A lot of creativity — and caffeine — were flowing at the 10th annual HackISU “invention marathon” on Oct. 19-21. HackISU brings together teams of undergrads to create, invent and produce a wide variety of software and hardware projects in a 36-hour-long hackathon.
It’s 4 a.m. and the last thing Erik Fetter wants to do is sleep. Fetter, sophomore in computer engineering, spent 36 hours the past weekend hacking with more than 100 other students in Howe Hall for a competition called HackISU, which is part of an international competition that draws in aspiring programmers and professionals alike …Continue reading “ISU ‘hackathon’ takes over Howe Hall”