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February 7, 2005 Vol. 76,
no. 4S
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| POLITICAL
PROBLEM SOLVING: From left, MSE sophomore
Peter Chung, ME sophomore Igor Tregub, and ME junior Chris Abad
are your ASUC senators. They've been making sure northside engineers
stay connected to the southside ASUC hub. |
ASUC
senators busy with everything from northside business hours to student
society funding
Last spring you elected
them. Now, almost a year later, what have they done for you? ME junior
Chris Abad, MSE sophomore Peter Chung, and ME sophomore Igor Tregub
are your distinguished ASUC senators. Their job is to represent engineering
students in the ASUC senate as it considers everything from official
student bills to how to spend your student fees. For the first time
in years, three engineers have been elected to the ASUC senate, giving
the college a weightier say in student matters. This past week, Engineering
News sat down with each of the senators in Eshleman Hall to find out
what they've been working on.
Chris Abad
In the fall, we met with engineering student societies for an "ASUC
Resource Session" to show them everything from how to advertise with
fliers to how to get funding. I've also helped out with the ASUC website
to make it more interactive. But one of the main things I'm working
on is getting northside
businesses to stay open later than 8 or 9 p.m. We surveyed 500 students
and got the data showing students want this. We brought it to the city,
and they're working on a report to share with northside businesses this
spring. I'm also producing the "All Perspectives Show" on April 20,
which showcases performances from different cultural groups on campus.
I've enjoyed being a senator and learned a lot of valuable skills.
Email: christopherabad@gmail.com
Peter Chung
I started something called the Speakers' Bureau this year because I
wanted to help student clubs organize speakers and bring more technical
speakers like Bill Gates to campus. I've got the foundation of the program
started so next year's senators will be able to actually start booking
speakers. I've also been focusing on getting more funds for engineering
student groups, like the Cal car groups, to make sure those groups stay
in the top tier. I've also been trying to look at outside funding for
those vehicle groups. I've really loved helping students. If any engineers
are interested in running for senate next year, contact me. It would
be really good to have three or four engineering senators every year.
Email: peterc@berkeley.edu
Igor Tregub
I helped run the resource session with Chris. I'm also focused on getting
engineering students more funding. Engineers make up 14 percent of the
campus, but only get 5 percent of ASUC resources. We can definitely
improve. I'm also working on putting together Tsunami Relief Week, Feb.
7 to 12. The goal is to get thousands of students to donate and learn
more about the disaster and its aftermath. I've really enjoyed serving
engineers and students. And as rancorous as the senate gets, I have
19 friends at the end of the day. I would really encourage engineers
to run for senate.
Email: iggyt@berkeley.edu
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