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  Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate: LiveBlog FOOD FIGHT!

  

  8:02 pm I'm here in 26-100 getting ready to watch the 2008 Latke Vs ... of the important bits and some of the funnier jokes. Pictures could be ... insert pictures while typing. I did manage to catch some candids of the

  • by Snively '11
  • March 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s Not Always Rainbows and Butterflies Inspired by Paul and Snively.

  

  So, I'm in the Stratton Reading Room right now and the number of ... 'll glomp you! - jk. =D) The truth is, as cliched as the statement had become, it's very much true. At MIT, the courses are not just fast-paced; they

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanksgiving in England Celebrating a North American holiday in Britain.

  

  .5 months already!" I've been more along the lines of "I can't believe it ... with family, and eating. Luckily, the world didn't end because the CME office held a Thanksgiving Dinner for us! All of the MIT students were

  • by Cambridge
  • November 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Then and Now The two are remarkably similar.

  

  the problems, quickly growing frustrated at the fact that none of it ... , but once you do get it, you can fly through the problems with ease and ... seniors. You do, however, have a book that you're returning to the Coop

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  I want you to burn Unfortunately, usually somebody just blew up their spaghetti-o's.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The word meaning "the closest approach of an orbiting body to Mars" is "periareion." My dorm, Burton-Conner, is the best. Even ... , we're still the best. Why? Kitchen space. As Laura showed you, each

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nicht Bach, Sondern Maurer The proudest moment of my life since figuring out that "Wok & Roll" was a…

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Chess prodigy Bobby Fischer has been wanted by the US ... from the living room. "SAM!" she yelled. "The Cornucopia of Doom is on!" Okay, well that's only my favorite episode of Star Trek EVER, next to the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  summarize and capture the important things in your college application, and OMG there aren't enough blanks on my application to talk about the 20 ... mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / How to Food

  Come on, let’s go food truckin’ Where to find some cheap, reasonably tasty, and sometimes even healthy eats on campus.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The Natural History Museum in London has a giant squid ... me? Well, I only found out about the dinner about two hours before it ... sandwich "barbecue", but I called it Sloppy Joe in front of the Europeans to

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Post-engagement, pre-Bahamas An exciting week!

  

  future reference. A cool thing that I find amusing We went over to the Museum of Science today to check out the reception site. Hanging in the space over the main entrance to the museum are the vehicles Daedalus (a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 2, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bubbles and UROPs OK, so we're going to follow up on this white water rapids question, because I…

  

  , super biology queen Mollie says, "I'm sure at least some of the foam is due to proteins and oils sloughed off the skin of the people on the ... bubbles." This is similar to Shannon's comment, which suggested that the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 12, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nike+iPod read entry & vote at the end

  

  Apparently opening up the new Apple store on Fifth Avenue was only ... idiosyncratic one, and consumer theory dictates that the more choices, the better. Furthermore, the shoes available are all pretty ugly. ...Then again, a research

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Productive, yes. Appropriately productive, no. You would think that my activities the weekend before finals might include studying.

  

  I sold several old textbooks back to the Coop, sold a few more on Amazon Marketplace, and got stopped next to the Stata Center to take a ... (we're going to the Bahamas this summer, and I needed a new bathing suit

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • May 21, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Making your college decision May 1st! Have you decided?

  

  "[In many ways, picking a college is a lot like marriage: the courtship, the ceremony, the cost. So it's not surprising many players compare it to falling in love.] Make the decision with both your head and your

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 28, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Holmstrom, et al.

  

  (UEA)-sponsored lunch with Professor Bengt Holmstrom, the head of the MIT Economics ... about research he said, "The one thing all the sciences have in common is that there are still no answers to the most basic questions. Physics

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Peace Out, 2005 Saying goodbye to a great year!

  

  lessons. Some you would prefer not to learn, but in the long run, I'm sure I ... has managed to teach me in the past year. I ran for UA Vice President and lost. This was probably one of the best learning experiences of my

  • by Bryan
  • December 31, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Leaves, Strawberries, Doors Pictures of campus, faculty dinner, another door. (7 pictures)

  

  to turn as early a September, but only recently has most of the campus ... from this week: Also this week, I was invited to the faculty dinner at the ZBT house, home to Bryan '07, among many other awesome people

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 5, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  , Robert Grubbs, and Professor Richard Schrock. Professor Schrock won the Nobel prize for his "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis." Courtesy of the MIT News Office: Schrock was cited by

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 2

  

  , I ate at the brand new Steam Cafe, a very yummy new dining option! I might also add that the two bearded admissions officers, Ben and Stu, were paired on the same subcommittee today. In other news, while we were in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  the new numbering system, which does not deserve rights"]6 ... mighty in the S-tier. Sometimes classes at MIT feel difficult for the sake of being difficult, but 6.115 hit the rare sweet spot of being

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Class Projects

  What I made in my documentary class three videos and many, many lessons

  

  of visuals and storytelling. But, once the summer came along, and I was ... signed up for the course this fall. I also wanted to take this class ... the age of TikToks and Reels, video is increasingly becoming the primary

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • January 5, 2023