Sophie Elam

My reign of terror is over, and my era as ASCIT President has come to its end. Through this opportunity, Caltech and its community have taught me countless lessons that I wouldn’t be able to learn in any classroom, and I thank each and every one of you for the faith you’ve put in me as the ASCIT President and the ways you’ve helped me grow. As some small return to the confidence you’ve put in me, I’d like to offer one final piece of unsolicited perspective I’ve gained over my past three and a h

One of the projects ASCIT B.o.D. adopted in 2023 was to review the building accessibility policies for undergraduate students outside of normal operational hours. For context, following the pandemic, building access was understandably limited in order to prioritize the safety and health of the campus communities. Since then, many of the previous building accessibility policies have been reinstated. The following outlines what these policies are, and who to reach out to should you experience diff

In our annual review of the ASCIT Bylaws, ASCIT Board of Directors has decided to propose the following amendments. These propositions have been approved unanimously by the Board of Directors, and we now bring them to the undergraduate students to be voted into action. The Review Committee will send out voting procedures today, Tuesday, February 18th, and we want to take the time to outline the amendments that are being proposed, why they are being proposed, and elicit your vote. All of the pr

In our annual review of the ASCIT Bylaws, ASCIT Board of Directors has decided to propose the following amendments. These propositions have been approved unanimously by the Board of Directors, and we now bring them to the undergraduate students to be voted into action. We will have the Review Committee send out voting procedures at the beginning of next term (as to avoid having an amendment election during finals). Before then, we will release another reminder in The Tech, but prior to this, we

The academic year is here, and with it, a playlist to remind you why you can be glad summer is over! As many of you may be aware (some of you probably much more than you’d like to be), numerous parts of the world experienced intense heat waves over the past few months. Just a few weeks ago in LA, temps soared into triple digits for days. The playlist for this edition of The Tech compiles songs to take you back to those toasty days so you can either (A) relive the joy and lack of responsibility

Whether you’re having a bonfire at the beach, or camping in the woods, s’mores season is officially here, and with it, a playlist to absolutely scorch your ‘mallows to. I’ll admit it, I have a LOT of hot takes, but this isn’t one of them: s’mores marshmallows have no right to be charred beyond recognition. But I think we can all agree that setting marshmallows on fire is the (mostly) innocent entertainment we all cherish. So, I made a playlist that you can enjoy while spending time with good com

I guess I should start with a formal apology. I tried. I really did! But despite my best efforts to not cave into the demons telling me to go down the EDM/techno/house rabbit hole, here we are. But in all honesty, I feel like it’s pretty fitting. I’m out here trying to emulate “living in a video game” vibes, and it’s hard to find anything more effective than EDM to accomplish this. That being said, the first few songs are more alternative, but pretty quickly I descended into madness and the EDM

Get excited folks, there’s a new cowboy in Tech Town, and he’s here to bring you playlists. Moving forward, every edition of the Tech will have a themed playlist for your auditory pleasure, starting with the seasonally appropriate theme of “Songs to get Murdered To” (we <3 midterms week). That being said, you can listen to the playlist on Spotify or Apple Music with

It’s been a month since Rotation ended and I’m finally ready to talk about it again. Damn, that sounds so dramatic. It’s like I’m some celebrity breaking their silence about why the band broke up. Let me start by saying, it’s not that deep. It’s just exhausting (as I’m sure you all are aware). As we all look back on Rotation, I imagine there are common themes and experiences we all can identify with. For many, if not all, of the returning students this was our first exposure to a “covid-free”