Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Left: The Beavers could not overcome a 28-7 halftime deficit as the Ducks pulled out a victory in the hopes of making it to a BCS bowl The Ducks' goal of a BCS game did not happen however, as they ended their season with a trip to the Holiday Bowl. Photo by Haley Rasmussen Above: The 2005 Civil War blood drive gave the students of OSU an opportunity to help out a good cause and beat the Ducks. Photo by Devon Farber

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Above: Jeremy Weldon chases down an Oregon player. Weldon finished up his senior season playing in the Civil War. Left: The Beaver's defensive line tries to stop the Duck's running game. The line was called upon to stop the Ducks running game 36 times. Photos by Matt Baldwin Right: In a crowd of 58.525 fans. Beaver Believers stand out in a mostly green and yellow Autzen Stadium. Here they join with the OSU marching band in the first down cheer. Photo by Matt Baldwin Photo by Haley Rasmussen Above: After catching a pass from Ryan Gunderson, Mike Hass dives forward for extra yards. Hass finished the game with ten completions for 107 yards. •vents 1. '7rtu tionjs

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dd i j c y ( yews' a (T Z s dead, jfdZfflds CA s(u e■ Zl$ ' a cZo da () JYZ artin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday has been a time of celebration, mourning, anil reflection on the ()Sl campus for decades, and this year was no different. The months of January and February were full of events that allowed the community to become a part of the civil rights leaders dream. Speeches, discussions, art exhibits, and a good old-fashioned birthday party complete with cake and ice cream marked his Jan. 15 birth. Kings birthday party, which was held in the Ixmnie B. I larris Black Cultural Center, featured an impromptu discussion which covered a variety of topics for participants to ponder while they enjoyed the birthday sweets. One of the primary goals of the evening was to motivate the audience to start making positive changes in the world through peace. Kings original message of equality through non-violence was also frequently covered. Speakers used historic and current examples to promote their messages. “Katrina gave a lot of people a wake up call. I low do we turn our feelings into something that will create change? Larlean Wilson Huey from the I'jima education office asked. The importance of knowing black history was also enforced many times. “A lot of our young people don’t know our history, folks who had to struggle don’t pass it down because it’s painful,” I luey noted. “People think what happened a long time ago doesn't affect them. The past has and always will affect the future until it’s dealt with, said senior Lutomia Kuto. An emotional candlelight vigil was held in honor of MI.K on Jan. 16. Participants walked from the Black Cultural Center to the steps of the MU. A photo exhibit from Corvallis featuring freedom marches and fundraising for voter registration in the South taken in the 1960’s tilled the MU Concourse for close to a month as well. The list of other events that were held in the name of Martin Luther King, Jr. this year was impressive, starting on Jan. 9 and going well into February. Finding a way to celebrate his life was not hard to find. C )ther events included art exchanges, book anil poetry readings, prayer services, video presentations, and numerous discussions each hoping to convey King’s message of creating social change and civil rights in our country. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that, “( )ur lives begin to end the day we become silent alx ut things that matter.” In his memory campus members spoke out about issues important to our lives and hold celebrations every year for him so that we do not fall silent. Story by Lmery Garcia vents . Tradif o vs