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Michigan State has been preparing since last January for the
ACM programming competition, practicing once a week on various
problems. Our two teams are ready to compete this Saturday,
10/22 in the East Central Regional Competition, with MSU going
to Grand Valley for the contest.<br>
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Please cheer on these team members:<br>
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Neil Owen<br>
Brian Smith<br>
Andrew Melfi<br>
Chris Heuser<br>
Charlie Andrews<br>
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Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is a multitier,
team-based, programming competition operating under the
auspices of ACM and headquartered at Baylor University. The
contest involves a global network of universities hosting
regional competitions that advance teams to the ACM-ICPC World
Finals. Participation has grown to several tens of thousands
of the finest students and faculty in computing disciplines at
almost 2,000 universities from over 80 countries on six
continents. The contest fosters creativity, teamwork, and
innovation in building new software programs, and enables
students to test their ability to perform under pressure.
Quite simply, it is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious
programming contest in the world.<br>
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-Dr. Punch (Programming Team Adviser)<br>
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