Profile/ Q & A story.

One weekend I woke up and felt like working out so I headed to the Dixon Rec Center on OSU's campus. I got in a good weights session that day and headed upstairs to play basketball. Thats where I met Kyle Kamerrer, an OSU senior and fellow eastern oregonian. I began talking to Kyle that day and realized that he grew up not far from where I did and he actually attended Eastern Oregon University at the same time I did during my freshman year. So I got the idea that he would be perfect for a Q and A story for my journalism class.

So where did you grow up?

KK - I actually grew up in a middle sized eastern oregon town called Pendelton.

Pendelton.. thats where the Pendelton Round-up (a very large week long rodeo/party) is right?

KK - Yeah (laughs), the round-up is at the end of every summer, in the middle of September. It's a pretty big week in Pendelton, the whole town is packed with drunk rodeo fans!

Are you a rodeo fan?

KK - Definately not!

So how long have you lived in Corvallis?

KK - This is my first year in Corvallis, last year I was going to school at U of O.

You were a duck and now you are a beaver? That not legal, right?

KK - (laughs) Yeah I'm sure I could be in some trouble for that, but ahh well I am really enjoying being at OSU right now. This is actually my fourth college I have attended, my freshman year I went to Mount Hood CC, then transfered to EOU, then of course U of O and now OSU.

Which school has been your favorite after attending all four of the colleges?

KK - I really like OSU, but I think EOU was my favorite, because I spent the most time there and really enjoyed the smaller school feeling.

What is your major?

KK - I am an education major, I want to be a high school math teacher. I also really would like to coach high school football.

So your a big football fan? Who's better Tom Brady or Peyton Manning?

KK - Oh I have always said Brady is the best, you just cannot argue with his superbowl rings!

Do you have any championship rings yourself?

KK - No actually I never won any championships in high school sports and only played college football for a little bit at EOU and we were not very good that one year.

So what is your favorite thing about Corvallis?

KK - I think the people here are great, the OSU students are a very fun group. It seems like there is a lot bigger party attitude from everyone here than there was at EOU or U of O.

What is your least favorite thing about Corvallis?

KK- Oh I would say the party scene is my least favorite as well, sometimes it's a little hard to sit down and get your homework done it seems.

When do you plan to graduate?

KK - I will be done with school here next fall term. I am pretty excited to finally be done with school and start making some money.

So you're not planning on getting a masters?

KK - It's not my plan now but you never know, things always change.

So final question here, who are you taking in the Civil War? Ducks or Beavers?

KK - Ducks! No doubt, I dont mind being a beaver and living in Corvallis, but I will never change my loyalty to the Ducks. I am really happy that the Civil War has finally come down as the game to decide who goes to the Rose Bowl though.

Spoken like a true Oregonian.