b'Ranging from workshops and tutorials, quizzes The best story we can think to include is the oneand social events, competitions and hackathons about the 49 engineers who all ran for Student- everything from learning to code for the first Union (SU) president. In 1982 all 49 put forwardtime to building an awesome web application or their candidacy for the TCDSU Presidentialgame, we also organise talks with high-profile election but were unsuccessful.In spite of theirindustry speakers. In our most recent event with numbers, ine Lawlor (of RT fame) wasMicrosoft, our speaker, Stephen Howell, brought elected.over a Hololens. Shauna KellyDUCSS also run gaming events and during last Secretary years intervarsity at UCD, the Trinity team won TCD-ENGSOC Butterfield reflects how his perception of the SUthe Smash Ultimate tournament.4th year Civil, Structural and Environmental changed from his rebellious undergraduateEngineering student years to when he served as a member of theKamil Kamil Przepirowski College Board from 2005 to 2008. He recalledSecretary, DUCSS 1982: the year of the engineer* how he was consistently impressed with the SU3rd year Computer Science student oicials commitment to their role asIt was a student prank, explained Seamus representative of the student body, how theyMockler, who now works with consultancy were always on top of their briefs, andEngineering Society construction projects. It was a slight bit of particularly in tune with College bureaucracy. rebellion against the way things were. Seamus He now admires the SUs activism acrossTCD-ENGSOC (Engineering ) is one of Trinitys Mockler was the auditor of the Engineering campus. There is always a place to have a bit ofoldest societies. Its aim is to organise events Society at the time, one of the main instigators student activity going on in college, sayswhich promote engineering in new and of the campaign, and along with a dozen others Butterfield. Having young radicals who care isrefreshing ways: such as workshops, quizzes, that night, an ex-SU Presidential candidate. something we need in our society.trips and hosting guest speakers. The societyalso provides a social outlet for its members Andrew Butterfield, now a Trinity lecturer inallowing them to mix and network with other Computer Science, was also one of the * Copy by Milena Barnes, Trinity News, 27th February 2019students outside their classes. engineers in the running for President in 1982. 34'