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  An American Idol Math Question You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one.

  

  You guys are all good in math; help me out with this one. My mom pointed this out last night, and unless I’m missing something, I agree with her that…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  Perhaps the most interesting research is the work that surprises, startles, and really makes you think. On the train on the way back from a conference at Princeton, I read…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Excitement On The Road Adventures in the Princeton Hospital ER.

  

  So Marilee and I spent much of last night in the ER at Princeton Hospital with a co-worker who ate some shellfish and puffed up nicely. (I won’t tell you…

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007: Where even your smallest part matters The 2.007 competition has come to close!

  

  Wow, most exciting/eventful two days ever. I’m very sad to say that 2.007 has come to a close. If you’re saying, “2.007, huh?” click here and read about the contest…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more school, no more books Professors are people, too. Importantly, they're people who give free food.

  

  Well, today was my last day of class as an undergrad. Technically the last day of class is tomorrow, but I only have 7.28 (molecular biology) tomorrow, and Professor Bell…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Aquatarkus Why I turned in a half-finished 10.37 problem set.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The landscape of the Charles River around MIT is almost entirely man-made. I had originally called this entry “Dirty old river, must you keep rolling?” but I…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yet Another MIT 2010? Alex Doonesbury needs to choose a college.

  

  In the comic Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau, the character Alex Doonesbury is still deciding on colleges: RPI, Cornell, or MIT? Now, her college decision is up for a vote (aren’t…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 play by play It slices and it dices.

  

  Her name is Betsy, and she got me to the finals of 2.007. This just goes to show you how lucky one individual can be. I actually thought I’d lost…

  • by Bryan
  • May 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Cancel all operations Tell your friends to cool it, my cover's blown.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Belle and Sebastian were voted the world’s best Scottish band, beating even Franz Ferdinand. Now, you know I don’t like to do just plain answer entries; I…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted From The Waitlist? If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the…

  

  If you were admitted from the waitlist, you should now be able to see the Admitted Students Portlet in your MyMIT account. Go sign the MIT ’10 guestbook!

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 16, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.007 Competition Tomorrow Better than Battlebots! 2.007 competition tomorrow!

  

  Alright everyone, tomorrow and Wednesday are the days I am SURE you have been waiting for. In the Johnson Athletic Center at 6:30 pm, we will be having the first…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  Activate Party Mode! Auctomated dorm controls at East Campus.

  

  From the same file as the Disco Dance Floor… it’s the Multifunction In-Dorm Automation System (MIDAS)! MIDAS is an elaborate automation system that roommates Zack Anderson ’09 and RJ Ryan…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Boston Pops John Williams and a bottle of wine -- on a school night!

  

  Thanks to the organizational prowess of the Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society) social chair and a generous invitation from a biochemical engineer, I went to the Boston Pops last…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Adventures in Camberville

  

  (For those who don’t know/can’t figure out, “Camberville” is a reference to Cambridge and its neighbor Somerville) The weather here sucks. It has been 45 degrees and raining for the…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Activities, humanities, question-ities Will you have time to be in an extracurricular at MIT? Yes, you will.

  

  Activities Today I am inspired by Christina (my favorite off-the-waitlistee) ’10, who asked, How many hours a week did you/do you dedicate to cheerleading and how has it helped/hurt your…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Indianapolis, Indiana. On Thursday, we had a reception at the Indianapolis Artsgarden: At left, the glass…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  So I suck at life and haven’t blogged in FOREVER. =( But! I’m making up for it by putting tons of effort into this much-anticipated virtual tour of Burton-Conner. Seriously.…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Baker House A tour of Baker House.

  

  Disclaimer: I don’t actually live in Baker, but way back in 2003, I was a proud resident. All freshmen have to live on campus, but after freshman year, I moved…

  • by Bryan
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Uncategorized

  The Suite Life ~20 pictures, be careful (Updated Wed, 5/17/06)

  

  I live at Burton Conner (W51), at 410 Memorial Drive, along the Cambridge edge (Cambredge?) of the Charles River. To the east of my dorm are some fraternities, and then…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 13, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT Dorms: Really Random 19 pictures. Don't open on a dialup.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Pulitzer Prize-winning MIT professor John Harbison, who is teaching the undergraduate class 21M.304: Writing in Tonal Forms II this term, wrote an opera based on The Great…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 13, 2006