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  Fall Travel Days 2+3: Westchester County Part 2 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  When you have a 2.5-year-old and a 3-month-old, anything after 6AM is considered “sleeping in.” I got to sleep in yesterday. :-) Woke up around 8AM, got coffee in the…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  More free stuff Free sneak previews of films and how to beat the casino.

  

  On the topic of free benefits for MIT students… Tonight (Wednesday) on campus, there’s a free sneak preview of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, brought to you by the MIT Lecture…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  Today (well yesterday, since it’s past midnight), while browsing through the NY Times, which MIT generously provides at no cost, I came across a front page article titled, “Many Women…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  Once I reached Room 6-001, some nearby basement sights compelled me to poke around a bit before heading over to 7-012 (a room I pass on a daily basis). ;-)…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MISTI

  Getting MISTI-fied There's a loud boom coming from Lobby 10.

  

  So on my way back from my BE.370 recitation, walking down the Infinite, I heard a loud boom coming from Lobby 10. Upon closer inspection, I discovered that not only…

  • by Bryan
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT students do it all night. A salute to sleep deprivation, Aztec philosophy, and grape-catching.

  

  SPECIAL DOUBLE BONUS ENTRY!! I didn’t actually write this entry on Tuesday, but it’s dedicated to Tuesday, because on Tuesday morning I pulled my first all-nighter of the fall term.…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  In addition to being Libraries Week and MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be Career Week. Events of Libraries Week include: Photos…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They’re not just regular artists… ...they're Artists in Residence.

  

  …they’re Artists in Residence. Each year, MIT brings exciting and noted artists to campus to work with MIT students. The program is called Artists in Residence, and has been bringing…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Fall Travel Day 1: Hartford Part 1 of my Fall Travelogue.

  

  Overall, a good first day on the road. Woke up early, packed for the first leg of the trip, left Boston. (Note to self: pack the night before, otherwise one…

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To get from East Campus to LaVerde’s Market, you enter Building 66, pass through Buildings 56, 16, 8,…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So many problem sets

  

  Now that term has geared up a bit, most classes have given some sort of homework, usually in the form of a problem set. I thought the prospectives on here…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Florida, complete I'm back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a…

  

  I’m back in Boston now, my meetings in Florida being done. It was quite a trip! We left off in Miami, where I had a great meeting before a packed…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 19, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  I realized the other day that, despite the fact that most of you are probably at least dimly aware that I’m a cheerleader, I never write anything about cheerleading. (To…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  It’s Q&A time! Ajit asked: “who is the person in the 5th picture from top.roommate?i have few questions- 1.how many students(UG) share a room in the halls/dorms generally? 2.are there…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  On this otherwise lovely three-day weekend, my suitemate Jeremy ’09 found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Better than a Ryan Cabrera poster Want a Warhol in your dorm room?

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? Today is the final exhibition day of the Student Loan Art Collection at MIT’s List Visual Arts Center. The Student Loan Art Program…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / Events

  There is such a thing as a free event Collegefest is going on this weekend, go get yourself some free junk!

  

  Another busy week of classes has come to end! To celebrate, I went with a few friends to the Collegefest in Hynes Convention Center (it’s next to the Prudential Center.)…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.

  

  It’s been hectic for past few days; I had my first German vocabulary test yesterday and I had to learn like ein bazillion words for that, and I’ve also been…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We are the people in your neighborhood… On MIT's diversity

  

  First off, sorry I haven’t posted in a while, it’s been an intense yet fun week, and I’ll probably blog about that this weekend. But on a completely unrelated note…here’s…

  • by Bryan
  • September 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To a mouse (or nineteen) A eulogy for my UROP mice... in the form of me explaining my UROP.

  

  But Mousie, thou are no thy-lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men, Gang aft agley, An’ lea’e us nought but grief an’…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 16, 2005