Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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CIVIL WAR The 110th Civil War football game took place November 24th. Being the day after Thanksgiving, the game was held on a Friday for the first time since 1927. Athletic Director Bob De Carolis made the decision for the game time based on national television coverage for the university. To begin the day, both bands from Oregon and Oregon State battled it out in front of Reser Stadium. Cheerleaders of their respective schools accompanied them. In addition to the band performances, three of the top snowmobile athletes in the world performed on top of a mountain of snow next to Reser Stadium. The Beavers began strong in the game against the Ducks with Brandon Hughes recovering an Oregon fumble on their first series of the game. This lead to an 11-yard touchdown pass from Matt Moore to Jason Vandiver. OSU scored another touchdown and Alexis Serna kicked two field goals to end the half 20-7. Both teams scored in the third quarter with OSU blocking Oregon's extra point to make the score 27-20. Early in the fourth quarter, Oregon scored and went for two to put the Ducks up 27-28. With 1:12 left to play, Alexis Serna kicked the game-winning 40-yard field goal. Oregon drove down the field to within field goal range, but Ben Siegert knocked down Matt Evensen's kick and time expired. The home team won the Civil War for the 10th straight season. The victory for the Beavers clinched their berth in the Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. To cap off a great Civil War week, Oregon State dominated the annual Civil War Blood Drive winning with 3,467 pints to Oregon's 2,877. | Story by Amy Welch Tight end Jason Vandiver runs to the end zone after an 11-yard pass from Matt Moore. Vandiver caught three passes for a total of 27 yards in his last game at Reser Stadium. I Photo by Matt Baldwin 20 StudantUo

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Above left: The Raging Grannies sing political songs at the democratic rally. | Photo by Andrew Me Dade Above: Russ McDonald, President of the OSU College Democrats, speaks to the audience as he opens the rally in the Memorial Union Lounge. | Photo by Andrew McDade Far left: The ASOSU State Affairs task force put together an unofficial ballot box in the quad to give students unbiased informational pamphlets about voting. | Photo by Andrew McDade Middle left: Senator Ron Wyden explains how excited he is for the Democratic party to have control of the House and Senate. Although he wasn't campaigning, Wyden came to OSU to support his fellow Democrats. | Photo by Andrew McDade Left: Representative Peter Defazio answers student's questions inside the Student Involvement Lounge. | Photo by Andrew McDade

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Above left: Yvenson Bernard catches a pass in the first quarter. The 15-yard reception was an OSU first down. | Photo by Matt Baldwin Above: Gerard Lawson returns a kickoff with the blocking help of Adam Koets. Lawson returned two kickoffs during the game for 46 yards. | Photo by Toan Ngo Left: As the final seconds tick off the clock, the OSU student section pours onto the field to celebrate the victory. It was the second time fans rushed the field in the 2006 season. | Photo by Toan Ngo Far Left: Early in the morning of Nov. 8th, students line up in front of Gill Coliseum to get a student ticket. Many students camped out for days to make sure they had good seats for the big game. | Photo by Emery Garcia Left: As fans watch from the upper levels of Reser Stadium, world-class snowmobil-ers perform some of their craziest tricks. | Photo by Toan Ngo GvV War 21