S&E Hours for July 14-20

S&E Hours for July 14-20:

Monday-Thursday: 7:30am - 9:45pm
Friday: 7:30am - 6:45pm
Saturday: 10am - 5:45pm
Sunday: 10am - 9:45pm

Looking for books, journals downstairs?

This month, we are splitting the S&E Stacks into S&E Journals and S&E Books. Everything is still here, but you should look at the book call numbers on the shelves (not the call number signs) to locate a book. Journal volumes may be on carts in the middle area if you don’t see them on the shelves where they used to be located.

Need help? Go to the S&E service desk on the 2nd floor and we’ll be glad to help you find the journal/book(s) you need. You can also use the Request feature in Roger to have the books pulled and waiting for you at the S&E Circulation Desk.

4th Annual S&E Library Trivia Contest

Take a break from studying and enter the 4th Annual S&E Trivia Contest. Pick up the questions at the S&E service desk. You may be the lucky winner of one of three prizes given each day. Entries with all questions answered correctly will be eligible for a drawing for the Grand Prize (a $50 gift certificate for ThinkGeek.com). Prizes are on display in the S&E Library. Come in and play!

ACS Undergrad Symposium Literature Award

Last Thursday the American Chemical Society - Student Affiliates held their 2nd Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Among the awards given that night was one from the S&E Library for best use of the literature, which was awarded to Margaret Yandell. She will receive a $125 bookstore giftcard, and her winning poster will be on display in the library starting next week.

Characterization of the ROS Generating Capacity and Radical Content of Combusted Particulate Matter
Margaret A. Yandell
Principal Investigator, Kimberly A. Prather

Junkyard Derby winner on display in S&E

When you enter the S&E library, be sure to take a look at the winning entry in the 2008 Junkyard Derby. The race was held on 5/23 and put on by the Triton Engineering Student Council (TESC). You can find all the info on the event here: http://tesc.ucsd.edu.

The winning entry, “The Byte,” was built by Programmers Can Build Stuff Too. The team consisted of CSE majors Cameron Esfahani, Bhishan Hermijani, Tamir Husain, Lee Shu, Bryant Chou and Trent Tai. They beat out dozens of other teams, in the rain, to take the grand prize. Congrats, guys.

UCSD Team places 4th in IEEExtreme programming

IEEEXtreme 2008, a programming competition, was held on 8 March with 130 student teams, over 350 participants, from 31 countries. Congratulations to the UC San Diego ‘team bagpipe lubricators’ on a 4th place finish!
Jordan Rhee
Eric Levine
Rene Claus
Jordan Rhee, Proctor

During the 24 hour competition, there were 16 problems for the teams to solve: 10 problems at the start, a second set of problems after 8 hours and then at hour 16, the final set. The UCSD IEEE student chapter will receive an award of $500 for placing in the top 5 schools. Read more

The Great Campus Race is coming

Move Fast, Think Faster!

1^st place wins $200!

2^nd place wins $100!

… with more prizes to come.

All UCSD students are invited to compete for prizes using teamwork, brains and speed. In the Great Campus Race, teams of two or three will get a list of clues which they must solve. Each clue answer will correspond to a location on campus. Racers are free to use any means to solve the clues, and are encouraged to call friends and/or use the Internet. The first team to be photographed at each of the locations and return to the finish line will win. Racers may only travel on foot or using a campus shuttle.

The race will be held on Saturday, April 12^th at 1:00 PM. Check-in will be from 12:00 to 12:30, with a pre-race briefing at 12:45. The Start/Finish will be on the Forum level of the Geisel Library (concrete area under the tower.)

For all the details, and to sign up, visit http://scilib.ucsd.edu/greatcampusrace.

Think you can solve a clue? Try this one:

The 18th century British prophetic poet who wrote ‘Visions of the Daughters of Albion’ and the star of ‘Gossip Girl.’ Find the campus building which shares a name with this unlikely pair.

Photos with Einstein

Students and staff who happened by the entrance to the Science & Engineering Library on Friday had the opportunity to celebrate Albert Einstein’s birthday with a photo shoot. You can view their photos on Flickr.

Extended Hours for Finals

Don’t forget that the libraries are open for extended hours during Finals.

• CLICS is already on their 24/7 schedule.
• Looking for someplace quiet to study?  Consider SIO.

Have your photo taken with Albert Einstein

Friday, March 14 will be Albert Einstein’s 109th birthday. Come and celebrate by having your photo taken with him!

11:00am - 1:00pm
Science & Engineering Library entrance
Friday, March 14

Bring your best smile!