New President, New Era

CROWD APPEAL: Hands rose in approval at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president on Tuesday, January 20, shown on a jumbo screen in Sproul Plaza. “We will restore science to its rightful place,” Obama told the world in his inaugural address. BioE junior Tu Tran was among the 10,000 or so at Sproul. “I thought it was inspiring and motivating,” he says. “It makes me want to do my part in society to effect change.” Check out EECS junior Max Zheng’s essay on Obama’s science and technology proposals.

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