Beaver Nation Migration

The widely known OSU musical traditions, Battle of the Bands and the Flat Tail Music Festival, are here again and are expected to have the largest turnout in the MU Quad ever.

“This is like our big kickoff to the summer,” said Jennifer Lam, director of Battle of the Bands.

The opener for Battle of the Bands, Jared Mees and the Grown Children, will begin at 4:30 p.m., with competitive participants beginning at 5:30 p.m.

There are a total of ten bands competing, with the last band, Mötæ, scheduled to go on at 10:00 p.m.

After the last band has performed, the winning group will be announced, which will go on to open for the Flat Tail Music Festival, Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

“(I’m excited to) see everyone out here and excited to be listening to the music,” Lam said.

The headliner, OK Go, will begin at 10:00 p.m. and Lam says this is the biggest headliner Flat Tail has had to date. For this reason, it is expected that attendance will reach 10,000 this year, where previous years have seen an average of only 6,000.

Lam says she has been watching the weather closely and doesn’t believe it will cause any problems for the event.

Both events are sponsored by the OSU Summer Session and presented by the Memorial Union Program Council.

The event is free and open to the public.

A full list of performers can be seen at http://mu.oregonstate.edu/mupc/battle-bands-2010.

Oregon State University will host the annual Mom’s Weekend starting today.

OSU caters to everyone’s interest during this year’s Mom’s Weekend, advertising at least 52 scheduled events on their website that families can take part in. The scheduled events begin today and continue through the weekend.

OSU will also host a comedy show with popular comedians Josh Blue and Tammy Pescatelli. The comedy show will take place in the auditorium of LaSells Stewart Center on the night of April 30th. Students and moms are encouraged to buy tickets in advance in case the show ends up selling out.

Before the big weekend arrives, the campus atmosphere buzzes with excitement as people prepare themselves for the events that lie ahead.

We wish all the moms and their students a wonderful weekend!

For more information check out the Mom’s Weekend Website: http://mu.oregonstate.edu/mupc/momsweekend2011/

The field house has served many purposes during its 100 years on campus. It has been used as a military barracks, a horseback riding area, indoor soccer field, and military drilling grounds. This new phase of McAlexander will provide more space for students to be active. The climbing facilities include a repelling wall that is 39 feet high and a bouldering wall 15 feet high. The space will be managed similarly to Dixon Recreation Center.

McAlexander Renovation

Another project ready for use are the intramural fields across from Dixon Recreation Center. The goal of this project was to create new fields and a park-like setting.

The fields have winding pathways accessible by bike and pedestrians, lots of lighting, benches for resting and enjoying the view, and sidewalks to link the location to other parts of campus. New restrooms, drinking fountains and pavilions are also in place. New tennis courts, a track and a basketball court are almost complete, although their courts won’t be surfaced until drier weather. A new sand volleyball court has also been created to the south of Dixon Recreation Center. It is ready for use but will not be opened until landscaping around the court is completed.

Both of these facilities provide students with a great opportunity to stay healthy and try new activities! Go check out the new facilities at McAlexander for yourself!

PostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard.

Last night the creator and founder of the PostSecret Project, Frank Warren, presented PostSecret Live. He shared postcards banned from the books, stories behind some of the secrets, as well as some of his own secrets. Mr. Warrens visit was sponsored by the OSU Active Minds Chapter, promoted as a fun and healthy way to confront daily struggles of mental health.

Thousands of individuals have shared their own personal secrets through the PostSecret Community. It serves as a safe and creative outlet for people to share something that is on their mind and can be a great platform for people to appreciate the secrets of others.

To see the PostSecret Community check out their website: http://postsecretcommunity.com/

Also check out the Active Minds website: http://www.activeminds.org/

A first-year and transfer student welcome reception

Date: Wednesday, January 26^th, 5:00-6:00pm

Location: Career Services (Basement of Kerr Administration Building—B008)

**Pizza Provided!!

Students who attend will learn more about what Career Services offers, and how they can best utilize our services from their first year and beyond.  This is a great opportunity to begin thinking about career goals, as well as how to best prepare for the job/internship/grad school search down the line.

Intercultural Student Services invites first year and transfer students to the 2011 Empower Workshop. This workshop is designed to give first year and transfer students an opportunity to learn about gender identity issues, student involvement opportunities and to gain a better understanding of diversity. The students will also be able to meet others and to promote student success.

The workshop will be on Saturday January 29, 2011 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The event will be held at the Corvallis Chinitimini Senior Center (2601 Northwest Tyler Avenue). Transportation to and from campus as well as breakfast, lunch and snacks will be provided.

The event is free but the space is limited, please register soon to secure a place. The deadline is Friday, January 21st by 5:00pm. Response by the deadline is not mandatory but it is appreciate d in order to accommodate for meals and transportation.

The workshops will include the following:

1. Finding our Way: How Gender Impacts our Daily Lives

2. New to OSU?   Learn about the many opportunities at OSU to enhance your student experience

3. Understanding diversity within different groups and self

If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please fill out the attached registration form or go to http://oregonstate.edu/dept/iss/about to download it.

For more information about EMPOWER please feel free to contact Gianluigi Benvenutto at gianluigi.benvenutto@oregonstate.edu or by phone at Ph: 541-737-729