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Governments Struggle to Find Ideal Model
| Apr 15Some things are constant: you see their faces on fliers every day, read their e-mails once a week, and turn out to vote once a year. But underneath the surface, the four undergraduate student councils each offer a different model of how to represent student interests.
ESC Names Class Presidents after Voting Delays
After pushing back the voting deadline a day to accommodate technical difficulties, the Engineering Student Council announced the results of the class president and vice president positions in the council’s internal elections on Saturday afternoon.
After Mild Game, 8 Split CU Assassins Prize
In a departure from the tradition of rewarding a single victor, the first-place prize of this year’s Columbia University Assassins went to eight different people.
Engineering Council Votes Unanimously to Impeach Senator for Neglecting Duties
The Engineering Student Council voted unanimously Monday night to impeach Amit Bedi, SEAS ’09 and University Senator. Bedi, who was not present at the meeting, resigned by sending a text message to certain council members which read, “Just tell them that I resign right now.” Bedi was unaware that the vote for his impeachment had just been passed.
ESC Candidates Present Platforms at Public Forum
Engineering Student Council candidates presented their platforms at a sparsely attended forum on Friday afternoon, where they presented their platforms in informative—and occasionally fiery—speeches.
Valeiras Elected President of Engineering Student Council
Peter Valeiras, SEAS ’09, was elected president of the Engineering Student Council last night during the council’s annual Executive Board elections. Valeiras, the current Student Services Representative, ran against Prish Dunstan, SEAS ’09 and current vice president for policy.
CCSC, ESC Examine Study Abroad Programs
Reacting to the call for better study abroad programs, both the Columbia College Student Council and the Engineering School Council are taking action. A new think tank organized earlier this month by CCSC sophomore class Vice President Sue Yang and involving several council members focuses on programs for Columbia College students, whereas ESC is considering organizing a panel of students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science who have studied abroad.
Students Watergunned Down in CU Assassins Game
At 6:05 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, the first shot emanated from a squeaky water gun in the densely populated Broadway computer lounge. Ian Crone, CC ’10, was dead.
Council Calls for Visual Arts Credit at SEAS
With the help of a new Engineering Student Council resolution, the curriculum of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences may be broadened to allow a bigger role for visual arts classes.
Housing Director Moves to Medical Campus
With little pomp and circumstance, Herman Matte, formerly the director of housing, assumed the role of interim assistant vice president for campus operations at the Columbia University Medical Center in early January.
CCSC, ESC Debate Level of Detail on Student Transcripts
Two undergraduate student councils have recently taken opposite stances on one of the more esoteric differences between their schools’ transcripts—while Columbia College transcripts list the percentage of students who received A’s in a given class, School of Engineering and Applied Science transcripts do not.
Key Differences Mark Pro-Israel Groups
Support for Israel, long a topic of global political debates, has become a focal point of controversy within Columbia’s Pro-Israel community as well, with different groups of students organizing around varying views of how best to advocate for the country.
Community Impact Awarded $20,000
Provost Alan Brinkley has awarded Community Impact $20,000 to be used for service learning fellowships for students.
At Fireside Chat, Navratil Focuses on Diversity
Interim SEAS Dean Gerald Navratil focused on diversity and recent bias incidents in his first Fireside Chat in Carleton Lounge Monday night.
Engineering Class Elects Council
Kamal Yechoor of the Fu-Tang Clan was announced president of the SEAS class of 2011 after a day’s delay last Friday night.
ESC Candidates Declare Intentions
Last night, four parties and one individual candidate submitted their registration packets for the upcoming SEAS 2011 Class Council elections, with SEAS-themed ticket names ranging from the SEAS Theorem to the Fu Element.
Reflections on the Student Councils: ESC
"As a council, what has been different this year is unity in how we approached initiatives," outgoing Engineering Student Council President Dan Okin said after one of the board's final meetings of the year.
Robinson Chosen as ESC Director of Technology
Stephen Robinson, SEAS '08, was chosen as director of technology for next year's Engineering Student Council in an election held last night during the council's weekly meeting.
Bamboo Bikes for Poor
Who would have thought that inside the Zen essence of bamboo lay the potential to help a poverty-stricken continent create bicycles?
ESC Voter Turnout Tops CCSC at 50.9%
Voter turnout for Engineering Student Council elections reached 50.9 percent, beating Columbia College's turnout of 34.3 percent in an election with close races for policy representative positions and uncontested class council elections.
Fin. Aid and Galil's Departure Top SEAS Students' Concerns
As students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science prepared to vote this week for at-large and class council elections, Engineering Student Council president-elect Liz Strauss, SEAS '08, laid out her goals for the coming year.
Strauss Edges Cumarasamy in ESC Presidential Election
Liz Strauss, SEAS '08, was elected president of the Engineering Student Council's Executive Board last night during the council's internal elections.
Two Run for ESC President
Eash Cumarasamy, SEAS '08, and Liz Strauss, SEAS '08, will be pitted against each other tonight to determine the new president of the Engineering Student Council Executive Board.
Liz Strauss Named ESC President
Liz Strauss, SEAS '08, was elected president of the Engineering Student Council tonight during the council's internal elections.
ESC Plans Changes to SEAS Advising System
The Engineering Student Council has hefty plans for the coming semesters, including making textbook information available to students before the semester begins, reforming the current advising system within SEAS, and making the Center for Career Education more in tune with students' needs.
ESC E-board Nominations Start Elections
Engineering Student Council elections started last night at 11 p.m. with the council beginning to accept nominations for Executive Board positions.
Mr. and Mrs. SEAS Pageant Victors Named
Zvi-Week ended with a bang last night as students flocked to see the Battle of the Bands and the crowning of the new Mr. and Ms. SEAS.
ESC Looks to Make Mudd Environmentally Friendly
The Engineering Student Council is hoping to make Mudd, the building that houses the School of Engineering and Applied Science, a more environmentally friendly building.
Unlike Columbia College, SEAS has control over its own buildings. After attending the annual Ivy Council on Feb.
SEAS Returns to Shelves
Students from the School of Engineering and Applied Science are fighting to re-establish the presence of Columbia Engineering merchandise in the Columbia Bookstore
Panelists Debate Free Speech
An organizer of the Minuteman Project protest at Columbia University and a Village Voice writer discussed free speech last night at the Faculty House as the first event in a new monthly series intended to promote controversial discussion on campus.
Geosciences Prof. Broecker Receives $500,000 Award
Professor Wallace Broecker of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory received the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences last Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Burrito Shop Employs Homeless
Local Flavor Burrito Shop, which opened for business on Tuesday at Broadway Presbyterian Church, offers a quick lunch and jobs for the local homeless population.
The shop, which is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.
Women Sought for Sciences
Advance, a nationally funded recruitment and retention program, is giving women a step-up in their careers in the sciences and engineering on the Columbia campus.
In 2004, Columbia became the 19th institution to receive the National Science Foundation's Advance grant.
Burrito Shop Employs Homeless
Local Flavor Burrito Shop, which opened for business on Tuesday at Broadway Presbyterian Church, offers a quick lunch and jobs for the local homeless population.
The shop, which is open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.
Service Effort Preps Wide Expansion
Starting next year, students participating in the Columbia Urban Experience program will be able to extend their experience beyond the existing week of pre-orientation activities.
Cell Phones: Part of the College Experience
Allen University in South Carolina has taken the obsession with cell phones a step further, collaborating with Sprint Nextel to provide students, faculty, and staff with new phones to ease communication.
"Students are much more mobile these days than when the dormitories were built," Tony Spearman, Vice President of Operations at Allen University, said.
Detainee Shares Experience
Ex-detainee James Yee, a Chinese-American Muslim chaplain, spoke in Roone Arledge Cinema Wednesday night about his experience as a chaplain at Guantanamo Bay and his subsequent 76 days of detainment.
Maxemchuk Wins Prize for Network Innovations
Nicholas F. Maxemchuk, a Columbia professor of electrical engineering, was given the Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award in early August for his "contributions to Metropolitan and Local Area Networks, reliable multicast, and protocol testing," according to the award citation.







