https://github.com/asg017/neveragaincolleges
https://github.com/asg017/neveragaincolleges
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- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/asg017/neveragaincolleges
- Owner: asg017
- Created: 2018-02-25T00:10:45.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2018-03-26T11:54:14.000Z (about 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-06T05:17:27.358Z (3 months ago)
- Language: HTML
- Size: 2.82 MB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# NeverAgainColleges
An up-to-date resource of universities that are supporting #NeverAgain demonstrators against disciplinary actions.
[Website is live here!](http://www.NeverAgainColleges.com)
## About
NeverAgainColleges.com is a resource that high school students can use to see if the universities they have applied to have made statements saying they will not rescind admittances if a student is disciplined by their high school for peacefully demonstrating. Read more on the [About](http://www.NeverAgainColleges.com/about.html) section.
## Getting Started
Want to run this site locally and start contributing? Run these commands!
```bash
git clone https://github.com/asg017/NeverAgainColleges.git
cd NeverAgainColleges/
python -m SimpleHTTPServer
```
The main page can then by found at http://localhost:8000
## Quick Overview of Tools Used
The site itself is hosted on Github Pages. Data for the list of universities
is on [this Google Sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2R1ABpUoFSC3USeOOv5kpmyA7Ilw1D3aFinc1pW0yg)
(an old Google Sheet REST API is used to access the data client-side).
Semantic UI is used to make it pretty.
List of other Javascript libraries used:
- [Semantic UI](https://github.com/Semantic-Org/Semantic-UI) for modals, checkboxes
- [Handlebars.js](https://github.com/wycats/handlebars.js/) for templating client-side
- [mark.js](https://github.com/julmot/mark.js/) for search bar functionality
- [clipboard.js](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/) for copy/pasting
- [LazyLoad.js](https://github.com/verlok/lazyload) for picture lazy loading
## HELP NEEDED
Want to help out with NeverAgainColleges.com? Here's some dev work that is needed!
### Front-End
Here are some features on the site that would need some help:
- Adding [map](http://leafletjs.com/) of US, colored markers on schoools that have/haven't put statements
- Making list sortable/filterable
- Adding "Press" section
- Include a uni's statement on site
Want to start one of these things? Create an Issue above, or [DM me on twitter](https://twitter.com/asg_027)!
### Data
There is currently the `/scripts/` directory that hosts some rudimentary scripts to supplement data for NeverAgainColleges.com.
`na_colleges.py` fills a [DataFrame](https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/generated/pandas.DataFrame.html)
of the colleges that appear on NeverAgainColleges.com. `nacac.py` fills a DataFrame of colleges that appear on
[NACAC](https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/college-and-university-update-on-disciplinary-actions/)'s list.
Both Dataframe have different data and different columns names, so be sure to get affiliated with what they both return. `compare.py` contains a sample of how to retrive both DataFrames.
Some projects with this:
- Use [College ScoreCard API](https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/documentation/) to get city/state/size/lat/long for each college.
- Program that returns a list of colleges that appear on NACAC's list but not NeverAgainColleges.com.
- Program that finds the most popular tweets that contains their statements
- Analysis on size/influence of these admission office's twitter accounts
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If you want to start one of these, Create an Issue or [DM me on twitter](https://twitter.com/asg_027)!
## To-Do
- [ ] Make list sortable/add categories (UC's, Ivy's, etc.) [HIGH]
- [ ] Add City/State/Size data to Spreadsheet [MED]
- [ ] Add url params to specify college, ?college=3, ?college=UCSanDiego [LOW]
- [ ] Add Press space, place where NeverAgainColleges.com has been cited in the press [LOW]
- [ ] Include pagination to list [LOW]
- [x] ~~Use lazy loading for photos [HIGH]~~
- [x] ~~When empty search, show message enouraging to contact me [HIGH]~~
- [x] ~~Add way to add statements in question(LSU,UChicago, etc.) [HIGH]~~
## Contributors
[Alex Garcia](https://github.com/asg017) - Main Author
[Isaac Diamond](https://github.com/isaacd9) - Active contributor
[Joy Chen](https://github.com/joyhchen) - Active contributor