The Tortoise and the Hair

S3 E14: Casey is trying to think about her future but can't get Cappie to talk about their relationship post-graduation. She enlists Rebecca's help when she starts to think about a possible career in politics, and gets introduced to Joel, a friend of Rebecca's who is working on a current campaign. To impress him in hopes of landing a job later, Casey organizes a voter registration party (sponsored by Do Something). Rusty tries to deal with his newfound popularity within the Engineering department as he keeps making progress with his project that won him the grant. Hastings gets him an assistant who happens to be Dana, the girl he turned down at the Nerd Auction, which causes some extra tension in the lab. He also gets Rusty acknowledgement that leads to an interview for EW - Engineering Weekly magazine. Things don't go completely as planned and Rusty has to bring Hastings back down to the reality that their project may not be as ready for the spotlight as they'd hoped. The girls are desperate for a new hasher since Fisher, and Dale shows up to save the day unexpectedly. He is trying to fund his project on his own so accepts the job. All is well until he hears that the last hasher had a relationship with Ashleigh that Dale doesn't think should be part of the job requirement.