Astronaut lands in AulaHe claims the dubious distinction of being ‘The Last Man on the Moon’. Thirty years ago Harrison Schmitt bobbed aaround the moon valley, Taurus-Littrow, with his lunar rover, and now the ex-astronaut will be at the TUD’s Aula, on Saturday at 1pm, to explain why Mankind should go back to the moon.
Talent is the fuel that powers the TU machine, but talented students are becoming harder to find. Next week’s ‘Talented Science’ symposium asks if the TU is doing enough to attract talented students, especially from minority groups.
Student council electionsOras has won the student council elections, getting 56 percent of the vote and increasing its number of seats from five to six this year.
FilmDelfiaBinnenwatersloot 1 – Tel (015)2123855Starwars: Attack of the Clones, thurs.,
Student research finds Mekelweg tram best optionAn old issue is raging again: Where should the new campus tram run? The TU’s new Mater Plan dictates that Tram #19 should run along the Schoenmakerstraat, with a bus connection for the Rotterdamseweg.
Each month Page 4 asks a member of TU Delft’s foreign community to share their thoughts with us. Professor Majid Hassanizadeh (49), from Iran, is a geo-hydrologist, specializing in groundwater analysis.
Hungary in DelftA nine-person delegation from TU Budapest is coming to TU Delft this week. The Hungarians will visit some of Delft’s leading research facilities, like the Simona flight simulator and the laboratory for fluid dynamics.
Opening my eyes after a deep night’s slumber, it wasn’t the early morning tingling of bells coming from my mother’s prayer room that woke me up, nor the early birds’ chirping or the playful call of my lovely little niece.
Do you think ZAK JAPANNER is funny? Do you think Japanese people are freaks? They probably are. Let’s explain them like this… Japanese people, like craftsmen, working and studying like hell, heavy traffic jams, super-crowded rush hour on the morning trains, hyper density in the cities.
The ‘Pleuro’ strikes againAs of May 1st, TU restaurant are going to rise by as much as 8%. Once again, the reason for the price rises can be traced back to the introduction of the ‘pleuro’, a Dutch term of abuse for the new currency.
