Some clever students should show that the old ways of our people are not lost... and spend their (US) Thanksgiving weekend hacking Racket on "http://aichallenge.org/".
Besides the hack value and educational value, I think one can reasonably imagine that placing well in this competition would be a nice little addition to an undergrad's job-hunting resume or grad school application.
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