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  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  The Brass Rat is a long-standing MIT tradition that has given rise to MIT Admissions’ own, relatively young tradition: blogging Ring Premiere! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Dark Side of the Moon And everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the…

  

  So in case you didn’t know, there’s a eclipse going on. A total eclipse of the moon, in fact. The last one until 2010. You should go watch it. I…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Smaller than the eye can see but with the potential to change the world: nanotech!

  

  “Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We’ll have more power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the entire world today.” – Ralph…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Parliamo Italiano! And some other languages too.

  

  This IAP I took Italian I, and it was basically awesome. You might be wondering about MIT’s language department, considering that….it’s MIT, and languages don’t involve math and all. First…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Funnies An Appetizer

  

  Sorry for the slight gap in entries, this weekend was crazy. I’ve got at least four entries that are in various stages of being writ. I don’t have a whole…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 19, 2008
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An old man’s thought of school Whitman. X-men. Youth. Zymurgy.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The famous Pioneer Zephyr trains of the 1940’s were named because a railway president wanted his trains to be considered the “last word” in transportation. He had…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Of MUN and Academia What is Course X in Chinese?

  

  Sometime in the last month, I was forwarded a request to blog about Model United Nations at MIT. I covered this issue somewhat in this entry, when I went to…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 18, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Wild Parties, Vaginas and Suburbia Can you possibly guess where this entry is going? No. You can't.

  

  I’ve recently had the opportunity to see three MIT productions – I know, I know, three plays AND five elections and/or speakers, how does she do it? Last week I…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Beautiful .

  

  It’s beautiful. My newest junior lab experiment. I want to share it with you. Hang on.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 16, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Moving Out oooh, I am, moving out, mmhmm..

  

  At the end of last year, I transferred from Burton 2 to Burton 1, and while rooming in Burton-Conner is done on in a complex floor-by-floor system based upon class…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  (title taken from The Cathedral of Our Lady of the All-Night Tool) I keep a list in my head of what topics I want to blog about. But I think…

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Guest Entry: Leadership @ MIT You can become a leader on the MIT campus. Here's how...

  

  By Chun Li MIT students have often heard of the bitter joke that “MIT engineers go to work for Harvard graduates.” This phrase is no longer accepted by MIT students…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Political Process For the civic-minded

  

  So, the past week and a half or so (“has it really been that long?” etc etc) I’ve gotten more exposure to politics than I ever had in my life.…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Valentine’s Day from MIT Because theobromine is delicious.

  

  In case you haven’t realized it yet, I’m going to let you guys all in on a secret: MIT Admissions loves you. No, really. I know the L-word gets thrown…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Valentines Day Guess what today is?

  

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  What I’ve noticed is that being an Admissions Blogger has turned me into a perpetual tourist. That’s not so bad, I guess, because I fit right in here. Not a…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Following My Passions At MIT [by Susan Shepherd '11] Can a writer fit in at MIT?

  

  [by Susan Shepherd ’11] Choosing a set of colleges to apply to can be a daunting task. I discovered MIT fairly early on in my search, and when I read…

  • by ARTalk
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block ’10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and I have accomplished more than the average MIT student does in an entire school day.…

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hot Dogs Or, how I fail at eating hot dogs.

  

  I’ve always been a big eater. Part of this may be because my dad is not only a fire fighter but also because he used to be a cook. For…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Physics Prof. Peter Fisher on Conan A freshman physics professor helps the late night talk show host break a record. [with…

  

  You may know Conan O’Brien, host of the popular late night talk show Late Night with Conan O’Brien. For the past month, Conan’s show has been airing without the benefit…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2008