish. Mary Ann Greene completed a year ' s internship in campus ministry and initiated a prayer group for those interested in charismatic renewal. The Rev. Jonathan Haschka, S.J., filled the role of Nursing School chap- lain while the Rev. Ted Bohr, S.J., was the chaplain for the Dental School and the Rev. Ernesto Tra- vieso, S.J., was the chaplain for the Medical and Pharmacy Schools. The Campus Ministry calendar of events was complete with numerous workshops and retreats. The O ' Don- nell Center was the setting for re- treats for Search, town students, health sciences students, peer min- isters and RAs. Leadership and music workshops were held, and a five-presentation series called Open- ing Doors was conducted by Father Craig. Campus Ministry also sponsored the Lichtenstein Circus, under the direction of the Rev. Nick Weber, S.J. Above left, Jesuits distribute fruit at an outdoor celebration of the Mass. A student folk group, above, entertains at tfie fall Mass. student life — 23

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Roommates Strang, Rice and Janet Nye, also a Business senior, decorate for Christmas, left. Frank Pignataro gives a friend a call to get together on campus. Relaxation at home on a Sunday afternoon is a beer and the comics for Mike McCabe, Arts senior below. student life — 25