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

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II Take me back in time ... Construction of the Fine Arts Concert Hall. 8 History

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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

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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