University of Alaska Fairbanks - Denali Yearbook (Fairbanks, AK)

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. . . we sure had a good time 10 History 21-gun salute for the opening of Rasmuson Library.

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Nanook squad on home turf. On the academic side, the Department of Jour- nalism and Broadcasting began to publish their yearly magazine, Alaska Today. Many other acade- mic programs found their origin during this time. Students were now given a wider range of academ- ics to choose from. The completion of Wood Center in 1973 marked the opening of a multi-recreation center on campus. Starvation Gulch, already long established, exhi- bited huge towers of junk, culminating in the trad- itional bonfire. With the threat of the draft gone, enrollment plunged later that year. Students no longer had to attend school to avoid being drafted. Approval of a 39.5 million dollar general oblig- ation bond by voters in November signaled the go- ahead for the construction of new buildings on all University of Alaska campuses. The initial funding for the 1,500 seat ice hockey rink came from this source. The completion of the Concert Hall in 1974 ranked it among the finest in the Northwest. The impact of the Trans-Alaska pipeline held enroll- ment down, when a light mixture of Goldrush ' 98, and Oilrush ' 74 came together. History 9

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Perhaps the alumni would remember the night Mac Hall, once again on the prowl, stole all the toilet seats from Nerland, only then to take a trophy case in which to display them. To this day that trophy case still remains in the lounge. Tra- ditional events such as the Equinox Marathon, the Affair, and Winter Carnival broke the monotony, and enhanced the spirit of UAF. On July 4, 1976, UAF not only celebrat- ed Independence Day, but also the 60th ann- iversary of the laying of its original corner- stone. Women students outnumbered males for the first time in UAF ' s history in I976- the Bicentennial Year. Alaska celebrated International Women ' s Year with a conference in May I977, and Angela Liston became the first female ASUA president in history. Later that year. President Neil Humphrey unex- pectedly resigned with this comment, After three months of exeptionally hard work by my staff and me, I conclude that the financial and administr- ative policy of the University are not correctable at the present time. Also during the year, the last known photogr- aph was taken of the Tradition Stone and its poss- essors. Here lies tradition- 1957.