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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Apple Juice Liberation! Something very important happened to me when I came to MIT a few weeks ago.…

  

  was a limitation on the size of the cups we could use to drink apple ... a while, but within an hour of walking on campus I was learning how to use a power saw (“Put these goggles on, and keep your fingers away!”) We

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 17, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  Remember last week when US Representative Ed Markey criticized BP's golf ball plan to stop the oil leak off the coast of Louisiana? He said, "When we heard the best minds were on the case, we expected MIT, not the

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Admitted Student Spring Meetings… ...the event when I decided MIT was for me.

  

  in his garden on that Saturday afternoon in March was the fact that ... fact we're preparing for it on campus already, there is still the ... scheduled over MIT's spring break to allow current students to be on hand but

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • March 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Finals Week It's the final countdown.

  

  in that class! I'll be glad when it's 12:01 PM on Thursday, at which ... time in four months, I'll get to see my family. I'm holding on to that thought as tightly as I can." Kim D: "I'm on the 6th draft of my MEng

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pick My Halloween Costume! Mm, crowdsourcing.

  

  I feel like dressing up for Halloween this year, but I don't really feel like finding a new costume. Fortunately, I already have a bunch of things on my closet that I could use as costumes (blame the Assassins

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing the Class of 2013: Merritt ‘13, Carlos ‘13, Edward ‘13, and John ‘13 The final edition of a nine-part series of articles about the incoming MIT class.

  

  ," said Boyd. Some say he's a genius. He doesn't think so, but plans on ... folks. But moving to another country? That's an adjustment on a whole ... on," Garay said. "It made me lonely, and I just closed up." In the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Hawk Flies High Spontaneous jazz improv at 77 Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  One clear Thursday night long ago I was playing ultimate frisbee on ... , and the most famous alto soloist, Charlie Parker, wasn't on the list. I ... music elements to jazz--or vice versa, depending on your point of view. I

  • by Ahmed H. '12
  • August 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  College Fair! v2.0

  

  's going on? At CollegeWeek Live! you all can participate in a real-time, 2

  • by Snively '11
  • March 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snow snow snow. I'm wearing bright colors so if I get caught in a snow drift someone will…

  

  going to drown in snow on my way to class. If I never post again, you now

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s Monday Actually, I think I just made it to Tuesday.

  

  named Sylvester and pretends to be Stephen Hawking on weekends ... mean that the Physics major who lives next door put me on their mailing ... clever manipulations of the English language, let's move on. -GRT

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 24, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Valentine’s Day Eve Day. What? Also. BEN FOLDS.

  

  , which is this week long celebration of Greek life on campus, which is kind ... middle of all that awesomeness is the awesomeness that is Ben Folds on ... belief right now. But okay, so that was exciting news today on campus, but

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Events

  The Places You’ll Go Places I've recently gone.

  

  , solving brain-busting puzzles, and taking classes on the other side of the ... waking up at 7:30am on weekdays (this is hard for a college student. really ... staring at The Weather Channel for hours on end as a child, and having a

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • February 13, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  One Week MIT: It's so dangerous, you'll have to sign a waiver.

  

  A little bit ago, a prospective student wanted some insight on what a ... tomorrow Studying for my 5.12 (organic chemistry) test on Wednesday ... meeting to work on a game I'm helping write for the Assassins' Guild

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  REX Sneak Peek A teeny tiny sneak preview of BC REX. I mean really. It's basically useless.

  

  dinner, so she can check up on us and hear our stories about our time here.

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 31, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  embarks on a new journey. We'll miss you, Ben.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Ring Committee Wrap Up For those interested . . .

  

  , Congratulations on completing your first year at MIT! It has been a tough year ... other end-of-year items that were on everybody's mind, this discussion has ... realize that during the summer, some of the candidates may be on vacation

  • by Snively '11
  • June 24, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Diffusion Summer time!

  

  Alley," but to make matters confusing all of the dorm addresses are on ... : Dan Sauza '11 -- Travelling to Mexico to work on a Course 3 (Materials ... street but nobody I'm close with is actually living on the floor with me

  • by Snively '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Post-finals stress? Oh, it happens. Trust me.

  

  that you only have one day to bid on Ben's autographed business card

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Disaster Relief .

  

  I haven't been able to focus at all today. I didn't really understand the scope of it til this afternoon. Times Report on the Earthquake When I describe Sichuan to people I always mention the food, and the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  I have nothing but analysis left to do for the last Junior Lab experiment for the rest of the week. I went to the gym today, I'll probably go on thursday, too. Yeah, life isn't so bad. Turns out I'm not nearly as

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008