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Students from the Loyola Schools garnered top spots in
two IT contests organized by the students of UP Diliman,
namely, the UP Diliman Sun Java Cup 2005 and the
Quizzardry 2005, on March 3 and 4. Ateneo teams
secured the first and third place in both contests.
The Sun Java Cup and the Quizzardry
are annual events organized by the UP Cursor in
connection with the College of Engineering’s celebration
of IT Week.
During the Java Cup, the teams were
led into one of two computer laboratories where they
were given three hours to solve five problems. A
different scoring system was used wherein teams that
submitted correctly solved problems were given an early
advantage. The coaches on the other hand were led to a
room and updates on the scores were given every 15
minutes. Ateneo Team 3, composed of Miguel Arguelles
(4 BS CS), Allan Espinosa (3 BS ECE) and
Michael Tan (2 BS CS) won first place with 180
points in the UP Diliman Sun Java Cup 2005. A team from
DLSU was declared 2nd place with 110 points while Ateneo
Team 2, composed of Jino Noel (4 BS CS) and
Paul Rivera (4 BS CS) tied in with a team from DLSU
for third place with a total of 100 points.
The Quizzardry on the other hand,
followed the usual format for a quiz bee with a few
added details to keep things exciting. Only a top
percentage of the teams would be able to make it to the
succeeding rounds. The three teams Ateneo sent manage to
make it to all three rounds, neck and neck with two
other teams from UP Diliman. In the end, Ateneo Team 2,
composed of Mark Punzalan (3 BS CS, team
captain), Vanessa Gonzales (3 BS CS) and
Randolph Espinosa (3 BS CS) were declared champions
with a total of 144 points. A team from UP Diliman came
in second with 116 points. Ateneo Team 3, composed of
Eric Troy Uy (4 BS CS, team captain), Marc Lihan
(3 BS CS) and Erwin Lee (3 BS MIS) garnered 96
points and won 3rd place.
Congratulations to them all!
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