A Not So Local Hack Day?
On October 10th, after countless months of preparation, we successfully helped thousands of students attend their first hackathon and tens of campuses throw their first hacker event through Local Hack Day....
Reflecting on Hackcon III
This past weekend we held the third annual Hackcon, the conference for student hackathon organizers. We brought together student organizers and community leaders from around the world to share their knowledge,...
Diversity of Hacks and Hackers at HackOverflow 2015
There’s nothing more magical than seeing someone enter their first hackathon. On their face is a blank expression of some wonder, a little excitement, and a lot of confusion about what to expect. Do I grab...
Can we hack happiness?
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery As part of our Random Hacks of Awesomeness series, we thought it would be a great idea to...
Random Hacks of Awesomeness #2
Welcome to the second edition of Random Hacks of Awesomeness! If you haven't already, be sure to check out our first RHOA post from last week HERE. 1. Challenge Link (HackWestern) A finalist project that...
Hack@Smith: Closing the Gender G{app}
"Hack@Smith: Closing the Gender G(app) is Smith College’s premier hackathon. Sponsored by Smith’s Computer Science club, “Smithies in CS”, students from all over the east coast are invited to...
Random Hacks of Awesomeness #1
Welcome to our first edition of Random Hacks of Awesomeness! Exactly as it says on the tin, we aim to collate (hopefully every week) a few random hacks that we think are super awesome from across our...
Pusheen Boundaries at Pearl Hacks S2015
The second annual installment of Pearl Hacks last weekend saw over 600 college and high school women interested in technology come together to learn, build, and share ideas with each other. The aim of the...
Flying High at HackBU S2015
HackBU S2015 was a 36 hour hackathon that took place over the weekend of March 20th - 22nd. Hosted at Binghamton University, the aim of the event was to bring together and foster a community of individuals...
Our Favorite Hacks: HackIllinois 2015 Edition
Between a video game playing Yeti, snow cone producing snowman, therapy dogs and epic Nerf gun battles - HackIllinois 2015 saw plenty of hackathon awesomeness over the weekend that kicked off the season of...