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  On abnormality

  

  I was reading back over the last two entries and realized I may have made myself sound somewhat normal, as people go (other than saying that biology research is one…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nobody’s Got No Class! I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking.

  

  (It’s from “Chicago,” people) I was browsing through the MIT Course Catalog, and thought these classes looked pretty thought-provoking. (I stuck only to classes that were offered this fall.) Feel…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: “I will reveal the #1 place to watch the fireworks in my next entry.” Without further ado… 1. From a…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  What MIT Grads Do With Their Free Time Want to see the fireworks up close? Simply turn an old car into a boat…

  

  My friend Amrys (MIT ’02) and a bunch of her fellow MIT-grad friends spent the last month converting a 1967 Chevy Bel Air into a boat – the idea being…

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Making A Splash on July 4: The Celebration in Photos July 4th - A Photo Essay

  

  (and maybe a little text here and there) So pretty much July 4th was all about the BBQ and fun with friends. I took in the action from Baker where…

  • by Bryan
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  An MIT survival guide

  

  This is a list I made at the end of my freshman year in the reading room of Hayden Library… one of a very short list of places where I…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  You know, that intro stuff

  

  Every journal has to start off with some sort of introduction. I’ve been keeping journals since I was 9 (I’ve always liked keeping ridiculously detailed records of my life… I…

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  July 4th in Boston MIT has the best seat for Boston's July 4th celebrations.

  

  Boston has arguably the best 4th of July festivities in the country, and MIT has a front row seat. Each year on July 4th, a concert by the Boston Pops…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hello world!

  

  Hello to all of you readers! I’m the latest student admissions blogger. I’ve been following Matt’s blog for several months now, and if you’re one of his regular readers you…

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Three of a perfect pair Biking! Clothing! Exploding! A day in the life.

  

  I did three things on Saturday, and each one of them rocked. Better yet, each one of them rocked in a different way, kind of like a charity benefit concert…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  “That is NOT an ice cream flavor.” wasabi + ginger + ice cream = disaster

  

  I think FUN would be a good way to describe this weekend. THURSDAY Thursday night, my friend Diana and I went to a free showing of Forrest Gump at Loews…

  • by Bryan
  • July 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  See her picture(s) in a thousand places In which I understand what Bruce Campbell feels like

  

  Sam: [folding laundry] Guy: Your name’s Sam, right? Sam: Um, yeah. Guy: ’cause you’re on Mitra’s Blog. Sam: Heh. You know I have a blog now, too? Guy: Really? Sam:…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 3, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Help Wanted Calling all artists! Design Mitra's new banner and get profiled in the blog

  

  As part of my desire to make this blog more interactive, and since you readers are so ingenious, I’m asking for your help in designing my new banner. (That, and…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  She came in through the bathroom window. The greatest construction project in the history of MIT--yes, even greater than Simmons Hall.

  

  …but she won’t have to do that anymore, now she can just go in the Infinite like the rest of campus. It’s a historic summer at MIT, for facilities has…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 2, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  This year the city of Boston turns 375 years old (that makes Boston how many years older than me?) And of course, who has a 375th birthday and doesn’t have…

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Solar Car Pulled Over The MIT Solar Car Team got in a little trouble.

  

  Yesterday’s Boston Herald had a story about the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team (SEVT) getting into a little trouble:   A group of MIT students were taking out the Tesseract…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Doctor Who?

  

  Doctor Russ. Lieutenant Colonel Russ Lachance, a grad student I’ve been helping out with research for the past two semesters, today just became, uh… Doctor Lieutenant Colonel Russ Lachance. I…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer, Summer, Summertime "...and this is how i spent my summer vacation."

  

  So another school year came to a close, and so begins the season of sun and fun. The class of 2005 graduated, and it was really awesome to see some…

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  Welcome to the new blogs server! I’m currently at my summer internship, so I shouldn’t really be writing an entry, and I definitely can’t write funny or interesting commentary on…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  MIT or Bust Our story begins here...

  

  So I guess telling you my name would be a good place to start: Bryan. I’m a member of the Class of 2007. I was born here in Massachusetts, but…

  • by Bryan
  • June 30, 2005