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Every year, university teams from around the globe compete in the International Collegiate Programming Contest to see who wins the honor of being the finest programmers. This year, Carnegie Mellon is one of those lucky teams. This annual ?convergence of code monkeys? in Shanghai, which runs from Sunday, April 3 to Thursday, April 7, is the final step in the International Collegiate Programming Contest.

Carnegie Mellon has appeared in the World Finals several times during the competition?s history, most recently in 2003 when its team tied for 21st place in the world. The school?s team this year is particularly noteworthy because it contains two sophomores and one first-year, said the team?s co-coach, Greg Kesden, a lecturer in computer science....

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