Winter 2026 61 UC DAVIS 2010s On the last night of Recruitment Week, or Preference Night, our sorority would always serve pie, and we called it Pref Night Pie. It became this famous thing in the house, like, “I can’t wait for Pref Night Pie!” It was a kind of ice cream pie cake, and it was always super hyped up. They served it back when my mom was at OSU in the same sorority, too, so it was a cool continuation of a tradition. I remember one year they didn’t do it, and everyone was outraged. Like, “Where’s the Pref Night Pie?” – ALLY MIKLASZ, ’15 The most vivid food memory I can recall is Midnight Breakfast at McNary, which was basically just what it said it was. At midnight during finals, we came in and there was a bevy of breakfast food splayed upon the table. We all just chowed down on pancakes and bacon and hashbrowns. I was what they call a “nontraditional student,” so it was always a little weird for me, since McNary was a freshman hall, basically, and I was this 25-year-old who had been in the world and felt like this adult. But things like Midnight Breakfast really helped me start feeling in community with everyone in that dorm. —JOE ELLIS, ’15 2020s One of the rituals that my MFA cohort had was going to Treebeerd’s Taphouse to watch a game, get a drink or debrief after class. We were always haunting one of the bars downtown. If you went to Treebeerd’s and you didn’t see guys there, you went across the street to Squirrel’s to find them. At Squirrel’s, we had a regular spot upstairs, because we were such a large group, so you’d have to carry your beer or fries or whatever all the way up the stairs. There’s a specific memory of us being the last to leave Squirrel’s one night, because we had been there so long chatting about classes and students and teaching and life — just everything, really. —KOSISOCHUKWU UGWUEDE, MFA ’23 I vividly remember breakfasts in Arnold Hall my first year. Early on, there would always be new students there looking for tables to eat at. The tables are round at Arnold Hall, and it made meeting new people feel almost natural. Every morning, no matter the day, the weather or the time in the term, I could always count on seeing familiar faces. Some of those familiar faces are now my closest friends. —CARISSA O’DONNELL, ’24 REMEMBRANCE Wolfe • Douglas M. Yost, Philomath, OR To share losses with the Oregon State community, please complete the form at OregonStater. org/connect. South Gate, CA • Pat Peutz, Payette, ID • Tony Raymond, Pendleton, OR • Malcolm Remington, Waldport, OR • Bernalou Rosebrook, Sun Tan Valley, AZ • Todd Schmit, Forest Grove, OR • Jeanne Knight Seppa, Astoria, OR • Clayton Thompson Sr., Philomath, OR • Nancy L. Thornton, Vancouver, WA • Glenn O. Tribe, Ridgefield, WA • Edna M. Wantland, Portland, OR • Robert BRUCE FREDERICK ELDRIDGE Bruce Frederick Eldridge, renowned medical entomologist and former Oregon State professor, died Feb. 5 in Davis, California. He was 91. Eldridge began his career in the U.S. Army, specializing in mosquito-borne diseases. After 21 years of military service, he was professor and chair of the Department of Entomology at Oregon State University from 1978 to 1986, later joining the faculty at UC Davis. He played a pivotal role in modernizing mosquito and arbovirus surveillance systems in California, pioneering the use of websites for reporting data in the 1990s, standardizing surveillance site registration, and developing early GIS mapping capabilities. These innovations became the foundation of systems now used by mosquito control and public health agencies nationwide. In 2007, he received the Harry Hoogstraal Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Entomology, one of the field’s highest honors. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; daughter Deborah Thomson, ’81; sons Stuart, ’82, and Kenneth; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. continued from p.48
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