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  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  attendance. Last night, my parents, my brother and I gathered for our ... 's great to be able to spend some quality time with my family... I hope many

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  21st Century Education? Food for thought.

  

  So I just read this article in Time Magazine about bringing schools out of the 20th century. So putting this in the context of your ... I highlighted in this entry.

  • by Bryan
  • December 17, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  We’re Bringing What Back? I don't think so.

  

  [ETA] (I have actually seen snow before. MIT students are not actually so dumb that they don't know what snow is. Except for Keri. Who lives in Florida, anyway??)(No, don't answer that.) Dear Bryan, I woke

  • by Jess K. '10
  • December 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Apple Sculptures The Caltech Cannon and soft core porn

  

  I'll admit it -- the "soft core porn" reference in the excerpt for this entry was pretty cheap... but it worked, you pervert. Here are some ... . I love it! Yum.

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 26, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  ADITL My wednesday.

  

  minutes. I need one of these. 8:05 - 8:17 AM: Shower. 8:18 - 8:27 AM ... the weather. I actually wear flip flops until the first snow, so yes. 8 ... . My breakfast. My best friend telling me I'm crazy because I'm taking a

  • by Bryan
  • October 12, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Crazy Day

  

  some reason, I waited until senior year to take the mandatory swim test, but I miraculously passed and am now a teeny bit closer to graduating ... partially funded by the Crafts Fair, I believe 5:30 PM -- Learn more about

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 27, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  As stated in the original post, they were actually due on 8/31, but I forgot to remind you, so I've extended the deadline. :-) If you wish to be considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The LiveJournal Survey Mid-summer frivolity, part three.

  

  - Ben-o - Jones THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: - I'm creative - I care about people - I'm a good dad THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF: - I can be compulsive - I work too much - I don't sleep or exercise

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus ... did not play my favorite song =[) Awesome, right? EDIT: I'm going to do

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Cross-Cultural Conference

  

  I'm going on a cross-cultural conference/retreat tomorrow. 2006 is the first year they're holding this event, so I really have no idea what to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 18, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  It’s All About The Process Take a moment, then get back in the game.

  

  admitting the class of 2010. I am very proud of the Admissions professionals at MIT. So much so that I am proud to say that many are more like ... all of your applications. As we began Selection Committee I was

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • March 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  General Advice Application advice for HS juniors and sophomores, inspired by a student's question

  

  or test-prep courses I would suggest or anything like that. I recommend ... gained from it, how it has changed you, etc. Another piece of advice I have is to be confidently relaxed. I hope that you have gone both through

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 19, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  2.670 Summary

  

  Today was the last day of 2.670. I had wanted to make a really cool modification to my engine by making it a generator, but I didn't have enough time to make it work. Anyway, I spent all morning putting together the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.

  

  was a great 36 hours of hunting! I'll post some fun puzzles in my next entry. Thanks to Random / S.P.I.E.S. for running another terrific Mystery

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A New Year and a New ‘Do bryan.mitblogs.com gets a little makeover.

  

  So most people start off the new year with a new hairstyle, but since I don't have that much hair to play around with, the next best thing ... think about the new look? Should I keep it like this or go back to the old

  • by Bryan
  • January 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  Pending recovery from my illness, in a few hours, I will board a bus to head here to watch this movie in IMAX. I'm a "little" excited. Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  No time for your stupid question. A posthumous entry about the Ig Nobel awards.

  

  English language... and I'm so dedicated to you, gentle reader, that I would indeed write a posthumous entry if I had to. This is the number one song in heaven. Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Ig Nobel

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 15, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  ) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug ... for 18 cents each! Needless to say, I was thrilled. (I bought 12 ... Harvard Square. Weywey and I ate at Penang, on the second floor of the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Events

  CityDays and ClayNights Clay Aiken concert, CityDays volunteering, and West Campus luau (lots of pictures)

  

  Clay Aiken! I'm not sure how to explain the phenomenon I witnessed on ... do not do justice to how Clay-obsessed some Claymates are. I don ... like Elvis, but.... Here I am with my very own personal Clay. Sort of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Images of Rush preparation

  

  leading up to Rush/Orientation. So I decided to bring you a few pictures of ... , Deirdre '08, that I took a while back for an entry that never happened. One stereotype that has always bothered me is that MIT girls are unattractive. I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 25, 2005