Today was the critters tournament! Each critter competed ferociously in the battlefield for survival. However, only one could dominate the rest: the menacing Hamster by Justin, Nick, and Baixuan. The hamster dominated every critter, ranging from Greg, Kevin Dragon, Dissected Blobfish, and Olivia. 

After lunch, a special surprise awaited us. We were greeted by the TAs who sent us on a daring quest around Jacob’s Hall to find six swords that laid in the classroom caverns. We split into groups in hopes of completing the quests faster. From solving binary to bargaining with TA Gio, we persevered through the TAs’ challenges and were brought together to defeat the ultimate boss: Kevin. We swung our swords, threw grenades (balls), and played red light green light to defeat him once and for all. However, this was not the last quest of our endeavors. The next week would be full of challenges and adventures with our next game to make—an open-world RPG.

After class, many of our beloved clustermates left for Family Weekend... they will be missed... 🪦 (jk they'll be back Sunday)

As for the rest of us, we not only enjoyed a less crowded Cafe V, but we also got to watch Across the Spider-Verse - popcorn and candy included! (great movie btw, heavily recommend 👍)

FR1DAY 0UTS1DE ACT1VIT1ES

• MOVIE NIGHT!!! (Across the Spider-Verse)

Aside from working on our games, we set aside some time to make a proposal for what we want to make for our next project. Instead of being given a theme, we get to make any type of game we want, given that it meets enough requirements to get approved by the instructors. We’re excited to show you what we make next week!

Nothing much to say about Res Life, really. Moving on.

TUESDAY 0UTS1DE ACT1VIT1ES

• Flower Bouquets

• Journal/Scrapbooking

• Clay Keychains

• Capture The Flag

In the first half of class, Greg Miranda gave a lecture about AI functions and jobs in computer science. we were greeted by a guest speaker who gave a lecture about physical and virtual security. It was a long lecture that described the importance of cybersecurity and how to protect your computer from hacker attacks.

In the second half of class, we continued to work tirelessly on our open-world projects to prepare for Friday’s presentation.

WEDNESDAY 0UTS1DE ACT1VIT1ES

• Bubbles!

• Decorating Accessories

• Dodgeball

• Tie Blankets

We started off the morning with an insightful zoom meeting, with industry professionals sharing their experience as women in STEM. We learned about their journey of how they got to where they are now, and struggles they faced in their fields as women. Afterwards, we worked on finalizing our Adventure game projects, preparing for our presentations tomorrow. 

THURSDAY 0UTS1DE ACT1VIT1ES

• College Family Feud

• Hike & Photography

• Korean Cafe

• Lip Balm Making