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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Schedilemmas Schedule + dilemma = most incompetent-sounding portmanteau ever

  

  ). Y: Should I take 8.07 or 18.100B? K: Math! Y: I don't know if I want ... dressing that makes physics taste better. Y: But18.100B is like mayonnaise. It doesn't even go on the salad, unless the salad is potato salad. Y

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 7, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [joint post] unsubscribe a post about fortune cookies

  

  participant in our story comes in. The De Florez Fund for Humor. Alan: The De ... promise we [annotation note='CJ: Not by the De Florez Fund, at least. MIT ... which have gotten De Florez grants before, and they’ve always been very

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 7, 2022
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Culture Clash Spain doesn't do sarcasm, and my soul is slowly dying. But then I took some…

  

  is "la gota que colma el vaso," or "the drop that overflows the glass ... kidding. It's even officially called "El Palacio de Comunicaciones." That ... cool statue but...really? Anyway, this is the "Plaza de Cibeles," where

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  issues happening in other parts of the world. “Y, mijita…tu crees que te ... ? Mira, un año pasa rapidisimo. Estare aqui antes de que me empiezes a

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  [Guest Post] On Food and Cooking at MIT, La Vita Nuova a selection of dishes, part 3

  

  Frisardi. Evanston: Northwestern UP, 2012."]oft-cited passage in La Vita ... the movie Hannibal is inspired by Dante’s sonnet in La Vita Nuova ... omelet with sweetbreads (thymus); devilled kidneys; tongue en papillote

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 7, 2022
• Blog / Admissions

  West Coast Trip Report some work, some play, lots of nerd stuff

  

  it. Inspired by the singing toothbrush, but y'know, more stupid. I ... capable of making.       May 15-19: ISEF @ LA   This ... out at the table, along with some of our LA ECs.   ISEF went great

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 30, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  The Experiment… featuring Emily '22, Felix '23, and Alison '23

  

  art. [annotation note="FUN FACT Y'ALL emily shadowed my practice tour ... , [annotation note="wOw sO gEnErOuS but yes this job is quite excellent so thank ... [annotation note="y’all aren’t ready for all the spicy ideas we have (although

  • by kellen manning
  • July 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What I Learned This Week notes and lessons from new classes

  

  're talking about. Last week we finished reading Lazarillo de Tormes (anonymously written) and The Dialogue of the Dogs by Miguel de Cervantes. For ... Overleaf/LaTeX. Vaccine UROP I started a new UROP at the Broad Institute

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 15, 2026
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spring Break A week in Iceland.

  

  Vík's beaches. (1) Me enjoying myself at a stop en route to Vík ... visiting that weekend, but I'm always interested in meeting y'all. :~)

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2016
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Day 1: Quito Old Town The hostel, the basilica, and Embarrassing Spanish Attempt #2

  

   Museo de Ciudad since it came highly recommended by my guide book. Raphael ... are SO CHEAP!) taxi to La Mariscal for dinner. The restaurant we chose, La Cafecito, was the site of Embarrassing Spanish Exchange #2: Me

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [Guest Post] Rediscovering en Plein Air Painting by Elisa X. '26, MEng '26

  

  Voyage into en Plein Air Painting I am very fortunate to have taken ... [annotation note="En plein air, or the practice of creating art outdoors, was ... widespread availability of portable oil paint tubes."]en plein air

  • by Allison E. '27
  • September 17, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How phonology explains wordplay in Tagalog songs armchair linguistics

  

  ."]Munimuni,[/annotation] here's Moira Dela Torre's "Titibo-tibo": Kahit ako'y titibo-tibo Puso ko ... the pre-chorus and the chorus: Mundo ko'y baliktarin Babalik-balik ka ... ako La-la-la-languyin, la-la-la-languyin Tangayin man ng hangin Maligaw

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 9, 2022
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Playing Doctor… Are people REALLY impressed by big words? You be the judge.

  

  ESTAN BIEN PENDEJOS Mira, "keko," yo hablo español y no hay espacio aquí para el racísmo, ¿entiendes? Hay tantas ideas equivacadas en esta frase ... deferred, which was an interesting experience. Y'see, I expected that, if I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  my hottest STEM takes actively starting internet wars

  

  words or with common logic. Who is asking to read LaTeX and then going ... everyone agrees it's fi, and then suddenly in physics y'all are switching

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • July 28, 2025
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skullhouse Road Trip Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Austin, New Orleans, North Carolina, Delaware, New Jersey, and New…

  

  Mario '15. Both had moved to LA after graduating and flew to Las Vegas to ... Venice. Three of our brothers lived in LA, so we had a barbecue at Alex ... 10, Friday 6/2: New Orleans Day 1 Après Austin, nous sommes allés à la

  • by Erick P. '17
  • June 9, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Everything I Miss and Don’t Miss About MIT Frolicking in nostalgia

  

  at La Verdes at 3 am and trying to make a pack of four Vienna Fingers ... Waking up to a Cinco de Mayo band playing on Memorial Drive after getting

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 22, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  A couple of hacks from a couple of hacks CPW tends to bring out the best work from the esoteric pranksters

  

  . They can have a similar temperament. But the true cremé de la cremé of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • April 30, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  MIT Analog Music Synthesizer Bavicchi’s Festival Symphony Calder’s La ... Computer Sea Squirt Van de Graaff Generators Visible Language Worshop Voyager

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  software package called A la rencontre de Philippe. It’s an interactive

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Daniel Guillen Our football coach gets a surprise in Daniel Guillen '10.

  

  punt was a 68-yarder in a 23-20 win over La Villa on Sept. 16, 2005 ... Grande Valley athlete to play football at MIT. Jose De Leon, an All

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 29, 2006