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The most recognizable structure on campus, St. John's
Church was first built over 100 years ago and has been
the heart of campus ever since the school's opening.
Photo courtesy of Crei^hloii Public Relations
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Today, most Creighton students would not recognize this photograph of the
humble beginnings ofSt. Joseph's Hospital that wastaken soonafterthe school
opened in the late 1800'S. Photo courtesy ofCreighton Archives
Opening 3
here ore various adjusrnnenrs ro be mode in
college life. If o student is living on connpus,
one's roonn in o residence hall nnay be snnaller than his or
f>i her roonn at honne. The connpus roonn shared v^ith an-
is
other person. Quite
an adjustnnent!
The fact is that resi-
dence an
life is inn-
portont part of one's
college education.
—
Creighton University is nnuch nnore culturally diverse ra-
—
cially, ethnically, and religiously than even 15 to 20
years ago. Conning to know, to understand, and to ap-
preciate these differences is vital to one's college and
lifetinne education.
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It seenn then that residence life at Creighton,
at least on the surface.
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y isn t. The sanne vo -
ues, nanney, respect
for each person and for ^R
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the connnnon good of
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the larger connnnunity, are operative.
still
has been said that 80 percent of one's college
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education rakes place outside of class. Residence Life
provides o nnicrocosnn of the larger v^orld oround us. This
experience contributes significontly to the total develop-
nnent of Creighton students.
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part ofthis experience was to come to
anddothisperformance. I helpedmetogettoknow„,
ifs of my group." says Giacommetti of the event. Photoby
.er Kerr
The reggae band Waterhouse
performed for a huge luiniber
of students at this year's an-
nual Jamaican Jam. The late
August festival offered a wide
varietyofentertainment fortiie
whole school ranging from
velcroOlympics, craft booths,
music, and good food. Photo
hy John CUilcinojf
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Dv Heorher F\eese
^resh new
^7^ beginning for the
incoming clnss of 2002
Ked shirrs, Icebreokers, and making new friends were all insrrumenral
parrs of Crelghron's Welcome Week '98 acrivines for incoming
freshmen. Freshmen spenr rheir firsr week or Creighron gerring
Qccllmored ro rheir new environmenr. Wirh numerous ocriviries ro fill rhe rime
berween rhe Sorurday of rheir arrival ond rhe firsr day of classes on Wednesday, rhey
were kepr busy Noncy Kenna '01 commenred, "We had almosr no down rime
offer gerring here. There wos olways somerhing ro do and somewhere ro go.
I
liked rhor. Dy rhe rime we hod a chance ro ger homesick, we hod already mode
some friends who could cheer us up."
Each freshman was placed inro a seminar group. The group consisted of
fellow freshmen wirh similar majors, rwo or more sophomore "red shirr" leaders,
and on academic advisor The freshmen orrended mosr of rhe Welcome Week
ocriviries wirh rheir seminar group.
Wirh ocriviries ranging from communir/ service projects rhroughour Omaha
ro morivorional speaker rhere wos somerhing for ever/one. The mosr highly
roured ocrivir/ of rhe week was The Evenr. Promored by rhe red shirrs as rhe besr
port of Welcome Week, ir was a culminorion of goof/ gomes rhor offered opporruni-
ries for rhe freshmen ro ger ro know rhe members of rheir freshmen seminar group.
Freshman Jeremy Mojeski mirrored rhis senrimenr, "Nor only did we ger ro have a
greor rime playing crozy games, bur we gor ro meer people in our seminar group
ond inrerocr wirh rhem. Our seminar leaders all rold us rhor rhis was somerhing
rhor we would reolly enjoy and rhor we shouldn'r miss ir."
Orher events during rhe week included o dance, on opporrunir/ ro ploy
lore-nighr sporrs, speciol church services, rhe Presidenr's Welcome, a movie on rhe
Two freshmen pretend to be members of
moll, ond o lip-sync conresr. Dy rhe end of Welcome Week, freshmen were a lirrle the opposite sex during the Lip Sync
more familiar wirh nor only rhe Creighron campus, bur also wirh rhe people Contest with their Freshman Seminar
Ground rhem. New friendships were forged ond Creighron feir o lirrle bir more like group. This humorous event was one of
home.
the favorites during Welcome Week.
Pholii hy llciilhcr Kerr
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