Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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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

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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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SNOW IN CORVALLIS It started Monday morning as students returned to OSU after Thanksgiving Break. Snow had begun to turn the OSU campus into a winter wonderland. November is typically a mild month for Corvallis with an average high of S3 degrees and an average low of 38 degrees. Although November is the second highest month for precipitation, snow is not common. However, under a winter storm warning and a snow advisory, issued by the National Weather Service, several OSU students eagerly awaited snowfall throughout the day. Four storms dumped snow on Corvallis accumulating about one inch of snow. The two biggest storms rolled through at 3:00 pm and 11:30 pm. During the latter storm, one could walk across campus and see many snowmen arising on the various campus lawns. Two years prior to this, snow closed the OSU campus in January. Many students were hoping that would happen again as they woke up on Tuesday morning. But to no avail, school was still in session. The snow was taken advantage of Tuesday morning as a group of students gave out free hot chocolate in the MU Quad and several snowball fights broke out. Snow just changes the whole day, makes it a little bit happier, said Laura Mombell, a junior in Exercise and Sports Science. As the snow melted and the day went by, many snowmen stayed standing as reminders of the winter wonder that had befallen the campus. By midweek, the snow-laden campus was just a memory to those who had enjoyed it. | Story by Amy Welch Peter the snowman poses for the camera in the MU Quad. The snowman was built by a group of friends early in the morning. Many students took a study break late at night to play in the snow and to build snowmen. | Photo by Andrew McDade 22 Sfjjcrf . V