We’re (Done) Hiring

September 27, 2009 by rcarlso1 · Leave a Comment
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UPDATE: We’re done hiring for this semester. Welcome new sysadmins, and thanks to everyone who applied!

In the next couple of weeks, we’re going to be hiring new SCCS administrators. If you like playing around with linux, web administration, photography, etc., send us an email at staff@sccs.swarthmore.edu and we’ll organize an interview. To find out more about what we do here, check out our about page.

What the Party Looked Like (or, Alex finds his SD card reader)

September 23, 2009 by Alex Burka · 2 Comments
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Our party was an unqualified success. There was pizza, there was Beatles rock band, and there were more people down here than I’ve ever seen. As proof, I offer these pictures (which were actually taken after pretty much everyone left):

What The Spaces Look Like (Or, Dougal Plays With A Camera)

September 23, 2009 by dougal · 2 Comments
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couch

One of the most comfortable couches on campus. No lie.

chairs

servers

Those are the shiny new CS-department reject monitors, instead of the prehistoric CRTs that were three times deeper than their screen size. A little sad to see those go, but, like, not really.

old-comps

Those Mac Classics, I’m sad to say, are no longer our primary user computers.

pitEveryone’s favorite.

CaptureWe’re watching you….

XBox Live & Party

September 16, 2009 by rcarlso1 · Leave a Comment
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For everyone and anyone who’s ever dreamed of kicking some online ass, we’ve updated our XBox Live subscription. Come down to the media pit and take advantage of the new access. ALSO! This friday (Sept 18) at 8 we’re having a party — Rock Band, Left 4 Dead, Super Smash Bros, WarCraft, StarCraft, and anything else you want. We’ll have food and drink and lots of gaming. See you then!

Online Cygnet Updated

September 7, 2009 by mhlinder · Leave a Comment
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We know you’ve been anxious for us to update the online Cygnet for the past year; well, you can finally put your anxieties to rest, slow your anxious breathing, and get that blood pressure down a bit: the Cygnet is now up-to-date (except off-campus and abroad students, which will be added…in the near future).