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Lax bros and their workflows

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The start of spring is an important time — not because summer is drawing near, not because the temperature is heating up, and not even because the sun stays out…

by Emiko P. '25
April 14, 2025

Blog / Academics & Research

doctor worm not a real doctor but i am a real worm

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life has been weird. life has been extremely busy. it feels like things are clicking into place and falling completely apart all at once. i worked all through spring break,…

by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
April 8, 2025

Blog / MIT Life

the best thing i did for myself as a pre-frosh the one where i gush about burton one

The cherry blossoms are out and the students are slipping onto Kresge Lawn again, accompanied by instruments to strum and bubble teas to sip and soaking in the Boston sun…

by Veronica P. '27
April 7, 2025

Blog / MIT Life

Food, glorious food In which I learn that Simmons Dining is not, in fact, the best that Boston's…

If you asked me before spring break where I like to eat around MIT, I would have told you Simmons Dining (or maybe Maseeh Dining more recently⁠04 Simmons Dining's quality…

by Andi Q. '25
April 6, 2025

Blog / Challenges

am i boring or just overstimulated?

“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby *** I have come to the profound realization recently that I…

by Aiden H. '28
April 5, 2025

Blog / Athletics

Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

It’s a beautiful spring day here at MIT – the sun is peeking through the clouds, I was woken up this morning by birds, and we’ve now mostly exited heaviest-coat-in-the-closet…

by Emiko P. '25
April 4, 2025

Blog / Challenges

poem snippets searching for hope amidst darkness

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something silly, something weightless, i want my laugh to echo and not hit me back. i am not a very avid reader but i have lately collected lots of short…

by Fatima A. '25
April 4, 2025

Blog / Academics & Research

PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

Upon admittance, I dedicated a fairly serious and borderline-obsessive amount of time to look through the course catalog and major requirements for every major. Most of this was out of…

by Aiden H. '28
April 3, 2025

Blog / Uncategorized

Rats ! Foiled Again !

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Shorna. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair, and is wearing a light yellow dress with poofy sleeves.

I did… kind of poorly on an exam recently. This exam (which was for 6.s966, Symmetry for ML) means nothing, in the end. I’ve finished my major requirements; I’m taking…

by Shorna A. '25
April 3, 2025

Blog / Academics & Research

classes im taking this semester! the classic

Now that I’ve survived enough midterms to know I won’t change my schedule, here it is: 6.1010: a.k.a Fundamentals of Programming! I mostly spent last semester knocking some GIRs⁠18 GIR…

by Angie F. '28
April 2, 2025

Blog / Classes

Little Pieces of Living january & february & march & now, april

In January, I came back to campus for IAP and got to do a healthcare innovation internship at the Boston Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center through one of the MIT…

by Sara N. '28
April 2, 2025

Blog / Uncategorized

mit x caltech rivals to lovers another comic shitpost

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Anika. They have light skin, medium-length brown hair with bangs, and are wearing a teal shirt with a red bandana, making a peace sign with their left hand.

i made this in a day and sacrificed a pset youre welcome

by Anika H. '26
April 1, 2025

Blog / Miscellaneous

[Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

Hi everyone! I’m Callie T, and Ellie invited me to share what my day looks like as a junior studying physics! 11:15 — I ignore my alarm. 11:20 — My…

by Ellie F. '28
April 1, 2025

Blog / Personal Travel

seven scenes from Paris a simple story

(ONE: Seeing my friend again after two months, the unexpected warmth, all old things returning.) We walked to a boulangerie and ate the best pastries I’d ever had: croissants, a…

by Kai V. '25
March 31, 2025

Blog / How to Human

in a funk and salvaging hope

A head-and-shoulders illustration of Kano. She has medium brown skin, long brown hair and is wearing a darker yellow jacket. She has glasses and is smiling with her mouth open.

content warning: mental health, trauma 1 I’ve been in a funk. A deep funk. It took me awhile to notice. A few long months. feels like it snuck…

by Kanokwan T. '25
March 31, 2025

Blog / Miscellaneous

Thoughts from Science Bowl 🥣 a story about now-nostalgic times

“Fiona, next round, you should use your thumb to push the buzzer, not the palm of your hand.” “Really? I always thought it was faster. It’s, like, a more powerful…

by Fiona L. '27
March 30, 2025

Blog / Challenges

emails to self & the long goodbye

what a strange feeling it is to be in your last semester at MIT. there is so much i still wish to accomplish, so many classes i never got to…

by Fatima A. '25
March 27, 2025

Blog / Art, Literature, Music

Honse. Nnnyeeeeeeiiiiiigghhhghhhghhhhhh!!!!! 🐎

I’m taking a glass sculpting class this semester! And not to brag or anything, but I am incredibly skilled at making glass ponies. The master at work. For those of…

by Andi Q. '25
March 26, 2025

Blog / Prepare for MIT

Ebony Affair as a Pre-Frosh A Recap of my Experience from the 49th year of the Program

As a pre-frosh, one thing I really appreciated before coming to MIT was how many programs there were to help students become accustomed to the opportunities, resources, and culture on…

by Richard O. '28
March 25, 2025

Blog / Events

BLOOD MOON FEST IS REAL!! "the blood moon rises and the blood moon falls but the wave of whimsy it…

Just over two weeks ago, we dropped our Pi Day announcement with Jebby’s Blood Moon Fest blog post. That night, my roommate Anoushka read the blog and immediately told me…

by Ellie F. '28
March 22, 2025