With all this 1960s syuff running through my head, I am definately in a great mood. I have Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young playing, and they are helping me trudge through all my work. That said, here’s what I got:
1968: Revolution in Retrospect
Imagine a time at Creighton when Jesuits would get arrested ar a political riot, and lead marches against political candidates. Imagine a Creighton less than half the size, when tuition cost just over $1,000 a year, and campus didn’t stretch East of 24th Street. Imagine an International syudent waking up in his dorm to find out his home village was bombed during wartime. This was Creighton just 40 years ago.
1968 was a time historians are still mulling over in American history. The Vietnam War was in full swing, and America had reached a boiling point in terms of racial, political, gender and economic conflict. Omaha, and Creighton, were caught up in the rush as well. Although it might sound far-fetched today, candidates for president came to campus to rally support from Creighton students. Students banded together to get their voices heard, and although Creighton has changed dramatically, much of that changed spiralled out of this dramatic year.
