Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Creighton Satellite Network V-iampus television sets tuned in soap operas in Spanish, sewing lessons in French and full coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives. Under the direction of Father Leland Lubbers, S.J., Creighton Satellite Net- work is a student built and operated pro- ject consisting of five satellite dishes. CSN was hooked up in about 300 campus locations, providing eight-channel service. Catering primarily to language students, CSN offered three Spanish and three French channels. The system also included C-span (live coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives), Financial News Network (Daytime market reports) and a channel devoted exclusively to scrolled announcements and campus in- formation. Lubbers, a fine arts professor, began the project in 1981. He and a team of students built three homemade spherical antennae on the roof of the Sculpture Lab at 2102 Burt St. Lubbers said by December a signal was being received there and interest in the project grew rapidly. Transmitting the satellite ' s signal from the Sculpture Lab to the main campus was technically impractical because of the expense and the distance involved, so the entire system was transferred to the top of the Administration Building. However, interference from the downtown Northwestern Bell Co. Building scrambled and destroyed CSN ' s signal. Lubbers said. After looking for an adequate location on campus for the satellite dishes, the maintenance garage roof behind the library was selected. Students then constructed the Earth Station, the building that houses the operational equipment for CSN. Networks on the CSN system were car- ried without charge and with the permis- sion of the source and ar e not practically obtainable from locally franchised systems. Departments, school and offices of the university paid an installation charge to cover the cost of the hardware used in the operation, he said. Students are not charged as the dormitory pays the fee. 28

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Tomorrow ' s Bluejays J. he Child Care Center, under the direction of Donna Vetter, opened this year at 22nd and Cahfornia Streets, across from the Ahmanson Law Center Children of faculty, staff and students from six weeks to six years of age were eligible for care. Sixty- five students from the psychology department did field work at the center, spending about two hours a week with the children. Nursing students visited on a monthly basis to observe. Marjorie Hartnett, assistant professor of education, said the enrollment was steady at 35. The center was staffed by four full- time and two part-time employees. Michelle Wing volunteers time working at the Day Care Center, supervising the children ' s activities. While their parents are teaching, Mary Culhane and Damien Dombrowski spend time at the Day Care Center. Mary ' s mother, Marianne, is an associate professor of law. Damien ' s father, Daniel, is an associate professor of philosophy. Photos by Mary Rtce 27 Day Care Center

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John Groleau In the future, Father Lee Lubers, S.J., hopes to have the entire campus wired on the Creighton Satellite Network. Creighton Satellite Network, hooked up in over 300 campus locations, provides eight-channel service. photos by John Groleau Father Lee Lubers, S.J., tunes equipment for the Creighton Satellite Network atop the earth station. M ' irf Hffr ' niin Father Lee Lubers, S.J., makes repairs on a satellite Satellite dishes overlook the parking lot of the Ep- dish at the earth station, located north of the Alum- pley Business Administration Building, ni Memorial Library. 29 Creighton Satellite Network