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  Pre-Orientation Begins Pre-Orientation and a mini-contest!

  

  begins on Sunday, but for half of the class, they are already getting to ... themselves. Upperclassman MIT students who are around for Orientation may ... possible bonus prize for the best picture that spells M-I-T. I look forward

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 24, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper ‘84, Astronaut The 24th MIT graduate to go into space.

  

  the Lab for Manufacturing and Productivity, rowed for the Varsity Women ... a Navy scholarship to help pay for college. From there, I got a degree

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Return of the Nance Effect The Summer Update Edition!

  

  represents the changing of the guard for The Nance Effect. Many more of those ... . This is, after all, a community designed for and about you. When I began ... table for you. Just remember, unlike Thanksgiving dinner, the priority

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  Science -- because what better place is there for two MIT grads to have ... -- plus 18) to change the policy. :-P (For Karen, below: A legacy is an ... my room left except for Adam, and we stayed up all night talking to

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him ... , here is a good summer list of restaurants for students (and campus ... food. Don't miss the Kaddo (pumpkin), it's to die for. 143 1st St

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

  Back in MD Summary of the end of the year, and a look ahead to the summer.

  

  much for me. On the bright side, all of my worldly possessions are now sitting in the storage room, waiting for me to find in the fall. I gave ... , we found out that she was running the spelling bee for the 1st-3rd

  • by Melis A. '08
  • June 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  grade too steep for its small hinged legs, causing six of its pneumatic ... even downright reprogramming." Among those detained for questioning were ... organizations during their respective "hell weeks." A spokesman for the Theta Tau

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  A person can develop a cough. Simultaneously the coldest and hottest entry I've ever written.

  

  boxer shorts. And then he recognizes you. How's that for teacher ... homemade killer death robots or whatever open another bottle of Jolt Cola for ... over the summer, and of course this only increased my appetite for toast

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  EA Telethon! Yay for the class of 2010!

  

  ! I've basically been working continuously for the past 15 hours and I ... for real, so we got to see everything we've learned so far really coming ... "wow, I've only been doing this for 3 weeks and I'm almost done with my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Not an actual entry Warning: I am apparently in a run-on sentence/overuse of parenthetical statements mood today.

  

  parenthetical statements mood today.* Although I'm back in Boston for the moment ... 'm still supposed to be leaving for Maine in 25 minutes. I haven't decided ... . My excuse is that I had to haul the Christmas presents I bought for my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) Things just about get crazy-go-nuts.

  

  dorm, Burton-Conner, has a full kitchen and suite lounge for every 6 ... groups, it's a lot more interesting to cook for myself. By the way, I hate ... Here For The Food" and was reminded that the three modes of heat transfer

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 3, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  frustrating. For this I wholeheartedly apologize. Please hang in there for us ... frustrating for you all, and I'm thinking about you guys. Hoping you all get

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  What I Have Learned From The Early Decision Process At MIT Here are some of the things that impressed me.

  

  covered that. So let's get to the meat of the matter (or for you vegans out ... many students showing so much compassion for their fellow man. The ... related to your intended fields of study for quite some time, while others

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One wonderful day I might just make it, after all.

  

  knitted for me by Ruth '07? So, there's this report for 10.28 on the effect ... . Berka and the MISTI MIT-Germany program for getting me an internship in

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  immediately. I was wrong (although I am better than last year, for sure). I ... . Anyway, you guys hang in there and try not to worry too much. For those of you who have applied EA, there's pretty much nothing for you to do but

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jugal Shah- Improving the technique of High Resolution Quantitative Autoradiography Sophomore Jugal Shah is improving a boron imaging technique that may potentially enhance a promising…

  

  trying to improve the technique for producing high-quality HRQAR images ... his research, serving as co-publicity chair for the South Asian American Students (SAAS) group, and playing the trumpet for MIT Symphony Orchestra

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Spectacle I was going to title this entry "Spectacle of Light," because I mention MIThenge. Then…

  

  a month that I get my act together and cook real food for myself, even ... for a whole day. Breakfast: I love Frosted Flakes. Really I do ... routine for the past 7 years, and I'm not about to stop now. (Although

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  for me while we sampled some AppleBake treats: I'm ashamed to say that ... freshman dinner... We had to cook for about 30 people, so we started with a ... ziti): That's lots of free food for one day! P.S. If you want a cool

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bryan Owens: Developing bioreactors An interview with fellow blogger, Bryan Owens, to find out more about his awesome UROP…

  

  was symmetrical in order to reduce the need for aligning multiple parts ... production of the cells. Bryan has been at the BPEC for six months and found ... . His UROP advice to prefrosh is to be open-minded when you're looking for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  following the dinner was a Central Meeting. We had a nice turnout for the ... Academy. Unfortunately, I was a little late for my visit (I apologize!). The ... (home of UCLA) for a quick email check and boba, followed by a sit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005