Original story written by: Anna Liang. Updated in 2023 by Carter Watkinson. Note: This story was originally published on June 25, 2020, amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It contains a ton of great info for future Hack the North Organizers, but some of it has since become slightly…

Written by: Elaine Cheung Thank you to Sara Long, Winnie Szeto, Carter Watkinson, Jackie Chen, Rachel Xu, Helen Wang, Faizaan Madhani, Angela Nguyen, and Jenny Chen for helping me come up with ideas and proofreading my blog! I appreciate you all :) A special mention goes out to Kristine Clarin…

Written by: Carter Watkinson Happy Pride hackers! In honor of Pride, we want to highlight some of the history of the Pride movement, from its origins to present day. Hack the North’s mission is to empower hackers, which means helping give queer hackers a space in tech. …

Written by: Rachel Xu Human-centered design holds the core tenet that an experience, at its best, is equitable, stress-free, and does its best to help people. As a human first, as well as a designer, it’s a grounding notion to remember that design should help people. Design itself is everywhere…

Written by: Kelvin Zhang At Hack the North, animations are a fundamental part of our brand and the first thing people see when they land on our site. A nice animation can make your brand stand out from the crowd and leave a lasting impression. As such, we put a…

Written by: Jackie Chen Thank you to Kelvin Zhang, Samuel Yang, Jenny Chen, Rachel Xu, Zafin Hassan, and Winny Yang for their help with this blog! I could not have done it without you all! The crippling anxiety that everyone in the room is going to find out how much…

Written by: Sarah Chun Thank you to Winny Yang, Rachel Xu, Jenny Chen, and Karen Lee for their insights and edits on this blog! I felt like I was reliving the same day every day for the past year in a virtual learning environment. Luckily, an upper-year student reached out…

Written by: Stephanie Dang Preface: A huge thank you to Winny Yang, Karen Lee, Kristine Clarin, Rachel Xu, Steven Xu, and Oana Binder for their input to this article. Pride was born out of protest and started as a revolt against police brutality towards the LGBTQIA+ community. Although this year…

Written by: Anna Verkhovskaya Preface: Huge thank you to Charles Holtforster, Ravi Rahman, Will Clark, Sanjeevani Lakshivarahan, Advait Maybhate, Kristine Clarin, Winny Yang, and Anton Chow for their input on this article! It was a group effort. This is a list of tips and tricks that I’ve learned over my…