May 16, 2005 Vol. 76, no. 15S

Fun memories and future responsibility are themes of this year's student speaker

"There will be some funny, nostalgic stuff," says Engineering Physics senior and outgoing ASUC president Misha Leybovich, talking about the speech he'll give at graduation. "But it's also about the responsibility we have as engineers. We need to make life better for people."

As ASUC president, Leybovich says he hopes he's made life better for Cal students. The experience has certainly changed his own life. Before he just wanted to be an astronaut. Now Leybovich recognizes that engineering doesn't occur in a vacuum. Politics, business, law, and society all come into play. Today, he thinks he either wants to be an astronaut or in NASA administration. In the fall of 2006, he'll enter MIT for a master's/Ph.D. in technology and policy, and aerospace engineering.

"I'm sad we're all taking our separate paths, but I know we'll meet again at the top," says Leybovich. "GO BEARS!"

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