Every year since USG has had a website, the new administration has made a new one. After five consecutive failed attempts to create a useful website, I developed a strong web presence for the USG that students found extremely useful. This project coincided with SBUlife.com. A major issue for USG is the ease of uploading and updating content. WordPress is the perfect solution for a future-proof website that almost anyone can maintain. We based the organization of the content on the Associated Students of the University of California (http://asuc.org). I’m proud to say that we have a solid and scalable product that can fit the needs of USG for years to come. Finally, another step towards consistency.

When I was a freshman at Stony Brook, I realized that I had no easy way of keeping track of my meal plan. I could check the balance, but that didn’t tell me much about my spending patterns. To solve this, I created a little neat PHP application to login to CampusDining.org with cURL and fetch my balance. Once I had a really simple text-based app working, I started telling friends about it, and they are hooked now too. I have redesigned the app, and soon it will be integrated into SBUlife. For now, check it out at http://dmazza.net/mealplan.php