Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Campus changes with Century II When Creighton students departed at the close of I980 ' s Spring semester, they left knowing that the men in grimy clothes with their noisy metal monsters were up to something. When they returned in the fall of 1980, they discovered a campus that had metamorphosed over the summer. Trees had sprouted on the Kiewit Center ' s lawn, wooden benches were situated in convenient spots and the East Quad looked as if giant moles were making the ground swell as they burrowed underneath. Also in the East Quad was a circular plaza north of Degleman Hall, and in front of the Administration Building a very colorful assemblage of flora-just planted but taking hold-caught admiring glances from passing students. The new construction, although it caused disrup- tion over the summer, gave the campus a welcome facelift. The project cost the university approximate- ly $200,000, and will continue to grow as part of the Challenge for Century II Program for 1980-85. At left, St. John ' s towers above the construction rubble. Above, a different perspective from one of the mall ' s benches.

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Trips offer view of native cultures While most people were relaxing at poolside, working nine to five or engaging in other things typically American, some of Creighton ' s students spent part of their summer encountering simpler cultures. Father Dennis Karamitis, S.J., and eight Japanese students visited the Sioux Indians of South Dakota. Arts juniors Chris Pietz, Therese MacCabe and Ann Carey trekked up to Alaska and viewed Eskimo culture. Karamitis said the Japanese students felt a special bond with the American Indians, especially in their mutual respect for nature. I can relate to their religion more than Christianity, said Arts sophomore Shin Noda. I have no religion, but I respect the power of nature as they do. Karamitis said their trip consisted of many stops at various Indian reservations, and at the famous site at Wounded Knee where a U.S. Army colonel in 1890 ordered his troops to gun down over 300 unarmed Indians-mostly women and children The Alaskan trip for Pietz, MacCabe and Carey got under way last year after the spring semester ended. Pietz said, We stayed in Anchorage for two weeks, looking for a job. They heard that a fishpacking company was seeking help, so they followed suit. They (the company) flew us to Clarke ' s Point, to an Eskimo village, she said. The village was so small that it was jus t like a neighborhood to us. Pietz said the Eskimos were the happiest people. They lived on nothing, really. And they ' d always ask you how you ' re doing. The student ' s work consisted of long hours--16 a day--for only a very small wage. But, despite hard work for little monetary gain, Pietz felt rewarded. The thing I learned about Alaska and my trip is that it ' s not a scary thing to go inside yourself. •wt Sunnmertime-21

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At left, workmen delve underground in the initial stages of con- struction. Below, the clean, attractive look of the completed mall area. At bottom, the bulldozer ' s efficiency has reduced California Street to a memory. i Summer1ime-23