Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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...Reduce. Recycle. Reuse • Pap water is almost identical to bottled water - no worse or better for you. So fill up your bottle, don't buy a new one. Better yet, buy a washable metal or plastic bottle. College students greatly value ol any amount of money, be it pennies or Benjamins, so recycyleyour cans and bottles. Convince your professors to let you submit assignments online. Then sit back in your PJ’s and enjoy not having to leave bed. • When you have to get to class, carpool, walk, bike, scooter, skateboard, rollerblade, run, take the bus, skip, race, shuffle... you get the picture. Left: Founders Jesse Murphy and Abram Hagstrom created an aid program two years ago to fight poverty around the world, focusing recently on Ethiopia. “Trillions of dollars of aid have been sent but poverty has increased because this creates dependence and not development,” said Abram. Their program is determined to help people learn and grow instead of just giving money. I earth day | 27

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j— )( 4ek J—low to D e more story by Natasha Mackey This year, OSU celebrated Earth Week like never before. With over 32 major events and countless smaller ones, students had every oppurtunity to join in the green-tinted fun. Among the festivities were some new features along with annual classics such as the Earth Fair in the MU Quad, the Green Career Day. and the traditional HooHaa Earth Day Celebration. Several country folk bands and singers graced the stage during the HooHaa, provoking many people to sing or dance along. Of course, the annual HooHaa Central Store was back, selling all sorts of green goods, and anyone could join the planting party or petting areas set up around the quad. Armon Poostpasand (pictured left) joined in the MU Earth Week fair by doing something he never expected to get to do. ‘This girl was holding a cockroach and I said. ‘I’ve never held a cockroach before!’” At the Earth Week fair there were reusable grocery bag tote decorating booths, biodiesel experiments being showcased, samples from local organic markets, and dozens of aid organizations from around the nation. 26 I student life | all photos by Natasha Mackey

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 u au Bringing the Islands to Corvallis Story by Erika Altenhofen The Hui-O-Hawaii club brought the tastes, sounds, and sights of the islands to Corvallis for the 56th annual Lu’au, held in Gill Coliseum. The event has grown into one of the university’s biggest and most anticipated cultural celebrations, sometimes attracting as many as a thousand guests. A traditional Hawaiian dinner of kalua pork, lomi salmon, chicken long rice, steamed white rice, shoyu chicken, and haupia (a coconut flavored gelatin dessert) was served early in the evening, while non student community members entertained with various performances. Performers included Jim Koski and Sue Jackson from Student Health Services; Adry Clark and Jennifer Busick from Career Services; Alicia Ortega. Kourtney Goya and Christina Nakada from Admissions; Ika Fifita from Transportation and Parking Services; Luanne Knapp from Athletics; Heather Boren from University Honors College; and Mealoha McFadden from the Alumni Association. Following dinner, the Polynesian show featured a range of Polynesian dances performed by Hui-O Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Club members. Traditionally, the Hui-O-Hawaii club recruits a musician from Hawaii to fly in for a special concert after student dances have been performed. This year, the concert featured Hawaiian reggae by Micah G and Kaipo Kapua from Honolulu. Asian Pacific Islander American Student Services sponsored the student-planned evening. Aloha! 28 I student life | all photos by Trevor Husseman