I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers recently.
1. Steven Levitt (author of Freakonomics and MIT PhD) came to campus on Monday and spent two hours at events for undergraduates
2. Iqbal
MIT is hard. Seriously. That's why we have study breaks.
I know that sounds weird. Trust me, I remember coming to campus for CPW and taking tours of all the different dorms and being so confused about this study
place to sleep on campus. Now, I developed the ability to fall asleep on ... comfiest (sp?) chairs on campus are in my very own place of employment. The ... the heck out of the way, and is the furthest place on campus from Burton