Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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f Noel DeVoe, Julie Konan and Kathy O ' Connor watch slides with Dr. James Lupo, assistant professor of psychology, above. Sharon Dingwall, left, relaxes in her room at CEC while Noel climbs the stairs, below. after the classes — 25

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Lou Scallon, Arts junior, types a last minute paper, below. Pat Rooney, Michele DesRosiers, Sharon Dingwall, the Rev. Tom Shanahan, S.|., CEC director, and Dr. Richard Super, assistant professor of his- tory, join in seminar discussion at the CEC house, bottom. ™ ' f ' Diverse CEC members live, ' share in ' spirit of humanhood ' Posted on the CEC house bulletin board is an inheritance from the community of Spring 1978. The hand-lettered CEC award was presented for showing that true, genuine love can be had by a diverse group when they open up their feelings and their hearts to one another in the spirit of brotherhood (i.e. humanhood). Although every semester brings a new set of participants to the Creighton Extension Curriculum, the sentiment is perhaps applicable to them all, for in the CEC house, diversity seems to yield friendship. The seminar aspect of CEC is a program designed to provide stu- dents with interdisciplinary per- spectives on a social, historical or theological topic. The members meet once weekly for a discussion led by various fac- ulty members and twice weekly for dinner. Beyond the confines of the house, students were involved in special interest projects which ranged from doing a survey on American art to compiling demo- graphic data for a political campaign. Approximately 17 students, a di- rector and a faculty member com- prise the CEC household each semester. This year the Rev. Tom Shanahan, S.J. directed the house and Dr. Kathryn Thomas, assistant profes- sor of classical language, was the resident faculty member. The members customarily take a weekend trip in addition to plan- ning group activities. This year the first semester group traveled to the Black Hills in South Dakota and to one CEC member ' s home, a ranch in the northwestern corner of that state. Beyond the activities and the academic aspect, there is an uniqueness to CEC that members attribute to the experience of com- munity living and learning itself. Arts junior Steve Lutz found value in the opportunity to know new people on a deeper level than would be possible in a dorm, while Arts junior Lou Scallon recognized an increased sensitivity and aware- ness that what one does may in- fringe on the rights of others. It ' s almost like a family, he said, and in that context, it allows one to share interests with the other mem- bers of the house. Arts senior Kathy O ' Connor saw a wholistic approach in the at- tempt to bring education into the home and community setting, which minimizes the dichotomy between education and private life. It shifts traditional limitations of education in such a way as to pro- vide new challenges and a fresh perspective, she said.

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Saga replaces homecooking in cafeteria-style setting Top, Nancy Ziegler lacks enthusiasm for another Saga meal. While Charles Shoemaker and Dabe Brauer search for something edible in the Saga entrees, Mary O ' Neil makes sure everyone gets their vegetables, above. What did Creightonites complain about when they weren ' t talking about stud y conditions, the inverted cones, temperatures in the Alumni library or registration? You ' re right! Saga food service! Another favorite pastime of Creighton dorm residents was to as- sail the food service. According to Jim Greisch, Busi- ness junior and student manager of Becker cafeteria, the compliments were few and far between. There are always dumb com- plaints like ' the peanut butter is too stiff or ' the ice is too cold, ' he said. And alot of time ' s we have a good meal. Greisch added that the legitimate complaints are acted upon as quickly as possible. Greisch said he noticed a change in Becker. The advent of more freshmen, he said, to the west quad changed the atmosphere in Becker. Don Gatch, Becker food service manager, said his student staff was excellent, and he wouldn ' t trade them for the world. What is it like working for the food service? For Eileen O ' Shaughnessy, Nursing sopho- more, the work is a nice break. As far as working, it ' s really handy, she said. Everybody is nice. They ' re alot of fun sometimes. The only thing that is frustrating is when kids mess up the trays. Gatch said he had a problem get- ting enough students to work at the beginning of the year. It ' s always a problem the first couple of weeks, he said. By the end of the first month students need to work. Saga had its specials at Halloween and Thanksgiving. There were a couple of specials in the spring semester, also. Brandeis cafeteria lengthened its hours by opening early to accommodate the new resi- dents in Sheridan. According to Piers Banks, food service director, the increased en- rollment has little effect on the lines. Banks added that he feels the food service has come a long way in qual- ity in the past few years. 26 — after the classes