E-week spotlights engineers
LU’s College of Engineering concluded Engineering Week with a block party, car smash and other events, Feb. 21.
The weeklong celebration, honoring the contributions of engineers to society, featured events such as a bowling party, a painting social and game night. However, the biggest highlights were the block party and the car smash, where students got a chance to relieve stress by taking a sledgehammer to an old Nissan.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Engineers Without Borders hosted the car smash.
Parker Cao, Beaumont sophomore, said the smash was cathartic after taking a difficult test.
“I had a test before, and I got kind of mad at one of the questions, so I think that kind of drew me in and drove me,” he added. “I’d recommend it to a friend.”
The block party served as a social hub, bringing students together with free food and entertainment.
“This event all started with Engineering Week, which is a nationally recognized holiday celebrating engineers throughout the world,” Francisco Alegria, Freeport junior, said. “A lot of things can’t happen without engineers putting their effort into society. Without engineering, almost everything we have in this world wouldn’t happen.”
For many students, the event was not just about smashing cars or enjoying free food, it was about community and making connections. Cao said that he had the chance to socialize with members of the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers and the Robocards team while enjoying elote, chicken strips, hamburgers, corn dogs, nachos and fried pickles.
