Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Many fun events were planned for students to enjoy with their dads. The first night was a night of laughter at the Comedy Show. Dad's and students enjoyed themselves sharing a few laughs invoked by Don Friesen. Photo By Jo« Murray For the first time in the recent past dads who visited for the weekend had the opportunity to attend an OSU football game. This experience was made that much better when the Bcavs were victorious over Cal. Photo By Janette Letcht One of the events put on for the weekend was the car show. The show was attended by many students and dads wandering through the MU Quad. Photo By Janette le tht The OSU football game proved to be the main attraction of the weekend for many students and dads which was made obvious by the lines of people making their way to Reser Stadium. Photo By Janette le ht 12 • student life

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Anthony Ramos, MUPC Dad's Weekend Director stated, Dad's weekend has become a great tradition here as we're going on our 65th year at OSU, the weekend is a great time for dad's and students. Hoping for better weather and an increased turnout of dads, the weekend for the 1999-2000 school year was moved to November 5-6 as opposed to it's traditional February date. The transition was accepted well as between 3,000-3,500 dads were in attendance. These men were able to attend the car bashing that took place in the Memorial Union brick mall, the radio airplane show, or the classic and luxury car displays, with their sons or daughters. Also, for those avid sport fans, the move to fall term provided the men's preseason basketball game and the OSU football victory game against the University of California. The comedy show format was changed from last year to be more like a comedy club and featured Will Keim and comedi- an Don Friesen. Keim, a well known motivational speaker and new-comer to stand-up comedy, opened the act for Friesen which was held in the Valley Football Center. The traditional hot air ballon rides were brought back once again and took place in the library quad where the balloon was tethered for safety. Cost for the rides were $2 for one person and $3 for two. If all of this was still not enough, the Dad's Weekend movie “Matrix played all weekend in the Milam Auditorium at different times throughout Friday and Saturday. The MU Recreation Area was hopping with all sorts of things to do such as bowling and pool. In addition, the library and several colleges gave tours to give dads an idea of where most college students spend their time. All in all Dad’s Weekend is a time for bonding, sharing, and having fun. Dad’s Weekend gives dads a chance to see what goes on and see the campus. Also it's a time for dads to check up on us, said Ramos. Story by Erin Boooer a weekend for dads • 13