Penn State HackaThon at the College of IST

Video posted April 17, 2014 in News by Vince Weltz and Christina Monteleone

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Hackathon PSU is a 36-hour coding event where entrepreneurial students get to focus an entire weekend to working on an application. Eli Kariv, a senior at Penn State organized the event and wanted the focus to be on learning, all though their was a grand prize of $2,500.

The competition was not only limited to Penn State students. About half of the competitors traveled from different schools to participate in the event. There were a ton of different sponsors and food and drinks were supplied at all times so the students could focus on their coding.

(Video reporting by Vince weltz, edited by Christina Monteleone)
 

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Christina Monteleone

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My name is Christina Monteleone and I recently graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a major in Broadcast
Journalism and a double minor in International Studies and Psychology.
I have experience working on Penn State’s TV Network,
PSN-TV. My time at PSN-TV has given me the opportunity to work both behind-the-scenes and as a host. I am also the entertainment editor and writer for Penn State’s Life & Style magazine, Valley.

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Ever since I realized a 20 inch vertical was not going to get me
to the NBA, I have dreamt of a career in the field of sports journalism. Growing
up in the Philadelphia area I spent my entire childhood glued to the couch
watching ESPN and even shedding tears over Eagles losses until I was about 15 years
old. My devotion to sports is unmatched. Pair that with my passion
for writing and public speaking it’s no wonder I chose to major in Broadcast
journalism at Penn State to pursue my dreams. I am a young man with an intense
passion for my field, and more importantly a desire to learn and gain fruitful
experience.