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| Violet joined in with her own puzzles |
This Saturday was the fabled Chinese Food and German Board Games (CFGBG) night. Renowned among computer science students for its plentiful food and fantastic selection of games, that are neither too hard nor too simple, CFGBG is a much appreciated event hosted by Professor Drake of the Computer Science Department. It is a large gathering of computer science students (not me) and members of various campus clubs (me) who join together to fight fires, hunt werewolves, conquer the universe, or just try to keep from unbalancing a platform covered with little wooden blocks. Burning houses collapsed, empires were forged (and annihilated), we picked up a lot of blocks from the floor, and all had a fantastic time.
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| A round of Flash Point Fire Rescue. We actually won this time |
Another highlight of this week was that I got to use a fire
staff for the first time. I am part of Fire
Arts, one of L&C’s clubs, and had been practicing with a fire knife all of
last semester. Thursday was my first
time with a staff and I had a lot of fun.
I have included a short video below, I apologize in advance for the video quality.
L&C Everyday Life: Wifi
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| How fast is the internet there? There's an app for that! |
There are two wifi networks available just about anywhere on
campus, LC Secure and LC Wireless. LC
Wireless is for guests and I don’t use it so I’m not going to cover it
here. To get into LC Secure, you will
need your L&C username and password (which you will get once you get your
@lclark.edu email address) and a wifi enabled device. To help keep the network secure, everyone has
to download a piece of authentication software (directions below) and must have
up to date antivirus software. Luckily,
the college provides Symantec for free to full time students (download link
below).
The wifi works decently in most places around campus, both
indoors and out. There are spots it
doesn’t reach, but I have never needed to use my computer in those places so it
hasn’t bothered me. My internet
connection here is much better than it is back at home, but I live in the
country and our connection has never been great.
Directions to connect to the wifi for the first time: http://www.lclark.edu/information_technology/gethelp/wireless_residence_halls.php
Virus protection download: http://www.lclark.edu/information_technology/security/symantec/students/index32.php
You can reach me at ameliaberle@lclark.edu
if you have any questions