Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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CREATIVE Outlet for artistic endeavors he Memorial Union Craft Center was “an arts and crafts studio that’s open to all students. faculty and staff at OSU and the community at large. said Barbara Gast. director of the center since 1982. Founded 22 years ago. the center was one of only two in Oregon. “It's very unique. It's very unusual for a college to have a Craft Center — especially a college centered around agriculture and sciences.” said Gast. The Craft Center boasted 5,000 square feet of studio space with equipment and tools for almost any artistic endeavor one could imagine. The center included a woodshop. a ceramics studio, black-and-white and color darkrooms and a jewelry area. Studio memberships were available to students for $16 and non-students for $18. The 2.500 members of the center ranged in age from six to 70. Thirty percent of the membership was made up of faculty and staff. The Craft Center offered 50 classes and workshops that met on a weekly basis and were taught by local artists. Karin Dunker. a local artist and ceramics instructor at the center, described the Craft Center as “a place to keep sane, for one thing. If anything goes wrong in the outside world, the Craft Center is a place to wind down and get back to yourself again. It's a place to express what’s really important to you.” she commented. “It's not just for artists. It's an environment that encourages everybody. said Gast, who said the object of the center was to support and promote creative efforts in the arts. What were some of the most unusual courses the Craft Center offered? Game board making, egg baskets, hand-toned photographs, new-wave laminated pins, xeroxed cards and Ukrainian egg decorating could begin the list. The center held three major craft sales: the Holiday Marketplace in the fall with 80 artists participating. Artmarks in the winter, a Craft Center instructors’ exhibit, and the Lonesome Pottery sale in the spring. Eighty percent of the profits of these sales went to the artists themselves. while 20 percent went back into the craft center for supplies that were used for the various classes offered throughout the year. — CVwy IknitT Precise measurements Using the Craft Center woodshop. We Smith. Corvalli resident, measures the depth wanted on a frame before using the table saw. Smith was making window frame screens Craft Center 23

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Piece by piece In hi spare lime. Jeff Arthur, associate professor of statistics, works on a stained glass project. The Craft Center offered 50 classes and workshops which met on a weekly basis. Oorlj Vounj Handwork Using a pottery wheel. Nancy Peam. Craft Center pottery teacher, makes a bowl. Peam had worked at the Craft Center for 15 years. Home improvements With a band saw. Brigitte Goetzc. an Alpine resident, cuts wood. Goetze was working on a staircase for her home. 22 Craft Center

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M §t MS SAFERIDE Transport and education on rape 3n the spring of 1989 a group of men surrounded a Saferide van and began rocking it. They continued to terrify the women inside until a police squad car pulled up and ordered the men to leave. Since that spring no other incidents have occurred and Saferide has gained considerable acceptance and recognition by both men and women on campus. Saferide was the brain child of a group of political science students winter term of 1988. By spring term it was more than a proposal: it was reality. Then, in 1990, the Saferide program became not only a safe ride, but an education in the reality of rape. “I want to educate people about rape,” Saferide director Mary Christian said. No means no. not maybe or talk me into it. Rape is any sexual activity without consent. Christian made sure that the Saferide students were educated and aware of what was happening, so that when they left the program after the term they were well-informed. Home safely Al Oak Park Apartmenu, Stephanie Bayne, freshman in German and business, exits the van Bayne rode the van at least twice a week. Students who enrolled in the course through the Women’s Studies Department had to attend a six-hour rape awareness training program. They were also given literature on rape and were required to write papers on the subject. Both men and women were encouraged to enroll in the class, but only women were allowed to drive the vans for safety reasons. Men were dispatchers for the vans, however. There was training required for each of the positions offered. Dispatchers had to go through on hand training, while drivers had to learn radios and get authorization to drive by going through an obstacle course. People working in the office had to go through office training. The Saferide vans operated from 6 p. m. to midnight Sunday through Thursday and from 6 p. m. to 2 a. m. Friday and Saturday. The vans operated only when school was in session and did not operate summer term or during major school holidays. The vans covered the area as far south as Western Street and as far north as Monroe Avenue. They also covered the area as far east as 30th Avenue and as far west as 11th Avenue. Christian’s education of students didn’t stop with Saferide. She also went Into the residence halls and aimed her lectures at freshmen who felt false security on campus. “I’d like to inform everyone of what rape is, what it isn't, who rapists are and define rape for those who aren't sure what its real meaning is. I’d like to get into the classrooms and inform everyone, too. Saferide was also actively Involved in Rape Awareness Week. They scheduled speakers on date rape and assertiveness, a self-defense workshop, a mock rape trial and men speaking on rape issues. A candle lit march protesting women’s carelessness called Take Back the Night, also took place at Central Park. The saferide van was parked in the quad and flyers on Saferide were handed out to inform students who otherwise might not have been informed. Ridership also increased dramatically in 1990 from 1989. The total ridership after two terms was 2,586 and the total for 1988-89 was only 1,092 for all three terms. Christian attributed the increase to the increased knowledge about Saferide and its benefits for those who use it. Christian said the intent of Saferide was not to terrify women, but to inform them. — Dmt Cf ttimaKr, Oorfa Votftf 24 Saferide