2009 Denison Programming Contest

March 2nd, 2009

On February 28, two intrepid teams of students competed in the 20th annual Denison University Programming Contest.  This year there were 16 teams from 9 schools competing in a 4-hour contest.

The O(bees)

O(bees)

The “O(bees)” (Joe Kramer-Miller, Katie Kuksenok, Michael Brooks, and Michael Stevenson) took first place, solving 4 out of the 6 problems in just over 90 minutes.  The coaches were watching the scoreboard as other teams kept creeping closer and closer.  In the last 40 minutes, it looked like one of the Denison teams was going to pass them, but they held onto the lead until the very end.

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Foo of Oberlin

Our other team “Foo of Oberlin” consisted of Thomas Ramfjord, Brendan Chambers, Zack Levine, and Jules Wellinghoff.  They also solved 4 problems and took third overall.

Congratulations to all of our students on an excellent job!

If you are interested getting involved in programming contests, get in touch with either Professor Donaldson or Kuperman (the coaches) or check out the Competitive Programming Exco!

See more photos in the gallery: 2009 Denison Programming Contest

2008 ACM Programming Contest

November 1st, 2008

On November 1, two teams of Oberlin students competed in the regionals for the 2008 ACM International Programming Contest.

DSCN0091.JPGFoo of Oberlin (Ted Warner, Katie Kuksenok, and Michael Brooks) did well at the Programming Contest today.  They solved three of eight problems and placed first among 40 teams competing at the Youngstown site and 14th among 124 teams overall in the Regional.  One of the problems they solved was solved by only four other teams, two from CMU, one from Waterloo, and one from Purdue.

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Video Games and the Marketplace: "How computer, console and mobile games are being used for marketing, communication and training"

September 26th, 2008

Stephen Baer, Managing Partner TheGameAgency.com will discuss this topic and share consumer case studies. The Game Agency is an agency focused on video games and interactive entertainment. Join us on

Monday September 29, 2008 for refreshements with Mr. Baer at 4:00 in King 223. His talk will follow at 4:30 in King 221.

Sign Up for the Programming Contest ExCo!!!

September 4th, 2008

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For more information or to register go to:
http://occs.oberlin.edu/~kkukseno/exco/

Sundae Friday!

September 2nd, 2008

Sundae!

Sundae!

It’s Sundae Friday!

Join us this Friday (Sep 5) for a welcome back celebration for the Computer Science and Mathematics students and professors.  4:20pm in the King/Rice courtyard.

Department Open House – Computer Science

August 25th, 2008

Wednesday, August 27 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Science Center Hallway East from the commons.

Join us to learn more about Computer Science at Oberlin and meet the CS Faculty!

Fall '08 ExCo Class

July 1st, 2008

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Competitive Computer Programming

Tuesdays: 4:30-6:00pm

Instructor: Katie Kuksenok

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ACM Programming Contest at Youngstown State

November 14th, 2007

Oberlin Computer Science Department students participated in the ACM Regional Programming Contest at Youngstown State 11/9 and 11/10. Two teams with 3 students each worked together to solve as many of the 8 problems within the 5 hour time period. (more…)

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