More fun and learning on Com Sci week

By Monna Senara

            The University of the Philippines Computer Science Guild (UPCSG) is gearing up for their Computer Science Week that will be held January or February of next year.

According to Mary Louise Hermosa, UPCSG chairperson, at least 130 computer science students will have the opportunity to visit a wider range of companies in their tour, which is part of their celebration of the Com Sci week this school year.

The organizers are targeting at least five companies with Lexmark and Alliance as their top prospects. Other companies in their list include Azeus and Kyocera.

This year’s celebration also features the annual Binibining ComSci, wherein male computer science students dress in women’s clothes and compete in a pageant; Amazing Race, which aims to bond computer science students from different levels through physical and mental challenges; and CS Talks with speakers from IT companies.

They will also exhibit projects of computer science students during the school year and conduct a Photoshop Workshop. Contests on programming and computer game Defense of the Ancients (DOtA) will also be held as part of the celebration.

Rembrandt Cenit, a second year computer science student, recalls how last year’s Com Sci week was a lot of fun. “I expect this year to equal or exceed last year’s level of fun especially the Bb. ComSci,” he said.

Christian Vincent Villa, who is in his first year as computer science student, is also excited for Bb. Com Sci having heard about it from students in higher levels. Aside from that, he is looking forward to a week “filled with technologically-oriented activities.”

Meanwhile, sophomore Candy Mae Cari-cari hopes to learn a lot from the games and contests.

Hermosa said that planning is still ongoing for this annual week-long celebration of the Computer Science Program.