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FREE DONUTS AT SODA! UPSILON PI EPSILON FOSTERS COMMUNITY AND SCHOLARSHIP AMONG COMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTS CIO Ql 3 O 3 by Michael L. Yang BerrelE ) ' is RNOWN for h.« ' ing big classes and impacted majors: nowhere was this truer than in the Electncal Engineermg and Computer Science (EECS) department. Consisting of two majors, Computer Science (CS) and EECS, from two different colleges. Letters Sciences and Engineering, rcspecti -ely, the EECS department was comprised ot approximately 1,300 undergraduates. With lower division class sizes ranging from 300 to 400 students each and upper division class sizes ranging from TOO to 250 students, it was often difficult for students, new and old alike, to find their way in the departmenL This was especially true of prospeCTive Letters Sciences first and second year students who were required to apply to the competitive CS major— which accepted approxunately 50 students a semester, typically with grade point averages of 3.4 or higher — after finishing eight technical prerequisite courses; these courses include three computer science courses (CS 6 1 A, CS 6IB, CS 61C), four mathematics courses (Math I A, Madi IB, Math 54, and Madi 55 or CS 70), and one electrical engineering course (EE 42). One of the student organrzations that tried to help CS and EECS students find their way in the big and. perhaps, impersonal EECS department was the UC Berkeley chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE). Founded in 1967 atTe.xas A M University, College Station, and endorsed bv both the Association for Computing Machmery (ACM) and the Institute ot Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society (lEEE-CS), UPE was the only honor society ' in existence devoted solely to the computing sciences. The UC Berkeley Chapter was relatively young, having been founded in 1995 by Steven CM Kam, Greg SiHoon Kim, Yaoshiang Ho, and David Wu. Even though UPE was a relatively young organization at Berkeley, it was named the ASUC Hardest Working Academic Club m 2003. Joining UPE was by invitation only, an honor typically extended to the top one-third of computer science majors, typically students with grade pomt averages of 3.7 or higher, approximately 50 people. LIPE oltered many services and events for undergraduate students, both social and academic. One of the most successfiil social events that UPE hosted was known as the donut run. Occurnng typically late in the evening on a night before a big project was due, several UPE members distributed free donuts and milk to thankful students in the computer lab (basement of Soda Hall, the computer science building) finishing up their projects at the last minute. One ambitious project that UPE initiated during the spring semester was the CS EECS Yearbook, a website where all undergraduates in the Berkeley computer science community could register and put up a profile; the goal ot the project was to bring the computer science community closer. Since, on any given day, we would see a dozen new faces in the department, the CS EECS Yearbook allowed students to get to know each other better. At the academic end, UPE offered free one-on-one tutoring tor any computer science or mathematics course. For industry hound students, UPE sponsored several info sessions a year with companies looking to hire graduates and interns. Kurt Diegurt, a sophomore majoring m computer science, was one such person who tound an internship through an into session. I made a connection with Intel when a representative came to speak at an into session, said Diegurt, this summer I ' m working at Intel as an intern. For graduate school hound students, L ' PE hosted seven to eight taailt) ' luncheons a year. During these luncheons, undergraduates had the chance to meet computer science protessors who talked about their area ot research in computer science. Students in the past were able to find research advisors through these luncheons. At the begirming ot the year, Gifford Cheung, a senior majonng m computer science and tall semester president ot LIPE, initiated .ui ambitious partnership between UPE and the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC, formerly affiliated with Xerox), one of the most respected computer science research institutes; PARC was known tor many innovations in computer science including the Ethernet, the predecessor to the internet, and i;raphical user interlaces. Through this partnership, UPE members were able to secure research positions at PARC working on several cutting edge areas of computer science. Once I began getting a sense of the organization as a whole 1 found a very engaging environment, Cheung explained about PARC. Suffice to say, there ' s a lot of learning going on around me and more than a iew things that I eagerly expect to see move the field. It ' s an mformation rich place and has kick
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, ■ Phillip Angert Started a bit of m ' own passion and eyes on viliat Id cill rclcvTuit computer science. I- ' inally. UPE also helped with :omniunit ' outreach. In the past, UPE Tiembors have helped at Berkeley Meighborhood Computers, a nonproht organization that Iniilt computers from ■ccvcled parts and distributed them to ow income families. During C.al Dav, JPE members were loiind at .Soda Hall speaking to prospective ct)mputer science itudents and their parents, giving tours ■ f the lacilil les. and answering questions It the student panel. Chris Loer, a senior n computer science and Community service officer for UF ' E, played the itcrcot pical CS student and pretended o sleep on the floor of Soda Hall. Jrandishing a sign that read, .Ask us ibout sleeping in Soda Hall vs. the Dorms. When asked by parents of a orospeciive student, Loer replied, It ' s •asier to sleep in .Soda Hall since it ' s juietcr. With ihe increasing; number of tudents attending Berkeley due to Tidal tVavc II. a term dubbed b - administrative itficials referring zo the University ot -alifornia pl.uis to accommodate 63,000 nore students s stem v ' ide in the next iccade. 4,000 of which will be at ierkelex ' , the EECS department will indoubtcdly grow as well. Student )rganizations such .is L ' PE will become ven more essential to students who may ind themselves hclplessK ' swept away by he sheer m.ignitude ot the increase in tudents at Berkele -. Soda Hall is a familiar sight for computer science students. Known for their donut run, UPE distributed free donuts to hard-working students cramming late at night In Soda Hall ' s computer lab. A UPE officer greets awaiting members during their member induction day. In 2003, UPE was named tfie ASUC Hardest Working Academic Club for their efforts in helping tfneir fellow undergraduate students. A UPE member tables at the induction ceremony. UPE hosted a number of activities and programs to bring the, computer science community closer together, such as the CS EECS yearbook. lichael L. Yang is a graduating senior in omputer science and Spring 2003 iresident of UPE n ■ n D D ro
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