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  Cool Toys II Using household items to save the world

  

  How are you planning to spend the day? Jeffrey Warren, a Media Arts and Science grad student who works on Grassroots Mapping, and Oliver Yeh, one of the MIT students…

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The home of cool toys the best way to spend a Monday

  

  Chris M. scooped me, but I just couldn’t let a visit from the MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor pass without geeking out. I love airplanes, but the Osprey is by far the…

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Welcome 2014s!! :) See you in the fall!

  

  So we’re almost an hour past May 3, which means you SHOULD have finally made the decision on matriculation! For all of those that replied in the affirmative, congratulations! You’re…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 4, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Looked outside my window, and what did I see I probably shouldn't be surprised, but I am.

  

  This is probably one of the last things I was expecting to see when I went to my window to investigate the staggeringly loud noise I heard: These last few…

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Who’s that girl in uniform?

  

  C/3C Rachel Williams ‘12 My name is Rachel Williams, and I work hard. People on campus might know me as Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors or as “TA number…

  • by ROTC
  • May 3, 2010
• Blog / Events

  RING DELIVERY!!! It's about time.

  

  Last night was ring delivery. A night of pictures, desserts, dressed up classmates, and most importantly…BRASS RATS! As usual, I’ll let the video speak for itself.

  • by Celena C. '12
  • May 2, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Last night in Haiti I have about three hours to sleep until we have to catch our flight out…

  

  It’s hard to know exactly how I’m feeling on our last night here in Haiti, but I’ll do my best to try to summarize. We just got back from a…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 1, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MTV Wait, I think that name might already be taken

  

  I’ve been working with video since CPW wrapped up, generally lamenting our lack of access to Pixar’s render farm and kicking myself for not putting “build Admissions Beowulf cluster*” on…

  • by Dave McOwen
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  For the past month or so, architecture studio has been holding me hostage; not completely involuntary I would say. It’s so easy to go into studio and not come out…till…

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT and the SAA HOORAY FOR ACRONYMS

  

  I woke up at 8 this morning after passing out on my computer around 4 AM. Since I have the worst luck in the world, I had a serious case…

  • by Keri G. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Camp Kesem! It's magical.

  

  Exactly three weeks from today, I’ll be done with my freshman year of college. SCARY. Two midterms, two short stories, four final exams (ahhh, finals…), and several doses of caffeine…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 3: Koumon ou rele? Which is Haitian Creole for "What's your name?"

  

  Yesterday was one of those days where we were fortunate enough to have a cloud covering, so though most of the day was hot, it wasn’t stifling. Today was stifling.…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 28, 2010
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Haiti Day 2: DINEPA and mosquito bites

  

  Our first full day in Haiti yesterday was exciting and informative, but also exhausting – I actually fell asleep while writing this last night, so let’s give this another try…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 27, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Notes From Atlanta I heart Exploding Bacon

  

  Those of you with memories slightly longer than the average goldfish may recall my January entry about the FIRST Robotics Kickoff event. As I said then, …FIRST (which stands for…

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Gustavo Dudamel Conducts MITSO! [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Because we are THAT good.

  

  [by Shelby Heinecke ’13] THE Gustavo Dudamel, you know, the hip, vivacious, and inspiring Venezuelan conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, visited MIT last Friday to receive the 2010 Eugene…

  • by ARTalk
  • April 26, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Haiti: Day 1 This week, I'm in Haiti.

  

  This term I’m taking a class this term called MAS.963, or Special Media Projects in Haiti. The class was conceived fairly last minute after the earthquake hit in January, and…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • April 25, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blagoblagz*: Why I’m a History Major at MIT (Guest Blog!) By Dora '11, who is a Physics and History double major and is super awesome.…

  

  * for lack of a better title, I have taken the liberty of using the title of the word file Dora sent me. thanks for this awesome blog! :) by…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • April 23, 2010
• Blog / About Decisions

  Decisions, Decisions…..*sigh* Is (Fill in the Blank) University the right school for me?

  

  This year I have been helping my little cousin Danielle* with her college search process. She is the first in her family to attend college and although she has been…

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • April 22, 2010
• Blog / Events

  I Feel Cool Welcome to MIT, Mr. Gates!

  

  As you’ve probably heard about already, Bill Gates visited campus today! And thanks to the MIT Admissions Office, I got a ticket to see him :) (Thank you, Dave!!) He…

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 21, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Saying Yes (or No) Decision time is upon the Class of 2014. How to choose?

  

  CPW is over. The May 3 reply date is quickly approaching. What to do? How can you make the best decision? If you’ve made up your mind for sure about…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2010