Though last week’s announcement that SEAS would continue its PDF policy this semester was a triumph for the Engineering Student Council, its members’ work is far from over.

Howdy y’all! The councils have been rounded up and looks like a week of classic government shenanigans across the board.

This week ESC’s general body meeting discussed the limits to what ESC can change while looking ahead to future initiatives.

ESC returns this semester to address the challenges of online learning.

This week ESC discussed the credit limit for this year’s three semesters, the length of winter break, and adding a Transfer Student Representative to the council.

This week’s ESC General Body Meeting featured Columbia Engineering Alumni Association VP Tom McManus and discussion about creating a SEAS film minor.

This week’s ESC meeting was short and sweet

This week ESC discussed how best to allocate funding for prizes and swag, a linguistics minor, and how to make the homestretch of this semester kind of bearable.

Believe it or not, this semester is more than halfway over. Time flies (not). ESC is trying to alleviate some of your stress in these last few weeks. 

This week, ESC discussed creating a mission statement, town hall meetings for SEAS students, and several opportunities to collaborate with CCSC.

Leora Schloss logs onto ESC’s Zoom for the first time as ESC Bureau Chief to bring you the latest on testing, holidays, and a COVID task force.

This week’s episode, I mean General Body Meeting, of the ESC featured discussions about creating a new biology minor and more new faces. 

This week, ESC welcomed its new members and discussed transitions, time zones, events, and chips. Staff Writer Leora Schloss, self described “clueless CC student,” reports (and tries to understand engineers). 

In an email to CC and SEAS students sent this morning, the Columbia Election Commission announced student government representatives for the coming years and the passage of the divestment referendum. 61.04% of participating students voted in support of the University’s divestment from companies that profit from or support Israeli policy toward Palestinian people.