PROFiles: Professor Darryl Yong
As part of our alumni professor feature series, Alma Mudders, we interviewed HMC mathematics professor Darryl Yong ’96. Continue reading PROFiles: Professor Darryl Yong
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
PROFiles: Professor Jerry Van Hecke
As part of our alumni professor feature series, Alma Mudders, we interviewed HMC chemistry professor Jerry Van Hecke ’61. Continue reading PROFiles: Professor Jerry Van Hecke
PROFiles: Professor Lyzenga
As part of our alumni professor feature series, Alma Mudders, we interviewed HMC physics professor Gregory Lyzenga ’75. Continue reading PROFiles: Professor Lyzenga
The Florida Project: Give a Spotlight to the Quiet Voices of the Disenfranchised
As somebody who loves independent movies, I was very excited for The Florida Project, which is almost universally praised by critics and is getting a lot of good buzz going into The Independence Spirit Award and the Oscar. Continue reading The Florida Project: Give a Spotlight to the Quiet Voices of the Disenfranchised
Thor: Ragnarok: The best version of Thor we’ve seen yet
by Trang Dinh
Thor has always struck me as the blandest character in the Avengers. It doesn’t help that I haven’t been a big fan of the two films preceding Ragnarok (yes, I am aware that a lot of people think the first Thor is hugely underrated). Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok: The best version of Thor we’ve seen yet
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 New Family: Meeting the Class 2021
by Sophia Cheng
As I sat down in the lounge with aching muscles half expecting my mom to pick me up from this fieldtrip-like first day at Mudd, it was then that I realized that I would not be going home. At least not on the first night. Continue reading A New Family: Meeting the Class 2021
The Evolution of Jhene Aiko
When Jhene Aiko first came onto my feed, I immediately fell in love with her sound. As a Kendrick and Gambino fan, I stumbled across her in 2013 with the release of her EP Sail Out, on which they were both featured. Continue reading The Evolution of Jhene Aiko
Leaving our SMUDDge: A Reflection on Senior Year
“Hey, do mine next!” My senior friends eagerly cram around my classmate, who has learned a bit about palm reading for our art class. They shove their palms towards her face, laughing about what their hands allegedly predict about their future and personality traits. Though they know better than to take the length of their life line and the size of their thumb divisions seriously, hearing some prediction about the future is comforting to a Mudd senior at this point in the school year. Continue reading Leaving our SMUDDge: A Reflection on Senior Year
The Muddraker 