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  Summary of CPW 2006 CPW 2006

  

  I had a blast during CPW and I hope you all did too! Here’s a rundown on what I was up to this weekend: Thursday night: At the opening ceremonies,…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  CPW was a lot of fun, and it was great meeting so many of you in person. The fabled Weather Machine did its job on Thursday, so at least you…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Cannon Hack The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.

  

  In my email this morning: The Howe & Ser Moving Company cordially invites you to the official sendoff of the Caltech cannon. Our company has recently been informed that Fleming…

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

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K last Saturday. Results here. I very intelligently chose to walk across the bridge in…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Secret Life Of Marilee Jones Sam is the funniest, though... BOTB and CPW Feedback.

  

  (She’s a rockstar by night) So Thursday night we got a preview of Marilee Jones’s singing voice when she sang to the students who had birthdays over Campus Preview Weekend,…

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  MIT is harder than your high school. In many cases, MIT is harder than your high school in ways you can’t even begin to imagine. A thousand freshmen show up…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  Campus Preview Weekend has begun! Here are some photos from Day 1: Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so many familiar…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus…

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Just Saying

  

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  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT hacks Caltech

  

  Some of you may remember last year, when Caltech students came to hack MIT during CPW (Warning: Very biased site *grin*). This CPW, MIT decided to have a little fun…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Best. Hack. Ever. The title says it all.

  

  www.mitcannon.com Hats off, hacking community. Hats off. For the record, this is absolutely my favorite hack of all time… Amazing. -B P.S. I dedicate this to you. ;-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 4 U What you should do at CPW, assuming you like exactly the same things that I…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? MIT means “WITH” in German. CPW! CPW! Hey prefrosh, I hope that all your hosts have had the forethought to contact you, and that all your travel…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Campus Preview Weekend

  

  CPW IS ABOUT TO BEGIN and it’s going to be AWESOME. It snowed today…but the snow is now safely out of the way and hopefully the MIT weather machine will…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Adventures in Italy, Part 1 Chi, chi, chinotto

  

  “I watch the perverbial sunrise…” Mission Log 1025: Destination Rome So my spring break trip began in a sudden blur of things. My day ended at 11 on Friday after…

  • by Bryan
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Questions & Coca-Cola Check-in Last-minute questions, and Coca-Cola Scholars check-in.

  

  With CPW less than a day away, I’d like to use the comments for this entry for: Asking any last minute CPW questions you have (you can also do this…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  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