by Skylar Gering
Emissions from food waste are a major source of green house gases, which are the drivers of climate change. How is Harvey Mudd dealing with its food waste and what are student environmental groups doing about the issue? Continue reading Food Waste
We caught up with Aely Aronoff ’21 before the Caltech Plaque Prank to learn a bit about what the plan was! Check out this video by Michael Guzman ’20 to hear about what preparing for the prank entailed. Continue reading Caltech Plaque Prank
By Skylar Gering and Vadim Mathys (ASHMC Sustainability)
This semester, ASHMC Sustainability ran a Reduce Single Use Campaign. This campaign encouraged students to pledge against using single use cups for a two week period. We now have the results of the pledge and students perspectives on how this campaign influenced sustainability at Mudd! Continue reading Reduce Single Use Campaign
Staff member Sophia Cheng interviewed Professor Hur about his time at Mudd and the Core curriculum’s newest change. Continue reading Saying Bye-O to Core Lab
From 2012 to 2015, Harvey Mudd ranked No. 1 in the country for return on investment, according to Payscale’s College ROI Report. Mudd graduates have a reputation for being highly paid and highly sought after by companies, but the debate … Continue reading Defense Contractors Recruiting at Mudd
By Jennifer Rogers ’16 Tuition is on the rise, with a 15% increase from 2012 to 2015. Many students are justifiably interested in knowing where all this money goes. To answer this question, I examined the college’s audited financial … Continue reading Mudd’s Finances: A Closer Look
During the last weekend in January, Mudd’s Hyperloop team traveled to Design Weekend in Texas to present their designs for a Hyperloop pod. The Hyperloop is a proposed high-speed ground transportation system, and students from universities all over the country are participating in SpaceX’s competition to design a pod that can safely be used in such a system. Mudd students Teresa Despres, Alex Goldstein, Hamza Khan, Chris Kotcherha, Jessica Lupanow, Patrick McKeen, Jeewan Naik, Adam Shaw, Insung Song, and Hannah Zosman, in conjunction with students from five other universities, form the team OpenLoop. They worked all first semester to design a pod … Continue reading OpenLoop Pod: Now Under Construction
What is new to Mudd, programs, and stays in Platt 24/7? No, not the freshman class, it’s the new Office of Institutional Diversity space! Harvey Mudd College’s Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) has recently been relocated to a new area … Continue reading Office of Institutional Diversity Finds New Space
Ten Mudd students have joined forces with students from Cornell University, Northeastern University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Princeton University, and University of Michigan to try and build a Hyperloop pod that will compete in SpaceX’s competition. Teresa Despres, Alex Goldstein, Hamza … Continue reading Creating a Human-Scale Hyperloop Pod
When Dry Week comes to an end, many students participate in Wet Season. Wet Season to some is a celebration of the end of dry week—a time to let go, relax, and enjoy yourself. For others, it can be a … Continue reading The Quest for a Safer, Better Wet Season
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