The Computer Science Club
at Bucks helped out people
this holiday season by fixing
and restoring computers on
Nov. 29
Anyone who wanted help
could stop in and get the kind
of technical advice you find
at Geek Squad.
The event was set up in an
attempt to get donations for
the club. Even though the
total amount of donations
was under $20, the event was
still a success, according to
organizers.
All six people who stopped
by were not disappointed
with the service. Many of
which were Windows users
who were experienced some
of the more common issues.
Marianne Klicka, mathematics
professor at Bucks,
was one of the customers and
said that she was “thrilled to
death that this service was
available on campus.”
While waiting in line some
of the people that were there
were worried that they might
get a virus causing their information
would get stolen.
They had nothing to fear as
everything went smoothly afterwards.
Klicka had first started
using computers with IBM
back in the 1980‘s. “That was
back when everything was
simpler, now I don’t even
know how to open up a calculator
program,” Klicka
said.
The Computer Science Club
holds regular meetings in
Founders Hall on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. The room is
filled with nerds, awesome
nerds with diverse backgrounds,
according to the
gourp.
The sharing of ideas is
eclectic and incredible.The
conversations might shift
from data compression to the
election, to the “ethics of
film,” according to organizers.
Since the event turned out
to be a success and everyone
involved saw it as a positive
learning experience, the club
plans to hold events like this
in the future.
Of course if you don’t feel
like waiting for another event
you can always stop in and
get a think-tank style diagnostic
by any club members
present.