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

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DFNAIi 1968 Vol. 30 No. 1 M ' What ' s Inside £ A step into the unknown When freshmen enter college it ' s whacky, wonderful, frustrating and... you name it. Why do they come? Our faculty hails from practically every corner of the globe. What brings them here? Poets ' n pilots The flying poets, winged their way south this summer and encountered some tailwinds. Sugar on dill pickles? LSD, grass etc., is the current fad of the college crowd. Here ' s one writer ' s view. Campus big shots It ' s not what you think. These big shots are genuine and can prove it. Spirits riding the night Ever wonder about that big show up in the sky? It ' s scientific, but also splendid. Our man Sackett A young man who very definitely is on his way up answers some very frank questions. Some hirsute history The camera, and the human eye, takes a closer look at our campus beards. One hawk. ..no doves A picture essay on the gentle art of hawk- ing.. .or is it falconry? New look for Nanooks Our cagers face a tough schedule, again. Who knows where they will end up, again. Dramatic enthusiasm Salisbury ' s substitute is lighting up the Northern sky, dramatically speaking. irichard r. arab editor sandy moor ctnif ronn russell assistants 1 harold arab photographer gene donner adviser % Printed by Taylor Publishing Company, Dallas, Texas.

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A WORD PEEASE W he University of Alaska ' s Yearbook, the DENALI, has been slowly dying for the past five ■ years. Each year the book has been reaching the students at a progressively later date. The 1967 yearbook, for instance, will not be in the hands of students until late January 1968. This is the sad state of affairs which we are trying to correct this year. We, of the 1968 staff, feel that the University of Alaska must keep pace with the rest of the universities and colleges ' Down Below ' and show them the pioneer spirit that has made our state unique. For this reason we are bringing out a four section yearbook in a modified magazine style. This approach will help us explore the university and its many related areas in a more complete manner. Not only will the DENALI be a photo album that carries the activities of the year, it will, we hope, help you better understand the workings of our university. We, of course, realize that a proposal to change the standard yearbook to a magazine style four-sectioned yearbook was voted down by the student body last year. However, we believe it was voted down because the proposal also carried the misunderstanding that this approach would eliminate class photos. This will not be the case. We will include these pictures in our fourth section. You will also receive a yearbook style cover in which you can put your magazine sections. The four sections and the binder will be in your hands before you leave in May. No longer will you have to wait almost a year and a half to receive the yearbook that you paid for in September. By changing our format we have been able to impose stricter deadlines and our staff has responded to the pressures admirably. A standard yearbook imposes no such pressure and the result is a mad rush to complete the book at the end of the school year. This rush not only delays the yearbook, but gives the book a sloppy, thrown-together look. We hope our new format will help eliminate both these faults. We want the students to be proud of our university. We want to give you a quality yearbook that you will be able to show your friends and not feel ashamed. We hope you accept this new format with an open mind and with a true Alaskan individualist approach, and that you will give us a chance to show you what we can do for you. We will appreciate any constructive criticism of this our first issue and hope that you will come in and talk with us so we can make our second issue an even better one. Richard R. Arab Denali Editor

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OUR From Tlingit Country to Eskimoland Wien Air takes you there WIEN ' AIR ALASKA When we talk of the University of Alaska we think of a hill in Col- lege near Fairbanks on which there are some buildings. But a closer look at our university will show that it is a vast complex organiza- tion with a campus that extends the breadth of the state. The University of Alaska spreads its influence throughout the state both physically and spirit- ually. We have research centers in agriculture, Arctic research, marine science and other centers which are scattered from Ketchikan in southeastern Alaska to Point Barrow, the northernmost town in the world. The university is a leader in Arctic environment research in the United States. It is vitally interes- ted in the physical and mental problems posed by the difficult and, at times hostile, living conditions that man faces in the far north. This is a vital field of endeavor since Alaska and its vast areas may have the potential to support some of the world ' s teeming popu- lation. The university is also spreading its academic and vocational influ- ence throughout the state. The six community college branches of the university are beginning to expand into fullfledged junior colleges. New buildings are slated to be con- structed in Anchorage, Juneau and Ketchikan. In the near future most young Alaskans will have the