Rosemary Peters Design Editorpeters12@up.edu

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

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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...”

T TE E E

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

Lauren Seynhaeve Sta! Writer

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Jessie Hethcoat Sta! Writer

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“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

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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

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TEXTS: Mostly humorous

UP men fall short on social justice opportunities