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20 SUmmEr 2016 (TErrY FOX) TErrY FOX FOUNDATION flip thrOUgh the pages of Radical Campus, Hugh Johnston's definitive tome on the making of Simon Fraser University, and a photograph captures a moment in time. On opening day, September 9, 1965, Convocation Mall remains roofless and scaffolding still scales some of the concrete walls—walls that would frame future processions of graduands. Women wearing hats and cat-eye sunglasses stand shoulder to shoulder with men sporting suits and ties to witness the opening ceremony during a time that was described as "ferment and flux." Unlike other new universities in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain, which had deep ties to older institutions, SFU was independent and eager to create its own culture and traditions. Higher education was increasingly seen as key to economic success, and a wealthy post-war populace made for a burgeoning student body. The University of British Columbia was already overburdened and Premier W.A.C. Bennett put in motion a quick fix to relieve its enrolment pressure. In two years and six months, the "instant university" emerged, crown- ing the ridge of Burnaby Mountain. On opening day, SFU welcomed 2,628 students—surpassing its target of 2,500— and endowed its first degrees (both honorary Doctors of Laws) to W.A.C. Bennett and Lord Lovat, 24th chief of the Fraser Clan. The day also ushered in a new era of higher education as the first official public opening of a university in the province, 50 years after the University of British Columbia. Unveiling the Instant Campus 1965 1974 SFU's appetite to challenge norms reflected the ideas and spirit of the decade CANCER CRUSADE Terry Fox, kinesiol- ogy student and junior varsity bas- ketball team mem- ber, commences his Marathon of Hope on April 12 in St. John's, Newfound- land and Labrador, running 42 km each day on an artificial leg to raise cancer awareness. He passes away in June 1981. (Turn to page 44 for a profile of Fox.) 1982 TIME TRAVEL Optical dating, a method to determine when mineral grains were last exposed to sun- light, is invented in the Department of Physics by professor David Huntley and colleagues, revolutionizing studies of events that occurred in the past 500,000 years. FAREWELL TO ARMS Terre Nash, a Nanaimo-born SFU charter student, directs "If You Love This Planet," a film on nuclear disarmament, and wins an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). 80 The Gerontology Research Centre is established and publishes the Fact Book on Aging in British Columbia and Canada (now in its sixth edition). 1984 SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS Dr. Gloria Gut- man, director of the SFU Geron- tology Research Centre, uses her expertise to spot- light issues of aging, including the mistreatment of older people. An educator, researcher and consultant, the media-savvy Gutman has lent seniors a voice by giving hundreds of interviews, and by authoring dozens of books and more than 200 scholarly articles in the field of gerontology. and a photograph captures a moment in time. On opening day, September 9, 1965, Convocation Mall remains roofless and scaffolding still scales some of the concrete walls—walls that would frame future processions of graduands. Women wearing hats and cat-eye sunglasses stand shoulder to shoulder with men sporting suits and ties to witness the opening ceremony during a time that was described as "ferment and flux." Unlike other new universities in Canada, the U.S. and Great Britain, SPOTLIGHT ON SENIORS Dr. Gloria Gut- man, director of the SFU Geron- tology Research Centre, uses her expertise to spot- light issues of aging,

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