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  The Holy Grail of Classes Think of the coolest class you can. Then think of one that's a million times…

  

  Yesterday marked the beginning of classes, but today marked my first day of real classes. That’s because I got uber lucky and only have one class on Tuesday (a math…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogging About Blogging CAPTAIN FAFSA!

  

  Monday was the Collegeboard’s 2008 New England Regional Forum. It took place in the Boston Sheraton hotel and MIT’s admission’s office (more specifically, Matt McGann and Ben Jones) were two…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Harvard-MIT Student Debate on Pakistan this Friday

  

  Harvard and MIT have organized a panel discussion on Pakistan’s current state and future prospects: Date: Friday, 2/8 Time: 6:00pm to 7:30pm Location: 4-270 There’ll be four panelists, all of…

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  MIT vs. Chuck Norris Ever wonder how many math and science Chuck Norris jokes exist in cyberspace?

  

  Just this morning I was reading the New York Times on line and noticed an article about a commercial that Chuck Norris filmed for Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee. This got…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I grew up in a house composed almost entirely of girls. Genetic odds to the contrary, I’m the only guy out of four children. That’s right: I have three sisters.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 2) Where the music is richer.

  

  TEN REASONS Why I Fell in Love With Madrid: 10. I love the Metro system in Madrid. Puts the T to shame. 9. I love the Starbucks employee who would…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Whole 6.270 Story Where LEGOs take over my life.

  

  In mid-December a friend of mine, Jared ’10, asked if I’d be interested in being on a team with him for a LEGO robot competition during IAP. It would be…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 3, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What do you want to be when you grow up? Worst. Question. Ever.

  

  Now that I’m a junior in college, I’m supposed to be almost an adult, or something. I’m not very far from “the real world,” as they say, and apparently, this…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Teehee

  

  Chris, my new Junior Lab (and cheerleading stunting) partner, w/ a little girl we met while cheering at a basketball game. Photo courtesy of Rita and her cell phone.

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • February 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It All Started with a Sound Board… [By Harrison Bralower '11] I was pleased to find that MIT had a very strong…

  

  [by Harrison Bralower ’11] It started with a sound board. When I was in eighth grade my class went to the local high school to see a production of Man…

  • by ARTalk
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  6.270 What's a 6.270?

  

  Who knows what course 6.270 is without having to look it up? Anybody? Anybody at all? 6.270 is a LEGO robot programming class that takes place during IAP. Not Mindstorms,…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  So this weekend, East Campus hosted the Bad Ideas Weekend, which can be more or less dangerous than it sounds, depending on your imagination. Personally, I find this a lot…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life as a Physics Major- Research and Junior Lab(Part 2) Long and verbose. But I hope you find time to read it.

  

  A month and a half ago, I posted the first part of my series introduction to physics@mit. This entry has been a while coming. I started drafting 2 weeks ago.…

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  “Exactly” the Same We're not being too critical! We're MIT students!

  

  Mystery Hunt ended just over a week ago and I think it’s safe to say that many people are still recovering from it. I’ve been trying really hard to work…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 28, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  For love of Baxter A story of love, loss, and catnapping on Burton 1, as documented by my cell…

  

  From: rich Subject: LOST CAT Date: January 22, 2008 1:22:26 AM EST To: burton1 From: baxterthieves Subject: We have Baxter Date: January 23, 2008 1:51:44 AM EST To: rich Cc:…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 27, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Delicious Things Mmmmm.

  

  Despite how many mailing lists I’m on, I’m not an active member of many organizations. I show up for events randomly, but don’t attend meetings for most of these groups.…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 26, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Bang! Update [3] Gotcha!

  

  It’s 11:42 am Eastern time and I’m packing my bags. ¿Porque? The MIT pistol team is on its way to West Point in New York for a shooting competition! Yes,…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The State of the Mail: Opened & Processed It's time to check MyMIT to make sure we have all the pieces of your…

  

  Our fabulous Records Office team has processed all of the mail we have received. Now we’re really ready to read applications! This is a good time for you to check…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  So it’s been almost exactly a week since I last put together a blog entry, and the past seven days have been quite hectic indeed. Even though it’s IAP, the…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Religious Discussions Yes, there are non-atheists at MIT. But they still like science jokes.

  

  IAP, as you might have heard, is a fun and exciting time to be at MIT, because there are about a million events going on every day. I’ve been checking…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 24, 2008