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Recent graduate develops language learning app
By Nina McCambridge Courtesy of Etan Cohn via Apple App Store While Etan Cohn was applying for jobs after he graduated from Carnegie Mellon in May, he decided that he should come up with a project in...
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OpenAI makes a fantastic new AI video generator
By Nina McCambridge Courtesy of Sora/OpenAI via Wikimedia Commons You believe that you deserve what you get. If you’ve lived all your life in San Francisco like I have, you don’t spend your autumn...
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Campus vote project urges student registration
By Nina McCambridge On March 16, the Campus Vote Project held their Spring 2024 Democracy Summit at Carnegie Mellon. The event focused on civic engagement, especially student voting. Three...
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Students educate about Korean national independence
By Anna Cappella and Nina McCambridge On March 1, the Korean Student Association took to the Cut to educate Carnegie Mellon students about Korean Independence. Surrounded by posters and grain and...
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What brings us to Scaife Gallery 2?
By Nina McCambridge Nina McCambridge/ Lead Copy Editor The Carnegie Museum of Art is free to Carnegie Mellon students. I go there frequently and would recommend you do the same. However, as entitled...
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Undergraduate spearheads new quantum physics track
Courtesy of Fractal Hassan via Unsplash This year, Carnegie Mellon is offering quantum physics as a new track for physics undergraduates. This change was spearheaded by Claire Gist, a third-year...
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Stakeholders discuss future of BRT project at community forum
On Thursday, March 28, the nonprofit Mobilify Southwestern Pennsylvania hosted a discussion on the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, especially as it related to community concerns in Uptown Pittsburgh....
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President Jahanian discusses CMU advances at town hall
On Thursday, March 21, Carnegie Mellon president Farnam Jahanian held a town hall meeting with students. He gave a presentation on the state of the university, which was followed by questions and...
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Former US ambassador to Myanmar Mitchell discusses spreading democracy abroad
On Thursday, April 4, Carnegie Mellon’s chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society hosted a talk by Derek Mitchell, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Myanmar from 2012 to 2016. The Alexander...
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Bankman-Fried was wrong, but I sympathize with him
Editorials featured in the Forum section are solely the opinions of their individual authors. Courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons via user Cointelegraph I tend to feel bad for high-profile,...
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Robotic Institute researchers showcase projects
Nina McCambridge/ Lead Copy Editor On Friday, April 12, the Robotics Institute offered tours of some of its laboratories. First, the tour visited the Human and Robot Partners Lab, where two...
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Students enjoy Carnival despite rainy weather
By Nina McCambridge Last week, tents and rides began going up on the Cut as students lugged wood to Midway. Buggy teams had been preparing the whole year, only visible to those who rose at odd hours....
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White House directs NASA to create moon time
Courtesy of NASA via NASA.gov On April 2, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy released a memo calling for lunar time, or, as they put it, outlining “the Biden-Harris...
View ArticleStudents, Prof. Cullen discuss free, civil dialogue
On Tuesday, April 9, Carnegie Mellon SPEAK (Students Practicing Effective Argumentation and Knowledge) hosted an event on speech and academic freedom, with a presentation from philosophy professor Dr....
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PA primaries and a DA discussion
Courtesy of Allegheny County via alleghenycounty.usSample ballot for the Democratic primary elections this Tuesday, April 23. To vote, you must be registered and can find your polling place near...
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State rep. Dan Frankel discusses recent house bills
Pennsylvania State Representatives Dan Frankel speaking with the press. June 15, 2021 – Harrisburg, Pa On March 27, House Bill 777, a regulation of “ghost guns,” passed in the Pennsylvania House of...
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Bus rapid transit University Line will connect Oakland, Downtown
Pittsburgh’s bus rapid transit (BRT) University Line project continues, with transit-only travel lanes and street improvements planned between Oakland and Downtown, involving the 61A, 61B, 61D, 71B,...
View ArticleWhy are people setting themselves on fire?
Editorials featured in the Forum section are solely the opinions of their individual authors. A man named Max Azzarello lit himself on fire at the Trump trial. He died a horrible death. He wasn’t...
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OpenAI releases new model with reasoning abilities
Courtesy of Growtika via Unsplash On Sept. 12, OpenAI released their new large language model family, o1, which is better at logical reasoning than its predecessors. This is because o1 has been...
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Alphabet, Google CEO Pichai presents vision for AI future
By Christopher Lessler and Nina McCambridge Sundar Pichai, the chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. and Google, discussed Google’s usage of artificial intelligence on Wednesday, Sept. 18. He also...
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