Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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WINTER BREAK Winter Break is a period of intermission between school terms; in this case fall and winter terms. Where students and faculty get a chance to pick their heads up from out of the textbooks, put their writing utensils down, and focus on things enjoyable in their lives. Some Oregon State University students traveled out of the country for winter break, like sophomore Ashley Evans. Evans and her family went to London and Scotland for three weeks. One of the places she traveled to was Edinburgh, Scotland were she accentuated how freezing Scotland was, but how great it was to spend time with her family. Junior Heather Stafford worked over winter break, like many students trying to earn some extra money. She worked at Joann Fabrics Craft in Eugene and celebrated her birthday with family and friends. Other students traveled out of state to spend time with family such as junior Sean Mahoney and freshman Heather Mahoney who went to Hawaii to visit their grandmother and uncle. Sean said it was, family vacation in Hawaii, not necessarily a vacation-vacation. Many students enjoyed the extra time to go and participate in recreational activities, like junior Megan Hald. During the first week of winter break Megan stayed in Corvallis were she relaxed by sleeping in, taking her dogs on walks to the park, and watching movies and TV. The last weeks of winter break she went home to Ashland were she did some skiing at Mt. Ashland, spent time with family and met up with old friends to get together and catch up. Even members of the OSU Marching Band got out of Corvallis for winter break. They traveled to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas to participate in one of the greatest comebacks in Beaver history, beating the Mizzou Tigers 39-38. | Story by Anita Quiros Megan Hald stops for a moment to embrace the beautiful view at Mt. Ashland. She was there spending time with her family and friends for some recreational fun. | Photo courtesy of Megan Hald 28 Shxicrf Itfo

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 , Above left: City bus by day, Beaver Bus by night, it provides a safe ride to Corvallis residents. Volunteers assisted the bus drivers, answered questions and monitored passengers. | Photo by Anita Quiros Above: Beaver Bus driver Tiffany Hance laughs as Coral McWhorter sweeps the floor. McWhorter and her boyfriend met on the Beaver Bus. | Photo by Rachel Silver Far left: ASOSU Director of Saferide Patrick Stromer plants a kiss on senior Shantel Greiner while they ride the Beaver Bus. Community leaders created the Beaver Bus in an effort to increase community safety and lower crime rates. | Photo by Anita Quiros Middle: Orange-and-black signs like this one mark where the Beaver Bus stops are. Riders determined what route the Beaver Bus would take by how often people got on or off at a certain stop. | Photo by Anita Quiros Left: Three OSU students walk through campus after the bars close. The Beaver Bus made it possible for large groups to travel together, which Saferide wasn't designed to do. | Photo by Rachel Silver

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Above left: In El Paso, Texas members of the marching band take a break from a day of excitement. | Photo by Andrew McDade Above: Ashley Evans and her brother take a moment to gaze at the beautiful streets of London. | Photo courtesy of Ashley Evans Far left: Megan Hald and her younger sister take a break from skiing at Mt. Ashland. | Photo courtesy of Megan Hald Middle left: Sean Heather Mahoney take a moment to embrace the serenity of Hawaii together. | Photo courtesy of Sean Mahoney Left: Sean Mahoney, April Mahoney, and Heather Mahoney take time to have fun while visiting family in Hawaii. | Photo courtesy of Sean Mahoney lVr rflr«wl 29