Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Mount St Helens shocks Northwest Mount St. Helens exploded into a killer at 8:31 a.m. May 18, 1980 as she blew 1,300 feet of solid rock from her 9,677-foot snow covered top. Officials say there will never be a final death count from the eruption of the volcano because there were many people in the area watching Mount St. Helens act up. Experts say the explosion carried 500 times the force of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Total damage estimates approached $1 billion as surrounding areas were blanketed with several inches of ash, millions of trees were devastated and Spirit Lake turned into a sea of mud. The final death count may reach 100, but many bodies will never be recovered from under tons of debris. The ash — gritty and fine — got into everything. Where? Some reference to world-wide effects. Car engines stopped, ash-masks for safe breathing became commonplace and and daily life ground to a halt. The initial eruption was only the beginning, as the mountain erupted again June 13, 1980 and several more times throughout the summer and fall. The overall effects of the eruptions became less upsetting, people adjusted to the regular routine of recovery from the blanket of ash. — D. Biamont 27 Cou'lciy of ftofjff VVfrth

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Registration issue brings draft rallies Signs denouncing registration and the draft, statements that the United States is being drawn into fighting an oil war and chilling testimonies of the reality of war from Vietnam veterans were presented by students who gathered in several rallies against registration for the draft. We were in Vietnam to fight for the multinationals and their fat bank accounts, said Tom Motko, veteran's referral co-director, who is strongly opposed to any form of draft registration. In the '60s, people got really involved, but the '70s were marked by apathy,” said student body president Jeff Mengis. Maybe now in the '80s people are ready to start caring again. — D. Biamont Bottom Left: The Draft Rally dram many interested students. Top Right: Jeff Mengis, sophomore in business and Sally Hacker, assistant professor of Sociology answer questions Middle: Tom Motko, senior in Liberal Arts and a Vietnam veteran, speaks out against the draft. Near Right: Dennis Evans, English Education instructor, addresses concerned students on the draft. (oTwson 26

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May Near right: Debi Miller sings Everything was Beautiful at the Ballet from the musical A Chorus Line. Below: Bonnie Snyder, left, models a dress from Corvallis merchant in the Mom's Weekend Fashion Show. Lower left: Two medieval warriors battle over a fair maiden at the Renaissance Fair. Lower middle right: 8eaver Lodge Egyptians sing their rendition of King Tut. Far upper right: Members of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority salute their turtle during the annual Beta Theta Pi Turtle Derby. Far lower right: Members of Delta Delta Delta and Phi Delta Theta say that There's no business like show business during the IFC Sing. 28 8ov»rll