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Alternative Break Experience
In 2022, Oregon State University’s new hiking club was selected as one of American Hiking Society’s Alternative Break Scholarship recipients. Students contributed to a week-long trail maintenance service project at Moran State Park located on Orcas Island, Washington. Yan Yan, the president of the hiking club and group leader, reflects on the student’s experience below.
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