February 1, 2002

Canadian University Stages Internet-Based Contest to Draw Computer-Science Applicants

The University of Lethbridge calls itself the "jewel on the prairie," but this institution in a city of 70,000, one hour north of Montana, has stiff competition for students. So to attract computer-science students, it is staging a unique online competition.

Called "Go Figure," the contest requires students to break a code that uses three-digit numbers in place of letters -- and then solve a mathematics problem written in the code