Sean Zimmermann reports from the final ESC meeting of the year: ESC tonight held internal elections for the three remaining positions on next year’s council. Afterwards, the seniors said their good-byes before a ceremonial changing of the council took place. Tanya Shah was elected ESC’s SGA Liaison. A rising sophomore planning to study BME, she […]

SEAS ’14 just can’t seem to get this election thing down. Lots has happened with regards to the 2014 ESC Council these past few days, and we provide a brief summary: While Kathy Sun did beat out Akshay Shah for President of SEAS ’14 last Wednesday, she did not actually win the popular vote. In […]

More election results just in, this time from the Spring 2011 ESC decision. About 125 students voted for the classes of 2012 and 13, and nearly 200 for 2014. 498 students total voted for the other representatives; for more details, check out the full vote breakdown (PDF). Cheers guys! 2012: Judy Kim (President), Mailing Wu […]

Consulting-bound engineers can breathe easy! ESC clarified SEAS students weren’t able to register for certain Economics classes because of a “programming error in the registrar’s office.” The Economics Department and registrar have been notified of the problem and hope it will be resolved soon. Susan Elmes, Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Economics Department, notes […]

Sean Zimmerman reports on last night’s ESC meeting. During their final constitutional review, the Engineering Student Council voted 17-7-3 (Yes-No-Abstain) to hold general E-Board elections next year. With this change, all positions on ESC, with the exception of Sustainability Liason and Director of Technology will be decided by a general election. VP Policy Heidi Ahmed […]

A tipster from inside the ESC meeting tonight has informed us that the Academic Affairs Representative told the board that a new policy has been instituted this year that bars SEAS students from registering for  non-SEAS courses during pre-registration (i.e., this week). The representative said that they can only register for these classes during the […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC Meeting ESC voted to endorse an initiative by Columbia Composting Coalition (CCC) to install a composting machine, known as the “Rocket,” outside of Schapiro. The organization proposed a student-driven composting initiative, where students would have the opportunity to compost their own food waste, and would be trained to […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC proceedings: The University has purchased a device that will allow electronic guest sign-in for dorms. Ideally, it will be installed in EC before the end of the semester. This comes as part of a larger overhaul of EC’s entrance. The current plan is to remove the grating now in place, […]

Ricky Raudales reports live from ESC! Nate Levick will be president of Engineering Student Council for the year 2011-2012. A member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and the lacrosse team, Levick has also helped organize Casino Night and the upcoming 2012 Formal. He announced that he wants to build upon “rockstar” mentality of previous president Whitney […]

Brian Wagner reports from ESC. Dean Peña-Mora visited! Greeted with a standing ovation, the SEAS Dean listened to updates on ESC’s work with CCE to improve opportunities for and communication with engineering undergrads. Council members asked him questions about the Engineering School in general and showed off their snazzy new banner. Like CCSC, ESC voted […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s meeting: President Christopher Elizondo announced that a proposal to allow students to sign in guests electronically is under review by public safety. Elizondo reports a pilot system may be installed in EC as early as this semester. According to Student Services Representative Lisa Mack, dining is considering closing Cafe […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC Meeting. As it stands, Barnard will be “kicked out of LionShare” after June. Barnard will set up its own system. Student Service Representative Lisa Mack reports Housing may get rid of the ROLM phone system and reallocate the money for “more pressing needs” since “everyone uses their cell […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC meeting. Academic Affairs Representative Dong Yoon Yang announced the IEOR department will now offer a combined BS/MS program, similar to the program offered by the EE department. The program will allow students with a certain GPA to begin taking graduate courses in their senior year, and finish their […]

Missing: CCSC – The meeting was canceled this Sunday. Diseased: ESC – Many members absent due to illness, minimal proceedings. Better Things To Do: SGA – Ranks also severely depleted. It’s rush season.

The administration will relocate CAVA to the basement of Nussbaum over the summer. CAVA’s move to Nussbaum surprised many, especially after undergraduate student councils had issued a joint statement supporting CAVA’s bid for space in Broadway. Farther away from campus than Broadway, the larger space in Nussbaum had never been discussed as a possible location for […]