Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Yu WPC BRING J. UN ct r Time C BRINGS MUSIC AND CULTURE TO THE NOON HOUR Tunes During the year the Memorial Union Program Council (MUPC) once again brought diversity and culture by way of entertainment to the OSU student body. Every Thursday at noon in the MU Lounge the MU a la Carte fine arts series took place. With every performance at least an hour long, students mingled in and out during their lunch hour, and many even stayed for the entirety, to watch a wide range of fine artists entertain the crowd every week. The 1997 MUPC Fine Arts Director, Gideon-Mer Alegado, was responsible for organizing the Spring a la Carte series and contracting the performers. My goal is to expose OSU students to a diverse range of music and other fine arts, Alegado stated. Indeed, he did achieve that goal by bringing 10 $ Mike, a well-received ska band, belly dancers from the Corvallis Belly Dancing Guild, and a harpist, to name a few. Generally, every Thursday performance is booked by winter term, meaning a lot of people who want to come unfortunately must be turned away. This fact only reiterates the popularity and success of the event, one that the MUPC hopes to continue for years to come. By Jenny Smrekar Js part of the MU a la Qv Carle series the OSU choir performs a few of their best selections. The a la Carte series was comprised of both on and off campus performers. Photo By Brion Maguire 18 Student

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student passes by the still raging bonfire af O Mter the crowd had cleared. The bonfire has been a tradition for many years, and in the future will be followed by a sock hop in Gill Coliseum. Photo By Kim Johnston Q) Comecon i inq, 17

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