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Alumnus Reflects on Intro to Comp Sci
I received an interesting email from Phil Miesle, a Gustie Physics major from class of 1995 who took the introductory computer science course back in…
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Internships in North Mankato
One of the perennial limitations in the way our students take advantage of internship opportunities is that most seem to only look for full-time summer…
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Network Neutrality: A 25-Year Perspective
I turn 25 tomorrow—not 25 years on this planet, but 25 years on the net. It was on August 27th, 1981, that I first used…
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Fields Medals and ICM 2006
An article is already published in the NYT (link will probably die soon), but two Gustavus faculty (Holte & McDermott) were present to hear the…
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Prof. Holte Publishes on Fractal Dimensions
Prof. John M. Holte, who has been on sabbatical leave from the department during the 2005-2006 academic year, published an article, “Fractal Dimension of Arithmetical…
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Summer Reading: Who Controls the Internet?
For my first book of summer, I fell into one of my usual genres: analysis of the relationship between information technology and social, political, and…
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Reductio ad Absurdum
The security expert Bruce Schneier published a Commentary in today’s Star Tribune claiming to show why the NSA’s gathering large amounts of phone call records…
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Four MCS Professors Honored for Century of Service
OK, so it is both corny and bogus to add up years of service. Sue me. On Thursday, May 18th, 2006, the Gustavus Alumni Association…
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Ron Graham to Lecture
Ronald L. Graham, arguably both the most accomplished living mathematician and the most charsimatic, will deliver two lectures at Gustavus this week, courtesy of the…
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Putnam Competition
Last December, Trevor Potter, Alex Zupan, Jonathan Dexter, Peter Overholsor, and Nhung Le spent six hours on a Saturday taking the Putnam. Alex and Nhung…
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