Maryanthe E. Malliaris ’01 talks of creating a TECH that is similar to the IOP.

“TECH can be a place where people come to experience TECH as a tool that they can take back to where their passions can be applied,” says Malliaris, who is also a Crimson editor.

Some questions have arisen as to what form the group’s student leadership should take.

Alex F. Rubalcava ’02, who is also a Crimson editor, said he felt a defined hierarchy might make it easier to ensure that programs initiated by juniors and seniors don’t get lost when those students graduate.

Bottino said he saw the merits of a more defined hierarchy of student leadership, but said that at the same time, he understands that some people are more effective when they can create and operate under their own structure.

“It’s an internal challenge,” he says, which must be addressed by TECH in the years to come.

The main goal of the organization for the upcoming year will be publicity.

“There are still people that don’t know we exist,” Bottino says. “Or people have sort of heard of TECH but don’t know what we do.”