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  No Flip Flops The original title of this entry was "YakTrax."

  

  So how does a boy from Texas survive the oftentimes harsh winters of Massachusetts? With flip flops of course! Try again. While I must say that flip flops are my…

  • by Bryan
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Life or something like it Apparently this blog is supposed to be about my life. So here's some stuff about…

  

  Sometimes I secretly wish for exciting things to happen to me so that I can write some sort of blazingly exotic blog entry full of exclamation points and intruige. But…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 30, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Random notes A mystery solved, an updated blog list, and a handful of questions answers.

  

  A few random notes today… Mystery solved! You may remember that a while back, I posed a challenge question to you (about two thirds of the way down the linked…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Boris Alexeev: Solving Graph Theory Problems Boris Alexeev spent five months working on a math UROP with Prof. Daniel Kleitman.

  

  I met sophomores Boris Alexeev and Shaye Storm three years ago at a week-long program for Intel Science Talent Search finalists. As part of the program, we spent two days…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Replying to questions and comments

  

  The first thing I wanted to do for this entry was reply to some comments and questions that I’ve received. I like it when you guys post comments and questions!…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Essay-M A representative collection of an MIT student's best writing samples.

  

  You know, a while ago, Mitra did an entry on how to write a winning MIT application essay. I figure it’s getting to be around crunch time for you regular…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back in Cambridge I less than three the holidays.

  

  Well, I’m back at MIT after a lovely Thanksgiving in the land of the Pilgrims (and some good post-holiday shopping, too!). Adam and I took our friend Chris ’09 back…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Checking In Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading.

  

  Just a quick note to say hi from the depths of reading. :-) I know there are a lot of questions in the comments and I’ll definitely get to those…

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Some notes for applicants Thoughts for both EA & RA applicants.

  

  While reading applications, I’ve thought of a number of things of interest to early and regular action applicants. For Regular Action Applicants Schedule your interview now.* The deadline (December 1)…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yoga The joys of physical education

  

  (I can file an entry on Yoga under “Academic” right?) Today I received this email from the Committee on Academic Performance (links are all mine) According to our records, you…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two-hour food coma immediately after dinner,…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

  

  So I’m about to cook a turkey for the first time in my life, but before I foray out into the world of basting and boiling, I wanted to wish…

  • by Bryan
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  Turns out that Anthony isn’t the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me change my reservations because I found…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Our loving, our friends, and our labor This entry is based on Aaron Copland's opera "The Tender Land."

  

  DID YOU KNOW? “The Canticle of Freedom,” written for the dedication of Kresge Auditorium at MIT, was the only piece Aaron Copland ever wrote that was commissioned by a university.…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Some of the topics Here are some of my classmates' CI-M paper topics

  

  If you haven’t yet, I recommend that you first read my previous entry on 14.33: Economics Research and Communication. Here are my classmates’ topics. Can anyone guess mine? November 29:…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  The thing about short weeks at MIT is that they’re not really all that refreshing. For some reason, instead of giving proportionally less work in a short week, professors seem…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  …that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT. Bryan, President Hockfield periodically has lunch with a small group of 4 – 6 graduate and undergraduate students.…

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  First of all, good afternoon to any visitors I might have who are knitting aficionados. Did you know that the bunny hat I’m wearing above was knitted for me by…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  Once again, the New York Times has written about gifted education, this time a long and insightful article in the Sunday Magazine. Take some time and read it, you won’t…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Shaye Storm: Studying Extrasolar Planets Shaye Storm spent his summer working at the MIT Planetary Astronomy Laboratory where he studied…

  

  Staying up all night while staring up at the stars, eating loads of candy, and playing puzzles when clouds obscure the view — sounds like summer camp, right? Not quite,…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 20, 2005