Whistle-blowing.

What is your opinion of Boeing's handling of its computer security employees? Were these workers ethical in their leaking of information to the public? Was their firing rightful and warranted? Should these workers have been protected under the Whistleblower protection laws? The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (otherwise known as SOX) is an extensive law put in place…

I’m female. Should I tell my employer?

Is the lack of diversity a problem in the technology industry, or is the gender gap overblown? Is it something that needs to be addressed or is it just an unfortunate reality? This is a question which I constantly go back and forth on. Diversity is so important. Diversity is SO IMPORTANT. Individuals coming from…

Do I want it all?

Honestly, at the ripe young age of 21, I already struggle with work-life balance. Along with much of my generation, I often find myself being pulled in every which direction. I feel pressured to be the smartest student in the class, the most loving daughter, the most compassionate friend. To be on the board of at…

We are NDCSE

"We are ND. We are passionate. We are educated. We are identical." The manifesto written by myself and my team for Project01 reflects my individual feelings and thoughts regarding Notre Dame Computer Science with a surprising amount of accuracy. Although I'm a proponent of the ideology that we are all distinct, diverse human beings, unable to…

Internship Interviews

I've had a pretty unconventional experience in industry up to this point. I spent one summer interning at a small IT company, another leading home repair in rural Appalachia to address substandard housing, another working as a software engineer at a global digital industrial company, and this upcoming summer I will be interning for a non-profit…

Can tech save the world?

Does the computing industry have an obligation to address social and political issues such as income inequality? Whether or not programming is a superpower, it’s clear that it’s a power of sorts.  And with great power comes great responsibility. The computing industry undoubtedly has impacted and will continue to impact this world, and therefore has an…

Whoami?

Hello, world! My name is Sarah, and I'm currently in my third year at the University of Notre Dame with the goal of graduating having earned a Bachelor's in Computer Science and a minor in Catholic Social Tradition. My hobbies include theatre (in all its forms), long distance running, traveling, and being over-involved in student groups on campus. I started studying Computer…