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Blog / Art, Literature, Music

The Kim Affair It's been fun, guys.

[ETA] THIS ARTICLE IS NOT TRUE. It’s a joke created by The Tech. Please don’t think that the Admissions Office would EVER do something like this. If you don’t believe…

by Jess K. '10
September 1, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

Heading back up Goodbye Maryland, hello Boston!

Helllo! Today’s the day…I’m going back to good old Boston. Any last minute questions about classes or life??? Post away…

by Melis A. '08
September 1, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

Here’s another Orientation photo contest entry… it seems that everyone likes the panoramic photos! This picture was taken by Daniel ’10 just prior to an annual event we call the…

by Matt McGann '00
August 31, 2006

Blog / MIT History & Culture

Public service announcement One stereotype that I just won't accept.

One thing I’ve been hearing from prefrosh at an alarming frequency lately is that MIT is a competitive and cutthroat place, and that collaborative behavior is rare. Let me first…

by Mollie B. '06
August 31, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

And I realize I’m going home Cards for sorrow, cards for pain, cards for my last blog entry from Germany.

DID YOU KNOW? In eighth grade, my science teacher taught me that the formula for the surface area of a sphere (4 pi r squared) was not exact, and was…

by Sam M. '07
August 31, 2006

Blog / Events

DME SoccerBot Championships 2006 (Or, How Does Justin Timberlake Live With Himself?) All we are saying is give Pluto a chance.

It was an epic battle, a tournament to the death. Tens of youthful spectators crouched eagerly around the arena, their jaws hanging open with anticipation for the coming soccer…

by Jess K. '10
August 30, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

A Room with a Vieux A comparison of sorts

Note: I freely admit I am stealing the title “A Room with a Vieux” from a lovely antiques store in Boston So here is my workspace (and my coworker, an…

by Mitra L. '07
August 29, 2006

Blog / Academics & Research

ZigZag Episode 9 ZigZag presents the Vehicle Design Summit and more.

The newest episode of MIT’s video podcast ZigZag is now available. It features a very cool piece about the Vehicle Design Summit, definitely worth checking out. Which student-designed alternative fuel…

by Matt McGann '00
August 29, 2006

Blog / Research & Work Abroad

Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

Hola amigos! I just got back yesterday from a week of R&R in the Dominican Republic. It was our third visit (click here to see last year’s entry) to the…

by Melis A. '08
August 29, 2006

Blog / Admissions

Get psyched, stay with it, do whatever it takes Adam's dad's advice is succint. Mine isn't.

I have to admit that I don’t have fifty pieces of advice for anybody, but I do have a couple of things to say about starting college, particularly at the…

by Mollie B. '06
August 28, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Everything’s coming up Milhouse! This one goes out to the Class of 2010. Fire!

DID YOU KNOW? Madonna is 48 years old. Seriously. Guys, I need a favor, okay? You have to remind me to enter the PE Lottery, which starts tomorrow. I’ve forgotten…

by Sam M. '07
August 28, 2006

Blog / Admissions

MIT ‘10: Isaac Lozada Isaac Lozada comes from Texas to MIT.

Following up on my July/August series on news articles about the Class of 2010, here’s one more… Central grad’s MIT future a family dream By ERIN QUINN San Angelo Standard-Times…

by Matt McGann '00
August 27, 2006

Blog / Events

Back to Boston Recommended Orientation events

I am flying back to Boston tonight (why do I always book redeyes?) and can’t wait to meet all the new ’10s. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been…

by Mitra L. '07
August 27, 2006

Blog / MIT Life

Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!

The Orientation photo contest is off to a great start. The first photo comes to us from freshman Arya ’10, an international student from Iran. This photo was taken from…

by Matt McGann '00
August 25, 2006

Blog / Admissions

Value added You are not the same person you'll be at the end of undergrad, and your…

People sometimes say that it doesn’t matter where you go for undergrad, as long as you go somewhere spectacular for grad school. I have several problems with this logic: Not…

by Mollie B. '06
August 25, 2006

Blog / Miscellaneous

Redefinitions Name the planet contest REDUX.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/pluto-new.html So now, we’re down to 8 planets. Thus, the contest needs revision itself. Best mnemonic you can make with MVEMJSUN. Ready, set, go!

by Bryan
August 25, 2006

Blog / MIT History & Culture

The best picture we took in Paris Slightly delayed for some slightly successful attempts at photo editing.

DID YOU KNOW? MIT’s original Course 20, “Food Technology, Nutrition Science, and Applied Biological Sciences”, existed in the MIT Course Handbook for 17 years without any faculty or staff, until…

by Sam M. '07
August 25, 2006

Blog / Miscellaneous

Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest! This week, the MIT Class of 2010 (otherwise known as MIT MMX) begins their pre-Orientation. Orientation itself begins on Sunday, but for half of the class,…

by Matt McGann '00
August 24, 2006

Blog / How to Food

Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

DID YOU KNOW? The Natural History Museum in London has a giant squid on display with 20-foot-long tentacles. Last night in my dorm we had a going-away potluck dinner for…

by Sam M. '07
August 24, 2006

Blog / Admissions

I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

DID YOU KNOW? The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was voted to be the most beautiful mathematical problem of the millenium in 2003. One of my friends from high school was voted…

by Sam M. '07
August 23, 2006