Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Right: Jim Breuer entertains students and dads alike by using his fingers to impersonate a dog. One of the highlights ot Dads Weekend is the Friday night comedy show. Photo by Kris Watson Above middle: The Dripps and Callahans gather before the Stanford game in the parking lot of Reser Stadium. The tailgating parties are especially energetic during this weekend as many fathers are OSU alumni. Photo by John Manning Above right: Sophomore Derrick Doggett (45) and freshman Al Afalava tackle a Stanford player during a game that would determine bowl eligibility for the winner. OSU lost 20-17. Photo by John Castle Above: Marching band dads perform their dance to Short'n Bread during the halftime performance. For the second year in a new tradition, the marching band invited all band dads to attend the game and perform alongside of their students. Photo by the OSU Marching Band

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dad!e weekend fT wd'eds of students enjoyed a “(j cmic Q)ad’s Weefe id, a 6- jcar rad Zo Rooms were cleaned, empty bottles thrown out, and that nasty stuff that had been growing in our sink was finally scrubbed clean as we prepared for dads to hit the campus on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005. Dad’s Weekend started off with a golf tournament at Tryst ing Tree and the comedy show starring Jim Breuer, former cast member of Saturday Night Live, also known as “(ioatboy.” At the beginning of a sold out show, the microphone malfunctioned and Breuer had to improvise with some quick thinking Believe it or not, he used hand puppets! I Ic also mentioned the football team in some of his jokes, but he quickly moved away from that when the spotlight accidentally flashed. Wow, you guys arc intense!” Breuer laughed as he opened up for the rest of the show. The rest of the show was based on Breuer s father and his experience of being a father himself. This allowed the audience to be able to relate and made the laughs just that much more enjoyable. After the show, the laughs continued as dads and their students relayed more jokes to one another. As they left LiSells Stewart (.'enter to go enjoy the night, the audience agreed that the comedy show proved to be the perfect way to kick off the Classic Dads Weekend. Saturday opened up the most opportunities to spend time with Bop, especially with the football game against Stanford. There were plenty of other options for bonding time. The Hot Rod Car Show in MacAlexander Ficldhousc and the Whose Your Daddy?” game show were also good ways to pass the time. Touring the campus was also widely favored. Many dads toured and marveled at the brand new Kelley engineering building Freshman Shelby Ross and her dad. Dave, were happy renting movies, going out to dinner and just hanging out together. Of course, the football game was included in their list of things to do. If renting movies was not on their list, students and their dads could watch “La Bamba or The Motorcycle Diaries, both of which played Friday and Saturday night in the Ml' Journey Room. For those who did not get tickets but still wanted to watch the big game, the MU Commons played the televised game on a big screen. Those who were able to attend the game against Stanford bundled up and enjoyed a Beaver pastime. The hot chocolate flowed as temperatures dropped down into the low 50s. The temperature did not stop diehard Beaver fans from seeing the game through to the end, even if Stanford squeaked by three points ahead to win the game. In the words of senior Kate Drury, Dad’s Weekend rocks my socks off! I lowcvcr. that phrase was not quite as popular as what was overheard both in Rcser Stadium and all across campus. The mantra of the weekend became “Don’t forget dads, we accept cash, check, money order and most major credit cards. ink, wink. Story by Valoree Hill and Izabella Chamot

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civil HdAen tAe state a a andcoale j oad d o dedt e state or one day. As the days in November grew shorter ami colder, it could only mean one thing: It was time tor the biggest football game of the year. Welcome to Civil War Football 2003. Many Heaver students traveled to Eugene to cheer on their team as more than 200 students camped out days in advance to purchase tickets. One of these Students was senior James Campbell. Campbell and his group arrived on Monday night to start camping out, even though tickets didn’t go on sale until Wednesday morning. Campbell was part of a group of students that organized a list to make sure that nobody could show up in line on Wednesday morning without having to bare the cold. Sure I was the front of the line, but I knew that if I was in the back I would want someone to do the same for me. Campbell said. This meeting of then ranked number 10 Oregon (10-1,7-1) and Oregon State (5-6. 3-5) was the 109th time the two teams played each other. Since 1997, the home team has won every game and that tradition contin- ued this year as the Ducks won 56-14. Sophomore Ryan Gunderson got his first college start and completed 22-43 passes for 175 yards. 11c threw one touchdown and four interceptions. His touchdown pass was for two yards to senior Josh Hawkins in the third quarter. The Beavers also scored in the second quarter on a two-yard run by sophomore Yvcnson Bernard. Senior Mike I lass, who going into the game leading the nation in average receiving yards per game with 142.5, had ten catches for 107 yards. This season I lass set a conference record with 1,532 yards and is currently second in the Pac-10 in all-time yards with 3,924. I le is the only player in Pac-10 history to have three 1.000 yard seasons. In school records Hass set the records for career receptions (220) and single season receptions (90 in 2005) and also shares the record for career receiving touchdowns (20). As far as the Civil War g x-s however all I lass hail to say was, everything could have gone better. In other Civil War action, the Beavers won the Fourth Annual Civil War Blood Drive for the third consecutive year. The blood drive, which is sponsored by the American Red Cross anil the Dine Memorial HIixkI Hank, was held Nov. 1-16 at both L'O and )Sl'. The final tally was OSl' 2.673 donors and L'O had 2,220 donors. Story by Amy Welch vents t7ratA onjt