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  Delicious Dilemma Free (food) for all.

  

  What should I attend tonight? Option 1: 4th Annual LATKE-HAMENTASHEN DEBATE Today, 8:00 p.m. in Room 10-250 Don’t miss this exciting debate between the fruit-filled cookies known as Hamentashen and…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Online Decisions = YES Some great news.

  

  We are pleased to announce that MIT admissions decisions will be made available online in addition to the standard postal mailing. We expect to release decisions on Saturday, March 18…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  [see also: Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory] Last night, after a long Saturday of working to select the class, I hopped on the SafeRide shuttle to attend the Alpha…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  When five bloggers (Anthony, Bryan, Matt, Mitra, and I) all attend the same event, you know it’s the place to be and be seen =) Last night, my sorority, Alpha…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  In my past entry, a few students commented with the request that I post a biography of myself. I wrote a list of things I do and don’t like (Amelie…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Conversations with graders And other ramblings of a frosh...

  

  As promised in my last entry, it has been quite a week! Tuesday night I completed the machine tools class, which means I finished making my corny little flashlight: Now…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Making it work. In which I just carry on. Where's Andrae when I need him?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? …about the legend of RB Woodward? RB Woodward, MIT SB ’36, PhD ’37, basically came up with the idea of using spectroscopy to determine the structure of…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The interview life Recruiting for MIT on the west coast, plus answering questions.

  

  I know I just wrote an entry about grad school interviews, but my mood has done a total 180 since then, so I feel I’m justified in talking a little…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 3, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  True Love I think I am in love.

  

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  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tomorrow is MacVicar day! Tomorrow is MacVicar day. See poster presentations by MIT students who have made an impact…

  

  I got an email today about the MacVicar Day event this week that showcases student research in our labs here on campus and in the field worldwide. It should be…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  Oh, so good. Joanne witnessed the convergence of two of her loves a few days back, and now it’s my turn. Just received email from my friend who works in…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  MIT wins the gold

  

  Oh look, how interesting. MIT seems to have won an Olympic gold medal at Torino. All photo credits go to Matt Peddie ’09. A pretty nighttime shot from far away.…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  I’m not going to lie, I’m pretty sick of grad school interviews. I’ve been extremely lucky to interview at all of the top five programs in biology, and eat lots…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Financial Aid Tracking + Evie Pix Some quick updates.

  

  Hi folks, First I just wanted to give mad props to the kind folks who have submitted photoshopped Evie/Sawyer photos in the last entry. They are amazing and are giving…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  More quick answers Finaid questions, etc.

  

  Answers to some more of the common questions… ————————————- What’s up with the financial aid deadline? All financial aid forms should be submitted/postmarked by today: Wednesday, March 1. ————————————- What…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  A Sweet Deal An offer I will not refuse.

  

  I just got this email, and I’m excited. Any recommendations on who we should take out to dinner or where we should go out to eat? Mitra recommends: Professor Jeffrey…

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Indra Nooyi presentation A presentation from Indra Nooyi, President & Chief Financial Officer for PepsiCo.

  

  This afternoon I went to a talk on Diversity in Action by Indra Nooyi. She spoke at Sloan (MIT’s school of management) as part of a series that will host…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe ’06 for showing up with this photograph…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  Things are still pretty crazy around here, so until I get a chance to post, I’ll keep you entertained with the following. As you know if you follow Matt’s blog,…

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  After two weeks of pure torture (that’s what MIT is in the end, don’t kid yourself), I was really looking forward to relaxing this weekend. Of course, I did nothing…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006