1 2 4 3 BOOKS BY BEAVERS Winter 2025 19 FOOD CART: KARL MAASDAM, ’93; HONEY: JOHN VALLS; NEXT SPREAD: DELPHOTOSTOCK F O O D B O O K S mas or the first night of Hanukkah — Bhakta advises ordering no less than a week in advance. After treating your loved ones to Beaver Classic, you may be craving some. Don’t fret — plans for a physical Beaver Classic Store in Withycombe Hall are well underway, and Bhakta estimates the “scoop shop” will be ready to open in spring 2025. This will be the perfect place to get a taste of the program’s less shippable products, like meats and ice cream (including a new marionberry flavor). For Bhakta, this is a return to OSU’s roots. Referencing the Dairy Counter that sold ice cream in decades past, he said, “Reopening this venture again, and coming back with this, is a good invite to get together.A reunion, almost.” A sweet treat just might be the perfect way to bring together Beavers old and new. The idea is to “bring those Oregon State memories back while showcasing our incredible, student-made products,” said Bhakta. “HOLIDAY BOXES... FEATURE A SMORGASBORD SAMPLING OF THE BRAND’S OFFERINGS.” 1. One Wild Word Away by Geffrey Davis,’06 This poetry collection from 2024 Pushcart Prize winner Geffrey Davis confronts the realities of loss and violence with the realities of love and light. With striking imagery and sonics, Davis composes a song to chase away the monsters under the bed, both imagined and real. Davis’ many accolades include the Anne Halley Poetry Prize, the Dogwood Prize in Poetry, the Porter Fund Literary Prize and the Wabash Prize for Poetry. Learn more: bit.ly/ wild-word. 2. The Ancients by John Larison, MFA ’07 Set in a not-so-distant post-apocalyptic future, The Ancientsweaves together three narrative journeys to create a sweeping and ultimately hopeful epic about human resilience in a precarious world. Learn more: bit.ly/ larison-ancients. 3. The Spirit of 1889 by Samuel Western, ’81 Western thoughtfully reviews the sociopolitical history of North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho and calls for a return to the progressive values these “89ers” were founded on. Learn more: bit.ly/spiritof1889. 4. Cactus Country: A Boyhood Memoir by Zoë Bossiere, MFA ’14 In this tough and tender debut memoir about queer boyhood in an Arizona trailer park, Bossiere invites us to consider how we find our place in a world that insists on stark binaries. It was selected as an Indies Introduce and an Indie NEXT book. Learn more: bit.ly/cactus-country.
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