Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Gregory D Sapoli Marc Price, belter known as Skippy from f amily T ies, does an imitation for a full auditorium during Dad's Weekend. Jack Dalton, a Delta Chi alumni, gives his son Ryan Dalton his Delta Chi membership pin during dinner. Cassandra Lee Robertson, a sophomore in engineering, is crowned Ms. SAE at LaSclls Stewart Center. DAD'S W E E K E N D

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1 Hatherly Dads get a glimpse of students’ lives at OSU In a few days of gorgeous weather, the only storm for the 60th annual Dad's Weekend was the whirlwind of dads that blew into Oregon State University. During the first weekend of February OSU Dads were busy beavers enjoying a wide assortment of campus activities. Friday night kicked off with a pair of perfect tens by Chari Knight and Amy Durham at the OSU women’s gymnastics meet in Gill Coliseum. Across the street, laughter reached the rafters of LaSclls Stewart Center during a comedy show featuring student comic Brett Johnson. Portland’s Dave Anderson, and cx-Family Ties star Marc Price. Before the show, Oregon State’s Dad of the Year and Student Dad of the Year were announced. Chosen by personal essays submitted to MUPC by OSU students, the winners were Skip Winegar and Donald Strickland. Saturday sunshine bounced off the gleaming hoods of luxury' and sport cars on display in the Memorial Union quad. The more energetic students and dads huffed and puffed their way through an MUPC Fun Run while others sat down to the Dad’s Club Pancake Breakfast in the Commons. Several fathers traveled through the Memorial Union to pick up a root beer float and to take a look at vendor displays at the MUPC Sports and Toys for Dad Show. With golf clubs in the lounge, kayaks in the ballroom, and every other concourse room filled with displays, fathers roamed the area throughout the day. “I was so proud of the Program Council members that put so much effort into the weekend,” said Summer Stinson, MUPC Executive Director of Dad’s Weekend. “It was so neat to see the dads so excited about the weekend.” With a short walk down Jefferson Street, dads were able to tour the craft center or step into McAlcxander Ficldhouse, where over thirty classic cars were being shown. Also within the building, lay a miniature golf course for any dad prepared to outdo their son or daughter on the holes. It looked like the school really prepared for the dads coming,” said Bill Munz, father of Alison Munz, a junior in Nutrition. It was a very special weekend.” Another one of the weekend’s highlights was to take Dad duck-hunting” at the Civil War basketball game held Saturday afternoon, as MUPC.’s theme proposed. After the win. some Beaver fans wet their lips at the Senior Class Oregon Brewer's Festival at Toa Yuen, while others made it to the MUPC Milam Movie, A River Runs Through It.” So, for the dads who toured the campus, cheered on the OSU athletes, and sampled cold drinks, it was a busy weekend. It was a great excuse for moms to be jcalous!% Alexi Bartlett DADS W E E K E N D E3

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elighted Moms are greeted with much to do and see Oregon State moms may have gotten a true sense of campus during Mom's Weekend in more ways than one. Sweeping into town in the first weekend of May. mothers peered up at a sky which promised sun and threatened rain in the same moment. Yet, the gray above didn't seem to slow any motherly heels from heartily stepping around campus to check things out. Many mothers adorned with “OSU MOM” buttons from Mom's Club Registration, were seated in classes with their son or daughter on Friday. The Memorial Union Program Council, without competition from a musical concert that typically is in town for the weekend, entertained moms on stage with a large comedy show. Featuring funny man Dave Anderson from Dad's Weekend and three other comics, the show prompted quite a few giggles inside the walls of La Salle Stewart Center. It was flowers and “faire goodies that greeted OSU moms during Saturday on campus. New for this year was the MUPC Home and Garden Show in the quad where moms with a green thumb could pick up a complimentary carnation and check out demonstrations on flower arranging. The traditional MUPC Renaissance Faire on the MU Brick Mall was a collection of arts and crafts booths with food booths scattered in between. Moms could purchase pottery bowls or paintings while sampling spicy spring rolls or frozen yogurt. “My mom really likes crafty-stuff like that.” remarked Wendi Anderson, junior in English. “And 1 noticed that they had more booths this year. We enjoyed the Faire a lot.” If moms preferred a birds-eye view of campus, the opportunity was there with hot air balloon rides centered in the middle of the quad care of MUPC. However, for moms with acrophobia, there was also the slow turn of wheels and clip-clop of horses on the carriage rides which circled campus. Moms with an eye for clothing and style checked out the MUPC Fashion Show held in the MU Ballroom. In the MU Lounge, scones and tea were served to mothers serenaded by harp music during the MUPC Spring Tea. ”1 was very pleased with what MUPC did on Mom's Weekend,” said Jason Elms, Executive Director of Mom's Weekend. “Planning the weekend, 1 wanted to do something for my mom because of all the things she’s done for me.” Saturday evening held the Cinco de Mayo Festival in the Ballroom and the MUPC Milam Movie showing of the fanciful “Aladdin.” Over at Gill, the annual IFC Sing, a competition between sing and dance groups from the Greek houses, was held to the delight of students and moms as well. So, the skies may have been dark, but spirits were far from gray for cither mothers or students.‘W Alexi Bartlett Karen Anderson, of San Francisco, performs for students and moms during the MUPC sponsored comedy show. M O M ’ S • V E E K E N l