Daniel Williams
University of Illinois students Steve Hanna, left, and Chris Grier work on their network system Saturday during the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition at the Siebel Center for Computing Science. The UI team placed third. Southern Illinois University won the competition.
The empty coffee cups and caffeine-laden soda cans spread around the room told the story.
"Right now, we're very tired," was the commentary added by Christy Sauper, a University of Illinois senior in computer science.
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