Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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On Saturday, October 30, most students began their day by sleeping in. For the 150 members of OSUs marching band their day took a slightly different note. While the football team was in Arizona, the band hosted their annual marching band competition. 19 bands representing high schools from around the Willamette Valley braved the rain and descended on Reser Stadium in the early morning hours to begin the competition day. For the OSU band members, this was a day to show what it meant to be a college band in front of an audience who understood every detail. “These people come just to sec the bands. They get it. They understand what we're doing, said Brad Townsend, the band director. At the end of the day, the OSU band , dance team, and color guard gave one of their best performances of the year, a performance made even more memorable when the entire audience took to their feet at the end of the show. Story by Colleen Moron Above: Flutist Brittany lamont. a freshman in music, waits for her cue. Photo by Hank Hirsch Right: Amy Kao. a music major, pauses with her melophone during the performance. Photo by Hank Hirsch 18 Fall Term

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This year, people lined up around the block to get into the hottest show in Corvallis, the Rainbow Continuum's Drag Show Packed nightclub, check. Loud pumping music, check. Excited audience, check. Sexy women in high heels, check. But this isn’t any typical nightclub show—this is the Rainbow Continuums 3rd Annual Drag Show. Held on October 29th, 2004 in Club Escape, a full house of 300 watched women and men trade genders for a night while lip-syncing to hot dance tunes. The emcees this year were Mona Littlelaudcr and Ben Malic ., who entertained the crowd between acts with jokes and double entendres. A popular event, organizers had to turn away people at the door for the second year in a row. Competitors lip synched to such tunes as Wham’s Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Prince’s Erotic City. Exhibition acts included the Beastesses from the Eastcsses doing Lady Marmalade and last year’s Queen of the Beaver Eucilla DcMorc performing Santa Baby. The show concluded with Mona Eittlelaudcr’s Rhythm of the Rain. Participants Dick and the flanging Chads had this to say about the competition after their performances of Ballroom Blitz and You Can Ixave Your Hat On : It was a learning experience. Dick, aka Darlene Valencia, said that she saw the performance last year and had to do it this year. The opportunity to get up on stage and do something so different was one I couldn’t pass up. Performing is such a rush. Not only was the drag show an entertaining experience, it was educational as well. During the show, Mona Littlelaudcr, Lucilla DeMore and Ben Malitz explained the concept of gender as a continuum. Finally, at the end of the show the Queen and King of the Beaver were crowned: performers Kiki and Aiden took home the awards, bringing the 3rd Annual Drag Show to a close. UPcIose Luke Sugie Luke Sugie was waiting in anticipation for the show to start; he still had a day to wait. All his hard work and preparation was about to pay off. Luke, aka Lucilla DcMorc, his drag name, is planning on wearing a bustier with a robe and of course heels. I have a small foot so it is easy for me to find shoes. Lucilla says on finding heels. Shopping is usually done at Nordstrom, Goodwill, Ebay or Ross. I started doing drag shows with people that made me feel comfortable. 1 have been doing drag shows for two years now, says Luke. Lucilla made her first big debut on Halloween and last year was crowned queen. While the crowd outside was growing cold and impatient, the queens and kings were busy getting ready inside. It usually takes about and hour to get ready when I am dressing up as a queen and fifteen minutes when I am dressing up as a king, Luke says. Tonight Luke was spending about an hour getting ready because he was dressing up as a queen. The atmosphere was vibrant with lights flashing, music blaring and the crowd dancing with the beat. I he kings and queens were sporting suits, top hats, sequent tops, short shorts and a handful of colorful wigs. I he performers danced to music such as Lady Marmalade, Wake Me Up Before You Go Girl and One Girl Revolution. Story by Gretchen Pedersen Story by Lindsay Jansen 20 Fall Term