Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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IH HH1K WHTIII I,s With the scoreboard in the background telling the story of a losing homecoming game against UCLA, Jamie Leininger, sophomore in Business and Doug Miller, junior in Engineering, pause on the sidelines before leading the crowd in another OSU Fight song. OSU Air Express team members Duane Hughes, junior in Liberal Arts and Mark Koenig, freshman in University Exploratory Program sprint onto the field among balloons uses as a fund-raising activity by Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa Kappa Gamma for the American Lung Association. Watching the Air Express football game from the Gill Coliseum stands are Jim Allen and Homecoming Queen Colleen Hanigan, senior in Engineering. The traditional homecoming bonfire, located behind Wilson Hall on the OSU campus, attracted both students and members of the Corvallis community. M ARK V COTTER HOMECOMING • 1 3

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COMMITTEE BRINGS NEW ACTIVITIES TO TRADITIONAL HOMECOMING OW UCLA, NOW You Don’t was the Homecoming theme which brought an event-filled week to OSU campus. The week began with the celebration of Benny Beaver’s birthday in the MU Quad. The 35-year-old mascot received a new costume over the summer. Some wondered if this were an extravagance, something that could have been put off and its funds used for more beneficial means, but with all the complaints about the old Benny many felt the money was very well spent. A homecoming court was also selected and for the first time included the selection of a King and Queen. The court was made up of five males and five females. A new selection process was used to select the court, which included an interview and the writing of an essay. This allowed participants to express their views in a more relaxed fashion through the essay and then in a somewhat formal situation during the interview. ‘‘I thought it was a lot more fair.” said Homecoming Court member Sonia Stern. “This way you went through essays and an evaluation process by a well-rounded body of judges.” The court toured Corvallis and had a luncheon with the Mayor of Corvallis who spoke on the history of OSU. They also toured Portland where they appeared on A.M. Northwest, had lunch with the Portland Beaver Club, met the Portland Mayor and did a radio spot for Q105. The events really helped publicize OSU.” said Stern. Another event was the Bruin Hunt. Clues were given out during the week and then there was a drawing at the end of the week. Friday night began with a Homecoming parade which included the court, rally. Benny and Bernice Beaver, the marching band and lighted floats. Our house always participates in the parade.” said Kami Sackett. freshman in Interior Merchandising, of Azalea House. “It's part of being in the house and being at OSU.” “I wanted to see what college homecoming would be like so I decided to come see the parade, commented Margie Arnett. freshman in Biology. The parade led to the bonfire and fireworks display. The fate of the bonfire was unknown for awhile when rain failed to fall. Luckily, enough rain fell the weekend before homecoming to allow the fire, a tradition dating back to the 1920’s, to occur. “With the kids to support us there’s no reason why we shouldn't win this game fair and square,” said football coach. Dave Kragthorpe at the bonfire. “You’ve got to get out there and get behind us.” “We’ve been working hard all season and we’d like nothing better than to have one of the biggest upsets of the year,” noted co-captain Rich Haggerty. Following the bonfire there was a sock hop at Gill Coliseum which featured Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts. Also there was a jazz festival in the MU Forum featuring the OSU State of Jazz and Rebound Quintet. All of these activities helped promote the feeling of pride in OSU, a feeling some people had let slowly drift into apathy. On Saturday, the thrill of the Homecoming events led to some disappointment as UCLA rolled through Corvallis and delivered a 52-17 defeat. This didn’t squelch the festivities too much, though, as at halftime the marching band per- formed and the court was introduced and presented with flowers. At the game anyone wearing orange was given a ticket for a drawing. Four numbers were drawn and prizes were awarded. At 9 a.m. on Sunday. Homecoming week concluded with the Post Clash Dash 5K run which began and finished in the MU Quad. People from campus as well as all over the community participated in this athletic event. Jogging, being such a trend of these times, seemed a perfect ending point for the week of festivities. We basically started all over. said Eric Anderson. Assistant All University Events Chairman on the planning of Homecoming. “We tried to get creative and tried to get people interested.” If the creativity of activities keeps up, the interest can only follow suit. □ by Kami Smith JOKI. MOTKOWSKI McNary Hall's entry in the Homecoming Parade Float Contest won first place for depicting Benny Beaver and the Air Express. 1 2 • HOMECOMING

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DEBBIE WEATHERS Jon Garret, junior In Geography, demonstrates to Rick Reynolds, senior In Speech Communications, how the bike trainer is beneficial to a rider's form. Discussing in-depth about the activities of Campus Crusade for Christ is Eric Bell, sophomore in Pre-Engineering and Dan Morgan, senior in Health and Physical Education. Discussing the benefits of joining the Air Force R.O.T.C. at their own sponsored booth is Mike Roller. senior in Liberal Arts and Cadet Major in the Air Force R.O.T.C. Fall term weather cooperated for Cat Brandu, sophomore in Physics as he enjoys the sun while listening to 88.7 KBVR radio at his booth in the MU Quad. DEBBIE WEATHERS 14 ACTIVITIES FAIR