Search

Search Results

• Blog / Events

  Building a Ballpit The trials and tribulations of an impromptu rush project

  

  The scene: East Campus Talbot lounge like you’ve never seen it before (since last year.) All of the furniture has been moved to the edges of the room or outside to the fort that is beginning to be built. The floor has

  • by Kate R. '14
  • August 30, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Week of Music Eight bands in nine days, and I still missed five performances.

  

  One of my best friends from high school, Pablo, and I share the exact ... call the other and put the phone on loudspeaker to spread the joy ... ways, I was extremely jealous of him. He gets to spend the next four

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • October 28, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  from the Boston Symphony Hall audience. He went on to explain that as a ... . Leonard Nimoy is famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the original 1960’s Star Trek TV series. He grew up in the Boston area, where (in his words

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  We, the people

  

  was the premiere of Swades, the latest film from Oscar ... the Bollywood equivalent to, say, Tom Cruise/Hanks). When we arrived, the theater was packed. The last empty seat in the house went to MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 18, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What does the Office of the First Year do?

  The Office of the First Year supports a number of programs that ... . The mission of the office is to provide excellent services and programs ... the academic success and personal development of undergraduates. Staff
• Blog / Rural and Small-Town

  rural winter, city winter haven't shoveled snow here once

  

  statement, and the sharp crack of ice breaking in the horse trough signals the ... to the cozy warmth and twinkling lights of Boston's snow-covered brick ... ="alignright" width="1170"] Frozen Backyard[/caption] The farm during the winter isn

  • by Nicole Cooper
  • February 26, 2024
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT = Home the excitement of a freshman

  

  MIT is not about the challenges of problem sets. It’s about a community. This means walking down the hallway to greet smiling friends, then doing homework with them and talking until too late. It’s about the way

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 14, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  A Parent’s Perspective (Guest Entry) A Parent's Perspective of MIT

  

  year college tour trip during Spring Break, we were strolling the gloomy length of the Infinite Corridor, admiring the cracked Terazzo floor and the pipes hanging from the ceiling, when my son looked over with a smile and

  • by Bryan
  • April 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  happy year of the rabbit featuring the wilg bunnies

  

  conveniently, it is the year of the rabbit, so of course we had to incorporate ... ="attachment_84800" align="alignnone" width="368"] we made hats for the bunnies ... [/caption] [caption id="attachment_84818" align="alignnone" width="407"] the hats would

  • by Rona W. '23
  • January 23, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Metropolis and the Alloy Orchestra "The Mediator Between Head and Hands Must be the Heart!"

  

  [by Farre Nixon '11] Check out the Metropolis trailer! On Saturday, March 5, the Somerville Theatre was packed for a World Music Crash Arts event. There was a sold-out showing of Metropolis (1927) that I had the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 13, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  (The Summer Update Edition!) Greetings to all! Can you feel that? Summer is slipping away and the crisp New England weather is looming just around the corner. (Funny I say that even though Boston had a heat index of

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A Postcard From The Green Building postmarked july 5th

  

  Yesterday I took photos from the top of the Green Building. MIT sprawled far below us, the lines of its normally inscrutable architecture recognizable for once as the Hacker's Map. Even Stata finally made visual

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I'll be publishing newspaper articles I've collected from across the web (via newsfeeds) about members of the Class of ... 'll start with an article about the awesome Eletha Flores, and I've got about

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I Tried to Ford the River Are you even old enough to remember this?

  

  So I just got this email: Don Rawitsch, one of the original inventors of the Oregon Trail computer game is coming to MIT and giving a talk about the game: When: 5:30 pm this Friday (4/21) Where: Dining room of

  • by Bryan
  • April 19, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  If you've haven't yet read about (or danced on!) the MIT East Campus ... to the website Then read the News Office article Finally, watch the ... soldering! My sources tell me that when Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  What’s the School of Science like?

  The six departments in the MIT School of Science are consistently rated among the best in the world. They include: Biology, Brain and ... questions: What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy, which make up 95
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack to the Future all futures have a past, and all pasts have alternative futures

  

  26 years ago, Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled 26 years into the future, arriving in the same place, at a different time, to save the future ... to the future.         Like many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Great Gatsby In all its pixelated glory

  

  While browsing through my news feed the other day, I came upon a post from the MIT Alumni Association's page that caught my eye... The Great ... by the Book, which can be found on the second floor of Hayden library

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • September 17, 2012
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Into the Sunset [by Cadet Paul Estrada, '09] My fascination with color guard, and participation in a colonel's…

  

  his hand, the first thing that Col Wallen told the Det 365 Air Force ROTC Color Guard was something along the lines of, "You see that man over there? Make sure you show him your full respect, he's the top Senior NCO

  • by ROTC
  • October 19, 2007
• Blog / Personal Projects

  I painted my door! and it only took 2.5 years

  

  In my dorm, East Campus, residents are allowed to paint the door to their room. Unlike murals on the walls, which generally have to be approved by the hall (or at least not objected to), your door is your own to

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 19, 2022