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Fall 2024 Elections
by Computer Science Club 21 Aug '24

21 Aug '24

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2024 term in-person and virtually, on Monday, September 9th, 2024, at 7:00PM EDT (UTC-4) in DC 1302 and in the Stage Channel on our Discord server. The President, Vice-President, Assistant Vice-President, and Treasurer will be elected, and the System Administrator will be appointed. If you’d like to run for any of these positions or nominate someone, you can: send an email tocro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>; present your nomination in-person to the CRO, Gordon Lin; or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Saturday, September 7th,2024, at 6:00PM EDT (UTC-4). Nominees will be contacted to share their platforms. If you are unable to attend the elections in-person or virtually by livestream through the CSC Discord, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> by Sunday, September 8th, 2024 at 6:00PM EDT (UTC-4) in order to request an absentee ballot. You must be a CSC member for the Fall 2024 term in order to run for any of the positions or to vote in the elections. You can find more details about becoming a member or renewing your membership on our website at csclub.uwaterloo.ca. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. -- Gordon Lin (he/him/his) Spring 2024 President & Fall 2024 Chief Returning Officer University of Waterloo Computer Science Club

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CSC S24 Election Nominations
by Computer Science Club 06 May '24

06 May '24

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2024 term in person on Monday, May 13th, at 7:00PM ET in MC 2034. The President, Vice-President, Assistant Vice-President, and Treasurer will be elected, and the System Administrator 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<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>; present your nomination in person to the CRO, Saurin Patel; or write your nomination on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Saturday, May 11th, at 7:00PM ET. Nominees will be contacted for their platforms. If you are unable to vote in person on election day, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> before Sunday, May 12th, at 7:00 PM ET to request an absentee ballot. You will then receive an email containing further information on the nominee platforms and how to vote. Requests after this time will likely not be granted. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. -- Saurin Patel (he/him/his) Winter 2024 Assistant Vice President University of Waterloo Computer Science Club

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CS Club Server Maintenance: Potential Service outage
by Computer Science Club 19 Jan '24

19 Jan '24

Hi CSC members! We are currently under-going scheduled maintenance and members may experience potential service interruptions. The possibly affected services may include CSC Cloud, LDAP and file server (General Use). In the case there will be extended outage, we will be providing updates. We apologize for any potentially inconvenience caused and thank you for your continued support. Kind regards, -- Nathan Chung Systems Committee, Sysadmin Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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CSC W24 Election Nominations
by Computer Science Club 02 Jan '24

02 Jan '24

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Winter 2024 term in person on Thursday, January 11 at 6:00 PM ET in MC 2034. The President, Vice-President, Assistant Vice-President, and Treasurer 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<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>, present your nomination in-person to the CRO, Tiger Ding, or write your nomination on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Tuesday, January 9 at 6:00 PM ET. Nominees will be reached out to for their platforms. If you are unable to vote in person on election day, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> by Wednesday, January 10 at 6:00 PM ET to request an absentee ballot. You will then receive an email containing further information on the nominee platforms and how to vote. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca<mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. --- Tiger Ding W24 Chief Returning Officer | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Website<http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/> | Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord<https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg>

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Fall 2023 Elections Nominations
by Computer Science Club 05 Sep '23

05 Sep '23

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Fall 2023 term in person, on Tuesday, September 12 at 6:00PM ET in MC 2035. The President, Vice-President, Assistant Vice-President, and Treasurer 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 <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>, present them in-person to the CRO, Sat Arora, or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on September 11 at 6:00PM ET. Nominees will be reached out to for their platforms. If you are unable to vote in person on election day, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> by September 11 at 11:59PM ET to request an absentee ballot. You will then receive an email containing further information on how to vote and the nominee platforms. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca <mailto:cro@csclub.uwaterloo.ca>. --- Sat Arora S23 President & F23 Chief Returning Officer | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Website [1] <http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/> | Facebook [2] <https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram [3] <https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord [4] <https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg>

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CSC machine downtime on August 31
by Computer Science Club 22 Aug '23

22 Aug '23

Hello everyone, On Thursday August 31, between 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM EST, we will be upgrading corn-syrup and caffeine to Debian 12. This will require a reboot so these machines will be offline for a few minutes. To avoid disruption, please use a different machine during that time. The list of general-use machines is here: https://wiki.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/Machine_List A few other non-general use machines will also be rebooted, so some CSC services (e.g. mail, The Lounge) will also be down for a few minutes. If you have any questions or concerns, please email syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Max Erenberg Systems Committee Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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CSC Machine downtime - Tomorrow
by Computer Science Club 29 Jul '23

29 Jul '23

Hi all, All CSC general-use machines will be down from 7am to 4pm ET *tomorrow*, Sunday July 30th. We will try to keep CSC mail services (webmail, IMAP, SMTP) and mirror up/unaffected, but we can't guarantee anything. Expect everything else, including the CSC website, TheLounge, Codeybot and CEO, to be down. Please contact the systems committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca if you have questions. Best, -- Raymond Li | https://raymond.li Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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[Action required] Your CSC password may be compromised
by Computer Science Club 01 Jun '23

01 Jun '23

Hi, If you reused the same password for your Nexus/WatIAM/Quest/UWaterloo email account for your CSC account, please CHANGE YOUR CSC PASSWORD NOW. As you know, the University's Nexus/WatIAM passwords have been compromised. Although CSC accounts were not directly affected, if you reused any password for your CSC password, then it is now also compromised, and requires a password change. To reset your password, simply SSH into any CSC machine and run the `passwd` command. --- Best, Raymond Li | https://raymond.li CSC Systems Administrator

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Spring 2023 Election Nominations
by Computer Science Club 03 May '23

03 May '23

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Spring 2023 term in person, on Wednesday, May 10 at 6:00PM EDT in a location on campus (TBA). The president, vice-president, assistant vice-president, and treasurer will be elected, and the sysadmin will be appointed. Furthermore, we will vote on some changes to our constitution, which are outlined here: https://csclub.ca/constitutionChanges. 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, Ivy Lei, or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on May 9 at 6:00PM. Nominees will be reached out to for their platforms. If you are unable to vote in person on election day, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca by May 9 at 11:59PM to request an absentee ballot. You will then receive an email containing further information on how to vote and the nominee platforms. If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- Ivy Lei Chief Returning Officer | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Website [1]<http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/> | Facebook [2]<https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub> | Instagram [3]<https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub> | Discord [4]<https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg>

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Winter 2023 Election Nominations
by Computer Science Club 05 Jan '23

05 Jan '23

Hello everyone, The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for the Winter 2023 term in person, on Thursday, Jan 12 at 6PM in a location on campus (TBA). The president, vice-president, treasurer, and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected, and the sysadmin will be appointed. Furthermore, we will vote on some changes to our constitution, which are outlined here: https://git.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/www/www-new/pulls/534/files. 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, Shahan Neda, or write your name on the whiteboard in the CSC office (MC 3036/3037). Nominations will close on Jan 11 at 11:59PM (EST). If you have any further questions about elections or nominations, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. --- Shahan Neda Chief Returning Officer | UW Computer Science Club Visit us: Website [1] | Facebook [2] | Instagram [3] | Discord [4] Links: ------ [1] http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/ [2] https://www.facebook.com/uw.computerscienceclub [3] https://www.instagram.com/uwcsclub [4] https://discord.gg/pHfYBCg

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Sunsetting ZNC
by Computer Science Club 31 Oct '22

31 Oct '22

Hi all, Syscom is sunsetting ZNC in *one week* due to it no longer being maintained (the last commits were in 2020) and using JQuery v1, which is also no longer being maintained. znc.csclub.uwaterloo.ca will be taken down around November 7th, 2022. If you would like IRC message persistence, you can: - Use chat.csclub.uwaterloo.ca - Spawn a tmux/screen session on a general-use machine and use your preferred commandline IRC client in that session. Additionally, we would like to gauge interest in hosting a CSC Matrix server. Please fill out the following survey if you would like us to host one for CSC use: https://files.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/apps/forms/s/QgnX3r4De3Hg9KYZdsf6qJPA Please email syscom(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 Elections Reminder
by Computer Science Club 12 Sep '22

12 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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F2021 Election Results
by Computer Science Club 21 Oct '21

21 Oct '21

Fall 2021 elections have concluded. Here are your executives for the term: President: Dora Su (d43su) VP (Head of Events): Jason Sang (jzsang) AVP (Head of Marketing): Anjing Li (a348li) Treasurer: Yanni Wang (y3859wang) Sysadmin: Max Erenberg (merenber) -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Fall 2021 Elections + Mentors needed for Side Project Event + Looking for Alumni for Alumni Panel
by Computer Science Club 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

Hello CSC members, Welcome to a new school year! Here are a few of announcements for September. The Computer Science Club will be holding elections for Fall 2021 virtually. The president, vice-president, treasurer and assistant vice-president (formerly secretary) will be elected and the sysadmin, librarian and office manager will be appointed. If you'd like to run for any of these positions, please email cro(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. Nominations will close on Tuesday, Sep 21 2021 at Midnight ET. -------- DSC and CSC are bringing back Project Program for the Fall 2021 term and we are looking for a team of reliable and knowledgeable mentors to help create new and exciting projects! Being a Project Program mentor is the perfect opportunity to develop your leadership, enhance project management skills, and apply your technical expertise to support students to give back to the Waterloo community. As a mentor, you’ll be tasked with helping teams of students create roadmaps of their project, setting milestones, and making sure that everyone stays on task. For more details about the role, you can find all the information you need in the Mentor Role Description (http://bit.ly/uwcsc-uwdsc-mentor-description) If you’re interested, please sign up here: https://forms.gle/61oPfNjDuxMJRj5a7! You won’t immediately be committing to the role; we’ll have a secondary check-in to ensure that you’re familiar with the responsibilities. If you have any questions reach out to us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -------- CSC is planning to host an alumni fireside chat! If you are an alumni of the Math Faculty from the University of Waterloo, we are interested in bringing you and your friends in front of undergraduate students to speak and reminisce about your university experience! We are looking for alumni who have graduated recently, graduated a while ago, and graduated a very long time ago. As a part of this event, you will be able to catch up with your former colleagues whilst providing guidance and direction to current Computer Science and UWaterloo students. If this interests you and your friends, please fill out the following signup form (https://forms.gle/ii8vjLVxGS2Sxk5XA) or reply to this email! We can help to reach out to your friends and bring you together for this event. Let us know if you have any questions or suggestions! -- Neil Parikh Treasurer, UWaterloo CSC

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Mandatory public-key authentication on all CSC machines
by Computer Science Club 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hello CSC, Due to the increasing security threats leveraging passwords, the University of Waterloo has moved to require that all SSH Servers exposed to the public Internet must enforce strong authentication by November 1st, 2021. To comply with this requirement, we will be disabling password authentication for SSH on all CSC general-use machines on October 15th, 2021. We suggest that you add your SSH public key to your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys if you have not done so already. We will still enable password authentication on the campus network. This means that you may still login via SSH with your password if you are physically on campus, are using a student CS machine as a jump host, or are using the campus VPN. However, we still suggest setting up public key auth anyways for non-campus access. If you have any questions or concerns, please email the Systems Committee at syscom(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca. -- Max Erenberg Systems Administrator Computer Science Club of the University of Waterloo

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Alt Tab Speaker Applications (Due July 15) + Afterhours: Burnout (July 17) + Machine Downtime (July 17)
by Computer Science Club 13 Jul '21

13 Jul '21

Hello programs, Here are a few announcements for July. Join CSC for Alt-Tab, an event that consists of 10-15 minute talks by students on some interesting topics in the field of tech! Some topics that students have delivered talks on include virtual reality, pathfinding, web development, and competitive programming. The event will be hosted virtually at the end of July! Currently, we are looking for speakers for the event who are passionate about tech and want to gain some public-speaking experience. We would love to hear from everyone! Apply at https://bit.ly/csc-alt-tab-speaker-application ! Alternatively, you can also email us at exec(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca with an outline of your topic. Application Deadline: Thursday, July 15th at 11:59pm ET. ------ CSC's next Afterhours is here! Afterhours is a series where we get the opportunity to dive into uncomfortable topics and share our experiences, as well as tips and tricks on how to overcome these problems. It's unfortunately common to feel burnt out and exhausted, especially at this point in the term. This Afterhours will be a discussion about recognizing burnout, recovering from burnout, and preventing it from occurring. Speakers will share their personal stories, and the conversation will be open for all participants to discuss and share their own experiences. Event Date: Saturday July 17th, 8:00- 9:00pm ET via Zoom Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83131978922?pwd=Tm1NLzgraGZ2U1VCQVpDSFZxbGpSdz09 ------ There will be a planned power outage in MC Saturday, July 17 from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm. Most CSC services will be unavailable during this time. CSC machines will be powered off one hour before the outage begins, at 6:00 am. Please prepare for the outage by: * Ensuring all running processes have their state saved (configuration, data, etc.) * Any important files are backed up off-site from the CSC -- Neil Parikh Treasurer, UWaterloo CSC

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