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  Dean Marilee Jones in the news Articles in the press about MIT's Dean of Admissions.

  

  MIT’s Dean of Admissions Marilee Jones (our rockin’ leader) is in the news. Below, I’ve highlighted four major media stories featuring Marilee from the past week, with a selection from…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  As promised, a detailed recount of Bryan’s Wednesday. 7:45 AM: Alarm begins to buzz. Play hide and go seek with my alarm clock for twenty minutes. I need one of…

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  Today marks the end of a four-day weekend. Traditionally, extended weekends guarantee an endless amount of free-time to catch up on problem sets, papers, and reading, but for most, they…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Food That Makes You Feel Like Home Are there foods that make you think of special places?

  Thanks to all of the students, parents, and EC’s who made my admissions travels to the Midwest so much fun. I had really terrific meetings (and huge crowds!) in Minneapolis,…

  • by mitblogs
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Build awesome What to do if you like to build stuff.

  

  “I like to build things. What can I do to show my stuff?” I get this question from time to time. Many students know that math students can do things…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  Don’t you hate it when your computer freezes and you lose a huge entry including the secrets of how to live your life, get into MIT and have fantastic-looking hair…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You’ve got questions; I’ve got (some) answers Answers to your questions.

  

  In response to this blog entry: (As a reminder) Don’t hesitate to ask me questions any time; you don’t just have to wait for a blog entry that asks you…

  • by Bryan
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Meow Yes, you can have cats in some dorms.

  

  I was reading one of Laura’s recent entries with a response to a commenter asking about cats. East Campus is one of the dorms with “cat floors” — floors which…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Videos and photos and more Lots of cool coverage of MIT stuff from sites, blogs, and vlogs across the web.

  

  Lots of fun stuff to check out! Peter Houk, director of the MIT Glass Lab, has been making the rounds on the video blog (or vlog, if you prefer) circuit.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  You Gave Love A Bad Name A night of talent.

  

  First made popular by Bon Jovi, those lyrics brought my fraternity, Zeta Beta Tau, the prize for best large act at Sigma Kappa’s Late Night. Last night, it was made…

  • by Bryan
  • October 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questions and Answers Evan Broder is taking over my job.

  

  So first off, props to Evan for answering all these questions in his own comments like 2 weeks before I got around to doing it. Way to make me look…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 7, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Prussian Monarch Frederick William used to kidnap giants–like, people over 6’6″–hit them over the head, and put them in his royal guard. Like a freshman? Haha, no,…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  What do you want to know? Tell me something.

  

  I could say a million things about MIT and what it’s like to be here, but I think it’s probably best if I share information that is of interest to…

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Pimp my sukkah. I really can't think of a better blog entry title than that.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? If you eat too many carrots, your skin will turn orange due to excess carotene. So, I’m not Jewish. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! But…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  MIT Nightlife, Part II ABC, easy as duct tape, zip ties, Athena headers and packing tape.

  

  Email lists can be the burden of my existence sometimes. I get all kinds of spam- the actual kind, telling me I need a degree from some on-line university (….hello,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 5, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  The Nobel Connection 2 MIT alums have won Nobel prizes this week!

  

  Over the past three days, two MIT-related researchers have been awarded the Nobel prize, bringing the grand total to 63 faculty, researchers, alumni, and staff. On Monday, Andrew Fire, a…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Hip-Pop – Konnecting Souls Part of the MIT series "Hip-Pop in French: Contemporary Theater, Film, Dance, Comics and Graphic…

  

  Konnecting Souls Franck II Louise Company Hip-Hop and New Technologies: A Talk and Demonstration Part of the series Hip-Pop in French: Contemporary Theater, Film, Dance, Comics and Graphic Arts Sponsored…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Recap; New Bloggers Announced Philly, Jersey, Wilmington. Jess, Keri, Lulu.

  

  Howdy folks, I’m back! It feels like forever since I last posted, although it’s only been a couple of weeks. Lots to tell you about. Fall Travel About an hour…

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Autumn Questions Omnibus Answers to questions asked in my blog's comments. And there have been a lot of…

  

  It’s time for another Questions Omnibus, where I answer the questions that you’ve asked in the comments… Thanks, in part, to the transition to the new site, and my travels…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Nuns, fret not! Like baby alligators in the sewers, you too will grow up fast.

  

  I’m a little nervous right now, because I have my first major exam this week (Wednesday, in chemistry), but it’s my favorite class (and not only because my TA is…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 2, 2006