Wear black. Be gold. That's the message of the new video launched by the Waterloo Warriors Wednesday. Along with a number of student athletes and staff members, the video features women's hockey coach Shaun Reagan, football coach Joe Paopao, men's hockey coach Brian Bourque, as well as Associate Provost, Students Chris Read, Student Success Office Director Sean Van Koughnett, athletics director Bob Copeland, and president Feridun Hamdullahpur, to name just a few.

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Waterloo student crowned "Tech Idol"

with files from T4G Limited and Equals6.

Kassym Dorsel, a Mechatronics Engineering student and triathlete who recently completed his first year at the University of Waterloo, was one of six winners of the

Equals6 social network's "Tech Idol" software development competition.

Tech Idol provides students with the opportunity to tackle real-world software challenges, with cash prizes provided by sponsoring companies. Each sponsor chose a winner based on the best solution to that company’s challenge.

Dorsel's sponsoring company was T4G Limited, a national, project-based, full-service technology solutions company founded in 1996.

“I am delighted that my application won,” said Dorsel. “The app I built was to calculate the number of occurrences of the digit ‘0’ in a sequence from 0 to n in the most efficient way. The solution not only required the use of efficient code structures due to the size of computed numbers, but also required the development of a mathematical algorithm that was used to do the actual computation.”

“Kassym showed real creativity,” said Peter Moorehouse, T4G’s Vice-President, People. “He is working at the Department of National Defence this summer but upon graduation we’d be interested in possibly recruiting him to T4G.”

Tech Idol is part of Halifax-based Equals6 efforts to support top students and help them connect with employers and other students. The company also offers Top Talent scholarships, with more than $25,000 awarded through the program.

The other Tech Idol winners included:

• Mehrdad Pazooki of New Brunswick Community College and Jeremy Miller of Memorial University, both sponsored by J.D. Irving.
• Hari Gudigundla, Dalhousie University, sponsored by CGI.
• Evan Lowry, Saint Mary’s University, sponsored by NTT Data.
• Andrew Redden, Nova Scotia Community College, sponsored by Equals6.
• Evan Lowry, Saint Mary's University, sponsored by Lixar IT.

"Our student members responded to Tech Idol with enthusiasm, providing creative and high-quality software solutions," said Andy Osburn, CEO of Equals6. "We appreciate the support of our industry partners in helping us connect students with great companies.”

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Single & Sexy now in its 24th year

The 24th annual edition of that Orientation Week mainstay "Single & Sexy" will be previewed at a special performance taking place on Friday, August 31 at 10:00 a.m. in the Humanities Theatre. Admission is free for this preview performance, but a ticket is required. For more information contact Sandra Gibson, manager of Health Education in Health Services, at sandra.gibson @uwaterloo.ca. University faculty and staff as well as friends, family, and community members are welcome.

Single & Sexy is a a groundbreaking original play on sexuality written and performed by drama students during orientation each year and is described as a "high energy, entertaining, non-judgmental, powerful presentation of scenarios and attitudes first-year students are likely to witness or experience."

Denise Angove, the long-time nursing supervisor and sexual harassment officer in health services who launched Single & Sexy, was named an Honorary Member of the University last year. She retired in 2009 after 35 years at the university.

 

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