February Horoscopes
Horoscopes for the month of February! Continue reading February Horoscopes
Category: Miscellaneous
Mike-amatical’s Fun Fact #1
by Mike Streinz
What do financial fraud, an electrical engineer, and the American rock band Three Dogs Night have in common? Continue reading Mike-amatical’s Fun Fact #1
Short History of Computer Science at HMC
Today, Computer Science is the second most popular major at Harvey Mudd College, boasting graduating classes of almost 80 students in fields that also include Math and Computational- Biology. These graduates go on to work for tech giants like Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn and Amazon and earn PhDs from prestigious universities like Carnegie Mellon, UC Berkeley, MIT and Cornell. But it was not always this way. Continue reading Short History of Computer Science at HMC
Fall Athletics: Just-in a Minute
Catching up with soccer-star Justin Gadalla ‘20
How did you first get into playing soccer? Did other sports pique your interest growing up? Continue reading Fall Athletics: Just-in a Minute
A Night at the Fair
After a short ride in a yellow school bus, I arrived at an inconspicuous parking lot and walked to an inconspicuous admission gate. After passing through, however, I was greeted to a myriad of sights, sounds, and smells. I was … Continue reading A Night at the Fair
Local Legend: Iris Critchell
On September 16, 2017, the Western Museum of Flight hosted a day to honor Iris Critchell, a pivotal figure in Harvey Mudd College’s history. Despite being ninety-six years young, Critchell effortlessly recalls the events of the past that shaped her … Continue reading Local Legend: Iris Critchell
Adding Feathers to a SpaceX Rocket
Each year many Mudd students participate in clinic, a program designed to fulfill Mudd’s mission statement of teaching engineers and scientists who are aware of their ability to change and improve the world around them. Clinic brings together companies who have a problem they would like solved and groups of Mudd students who have the skills to explore and solve the problems. Projects vary greatly in both purpose and scope, but all of them give students a chance to apply the concepts they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world projects and learn new things too. One of the many companies … Continue reading Adding Feathers to a SpaceX Rocket
The Future of Biomedical Research in Professor Orwin’s Lab
About fifty thousand people each year in the United States experience corneal hazing, the impairment of vision by scar tissue on the cornea. Also occurring in staggering numbers, traumatic brain injuries affect about two million people yearly worldwide. In order to decrease those numbers, Professor Orwin and her lab have been working on two major projects involving injured cells in the body. One project focuses on rehabilitating injured cornea cells, and the other looks at brain cells damaged from the inflammatory response triggered after brain damage. For the cornea team, the techniques implemented include electromagnetic stimulation, mechanical stimulation, and the … Continue reading The Future of Biomedical Research in Professor Orwin’s Lab
The Muddraker 