Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Beginning Meanwhile, business students were welcomed by Dr. Jean Carrica, dean, and Dr. Gary Dean, associate dean of the College of Business Ad- ministration, in the Rigge Science Lecture Hall. What some termed the worst part of the day was soon over. The fun was about to begin. Group leaders appeared in drones to rescue freshman from another welcoming speech. Activities were planned for the rest of the week. It was to be volleyball, innertube water polo, pic- nics, tours, shopping or lunch at any one of Omaha ' s restaurants. Freshman Seminars gives the freshman a place to turn and helps them feel like they belong. said group leader Angela Wong. Other highlights of the week in- cluded the formalities associated with registration. Getting a photo identification card was one of these. One student, Dan Morrison, waited in line over three hours to receive a laminated card. Others had only a five minute delay. Registration consumed most of Thursday. Rumors of two and three hour waits echoed to the end of the lines. That was just to get into the building. The winding line going from sta- tion to station left some freshman lost. I just wandered from table to table and hoped I didn ' t screw up, said Paul Zieg. Obviously, many didn ' t screw up. Freshmen enrollment was 1,009, the third largest class in university history. With registration complete, the now official students stood back to watch their group leaders make fools of themselves. A show put on by the group leaders Thursday night provided some good entertainment and much needed laughs. Zoomers, according to one group leader, were pointed out as those students with beanies, stacks of books and never without a calculator. The question of how to get ten girls in the back of a Volkswagen was also explained. Throw in a doggy biscuit, said Kevin McCarthy. Rounding out the week were a midnight jazz dance in the Brandeis Student Center on Friday and a pic- nic sponsored by the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity on Saturday. Perhaps the highlight of the week was the keynote address given by Bluejay Basketball coach Willis Reed. His comments on his past ex- periences gave the impression that Reed would not only be a good coach but a humorus one as well. When asked what their favorite event of the week was, the answers differed greatly. While some en- joyed the the dances and shopping tours, the favorites seemed to be the frequent quarter game, the spiked watermelon or the bar hopping. Brian Eslinger Parents give a hand with the tiring chore of moving into the dorm. The Rev. Jack Callahan, S.J., gives advice to a worried parent near the California Street Mall fountain. Bob Fel The Rev. James E. Hoff, S.J.. speaks t( parents at an informal gathering in the Jesui Gardens. Parents and students leave the Brandeis Sti) dent Center following campus orientation. Bob Fell 18

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Good blessings Students, faculty God and to invite •Stressing the significance of the new school year the Rev. David Mat- zko, S.J., spoke of the importance of an education in his homily during the Mass of the Holy Spirit. Students, faculty and administra- tion joined in celebration to worship God and to invite his blessings on the Creighton community. Mary Kay Mueller, liturgist for the University Chaplains and a member of the Mass planning com- mittee, said the Mass included the consecration of the community, the offering up of individuals and an open gathering to unify everyone. and administration joined in celebration to worship his blessings on the Creighton community. Although the Mass has been a tradition since Creighton began, the idea most likely dates back to the Middle Ages, according to the Rev. John Lynch, S.J., pastor of St. John ' s Church. The Mass has been going on for hundreds of years, he said. Lynch added he would be surpris- ed if a Catholic University, especial- ly a Jesuit one such as Creighton, did not celebrate a Mass like this at the beginning of every school year. The Mass is probably one of the more popular campus events, he said, with Catholics and non- Catholics standing side by side pro- claiming their belief in God and in the unity of the Christian communi- ty. Special activities, such as mimes acting out the readings and dancers symbolizing joy, make the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit different from an ordinary Mass. One student said she enjoyed the Mass so much because it isn ' t like the usual Masses, it ' s special and different. You don ' t experience something like that everyday. ' Mary Streich The reading of the Word of God. Jim Cheray The Revs. David Matzko, S.J., Michael Mor- rison, S.J. Dr. Kenneth Bond, and the Rev. Tom O ' Neill, S.J., begin the Mass on the steps of St. John ' s Church.