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• Blog / MIT Life

  fpop-ing I haven't worn a poncho since the third grade.

  

  going on that are pretty exciting, and for all of you '09s reading this, I encourage you to participate in all of it as Jessie and Mollie have both also ... thrown on us at Blue Man Group Thursday: - a tour of IPI pharmaceuticals

  • by Bryan
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Announcements

  meet the baby bloggers! (some of whom are older than me)

  

  around Europe (and milking goats!) Waly N. '24 of New York, and yes it ... making those dotted lines on chalkboards and knows Many Things about economics and education Mel N. '24, of Iowa & Minnesota, who was born in

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • September 6, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight

  

  . A lot of doors. And a lot of them with letters on them, like this one ... letters on all of these doors have been hand-lettered by one man, Glenn ... ; and see, the next time you visit campus, that these small, acts of love

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 12, 2017
• Blog / Challenges

  what are we to do? we are not helpless in the face of injustice.

  

  , classmates, students of color. we talked about being white, and we talked about ... frustration and our feelings of inarticulation and confusion and powerlessness ... violence, research of racism and unconscious bias and structural injustice

  • by Allan K. '17
  • July 13, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  other people, and really getting into the groove - but mostly the banging-on ... class (21M.460), open to just about anyone with some sense of rhythm and a desire to rock out, so we get 6 units of credit per term - just to bang on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Winter Break and New Year Resolutions In which I try to express how wonderful being home is

  

  It's been a couple weeks, hasn't it? Now that I'm back on campus for IAP, TA-ing a class (blog post to come) and continuing one of my UROPs ... too. This one's a bit rough around the edges, mostly made up of video I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 10, 2015
• Blog / Events

  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  paragraphs of text are incomprehensible and there's a severe lack of the word ... into the future and a look at what you might be working on if you go to ... ] as part of your protocol? Presenter: Yea, that was a bullet on my last

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Big Questions and Small Scientists The kids I volunteer with are magical.

  

  my towering intellect and spirit, and not the combination of bushy ... partner and I were supposed to teach a group of kids (ages 6-8ish) about ... jumped up and down and grabbed each other and tried to climb on the table

  • by Anna H. '14
  • November 27, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  on the harsh overhead lights of an interrogation room, illuminating a ... , licks pie off of Emad's horrified face, still in slow motion. On Sunday ... down on the steps of Lobby 10, I set up my normal non-slow-motion camera

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  How to (Im)properly Get an Independent Study another step by step guide of our mistakes

  

  in mind, as opposed to emailing all three at once. And on top of that ... , but if any of his grad students would be willing to help supervise, he will sign off on the papers Leave the meeting thankful and hopeful

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • February 18, 2020
• Blog / Majors & Minors

  New Major in Climate System Science and Engineering

  

  most pressing global challenge of our time. Solutions for mitigating and ... and engineering applications—as well as an understanding of human and ... program, jointly offered by the Departments of Civil and Environmental

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 21, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  . Hornady's book on the animals of North America and instantly chose the ... year and wear the beaver "sitting" on them until graduation. At ... member from each of the Classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 to design a ring

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Year in Review blogs, bhangra, and a baby monkey

  

  for its signal of the year coming to an end and the promise of the new ... , cleaning out closets of last year’s coats and donating them, filing paperwork, going through old emails and cleaning up all of my computer desktops. And

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 22, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Behind the Scenes of MIT Gala liveblog - how a fashion show is made!

  

  music, and of course the titular runway show. Planning MIT Gala is a yearlong effort, culminating in one joyful night of celebrating art and ... fabric and string lights. The rest of the team is putting down tablecloths

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • April 27, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  killed in the line of duty by the Tsarnaev brothers on April 18th, 2013 ... , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to Sean on campus. Last April, under cover of night, students installed

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Portraits of a Campus on Lockdown

  

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  it. I finished half of my 2.671 homework, half of 2.008, and half of 2 ... , and poetry. These are things I could have worked on tonight. Instead ... in a nice piece of sheet music. I looked around on YouTube to see if

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• FAQ / First-year application

  How can I explain the context of my grades/scores, and/or provide additional information?

  On the application, there are designated spaces to provide additional context on how the pandemic or other circumstances may have disrupted your coursework, access to testing, and extracurricular activities. If you feel it
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  the witches of Oz) before it closed. On a whim of impulsiveness and a ... combination of 4 classes, a UROP, and fencing already on my plate, I figured I ... Wednesday the Eleventh: Instead of growing up with boy bands and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Let’s Get Physical Olivia Newton-John, I am not, but I can still pretend.

  

  consist of warm-ups, exercises focusing on isolation and coordina- tion ... exercise, strength training, stretching, and an assorment of mini-lectures on ... 's Department of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation (DAPER) is in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 5, 2005