{"id":4573,"date":"2026-07-15T20:36:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/?page_id=4573"},"modified":"2026-07-15T21:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:03:18","slug":"homepage-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:20vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1950\" height=\"720\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-3665\" alt=\"Three mech student working on robotics at a communal space\" src=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Mech.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lassonde.yorku.ca\/mech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Mech.png 1950w, 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