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Kim D. '09

Mar 20, 2009

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It’s spring break! Time for students to stop frantically trying to finish psets and start less-frantically trying to take care of all the things they pushed aside for psets before. Catherine ’12 was quite busy tonight cutting hair at Random.

I was her third customer this evening, and I think she did a fabulous job. She started learning in the fall on people around the dorm, and by Christmas was cutting hair often enough that her parents got her special equipment, like these layering scissors:

There's actually a mailing list at Random Hall for people who are interested in learning to cut hair; anyone can email and ask for a cut, but there are no guarantees it won't come out looking ... experimental.

This break I'm going to get to know my new camera better! I've started using it already around Cambridge. Can you identify all the locations? (Eternal Fame and Glory to whoever sends me the complete list first.)

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First! (and shocked)

Posted by: Alec '13 on March 21, 2009

Second (and shocked)

Posted by: Archit'13 on March 21, 2009

Thrid (and shocked)

Posted by: 0 on March 21, 2009

Fourth (and third one to actually spell out a number right)

Posted by: 0 on March 21, 2009

I must admit defeat on #4, but here's everything I managed to figure out.

1. Lobby 7 (freebie)
2. The T
3. City Hall
4. ???
5. Cambridge Historical Commission (City Hall Annex)

Posted by: Sam Range '13 on March 21, 2009

1. Lobby 7
2. The T
3. ??
4. Harvard ??
5. ??

Yeah... I stick to MIT campus...

Posted by: Ann on March 21, 2009

cute girl out there, can guys get a haircut from her?!!

Posted by: fox on March 21, 2009

I think Ann may be on to something with Harvard for #4, but I've been searching around Harvard's campus for a while now and haven't found anything that matches.

The combination of six columns with a cupola can be found in the Business School's library, but they're the wrong color and the windows and architecture don't match up. The cupola looks extremely like the one on Harvard Hall, but that doesn't have columns. Harvard seems to have dozen of cupolas. Didn't they think the first couple had the possibilities fairly well exhausted?

An additional clue is the reflective building. Along the sidewalk level, there are orange windows, a sure sign of a semiconductor or nanotech lab. If you could find the labs in Cambridge along with the cupolas and columns, you could probably figure out where it's from.

Posted by: Sam Range '13 on March 21, 2009

#4 is the state capitol isn't it?

Posted by: lsanneman on March 21, 2009

still i couldn't find cheap scissors to cut my hair

and haircut outside is ex-pen-save, plus i like your red ART

cooking stuff and those wooden chairs, comics fun pages

Posted by: comboy on March 22, 2009

isn't 3 the boston public library

Posted by: anon on March 24, 2009

Hi Kim,


I am a Diploma student from a local college, TARCollege, in Malaysia and am about to graduate in June 2009. Does MIT accept my qualification, ie, Diploma, for entry into MIT's degree program? If possible can you please provide me with the link where I can search for the necessary information, eg entry requirements etc? I tried searching via MIT's website but to no avail.

Posted by: JK on March 25, 2009

dear my CALIBERS
I am electrical engineering (BSc.) graduate from Jimma University; Ethiopia in june 2008. Right now I am aspiring to have my masters and further study from the MIT or Even my FIRST DEGREE ITSELF THERE WITH EITHER THE SAME OR DIFFERENT FIELD OF STUDY ( ENGINEERING), so please would you give me the way I can get success in this respect. I will sacrifice my self in at most state to achieve an educational opportunity to this institution regardless of any difficult I face.
Sagni Amsalu

Posted by: Sagni on March 27, 2009

first picture is Random Hall, showing Catherine cutting hair (she's focused)

second picture is Random Hall, Cathrine looks like insuring my hair before being cut by her is on top of the list.

picture on top is Kim, she lives in the smallest dorm and she doesn't like red bull or caffeine.

Posted by: comboy on March 31, 2009

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