{"id":6353,"date":"2026-09-03T15:38:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6353"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:39:43","slug":"sparkathon-3","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/event\/sparkathon-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparkathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6354 img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"916\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-1536x769.png 1536w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-2048x1025.png 2048w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-180x90.png 180w, https:\/\/colleges.claremont.edu\/thehive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2026\/09\/Sparkathon-Eventbrite-180x90@2x.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 916px) 100vw, 916px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sparkathon is a design thinking competition that challenges teams of 4 &#8211; 6 students to collaboratively solve some of the world\u2019s most pressing problems. 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