{"id":5928,"date":"2019-06-03T14:29:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T14:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5928"},"modified":"2019-06-06T18:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T18:05:40","slug":"major-league-hackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecm.eng.auburn.edu\/wp\/emag\/?p=5928","title":{"rendered":"Major League hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Major League Hackers\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QGudl_OdvFQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 200 students from around the country convened at Auburn University in February to take part in AuburnHacks, the university\u2019s first student-led technology competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as an \u201cinvention marathon,\u201d a hackathon is a weekend-long competition where students attempt to solve a challenge by building and sharing their technological creations. 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