Northern Michigan University hosted its annual Invitational Programming Contest at Jamrich Hall in Marquette recently. Britney Rese, right, studies information on her computer as teammates Erik Flinn, left, and Charlie Mogan, center, work through a problem on the white board during the competition. (Journal photo by Rachel Oakley)

From left, Micah Argeropoulos, Matt Trefilek and Ben Harris, computer science majors at NMU, work together to solve coding problems. Michigan Tech University won first place, NMU came in second and Algoma University was third. Other schools involved were Lake Superior State University, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Copper County Coders high school club. (Journal photo by Rachel Oakley)