About Us
The University Engineers’ Club is the oldest faculty society at UWA and the representative body for all students studying under the Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Faculty.
As a Faculty Society the UEC acts as a medium between EMS students, the EMS Faculty and the Guild. We offer students support and opportunities in social, welfare, educational, networking and careers contexts.
Our Club-room is currently in the E-Zone Building seen to the left where we gather to study, socialize, network, play games and much more.
History
UEC was formed on 8th September 1921. For a brief period, UEC was named the D.B.A i.e the Dirty Bastards Association but due to some dissatisfied members, it was renamed to the University Engineers Club.
TUG OF WAR - 1969
The Inaugural tug occurred in 1958 between Engineering and Medicine. The hawser - an anchor rope from the Islander was stretched across the Reflection pond. The Engineers pulled from beneath the Undercroft and by suitable use of pillars dislodges the Doctors from Whitfeld Court and dragged them to their watery reward.
A new Deal was demanded by the doctors for the following meeting and engineering enterprise evolved a pulley to give the contest a more equal footing. Despite this the engineers again showed their superiority.
Subsequent tug of wars were held in this manner until the imminent collapse of Winthrop Hall. Since that date the debacle has been held from outside the Ref to the front of the Library with the engineers remaining undefeated. At a great expense the R.U. Pulling trophy was purchased and has added much to the post tug activities.
When medicine vacated the campus the lawyers, who had shown great interest in precious tugs by bombarding the combatants with fruit and flour were invited to carry on the tradition. Though vastly inferior to Medicine, the Law School still provides and opportunity for the engineers to display their prowess and provide an excuse for wholesale baptism.
- nonloqui 1969
TUG OF WAR - Today
Tug of War remains a critical part of UEC today with the lawyers (now called Blackstone) facing off on a yearly basis. In 2019, the unforeseeable occurred with Blackstone amassing a troop worthy of Barbarian Invasion comparison, overpowering the mighty engineers. Subsequently the Rope was handed to their care, but alas they didn’t understand the power they had just won and placed the mighty Tug of War Rope in a cleaning cupboard. From here the rope was thrown out never to be seen again. 2020 and 2021 were dark years for the UEC. There was no Tug of War held while the search for a rope commenced. Lawyers didn’t seem to care, but being the better persons, the exec pushed on.
In January 2022 the UEC, after a relentless search, ended the ropeless era and found the perfect upgrade. After some smooth talking, a deal was made for the rope pictured to the left. The trade was simple: $0. UEC now have a rope and we are ready to show our strength again. Only time will tell if lawyers will heed the call once more.
