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  CPW-related whatsits Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow!

  

  Just some things you might want to know before you arrive tomorrow! Anonymous asked, “Hi, Mollie! How did you and Adam get matched up with your “starter child” (pre-frosh) for…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fame Discover Magazine tries to cash in on this whole "turkey into oil" craze that I…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? America’s fastest competitive eater is Sonya Thomas, a Korean-American woman who weights 105 lbs. She recently finished 3rd in the 2004 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. Hey,…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Holy Cow No birthday card can beat this.

  

  The front cover: The inside: Thank you for the best card ever.

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  Hi! I’m blogging live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl, the architect of Simmons Hall. I’ll update you on the lecture and also answer some pressing questions as the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Mitra, it’s your birthday. Happy birthday, Mitra!

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Umbrellas were thought to be an accessory suitable only for women until Persian traveler Jonas Hanway popularized umbrella use among men in the 19th century. Mitra usually…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  Note: I am shamelessly stealing the title of this entry from Sam ’07, who is a more educated but less devout Kelly Clarkson fan than I am. The weather at…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  This is just a tribute I wrote a really long, funny entry. And then my browser window reloaded.

  

  I AM SO ANGRY. I just wrote an entire entry, and right before I hit publish, my browser window mysteriously reloaded and I lost the entire thing. This is just…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Miss the Battle of the Bands Watch Ben Jones's band, Tremulant, perform with Marilee Jones at Battle of the Bands this…

  

  What: Battle of the Bands When: Saturday of CPW (April 8th). Doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts at 8:00 PM Where: Lobdell Food Court, 2nd Floor of the Student…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  Tonight, as MIT’s Spring Break was wrapping up, we gathered up all of the student hosts who have returned from vacation (hundreds of them!) and released hosting assignments for CPW.…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  Well, it’s been quite a week of spring break adventures! I basically did absolutely nothing productive, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I visited my church youth group…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  Campus Preview Weekend is fast approaching, and I’m sure many of you admitted folks are excited! I just got back from an amazing week in Scandinavia and I think it’s…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Since U Been Gone While I was out, the world changed. (UPDATED)

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The chocolate chip cookie was invented in Massachusetts by Ruth Graves Wakefield in 1937. She was working at the Toll House Inn when she ran out of…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  It’s been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a few odds & ends… CPW update: for everyone who has registered, we are in the…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering your questions

  

  You’ve got questions. I’ve got answers. Anonymous asks: “Why is it necessary for girls wanting to stay in all-girls dorms to ask for orientation?” Well, you see, of the 11…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend ...begins a week from today!

  

  CPW begins a week from today, and I’m really psyched. The weather is beautiful around here (let’s hope it lasts through next week!) and everyone is working hard to finalize…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home sweet violet capital of Ohio We didn't see a stuffed whale, but we did see a bunch of primates. Nonhuman…

  

  I haven’t really done much exciting this break — I haven’t taken a trip to Rome or Sweden, and I’m not going anywhere like Chocolate World. (I’m having a hard…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  Two of my friends from UCLA are visiting, and we have had a busy first day. They both flew in early this morning, and we spent the whole day walking…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST fun And now...the much anticipated (but never duplicated!) photo-filled account of the coolest robotics competition ever!

  

  Quite a few Fridays ago I locked myself in my room so I could get as much schoolwork done as possible. I knew I wouldn’t be getting much done that…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  A Post For Parents, Part 2 A followup to "A Post For Parents, Part 1."

  

  DISCLAMER: Again I must inform students that this post is directed at the parents in the crowd. So if you are a student looking for info about MIT or the…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Cancer Research The history and future of cancer research at MIT.

  

  The MIT homepage has a great spotlight today about the Institute’s contributions to cancer research. I’ll reprint it below: Even without a medical school, for more than 30 years MIT…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 29, 2006