| April 24, 2006 Vol. 77, no.
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TO REPRESENT:
Candidates are, from left, Marshall Yeh, Dwight Asuncion, Brandon
Chen, Igor Tregub, and Vince Law. Make sure you vote between
April 25 and 27! (Rachel Shafer photo)
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Problems?
Yeah we solve problems
Five engineers seek office in campus student government
Dwight Asuncion, IEOR sophomore
Running for: Senator
Qualifications: Director of Student Group Support in the
ASUC Office of the Vice President; member IIE, EJC, ASCE and ESW student
societies
Goals: Extend northside restaurant hours at night, targeting
La Burrita, La Val’s and Bongo Burger; promote campus unity through collaboration
on different community events and shows; improve engineers’ knowledge
of ASUC resources.
Loves: Lakers games, cooking, God and church
Quote: “It’s all about personal relationships. I think
I can make a difference.”
Brandon Chen, BioE senior
Running for: Senator
Qualifications: Vice president of Sigma Mu Delta (premedical
fraternity), works as a producer for a club and party company, owns
SAT tutoring
business, Tau Beta Pi officer
Goals: Improve engineers’ exposure to industry by developing
a course-credit program where students are connected to industry research
opportunities, similar to the Undergraduate Research Program.
Loves: Piano, dancing, physiology
Quote: “I want to make Berkeley better and help people who are
unhappy with it.”
Vince Law, ME/MSE junior
Running for: Senator
Qualifications: RA in Unit 1 in charge of 62 residents,
member of the Asian American Association, vice president of Pi Tau
Sigma
Goals: Improve food options around northside, including
reinstating the hot food selection at the Terrace Café at Bechtel; improve
student-faculty involvement by hosting socials and events.
Loves: Cars
Quote: “I’m no politician. I’m just here to help
people.”
Marshall Yeh, ChemE/MSE junior
Running for: Senator
Qualifications: Officer in Alpha Pi Sigma, active member
of ChemE car team
Goals: Improve engineers’ knowledge of ASUC resources; increase
ASUC budget for engineers by relaxing rules.
Loves: Anime, ChemE 171 homework
Quote: “There’s a real need for engineers to get involved
in ASUC so we can get more money for research and stuff.”
Igor Tregub, ME junior
Running for: External Affairs Vice President
Qualifications: As ASUC senator, convinced Top Dog to stay
open until 11 p.m., member of the City of Berkeley Labor Commission
Goals: Lobby city to improve lighting around northside
campus area; lobby to increase number of Pell grants and make Berkeley
more
affordable;
advocate for affordable housing; work to keep 220 Bechtel for engineering
groups.
Loves: Being a public servant, playing the fiddle
Quote: “Students need a greater voice in outside organizations.
I am a coalition-builder.”
Vote for your candidates on April
25-27!
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