Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Just passing by Sara fowler, sophomore in education, wishes Benny a Happy Birthday as she strolls through the Quad. Benny spent his birthday in the Quad greeting students and participating in festivities. Anxie ss 3savers Members of the football team show their readiness by tearing through a 'Dam the Cougars' sign. The Beavers played hard but lost to the Cougars, 24-55. BeaverTradition Students take part in the spirit of Homecoming Spirit was crackling right along with the newly fallen leaves everywhere on campus as Homecoming festivities began. The Oregon State football team prepared to face the Washington State in their annual fall match-up. The weather was cool but pleasant, the campus was filled with signature Oregon beauty and color, and students were bustling around preparing for classes and anticipating the exciting weekend. MUPC put on an airband show and bonfire. The airbands played in the cjuad, and a bonfire was set behind McMary Hall. Before the bonfire, the Oregon State Marching Band provided music. Students offered ad lib performances and members of Kappa Alpha Psi sang. Selection was intense for the Homecoming Court, a long standing tradition at Oregon State, The nominees for court have to go through an extensive application review by the committee and then interviews with MUPC, said activities coordinator Mark Pahl. 'They are selected on the basis of activities, grades, personality, public service, and overall performance as a candidate.' Saturday was game day, kicked off early with the annual Oregon State Alumni Association Barbecue in the parking lot. Excited students, alums, and fans packed into Parker for the big homecoming game. -Denise I. Kohrbeck Homecoming 13

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A display of spirit A group of OSU students get all fired up at the homecoming bonfire. The bonfire was held behind McMary Hall after the football game against the Washington State Cougars. Students take part in the traditional OSU chant. Despite the damp conditions students turned out for the homecoming events to show their spirit. What a rr.ssst Senior Mark Pahl enjoys a whip cream pie during a homecoming festivity. The pic cating contest took place on Benny's birthday and was attended by many curious students. by Derrick A. Lee 12 Homecoming

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Northwest Skiing Just three hours away from five popular resorts Reaching across the bed and slapping the top of the alarm, I looked wide-eyed at the bright red 4:30 a.m. lights. Popping out of bed I ran to my closet to get clothes to wear; no I wasn't late for a final nor a class in fact I wasn't late at all I was right on time for my first day of skiing. Putting on my last Sorcl I heard my friend drive up and honk his horn. Grabbing my bag and skis I darted for the door pounding against the walls as a went. Throwing the skis on the rack, the bag in the car and me in the front seat we were on our way. Living in Corvallis during the ski season had only two draw backs. Deciding which one of the five ski resorts to go to and the distance you had to travel to get there. Some people may think. 'How tough three hours to travel for skiing is nothing, but when you were raised in Portland it's a different story. Being only an hour away from Mount hood had its extra sleeping advantages. And it gave two less resort options to choose from. Mount Mood was home to three main ski areas; Multipor Ski Bowl, Timbcrline and Mount Mood Meadows. But living in Corvallis gave students Hoodoo and Mount Bachelor to boot. We were going to Meadows. They had the most snow according to the Ski Report in the paper, like we ever believed that but... Reaching that moderate sized city and well known but rarely observed speed trap Sandy, two hours later, we stopped to eat. Mo it wasn’t some cute little chateau or a mom and pop eatery, it was McDonalds. Por a .79C sausage biscuits how could we pass that up? In fact almost everyone stopped there to eat before hitting the slopes. They liked to sit and read the Meadows reader board that told skiers the conditions. It read: 'Good Morning Skiers....28 degrees....Light Winds....Overcast....6 inches of new....87 inch base'. It should have ended 'Welcome to Heaven You couldn't ask for a better first day. Reaching the lift-ticket booth before most of the other skiers in Portland had even got up, was great. Handing the lady behind the plastic shield $25 and being handed back a ticket that read Paradise' made me look up at her with a smile and say, You got that right. And paradise that day was. By mid-day the skies had cleared, the temperature rose, we shed a few layers and skied until dark. northwest skiing was funny that way, some days were down right perfect, but others were down right awful. Come to think of it school is a lot like that, heck life is too. -O f). Na y li Krazy Kyh Jumping from a 20 ft. cliff Kyle Roberts, sophomore in business, flaps his amis to keep his balance, but to no avail, he crashed. Cloud Nifo s Stephan Dillon, sophomore in engineering, jumps into the Catacombs off the Texas chairlift. The view from the top of Texas made it an even more popular run. 14 Skiing