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

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m Dave Hall ' All that I have are these to remember you 6 H istory

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Photographs and Memories 1971-1981 The past ten years of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks have been those of great change. During this decade UAF has grown physically with the addition of many buildings. Enrollment has fluc- tuated from year to year, with the Uni- versity experiencing a tremendous incr- ease in new students towards the end of the decade. The University we ' ve all come to know is truly unique. Despite being the farthest north of any school in the U.S., we lead an extraordinary way of life here in Alaska. From trudging off to class in down parkas and bunny boots at 40 below, we go to meeting the midnight sun with fervor. Many of us have expe- rienced the thrill of backpacking on the high- est mountain in North America, the majestic Mount McKinley. The one aspect that has not changed in ten years is the community spirit we possess here at UAF, Home of the Nanooks. History 5

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w Back in the days before Gruening, before Ras- muson Library, and before Wood Center, campus traditions which are still honored today tied this University together. I ' ll always remember the night Mcintosh Hall challenged the rest of the dorms to a streaker ski. Has anyone seen anyone clad only in ski boots behind Lathrop lately? Students throughout the decade express- ed their concern over administrative decis- ions. The dismissal of four English profess- ors without any stated reason in 1971 led 200 concerned students to an all-night pro- test in Bunnell Building. The Associated St- udents of the University of Alaska public- ally condemned their University bec ause of their feeling of isolation, and inability to affect social change. The Equal Rights Amendments of March 1972 had a strong impact on the women here at the Uni- versity. Teri Smith, former Polar Star editor cited that the growing realization among women is that they had a right to expect more from the world than a sinkful of dirty dishes. The Affair, Valentines Day dance. «£T TTf 1 lllllilllilllHIH History 7