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Somewhat Random A little news bite.
JK Rowling announces Harry Potter Book 7 Title Not completely unrelated to MIT...well yea, but since finals are over and my brain is still ... that I have the opportunity to read for enjoyment. Harry Potter has had -
Blog / MIT Life
Photo Contest, Round 1 The first winning entry in the photo contest. What a view!
The Orientation photo contest is off to a great start. The first photo comes to us from freshman Arya '10, an international student from Iran. This photo was taken from Arya's 15th floor room in the dormitory -
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ZigZag Episode 6 A new video podcast.
). Are there other kinds of stories you'd like to see on ZigZag? Things or people you'd like to know more about? -
Blog / Personal Travel
Bryan is alive and in Rome Day One In Rome
We got here safely, and we're having a blast. I'll write a longer entry when I find free wireless, but right now it's costing 3 euros an hour and I have a lot of emails to respond to. (Thanks for all the emails -
Blog / Events
Cross-Cultural Conference
to expect, but here are some of the topics they are planning on covering: History of Diversity@MIT 1861 to present Cross -
Blog / Admissions
The Decisions Are Not In The Mail Bad language on MyMIT.
Hi folks, I see in the comments from my last entry that MyMIT is telling people that decisions have been mailed. I've asked the tech folks to ... language didn't get updated as it was supposed to. Hopefully this will be -
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I, Robot "Turn it, leave it, stop- format it. Technologic." IAP Robotics competitions wrap up.
Today, most of the IAP robotics competitions begin to wrap up. They include: 6.186: MasLab 6.270: Autonomous Robot Design Competition 6 ... has been staying up until all hours of the night trying to refine his -
Blog / Events
The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.
entry. Thanks to Random / S.P.I.E.S. for running another terrific Mystery ... captained by my friend Dan '03. Way to go! Dan '03 of The Evil Midnight -
Blog / IAP
IAP, and trivia answers IAP begins tomorrow.
'll travel 13.7 billion years back to explore the Big Bang itself and how state ... opportunity to ask them! HIV/AIDS in Africa: An Open Dialog About the Needs in Developing African Nations and the Role of MIT Students The resources needed to -
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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 -
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.) Unfortunately, one was a casualty of some rainy weather today. Anyway, back to -
Blog / MIT Life
This is wondrous strange. Why didn't the ostrich cross the road? Because a girl had no pants on.
was a little bored (for the very first time since I got to MIT two years ago, of course) and it was sunny, warm, and breezy, so I decided to bike up Massachusetts Avenue to see just how far it goes into Boston. Turns -
Blog / Admissions
In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.
Well folks, the time has come. Note that the pic up top has changed to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a ... over. Have a great weekend everyone, and best of luck to each of you. :-) -
FAQ / Academics and research
What is the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab?
The Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) was created to coordinate and promote water and food research at MIT. MIT ... environmentally sustainable way. Check out their site to learn about all of the -
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Is Math fun at MIT?
A lot of our students select math as their field of interest when applying to MIT—which is no surprise, since our math department is one of the ... topology, to applied mathematics areas such as combinatorics, computational -
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Did an MIT grad start Khan Academy?
fund analyst to start Khan Academy, a nonprofit educational organization created to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. -
Blog / MIT Life
Endless rain into a paper cup ...also, restless wind inside a letterbox.
like a little wind and rain is going to stop them from running it ... the above information was available to me with a simple push of F12. In ... ), when I got this e-mail from Mitra. From: Mitra Longshoreman To: All of -
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Mystery Hunt 2007 A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.
came in to save the day, offering the teams the opportunity to get the ... to Michael Fauntleroy Stopheles (M.F. Stopheles, for short) for a mere penny. To get their souls back, they would have to complete his course of -
Blog / Personal Travel
Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.
I'm not going to lie, I'm pretty sick of grad school interviews. I've been extremely lucky to interview at all of the top five programs in ... recent trip has brought me to the San Francisco bay area to interview at UC