Entertain Me: 'Valentine's Day'

2
41>16/ L`] :]Y[gf ooo&mhZ]Y[gf&f]l - >]ZjmYjq )0$ *()( ´ , ZLVK , KDG RQH RI WKRVH UHPRWHV IURP WKDW $GDP 6DQGOHU PRYLH VR , FRXOG UHZLQG WR ODVW QLJKW DQG QRW SOD\ WKDW ODVW JDPH RI SRQJµ 5DQGRP" <HV 6WUDQJH" 9HU\ ,W·V DOVR D SHUIHFW VXEPLVVLRQ WR WKH )DFHERRN JURXS ´7H[WV )URP /DVW 1LJKW83 (GLWLRQµ +XQGUHGV RI 83 VWXGHQWV DUH PLQJOLQJ RQ )DFHERRN JURXSV WR VKDUH UDQGRP WH[WV DQG ELWV RI FRQYHUVDWLRQV RYHUKHDUG DW 83 ´7)/183µ FXUUHQWO\ KDV PHPEHUV DQG ´2YHUKHDUG DW 83µ KDV PHPEHUV ´7)/183µ SURYLGHV D FRQ YHQLHQW SODFH IRU 83 VWXGHQWV WR VKDUH UDQGRP WH[WV ZLWK HDFK RWKHU )ULHQGV $VKOH\ )HUJXVRQ VHQLRU DQG .DWLH 6PLWK DOXPQD FUHDWHG WKH )DFHERRN JURXS ODVW VSULQJ IRU HQWHUWDLQ PHQW SXUSRVHV ´7KH SXUSRVH RI WKH JURXS ZDV MXVW WR EH IXQQ\ DQG WR OHW RXU IULHQGV SRVW WKHLU 7)/1 WKDW ZHUHQ·W HYHU RQ WKH UHDO :HE VLWHµ 6PLWK VDLG 7KH RULJLQDO :HE VLWH ´7H[WV )URP /DVW 1LJKWµ ZDV FUHDWHG E\ %HQ %DWRU DQG /DXUHQ /HWR LQ )HEUXDU\ RI ´:H MXVW JRW WLUHG RI IRU ZDUGLQJ DPD]LQJ WH[WV WR DOO RXU IULHQGV VR ZH SXW WKHP RQ WH[WV IURPODVWQLJKWFRPµ %DWRU VDLG LQ DQ HPDLO LQWHUYLHZ ´,W·V HQWHUWDLQLQJ WR VHH ZKDW SHRSOH VKDUH IURP WKHLU QLJKWV RXW DQG GHILQLWHO\ VXPV XS D ELW DERXW RXU JHQHUD WLRQ ² IRU EHWWHU RU ZRUVHµ :KLOH %DWRU DQG /HWR·V VLWH DSSHDOV WR \HDU ROGV DOO DFURVV WKH FRXQWU\ )HUJXVRQ DQG 6PLWK ZDQWHG DQ H[FOXVLYH SODFH IRU 83 VWXGHQWV VLQFH PDQ\ WH[WV DUH QRW VHOHFWHG WR EH SRVWHG RQ WKH RULJLQDO VLWH 2QH SRVW UHDGV ´¶ 6R WKH JX\ WKDW , GDQFHG ZLWK LV WRWDOO\ LQ P\ DQLPDO EHKDYLRXU FODVV·µ ´:H MXVW PDGH LW IRU D IHZ RI RXU IULHQGV WR SRVW ZKDWHYHU WH[WV WKH\ ZDQWHGµ 6PLWK VDLG ´:LWK LQ D ZHHN LW KDG RYHU SHRSOH DQG HYHU\RQH ORYHG LW ,W ZDVQ·W PHDQW WR EH D ELJ GHDO DW DOOµ 7KH WH[WV DUH PXFK WDPHU WKDQ WKRVH RQ WKH RULJLQDO VLWH EXW )HUJX VRQ LV VWLOO FRQFHUQHG ZLWK WKH RXWFRPH RI WKH )DFH ERRN JURXS EHFDXVH LWV QDPH LPSOLHV DIILOLDWLRQ ZLWK WKH XQLYHUVLW\ ´:H LQWHQGHG IRU WKH JURXS WR MXVW EH IXQ VR ZH ZHUH D OLWWOH VXUSULVHG ZLWK VRPH RI WKH SRVWV VLQFH LW·V OD EHOHG ZLWK RXU VFKRRO·V QDPHµ )HUJXVRQ VDLG ´7KHUHIRUH LW UHSUHVHQWV RXU VFKRRO DQG LWV VWX GHQWVµ 7KH JURXS LV MXVW IRU IXQ DQG LVQ·W PHDQW WR EH QHJDWLYH 6PLWK DGGHG 6LPLODU WR ´7)/183µ ´2YHUKHDUG DW 83µ LV DQ RWKHU )DFHERRN JURXS WKDW SURYLGHV D SODFH IRU 83 VWX GHQWV WR VKDUH UDQGRP DQG IXQQ\ WLGELWV RI FRQYHUVD WLRQV WKDW WKH\ RYHUKHDU RQ FDPSXV -XQLRU /LOLDQ 2QJHOXQ JHO FUHDWHG WKH JURXS ODVW PRQWK DIWHU KHDULQJ DERXW ´2YHUKHDUG LQ 3';µ D EORJ $IWHU KHDULQJ DERXW EORJV ERRNV DQG :HE VLWHV 2QJHOXQJHO ZDQWHG WR H[SHULPHQW ZLWK WKH LGHD RI DQ H[FOXVLYH 83 JURXS 2QH SRVW UHDGV ´¶6RPHWLPHV ZKHQ , JHW IHHOLQJV IRU VRPHRQH , JHW WKH XUJH WR MXVW ELWH WKHP\RX NQRZ OLNH D ORYH ELWH· 2YHU KHDUG ZKLOH ZDONLQJ IURP %& WR )UDQ]·µ ´,W DGGV D OLWWOH PRUH KXPRUµ 2QJHOXQJHO VDLG ´:H KDYH D UHS RI EHLQJ PRUH ULJLG RU VWULFW ,W GRHV DGG WR WKH FXOWXUHµ 7HQ \HDUV DJR LI \RX DVNHG DQ\ HQJLQHHUV RQ FDPSXV ZKDW WKHLU IDYRULWH ZHHN RI WKH \HDU ZDV WKH DQVZHU ZRXOG EH D UHVRXQGLQJ FKRUXV RI ´(QJLQHHULQJ :HHNµ ´(:HHN XVHG WR EH D KXJH GHDO RQ FDPSXVµ (QJLQHHULQJ 3URJUDP &RXQVHORU .LWW\ +DU PRQ VDLG ´7KHUH XVHG WR EH D EDUQ GDQFH VOLGHV D WUHEXFKHW DQG DQ HJJ GURSµ (:HHN LV D QDWLRQDO HQJL QHHULQJ ´KROLGD\µ ,W LV FHOHEUDWHG DURXQG *HRUJH :DVKLQJWRQ·V ELUWKGD\ EHFDXVH PDQ\ HQJLQHHUV FRQVLGHU :DVKLQJWRQ DQ KRQRUDU\ HQJLQHHU EHFDXVH KH ZDV D ODQG VXUYH\RU EHIRUH KH ZDV SUHVLGHQW $QRWKHU PDLQ SXUSRVH RI ( ZHHN LV WR JHW HQJLQHHUV H[FLWHG DERXW WKHLU ÀHOG RI LQWHUHVW DQG WR VKRZ RWKHUV WKDW HQJLQHHUV NQRZ KRZ WR KDYH IXQ ´(:HHN LV NLQG RI D FHOHEUD WLRQ RI QHUGGRP RU JHHNGRP ± ZKLFKHYHU \RX SUHIHUµ +DUPRQ VDLG ´3HRSOH DUH XQGHU WKH PLV FRQFHSWLRQ WKDW HQJLQHHUV DUH QRW VRFLDO EXW WKLV LV QRW WUXHµ $FFRUGLQJ WR +DUPRQ ( :HHN XVHG WR EH D FHOHEUDWLRQ WKDW ZDV RSHQ WR DOO 83 VWXGHQWV EXW DV WLPH SURJUHVVHG (:HHN JUDG XDOO\ ÀOWHUHG GRZQ WR D FKLOL IHHG ´(:HHN WDNHV D ORW RI ZRUNµ +DUPRQ VDLG ´,W XVHG WR LQYROYH WKH ZKROH FDPSXV 7KLV \HDU LW LV JRLQJ WR EH PRUH LQFOXVLYHµ 6HYHUDO HQJLQHHULQJ FOXEV KDYH FRPPLWWHG WKHPVHOYHV WR SXWWLQJ LQ WKH ZRUN DQG KDYH WULHG WR UHNLQGOH (:HHN HQWKXVL DVP E\ UHYDPSLQJ DQG MDPSDFN LQJ WKH ZHHN ZLWK IXQ HQJLQHHU LQJ DFWLYLWLHV ´7KLV \HDU·V (:HHN ZLOO EH D KXJH VWHS IRUZDUG IURP HYHQWV ZH·YH KDG LQ UHFHQW \HDUVµ $PHULFDQ 6RFLHW\ RI &LYLO (QJL QHHUV 3UHVLGHQW DQG VHQLRU /DUV :DWW VDLG ´5DWKHU WKDQ MXVW RQH RU WZR HYHQWV ZH KDYH D ZHHN IXOO RI SUHVHQWDWLRQV PRYLHV FRPSHWLWLRQV DQG DFWLYLWLHV ZLWK WKH HPSKDVLV RQ KDYLQJ HQJLQHHU LQJWKHPHG IXQµ (:HHN NLFNHG RII 0RQGD\ ZLWK D UHVXPp GD\ 7KRXJK WKH DFWXDO HYHQWV VXUURXQGLQJ KRZ WR EXLOG D UHVXPH ZKLFK ZHUH WR EH KRVWHG E\ WKH 6RFLHW\ RI :RPHQ (QJLQHHUV HQGHG XS EHLQJ FDQ FHOHG VWXGHQWV ZHUH VWLOO HQFRXU DJHG WR JR WR &DUHHU 6HUYLFHV WR VSUXFH XS WKHLU UHVXPp IRU WKH (Q JLQHHULQJ -RE )DLU RFFXUULQJ QH[W 0RQGD\ ´&DUHHU 6HUYLFHV LV KHOSLQJ XV WR KRVW (QJLQHHULQJ 'URS ,Q 'D\V DQG +RZ WR :RUN D -RE )DLU ZRUNVKRSVµ VHQLRU -HVVLFD +DP LOWRQ DQG SUHVLGHQW RI WKH 6RFLHW\ RI :RPHQ (QJLQHHUV VDLG $FFRUGLQJ WR +DPLOWRQ 6:( ZDQWHG WR KHOS VWXGHQWV SUH SDUH IRU WKH FDUHHU IDLU VR WKDW WKH\ ORRN SURIHVVLRQDO 7KH FOXE ZDQWHG WR HQFRXUDJH HQJLQHHULQJ VWXGHQWV WR WKLQN DERXW WKH IXWXUH DQG IRFXV RQ HVVHQWLDOV VXFK DV SUHSDULQJ WKH SHUIHFW UHVXPH 7XHVGD\ VWDUWHG RII ZLWK D VRO GHULQJ VFXOSWXUH ZRUNVKRS KRVWHG E\ WKH ,QVWLWXWH RI (OHFWURQLF DQG (OHFWULFDO (QJLQHHUV PRUH FRP PRQO\ NQRZQ DV WKH ´H\HWULSOH (µ FOXE 'XULQJ WKLV HYHQW VWX GHQWV ZHUH DEOH WR KDYH KDQGVRQ H[SHULHQFH ZLWK WKH VROGHULQJ NLWV DQG FRXOG HYHQ VROGHU WRJHWKHU D VFXOSWXUH WR WDNH KRPH 7XHVGD\·V HYHQWV DOVR LQ FOXGHG D SDSHU DLUSODQH FRQWHVW LQLWLDWHG E\ 7DX %HWD 3L DQG D PHFKDQLFDO HQJLQHHULQJ GLVFXV VLRQ SDQHO KHOG E\ WKH 0HFKDQLFDO (QJLQHHULQJ FOXE ,((( ZUDSSHG XS WKH HYHQLQJ ZLWK D VKRZLQJ RI PRYLH ´,URQPDQµ 2Q :HGQHVGD\ WKH PDLQ HYHQWV RI WKH GD\ ZHUH D FKLOL IHHG DQG ZDWHU EDOORRQ ODXQFK ZLWK VH QLRU .HYLQ /RFNZRRG DV WKH XQ OXFN\ WDUJHW $OWKRXJK (:HHN LV KDOI ZD\ RYHU WKHUH DUH VWLOO SOHQW\ RI HYHQWV FRPLQJ XS RYHU WKH QH[W WKUHH GD\V )URP D GU\ SDVWD VWUXFWXUH FRPSHWLWLRQ LQ 6KLOH\ +DOO WRGD\ DW SP WR D FRP SXWHU VFLHQFH SURJUDPPLQJ DQG SL]]D SDUW\ RQ 6DWXUGD\ WKHUH DUH SOHQW\ RI DFWLYLWLHV IRU VWXGHQWV DOO RYHU FDPSXV WR HQMR\ ´<RX GRQ·W KDYH WR NQRZ HQ JLQHHULQJ WR SDUWLFLSDWHµ +DUPRQ VDLG ´(YHU\RQH NQRZV ZKDW VSD JKHWWL LVµ -XQLRU &DUOD 1RUULV WKH SUHVL GHQW RI (QJLQHHUV :LWKRXW %RU GHUV VHFRQGV WKLV VHQWLPHQW ´(YHQ LI \RX VHH DQ HYHQW WKDW VHHPV D OLWWOH WRR HQJLQHHU\ IRU \RX JR DKHDG DQG WU\ LWµ 1RUULV VDLG ´6WRS E\ LI \RX KDYH D EUHDN EHWZHHQ FODVVHV RU D OLWWOH WLPH EHIRUH OXQFK DQG VHH ZKDW ZH·UH XS WRµ Rosemary Peters Design Editor [email protected] ,UNPULLYPUN >LLR THRLZ ZWSHZO Kevin Kadooka | THE BEACON Senior Kevin Lockwood braces for impact yesterday in the Academic Quad. e water balloon-catapulting event, hosted by the Mechanical Engineering Club and accompanied by a chili feed behind Franz Hall, was one of numerous events planned for UP’s Engineering Week. ‘Texts From Last Night ± UP Edition’ shares private embarrassments Gao Na Yang Sta Writer [email protected] Facebook groups oer inside jokes among the UP community, grow in popularity “E-Week is kind of a celebration of nerd-dom or geekdom ± whichever you prefer.” Kitty Harmon Engineering Program Counselor “(253) do you ever think that father beauchamp is like dumbledore?” “(503) yess sokme big girl just lept and took down thhe stripper pole” “(Overheard at UP) Sometimes when I get feelings for someone I get the urge to just bite them ... you know, like a love bite...” 6HH 7H[WV SDJH

description

Determined to denounce the movie for its predictability and sappy plotline, I went to see "Valentine&#39;s Day" and, ashamed as I am to admit it, was not altogether disgusted.

Transcript of Entertain Me: 'Valentine's Day'

Page 1: Entertain Me: 'Valentine's Day'

Rosemary Peters Design [email protected]

Kevin Kadooka | THE BEACONSenior Kevin Lockwood braces for impact yesterday in the Academic Quad. !e water balloon-catapulting event, hosted by the Mechanical Engineering Club and accompanied by a chili feed behind Franz Hall, was one of numerous events planned for UP’s Engineering Week.

‘Texts From Last Night UP Edition’ shares private embarrassments

Gao Na YangSta! Writer

[email protected]

Facebook groups o!er inside jokes among the UP community, grow in popularity

“E-Week is kind of acelebration of nerd-dom or geekdom whichever you prefer.”

Kitty HarmonEngineering Program Counselor

“(253) do you ever think that father beauchamp is like dumbledore?”

“(503) yess sokme big girl just lept and took down thhe stripper pole”

“(Overheard at UP) Sometimes when I get feelings for someone I get the urge to just bite them ... you know, like a love bite...”

Page 2: Entertain Me: 'Valentine's Day'

T TE E E

Consistent withnational trends, UP women engage more in service than men do

Lauren Seynhaeve Sta! Writer

[email protected]

Jessie Hethcoat Sta! Writer

[email protected]

“We’re not going to go out and lasso people, and most people want to be good and help serve, so we’re trying to make that easier.”

Pat EllMoreau Center Assistant Director

THEATER REVIEW

Joan Marcus | Portland Opera CompanyElle Woods (Becky Gulsvig) in the musical number “So Much Better” at the end of the "rst act of “Legally Blonde the Musical.” !e show is playing at the Keller Auditorium from Feb. 16-21 and ticket prices range from $23.25 to $73.25.

Elizabeth Tertadian Sta! Writer

[email protected]

Stage adaptation of ‘Legally Blonde’ sticks close to original, o!ers delights of its own

Napkin complaints o!er students outlet, some more proactive than others

“The best napkin was a few years back when we had a good-looking male cook. A girl drew a little picture of a camp!re and wrote, ‘This is how hot Gilberto is.’”

Kirk MustainGeneral Manager, Bon Appétit

Courtesy fanpop.com

TEXTS: Mostly humorous

UP men fall short on social justice opportunities