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Athletic vs. Academic Balancing football and aerospace engineering
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Lake Lander Launch TEX II prepares for extreme duty College of Engineering/Pete Brown
Water Over the Bridge—SHPE team members, from left, Lucio Cota, Jose Valdez, Dana Cordova (top) and Karen Rivas prepare for the E-Week parachute drop challenge, which required teams to drop a cup of water from the AME bridge with minimal spillage. Less spillage earned more points.
Student Spirit Shines at E-Week 12
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Design Day 2012 Ten years old and still growing
Alumni Echoes Where are they and what are they doing?
Engineering students hit the UA campus and the Tucson community during Engineers Week with competitive events to raise food, mood and awareness. E-Week 2012, a week of competitive events run by various clubs, organizations and societies under the auspices of the STORY Engineering Student Council, Ae FULL Number 408 took place Feb. 16–25. The goal was to promote engineering careers among UA students and the wider community while having some fun and taking part in community fundraising and outreach. Engineering club members volunteered more than 60 hours at the Raytheon-sponsored Math-Science-Technology Funfest, and
donated about 2,500 pounds of food to Casa Maria, a charity that helps feed Tucson’s hungry. The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers led the way, coming first in points scored from the various events, and by being voted outstanding organization of the year. Tau Beta Pi came second, Theta Tau third. The Engineers Without Borders Bolivia water project won community project of the year, and the UA Rube Goldberg Club won best club project of the year for its machine, Wilma Wildcat and the Restless Restroom.