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CSC Elections Reminder
by Computer Science Club 11 Sep '22

11 Sep '22

Hi all, Friendly reminder that CSC Fall 2022 Elections are happening tomorrow, Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 PM EDT in MC 2017. Best -- Raymond Li | https://raymond.li Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Fall 2022 Election Nominations + New Services (Nextcloud, Shlink)
by Computer Science Club 05 Sep '22

05 Sep '22

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Fall 2022 in person, on Monday September 12 at 7PM (location TBD, likely MC/DC). The president, vice-president, treasurer, and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected, and the sysadmin will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can send an email to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca, or present them in-person to the CRO, Juthika Hoque, or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Monday September 12 at 5PM. Another email will be sent out closer to the election date for the specific location. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- syscom is pleased to announce the release of two new services: CSC Files and CSC Links. CSC Files is our new Nextcloud instance accessible at https://files.csclub.uwaterloo.ca through CSC's Keycloak SSO. It's basically self-hosted Google Drive, and every member has 50GB of storage available to them. The following notable non-default Nextcloud apps are currently installed (subject to change): - Audio/Video Players, PDF viewers, etc. - Collabora office (with CODE server, self-hosted GSuite/MS Office in the browser) - Cospend (self-hosted Splitwise, a cost-sharing app for friend groups) - Extract (extract zip files) - Forms (self-hosted Google/Microsoft Forms) - Full text search (for files) - Google integration (for migration from Google Drive) - ShareRenamer (custom share URLs) - Transfer/NCDownloader (allows downloading videos, torrents and other files on the internet directly to your CSC Files account without having to download to a local computer and then re-upload it) NOTE: usage of this app (and all of CSC Files) is still covered by the Machine Usage Agreement, you may not do anything illegal with it. If you need more storage or would like another app installed, please email a proposal including a legitimate reason to syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca and we will consider your request. CSC Links is our new Shlink instance, a self-hosted URL shortener. Creating/managing shortlinks is currently limited to execs, but may change in the future. Official CSC shortlinks will now be exclusively served from the domain csclub.ca (i.e. https://csclub.ca/discord) --- syscom is switching over the default PHP version on caffeine from 7.4 (going out of support in November) to 8.2 around midnight between Saturday August 27th and Sunday August 28th. Please update any PHP websites accordingly. --- Best -- Raymond Li | https://raymond.li Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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July 2022 Machine Usage Agreement update
by Computer Science Club 10 Jul '22

10 Jul '22

Hi all, The CSC Executive is updating our Machine Usage Agreement, which will go into effect on 18 July 2022. The updates are as follows: - A note was added that CSC Cloud resources fall under the same policies as the rest of CSC's machines and network. - A note was added that the Systems Committee may delete CSC Cloud resources when their CSC account expires. - A directive was added that all club reps read the Wiki page on Club Hosting when they become a club rep and then at least once a term for notices on that page. - MFCF was replaced with CSCF (when the previous 2007 version was published, CSC had relations with MFCF instead of CSCF, which may not even have existed at the time. CSC now has relations with CSCF more than MFCF.) - Various grammatical errors were corrected. The exact wording changes can be found in this pull request: https://git.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/www/www-new/pulls/473/files Please email the executive at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca if you have any questions or concerns. Best -- Raymond Li | https://raymond.li Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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[CSC DOWNTIME] Wednesday Server Upgrade
by Computer Science Club 12 Jun '22

12 Jun '22

Hi all, All CSC machines will have their software updated (which requires a reboot), with the exception of sorbitol and neotame (which have already been upgraded), at 6pm EST on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (this coming Wednesday). General-use machines will be offline for a few minutes, and Cloud machines (i.e. CSC Cloud VMs) *may* go offline as well (we'll try our best to keep them up, but no guarantees). Since sorbitol and neotame will not be rebooted, we recommend you move any services you do not want to be disrupted to these machines. We will send a `wall` warning message to all logged-in users on affected general-use machines at 5pm EST, before the upgrade begins. We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Systems Committee at: syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Best -- Raymond Li | https://raymond.li Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Spring 2022 Election Nominations + CSC Cloud
by Computer Science Club 26 Apr '22

26 Apr '22

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Spring 2022 in person, on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5:30 pm in DC 1351. The president, vice-president, treasurer, and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected, and the sysadmin will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can send an email to cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca, or present them in-person to the CRO, Amy Wang, or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 5 pm ET. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- Ever wanted a virtual private server (VPS) like GCP or AWS, but balked at the price? Now you can get FREE cloud computing, included with your CSC membership! Specs: - 8 CPU cores - 8 GB RAM - 40 GB disk space Split between up to 8 different VMs, all yours! Read the documentation at https://docs.cloud.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ to get started today! Note: If you need additional resources, email syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca with your reasoning and we will do our best to accommodate you. --- Amy Wang (she/her) Spring 2022 Chief Returning Officer (CRO) Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo https://csclub.uwaterloo.ca

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W22 Elections Result
by Computer Science Club 10 Jan '22

10 Jan '22

Hello, The Winter 2022 elections for the Computer Science Club have concluded! Here are your executives for the term: * President: Juthika Hoque * VP (Lead of Events): Eric Huang * AVP (Lead of Marketing): Dina Orucevic * Treasurer: Eden Chan * Sysadmin: Raymond Li Thanks, [cid:E6E984D8-FCEC-48DD-A4F3-89C172627BF2] Juthika Hoque (she/her/hers) Winter 2022 CRO | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord<https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg> | Twitch<https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWouvEY1mQUG1fgR8VRA2sQ>

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Power outage this Friday + Mentors needed for resume review and mock interviews
by Computer Science Club 05 Jan '22

05 Jan '22

Hello CSC, Due to electrical work in MC 3015, there will be a power outage on most CSC machines this Friday (January 7) from 8 am to 12 pm EST. To prepare for the outage, CSC machines will power off at 7 am. Please save your work and logout before then. --------- The Winter 2022 Bootcamp Event is looking for mentors to take on resume critiques, host mock interviews, and help prepare students for their co-op search! In order to qualify to be a mentor, you must at least have started your second coop. There is a resume review event happening on January 16 from 6:00pm-10:00pm ET and a mock interview event on January 23 from 6:00pm-10:00pm ET. You can choose to participate at either event for a select number of hours! All sessions will take place virtually on our Bootcamp Discord Server! Students will have a chance to meet with you 1 on 1 to discuss their resumes/conduct their interviews. Sign up at https://bit.ly/uw-bootcamp-mentor-signup -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Winter 2022 Elections Nominations
by Computer Science Club 21 Dec '21

21 Dec '21

Hi everyone, Due to the closure of campus this term, the Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Winter 2022 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. Nominations will close on Wednesday, January 5 2022 at midnight EDT. If you'd like to get involved with CS Club, but don't want to run for an elected position, we are also accepting applications for Marketing Coordinators and Designers on the Programme Committee! You can apply here<https://forms.gle/dM1opTKwy4gsaa4s9> if you are interested! Thanks, [cid:E6E984D8-FCEC-48DD-A4F3-89C172627BF2] Juthika Hoque (she/her/hers) Winter 2022 Chief Returning Officer (CRO) | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord<https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg> | Twitch<https://www.twitch.tv/uwcsclub> | Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWouvEY1mQUG1fgR8VRA2sQ>

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Waterloo Warriors Band - account access
by Computer Science Club 22 Nov '21

22 Nov '21

Hello! I'm a member of the Waterloo Warriors band, and also a current member of the csclub (Username ajmcvitt). It seems that none of the current members have access to updating the warriors band csclub website information, and I'd like to take on the role of maintaining it. Please, let me know if there is any additional information I should provide. Cheers, -Alex McVittie

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Server upgrade planned for November 28 + Winter 2022 Internal Committee Apps Open
by Computer Science Club 21 Nov '21

21 Nov '21

Hello CSC, A planned software update will occur on November 28 on all CSC general-use machines. As this will require a reboot, the machines will be offline for a few minutes. We will send a "wall" warning message to all logged-in users at least one hour before the upgrade begins. If you have any questions/concerns, please contact the Systems Committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- Additionally, CS Club’s Internal Committee is hiring for Winter 2022! Are you interested in organizing program-wide events, reaching out to industry professionals, or being a member of an impactful community? Are you passionate about making a difference in the UW CS and surrounding communities? We are looking for people like you to join our Programme Committee and/or Systems Committee! Role descriptions can be found here<https://bit.ly/uwcsclub-w22-roles> and the application form can be found here<https://bit.ly/uwcsclub-w22-apply>. Alternatively, you can email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca from your UW email with an introduction of yourself, which positions you're interested in and any questions you might have. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so be sure to apply ASAP! -- Dora Su President Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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