On April 5 and 6 in Edmunds Ballroom, Claremont students came together to code innovative product ideas and proposed potential scalable apps in this year’s 24-hour 5C Hackathon.
Tag: Computer Science
Moments to Savor: Finding ways not to wine about thesis
Emily Kim PO ’25 discusses the silly way she romanticizes her process of working on her cognitive science senior thesis. When coding for the first time in freshman year to seven semesters later for her thesis, Kim reimmerses herself in the world of while loops, if statements and frightful indentation errors.
Love in the age of algorithms: Datamatch returns
On Feb. 7, the Datamatch survey opened for students at 49 colleges and universities throughout North America. Started by a group of Harvard undergraduates in 1994, the college-specific online matchmaking service runs annually in early February.
Meet the Hyperschedulers: The trio keeping your favorite 5C website up and running
As course registration for the Spring 2025 semester approaches on Nov. 12, Hyperschedule — a student-run 5C course scheduling website — is back on laptops across campuses. Current maintainers Next Ongarjvaja HM ’26, Edward Donson HM ’26 and Stephen Xu HM ’27 reflected on the site’s growth, challenges in securing funding, and their ongoing efforts to keep the beloved website reliable and accessible.
Major denial: students struggle to enroll in courses required for major
With acceptance rates as low as 7 percent, the Claremont Colleges are some of the most selective liberal arts schools in the nation. But in the wake of class registration, some students are discovering that being accepted to these schools is not always the hardest part — sometimes, it’s getting
Let’s do the time warp again: Hackathon comes back to the 5Cs after a year-long hiatus
Who would volunteer for an all-nighter? Over 100 5C students. On April 14, Pomona hosted the Hackathon, where participants coded for 24 hours straight on a variety of projects.
Data science minor may be in store at Pomona, with proposal in the works
With the ever-growing demand for data science and computer science, Pomona College professors have been working for over four years to create a data science minor. While there is no timeline for the proposal’s completion, students and alumni have again expressed support to add the minor. About half a dozen
Harvey Mudd among 500 leaders advocating for accessibility in computer science
As technology continues to become a more predominant aspect of everyday life, Harvey Mudd College has joined over 500 CEOs, university presidents and nonprofit leaders in asking U.S. governors and education leaders to provide computer science (CS) learning opportunities for all students.
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Scripps deploys computer science minor, starting this fall
For the first time in the college’s 96-year history, Scripps students will be able to minor in computer science this fall.
5C Hackathon cracks the code to building online community
Annual 5C Hackathon connects students, staff and tech professionals with Public Health and Innovation themed challenges.