LaIR helper hours

What are LaIR helper hours?

LaIR helper hours are the in-person office hours for the CS106 courses. The LaIR is staffed by our awesome team of CS198 section leaders. Students come to the LaIR to get individual help with debugging assignments and answers to their conceptual questions.

There is also additional LaIR-style support offered by some student-run organizations:

• Black LaIR, run by Stanford Black in CS
• WICS LaIR, run by Stanford Women in Computer Science

Schedule

LaIR is open Sunday-Thursday, 7-11PM Pacific Time. On the first week of the quarter, LaIR starts on Wednesday.

In-person logistics

1. LaIR is held in Durand 353 (glass conference room across from 3rd floor elevator).
   • CS106 students are granted access for after-hours entry to Durand (use your Stanford ID card to enter the buildling).
2. To get help, come to Durand and add your request to the queue.
   • The helper queue is managed online. Add your request on the LaIR signup page.
   • Be sure to properly identify your location when signing up so the helper can find you when your turn comes up.
   • Requests are handled in first-come-first-served order.
3. All students are expected to follow current university guidelines regarding COVID safety. Failure to do so will result in revoked LaIR privileges.
4. LaIR has a limited remote option to support SCPD students and those with accommodations.

Remote LaIR option

1. Remote LaIR is only available for SCPD students, students with OAE accommodations that require remote access, and students who are in COVID isolation.

2. To use Remote LaIR, you must first make arrangements by emailing Neel.

   • SCPD students automatically receive access to Remote LaIR for the entire quarter; no need to send email.
   • For those with OAE accommodations, please email Neel your OAE letter specifying need for remote access. Indicate clearly in your email the start and end dates you will require Remote LaIR (you may write "entire quarter" if that is the case).
   • If you test positive or receive an exposure notification, please email Neel with a screenshot of your positive test (with name and date visible) or exposure notification (with name and date visible). Indicate clearly in your email the start and end dates of isolation.
   • Access to Remote LaIR is removed after your end date has passed.

3. Remote signups for LaIR follow a similar process to in-person signups. Visit lair_signup to add your request to the queue, put your Zoom link in the location field of their request.

4. It is a violation of the Fundamental Standard to falsify documentation for access to Remote LaIR, to attempt to bypass checks to access Remote LaIR, or to share links or logins with other students to access Remote LaIR. If we discover any of the above, the course staff will refer the matter to the Office of Community Standards.

Common questions about LaIR

I tried to sign up for LaIR, but the queue was closed, even though the schedule says LaIR is open now. What gives?

In times of high demand, we may need to close the queue to new requests toward the end of the shift. We do this to ensure that we have sufficient resources to assist all students already in the queue.