RSO weekly remix

     Interested in finding other people with a passion for computers? The Association for Computing Machinery could be that organization. The ACM is a RSO that is well established at GCSU. Anyone interested with anything computer related is welcome to join, whether they are Mac, Windows or Linux affiliated.
     Mary Ford, president of the ACM, is excited about the upcoming year and urges anyone to come and join the ACM.
“We are always looking for new members,” Ford said. “The more the organization grows, the more fun it is for all of us.”
     The ACM was created because the Computer Science major here at GCSU was so small. While most of the ACM members are Computer Science majors, having that major is not a requirement to join the organization. The ACM is a large national organization and members of the local chapter receive perks for joining from the national association.
     “Members of the GCSU ACM can pay reduced national dues,” said Ford. “They also get access to one of the largest program database servers.”
     The ACM is planning on making and selling their first t-shirt in this upcoming year. Along with the t-shirt, the ACM  is also planning several events for the future.
     “We like to just get together and go bowling,” Ford said. “It’s fun for everyone and we get everyone out talking.”
     One of ACM’s interesting events this year was a LAN party  held recently.
     “A LAN party is when a bunch of people get together and play video games,” said Ford. “Everyone brought their own computers and we saw what games we had available.”
     The ACM works closely with the Association of Information Technology Professionals. Together with the AITP, ACM is hoping to go to a programming competition in the future, or try and hold a competition here at GCSU. Another event tied with both organizations is a computer carwash.
     “People can bring in their computers and for $20, we will clean the computer itself and get rid of any spyware or viruses for them,” Ford said. “For $50, we will completely reformat the computer and reinstall all the files.”
     The computer carwash will be taking place sometime next semester. ACM is also planning on hosting two guest speakers to talk about game design.
     Anyone can join the ACM through their Facebook group or by sending Ford an email requesting to join.

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