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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so ... tomorrow evening. While waiting to be called from the jury pool, I had plenty of time to read both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me

  

  Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping ... magnificient. Oh and there were lots of baboons too. We drove into the game reserve at sunrise and sunset to experience the animals in their natural

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  Let’s face it, MIT’s campus is not known for being the most gorgeous of all college campuses. I personally like the mix of ultra ... , campus is not beautiful. The hallways inside these buildings can be even

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  Probable Futures. I am from the desert. I was once enamoured by green trees but now I am aware of the sameness of everywhere, the unique beauty of a ... ’s my job to step in whenever someone complains of the heat and say, “You

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  Oh, so good. Joanne witnessed the convergence of two of her loves a ... Ben, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the winter. I ... ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  On Tuesday night, I told the audience at my Central Meeting in Hackensack, NJ something that wasn't true. In this neck of the woods, people are very into the Yankees-Red Sox playoffs series. The high school that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  can go to schools around the world during January and teach classes"]GTL[/annotation] started with the warmest welcomes. On the very first day of the program, I walked through the front entrance of the Shoqan School and was serenaded by

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  the colosseum, pantheon, and several archeological sites, did research ... , annoyed the frosh and local wildlife, and generally had a good time.     Last semester, I took (3.094) Materials In the Human Experience

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  Where in the World is The Nance Effect? That, my friends, is the ... ! Something Old... The Nance Effect is immersed in the annual road trips ... , MI; Milwaukee, WI; Greater Chicagoland, IL and the greatest city in the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Show your creativity: the Year of the Pig While we continue reading applications full time, another mini-contest.

  

  A little more than a year ago, we here on the blogs were celebrating the Year of the Dog. The celebration featured my favorite dog and ... . Not only does she love the riveting storylines and character development

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2007
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  anything political, and in all such situations would always be the outsider looking in. However, in late February a protest was held at the massive tent outside Kresge that was the venue of the College of Computing celebrations

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Our Independent Studies the making of a (very) short film

  

  At the beginning of this semester, we were really unsure of what ... .837 Computer Graphics, the class we had been slowly working up towards for our ... Computer Graphics, but it is unfortunately only offered in the fall. So, we

  • by Danny and Allan G. '20
  • May 18, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  61 Photos from my Time at MIT from freshman to senior year

  

  On the day before my non-senior friends left for home, we went out on ... wonderful way to say goodbye for the summer. Speaking of friends, my best friend and neighbor (the one with green hair) is a pet mom to two bearded

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 3, 2018
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Got any threes? Go fish!

  

  The floor on which I live, Conner 2, has a large TV. A large broken TV. As such, yesterday evening found a large majority of the residents of Conner 2 sitting in the floor lounge, eating Hsin Hsin (a great

  • by Snively '11
  • September 12, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , memorabilia, and snacks for college away in my mom’s Kia Rio as the dynamic duo ... was selected as one of the seventy members of Interphase EDGE that is ... into Maseeh Hall, where I awkwardly approached the wrong desk to check

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

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

  

  Wednesday the Eleventh: Instead of growing up with boy bands and popular songs on the radio, my main musical intake stemmed from my dad’s 70s ... as a set designer for my sophomore fall production of The Crucible, and

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2020 Hacks Back

  

  ; one aeronautical adMIT sent hers into space. This past spring, for the Class of 2020, we enclosed the following note in the tube:     Yesterday, the Class of 2020 responded with a hacked eye-chart of

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 8, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I’m the new 8.012 tutor! blah blah blah

  

  Come to my “office hours”! LOL  

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • October 14, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Birth Of My Third Child The new admissions web site finally launches! Report any bugs here.

  

  Hi folks, Well here you have it - the new-and-improved MIT ... to keep the other blog threads on topic (how often have you been in the ... 2399 on the SAT I, do I need to retake it?!?" :-) More on the Q

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 14, 2006