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  Lament for CPW (Guest Entry) Of lanyards, Capture the Flag, and headwraps.

  

  -purchased lanyard. Now, when I should be writing a persuasive essay for my AP English ... of a pset), the situation isn’t any different. It’s a brand new, red and silver and black MIT lanyard; on it are the words MIT Engineers, a

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 16, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Meeting Michel Gondry Six MIT students and one Academy-award winning director have dinner in New York, and none…

  

  There is probably a meter somewhere that measures how much fun you are having at school. Or maybe it's a bucket, swinging by the handle ... , totally worth it. A little background, with a lot of parentheses: I just

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 30, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  . Excited to get fitted for my dentures. Anyway, I'm still hosed, and I have a ... only take a second, and I haven't blogged in so long that I got pushed ... off the front page is grape-flavored anything (it's not even a flavor, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston's 4th of July celebration -- one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now, you can watch a excerpt of the fireworks over the Dome

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above ... our main projects is water testing and education. The community has a ... demonstrations. Sodis uses a method of water disinfection intended for the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holiday Gifts, MIT Style Some unique products from MIT people.

  

  , I figured the holiday season would be as good a time as any to ... ? Nanda told the Boston Globe: "I like my sleep," said Nanda, a research ... ." So when she was asked to create a useful product for an industrial

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Retreat! Retreat! 24 wonderful hours of sister-time in the MIT mansion!

  

  I just returned from a retreat for my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega. We spent the past 24 hours at the Endicott House , an MIT owned mansion in a ... sisters in such a beautiful setting, surrounded by antiques and eating meals

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  Hola amigos! I just got back yesterday from a week of R&R in the ... for a brief run-in with Hurricane Ernesto on our second to last day. The ... busy with activities, mingling, or eating. There's even a circus school

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Caltech, Bring IT on Just some harmless rivalry...

  

  From the Caltech homepage: Caltech Pranked by MIT Today MIT pulled one over on Caltech today. MIT students stole a 130-year-old, 1.7-ton cannon that has been on the Caltech campus since 1972. It now sits in a

  • by Bryan
  • April 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Odds & Evens & Ends Notes on CPW, Veronica Mars, and more.

  

  It's been another late night at work, but I wanted to at least post a ... have registered, you will have a host. (More on this soon) Speaking of ... . For one thing, the weekend is not planned out for you, it's more of a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 31, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The question thread

  

  Hi guys, I gather that you either have gotten or are soon getting your decision letters from MIT. I'm sure you've got a bunch of questions, so I'm making this the question thread. You ask me a bunch of MIT

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • March 19, 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 ... usually said "A-Kai-Oh") sorority's annual Fondue party. AXO Fondue is one of the most anticipated parties of the year, a great MIT tradition

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

  Post-Valentine Blog Roundup Valentine's Day capped off by a serenade.

  

  ? Check. Dating? Check. A wedding engagement? Check. A little bit of class? Check. And a serenade? Check! Thanks to our secret admirers, the Admissions Office received a wonderful serenade from the beautiful and talented

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• 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 a Happy Thanksgiving to you all. And just remember had it been for

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

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying ... Match School and getting stuff ready for the upcoming school year. A lot ... Playfair, we all headed over to the Student Center for a party with more free

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the ... participate, and we had a blast. We've been participating ever since then, and ... created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Saturday

  

  awesome folks at the East Campus dormitory built a giant hammock ... top of a lounging student's head. A touch football game broke out on ... doubleheader. Inside the Stata Center, the parents attended a panel on student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Decision Mail Date: March 11 Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy stressful time.

  

  As you've probably read via the homepage, Friday, 3/11 is our goal. If that slips for any reason, I'll let you know. Less than a week until I get to shave... NICE Hang in there guys, I know this is a crazy

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  I love MIT, because starting a sentence with "Speaking of mu..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities: I love living in a city, if for nothing else but the food. Last night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Admissions

  Application Reading Season Kickoff We are indeed looking for human beings in every sense, not just looking for numbers.

  

  review over the weekend. Despite the fact that I'm a fairly new reader, I ... " section: When we admit a class of students to MIT, it's as if we're choosing a 1,000-person team to climb a very interesting, fairly rugged

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 25, 2004