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  A Tale of Two Struggles Starring a broken scanner and the Urban Dictionary

  

  It was 2AM. After a heart-warming and tummy-filling Thanksgiving ... screen illuminated three sheets of paper covered in a few inked drawings for my next blog post and I took a dainty sip from my aluminum water

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 2, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  Five months ago, I took on the position of Chancellor at MIT – a position I think of as a dream job. For the previous six years, I had been ... , which is also a totally cool job – head of the biggest (and best but don

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Formula SAE: A Turbocharged Experience Join the MIT Formula SAE team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross…

  

  Ever wonder how a Formula 1 car can reach speeds of 210 mph and pull 4 Gs? Better yet, are you interested in working on a team to design, engineer, and build a small formula-style autocross racing car and then

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  i’ve joined a sorority and what that means to me

  

  though I liked the other sorority a bit more/knew it was a better fit, did ... got a bid...and actually joined. I don't regret my decision one bit. I love the sorority a lot and I love the people in it. I often go back and

  • by Cami M. '23
  • July 21, 2021
• Blog / MIT Life

  We Saw a Sea Turtle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

  This summer, we saw (and observed for two hours!) a real live SEA ... with our mom near the shore at night. We saw a dark moving spot in the distance, and as we approach, we realized it was a sea turtle! Because we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • August 14, 2018
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Sorting Hat of Sorts Where you live may be one of the most important parts of your time here…

  

  housing, which actually means practically nothing. It's mostly just a place ... to pick a place you feel most connected to the people in. I can't stress that enough. A lot of times, I see students getting charmed by

  • by Chris M. '12
  • July 29, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Seamless And A Seamless Transition [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I present to you "Seamless: Computational Couture," a smart-fashion show and…

  

  [by Sadie Scheffer '10] I've seen a plethora of Project Runway ... bed in a case that smells like mildew. Luckily for fashion, not everyone keeps her ambitions in a box! I present to you all, eager art

  • by ARTalk
  • February 27, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Weekend in New York [by Davie Rolnick '11, Guest Blogger] Art Scholars go to see Wagner at the Met!

  

  Scholars went to see Wagner at the Met! A weekend-long trip to New York ... Cycle. It is the tiddler of the bunch, lasting but a single act and being only two and a half hours long. But the opera is self-standing and

  • by ARTalk
  • April 22, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT is a jock school the secret is out

  

  task—no, my duty—to finally say what needs to be said: MIT is a jock ... , but success across the board. Every MIT team in the NEWMAC has won a ... on sports teams are part of some pretty phenomenal programs with a long

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m a Pirate Now just in case I don't get a real mit degree lmao

  

  prestigious MIT PE programs, you might be aware of something called a Pirate ... actually says GPRs.), but also I took a SCUBA class. I'm like an advanced ... won't be miserable like a senior taking 7.012. You might even enjoy it

  • by Abby H. '20
  • April 3, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life see what we're up to

  

  later), and a cool thing is happening on campus. Technique, MIT's yearbook (and, relatedly, the photography/design club) is hosting A Day in ... photos from some of the early birds (well, night owls), take a look! And

  • by Piper '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Tale of a Frosh once upon a cold November

  

  ’s sparkle with a curtain of grey. The life of the Frosh shifts. Dulled is the ... not feel bad about it. Success for her is temporarily measured on a Pass ... acceptable option. “Why must our academic future be determined by a series of

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 30, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Past Enrollment On A Map [updated as to not freeze your browsers ^_^] My final project for 4.502 (Design Scripting).

  

  projects and a writing portfolio and all that. Now I have no finals while ... we also learned Processing, a neat little open source programming ... some data into something a bit more fun to play with. ~~~ http

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what a sunrise sounds like another one for your ears

  

  sunday morning, before it rained, just before sunrise as the full moon was setting over walker memorial, that brisk boston breeze and the runners along the esplanade (there are always…

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 11, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  Q&A Vol. III Everyone gather 'round the laptop 'cause it's movie time!

  

  's a video. Boom. Sorry in advance for the singing. If any of the other

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • July 2, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ask A VC Boston 2016 networking with over 20 venture capitalists all over the startup scene

  

  A venture capitalist seeks out startups with high potential and ... Thursday night, my friend told me "Hey Erick, tomorrow morning is Ask A VC ... over will be there." So, I made a mental pro's and con's list:  

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 1, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Nothing beats a wet beaver! Except, in this case, a wet Iona. Pictures!

  

  A-woo-hoo! Since the last entry was such a frickin' saga (tm Betsy Hahn 1999) of hardcore text, I thought you'd like to look at some pictures of the band too. These were taken at last Saturday's men's water

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving and a Small Hack Quick updates from tropical Boston

  

  example about surface integrals. Of course, as a hack, nobody knows who was responsible, but it was executed perfectly and was a great way to end the last ... chips into a pan of bars that probably had a higher energy density than

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 27, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  's science, suggestions for further reading, and other resources. A detailed

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Brief Taste of Orgo Basically, Sam Maurer is a prophet.

  

  were curious, ozonolysis is actually a lot more straightforward than the Wikipedia article would let on. Basically, you take a double bond and some ... 's much more going on than that, of course - including a lot of oxygens

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 12, 2008