The world flocked to Canada for the Summer Olympics in Montreal, the Eagles released their iconic Hotel California album and Darryl Sittler scored a record-setting 10 points in a single NHL game. It was 1976, the year you graduated from Waterloo.
Discover campus circa 1976
A lot has changed on campus since you were a student. See what's happening in select buildings during this time.
Buildings marked in yellow were built before 1976
Buildings marked in grey were built after 1976
Psychology, Anthropology, Sociology (PAS)
By 1973, south campus was beginning to take shape. That year, the Psychology building (now known as PAS) was completed with 670 rooms. For decades, rumours about the complicated hallways have surfaced — that its passageways were modelled after the tracts in a human brain or a rat maze.
Dana Porter Library
Inflation was an important trend of the time, even felt at a campus library. In 1975, photocopy prices doubled in Dana Porter from a nickel to a dime. That same year, the chief librarian announced that their serial subscriptions would be cut in half due to budget constraints.
Physical Activities Complex
The Waterloo Warriors men’s basketball team won the national championship in 1975 with a basket two seconds before the buzzer. The team rallied to triumph after the tragic loss of their star, Mike Moser, halfway through the season.
In 1976...
Botanical name: Fraxinus nigra Common name: Black ash Dedication: Donated by the Graduating Class of 2000
See how your legacy has grown
To honour your time at the University, your class donated a tree to our campus. Just like your tree, your role in Waterloo’s history is still felt today.
Because of your class, and the culture you fostered as students, our campus community has grown and flourished. On behalf of current and future students, thank you for the role you played in Waterloo’s legacy.
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All archival photos courtesy of the University of Waterloo Library. Special Collections & Archives, Kitchener-Waterloo Record Photographic Negative Collection and University of Waterloo Archives, Graphic Services fonds