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• Blog / How to Human

  Making friends

  

  This is the first of my “entries-on-request” – as you probably remember, in my last post I asked for people to provide me with MIT-related topics to write about. Today’s…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  AIDS Walk San Francisco Shameless solicitation -- join the fun

  

  This Sunday, I am participating in the 2006 AIDS Walk San Francisco. My friend Tiffany ’06 invited me to join her company’s team, and Laura ’06 will be walking with…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Liv Tyler was originally named Liv Rundgren. Her mother, Bebe Buell, was concerned with Stephen Tyler’s drug use and therefore decided to raise Liv as if Todd…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  The Ultimate Showdown The Laptop vs. The Desktop So you’re about to head off to college, and you’re thinking to yourself, do I need a laptop or a desktop? I…

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

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome, but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week of total…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  Congratulations to Italy on their World Cup victory. The celebration was huge here in Boston, home to a large Italian-American population. Italy is also home to 50+ MIT undergraduate and…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  World Cup Finals

  

  A story from a few years ago: During the 1994 World Cup, I lived in Somerset County, New Jersey, where the Italian soccer team happened to be staying and practicing.…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  Mid-summer frivolity, part three… THREE NAMES YOU GO BY: – Ben – Ben-o – Jones THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: – I’m creative – I care about people –…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Unfolding of Language Your high school English teacher may hate it, but "gonna" really is a word.

  

  So, here it is, the inaugural post in my new book review blog idea. The whole idea was in fact inspired by one of my random “pick a book off…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Freedom costs a buck-oh-five Question: What are two broke twenty-somethings to do on a pristine summer day in Boston?Answer:…

  

  Despite the fact that I’ve lived in the Boston area for the past four years, I’ve actually never walked the Freedom Trail, the red brick path winding through the city…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The MySpace Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part two.

  

  Mid-summer frivolity, part two… 001. What is Your Name? Ben 002. How old are you? 32 003. What is the link to your website, blog, or myspace? um, you are…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 8, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the water slides. And I was bored out of my mind. There were about 3…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Events

  July 4th Pictorial FIREWORKS!

  

  So where did I decide to watch the fireworks from? C! The MIT Sailing Pavillion Now I’ll tell you why, after I show you everything else. Generic picture of the…

  • by Bryan
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  ZigZag Episode 8 A new video podcast episode.

  

  Episode 8 of MIT’s video podcast ZigZag is out now; I serve as host for this episode. My favorite part was getting to interview the “red jackets,” MIT’s 50 year…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Bonn, Games, Bonn Wherein we teach the world the true meaning of democracy.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The 17-year life cycle of the cicada is a natural defense against predators — since it is a large prime number, no potential predator could possibly prey…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Xanga Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part one.

  

  Mid-summer frivolity, part one… Instructions: bold everything that is true about you. 01. I have a cell phone. 02. I am addicted to diet coke. 03. I’m the youngest child.…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  Well, I spent my 4th of July in Plymouth with Adam’s family and my family, and we had a lovely time. I made snickerdoodle cookies and blueberry pie for the…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  July Questions Omnibus 1 Your questions & my answers.

  

  Daniel wrote, “Any idea what date the application for ’07 will come out? The website just says ‘July’…” We expect to receive this year’s paper application within the next week…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Crazy admissions stories A story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process.

  

  From The Chronicle of Higher Education (via a friend at Harvard) comes this story about craziness from both sides of the college admissions process. I think my favorite is the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy 4th of July! Glorious red, white, and blue

  

  Ah, glorious government holidays! Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy the day off, free street parking, copious amounts of barbequed meat, and beautiful displays of explosives. That is… as long as…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 4, 2006