While five engineering students are vying for ASUC student government positions this year, there is more cooperation than competition. All the candidates hope to help galvanize the underrepresented engineering vote. More engineers voting can translate into more north campus representation, say candidates. Engineering candidates (pictured from left) are engineering undeclared sophomore Chris Abad, ME/MSE sophomore Grace Hsu, ME/MSE freshman Peter Chung, Engineering Science junior Misha Leybovich, and ME freshman Igor Tregub.

Five engineers run for ASUC student government

When it comes to student government elections, the College of Engineering has the lowest voter turnout among the colleges on campus.

Because engineers make up a healthy 13 percent of the campus population, it would take votes from just half the College to elect all the engineers running to the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) senate. More engineers in the senate means more University resources and attention steered toward north campus issues, say engineering candidates...[FULL STORY

U.S. News & World Report engineering graduate school rankings show Berkeley holding at third

Berkeley held onto third place behind front runners MIT and Stanford University in last week’s release of the 2005 U.S. News & World Report engineering graduate school rankings.

The widely read annual survey evaluates 167 U.S. engineering graduate schools based on factors such as research activity, faculty resources and student selectivity...[FULL STORY]

EECS professor Kris Pister cracks down on cheating to prevent future incidents

Students who cheat in Kris Pister’s class either enjoy living on the edge, rebelliously flaunting authority, or were just absent the day in class when the EECS professor outlined the details of his strict cheating policy.

Academic dishonesty is a subject Pister feels strongly about. His Web site devotes a whole section to his cheating policy... [FULL STORY]

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