University of Nevada - Artemisia Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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The University of Nevada campus is pictur- esque. There are old ivy-covered buildings and shaded brick walks along the quad. There are new buildings like the Sudent Union with its dining commons that projects over Man- zanita Lake. It is a setting that has been used for on location shooting of motion pictures. However, a beautiful setting doesn ' t consti- tute a university. The true university is made of its people. At the University of Nevada, these people are the greeks and independ- ents who worked together to draft a new con- stitution. They are the faculty and the admin- istration who listen to and act upon student demands. They are the individuals who carry the Nev- ada pennant to the top of Mount McKinley. They are the university ' s benefactors, such as the descendants of John W. Mackay, who 18 represent an atmosphere of giving which is essential to a true university. And they are those that have gone before, like Mackay whose statue is reproduced on the cover of this book. He built a life that continues to benefit others. Because a true university is its people, it changes more rapidly than its setting. The 1969 Artemisia attempts to capture the people of the University of Nevada and their actions during this acadmic year. Within these pages is the real University of Nevada 1968-69. Look closely—it will never be the same again. Chris Smith Editor