18-100 to introduce larger toolkits
ECE freshman carrying black and yellow tool kits is an ever-popular sight on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. Originally introduced to publicly shame people for choosing ECE as a major, the tool kits cemented their place when the head TAs for 18-100 realized they could store lab materials within the tool kits. However, in recent years the tool kits have not been sufficient. Complaints of the hefty weight of the toolkits have come from freshmen already burdened from carrying their 6-pound 17-inch gaming laptop to and from class. Recent complaints have also included that the tool kit is too small to store the ever-expanding egos of ECE students. Starting spring 2025 each freshman in 18-100 will receive a rolling toolbox. This should keep the strain off the shoulders, and the drawers offer a plethora of storage options for even more labs. The course will now be able to feature a 10th lab, where students are tasked with creating a 1:1 replica MacBook Air.