Computer Science Club

For all you aspiring computer geeks at UC Davis, here is a club for you, provided you can stop playing counterstrike for ten minutes and go outside. According to their website, they represent the university's Computer Science students. The primary purpose of the CS Club is to gather together as many CS students as possible into a room and feed them pizza using university money. These meetings often include guest speakers from the university and, theoretically, elsewhere. They also assist in the Linux installfests with LUGOD, for definitions of 'assist' that deal with providing moral support from afar. Several Wikites have been or are still connected to this club.

CS Club built the Computer Science and Engineering section of the Engineering department's picnic day float. It consisted of a paperclip and a penguin inside a small boxing ring, a wacky joke regarding the Microsoft/Linux rivalry. The club's picnic day efforts also included a "Street Smarts" game show and exhibition of some of the cooler programs made by UCD students for class.

The history of CS Club includes countless self-destructions, such that an unoptimistic sort [Read: 'realist'] such as ChrisTakemura may be accurate in saying that "CS students aren't really the sort of people to have clubs."

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I agree with ct here, but would hate to get a ChrisMcKenzie vs. Computer Science Club going, because that sounds like an awful waste of my time. And shame on you for putting cts comment under editorial review. —ChristopherMcKenzie

2006-05-01 19:18:31   Would I be correct in saying that current students may need to get over the past? CS Clubs can be quite beneficial, and I am aware with the difficulty in managing one. —JustinCummins

2007-07-28 17:53:21   so there isn't an ACM club on campus? —atwong

2008-03-21 15:42:44   I'm not affiliated with UC Davis, but interested to meet students who's interested or part of ACM ICPC. —Lego

2008-04-13 11:24:05   Contact Professor Filkov if you're interested in the ACM programming contest. I'm planning on joining next year and am planning on announcing it at the CS Club —SebastianNg

2008-08-28 09:45:07   Sebastian, thanks ... I think it's great to practice together on ACM ICPC contests. If there's a get together to discuss problems, please kindly let me know. —Lego

2008-10-18 15:59:20   Sorry... haven't checked this entry in a while, but Professor Filkov is currently reviewing with people on Friday from 3-4:30 at Kemper 1131. The contest will be in mid-November. —SebastianNg