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  Ponderings of a lifeguard Why are white water rapids white?

  

  So the other day at work, I was sitting at the bottom of one of the ... at the bottom. And suddenly I wondered, why is it white? So I sat back in puzzlement and continued to stare at the water, thinking. I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • July 7, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  Useful items to bring for dorm room

  

  get all sorts of things at home before they come, but there are plenty ... them at the COOP -- everything there is grossly overpriced. :-( Do you have a printer at home? While you won't *need* one here, and can

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The sun comes up, then goes away Graduation day with pictures!

  

  Manolo Blahniks at graduation, but I'm really glad we didn't hold each ... part of his address: Your training at MIT equips each of you ... personal and intellectual achievements during your time at MIT, will soon

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lazy hazy crazy Summer for me means lab and cooking. I'm not sure which I like better.

  

  data so positively. I guess I got better at presenting my data at the ... have to bring all your stuff at once, I'd advise packing necessary things ... don't think it would be too late at all -- the summer before sophomore

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Neuroscience classes

  

  , the sort of classes that are offered at MIT beyond the basic level ... know of at MIT, at least for undergrads (I'm not sure if there's any on ... weird vocabulary than you can shake a stick at. Most of the lectures deal

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 26, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Nance Nance Revolution! (+ My CPW Recap) New art and new memories.

  

  at MIT. While I'm at it, parents, you should take a bow as well. You ... Thursday night - one for parents and one for students. I was at the parent ... stage at the Battle of the Bands. My colleague and fellow blogger Ben

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • April 25, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Undecideds, Part 2

  

  out, too. Carly wrote, "I'm kind of worried about the food situation at ... actually very happy at MIT. MIT didn't lock me into an inflexible 20-meals-a-week plan like many of my friends at other colleges, which allowed me to 1

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  person. The fabled Weather Machine did its job on Thursday, so at least you ... . :) okay, maybe not... [that's Gullfoss in Iceland] We did a skit at the ... Center, at Meet the Bloggers. I hope you guys liked the root beer. My

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knowing me, knowing you My plans for Nobel laureacy, and everything I like about MIT professors.

  

  like everybody's jovial grandfather at Thanksgiving, how Professor Hatton ... stereochemistry, Professor Licht's awkward humor that nobody ever laughed at because 5.07 is taught at 8:30 AM, Professor Hughes's earring, Professor

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Michael Xiang: Double UROP Extraordinaire! Michael Xiang has two UROPs, one at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and another…

  

  on biology-related projects at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ... has an incredible amount of passion for research and loves that at MIT ... your blood flowing, your mind thinking, or your heart racing." At the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 25, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.

  

  Brass Rat Each class year at MIT officially gathers three times -- once, at the beginning, for the freshman picture; once, at the end, for ... representing events from their first two years at MIT, and drawing upon

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I will begin again. Maybe the time is right (to blog). Maybe tonight.

  

  see him in the "Valjeans of the World" medley at the end. It always ... entire show that Valjean never sings at all. I was Javert in my high ... second day of classes and I have now had every class in my schedule at

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 8, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This is a song about being happy. Not a song about a whale. Sorry. But there's haute couture.

  

  ever stays at the MIT chapter when he's in Boston? Probably not... he ... at Harvard and only came to the BSO to get off campus for a few hours ... stalking Diana Eng and I discovered that she is going to be at the seamless 2

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 13, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  your answer. You play field hockey at MIT right? Did you contact a coach ... the answers. I used to save up questions and answer a bunch of them at ... but unfortunately I think I'm going to be awful at answering your

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Where are we going?

  

  At East Campus HouseComm last week, we learned something unexpected ... Marjorie, will be leaving for South Asia at the end of this school year ... important point about MIT. At many universities, policy-makers act under the

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  sleep statistics for other variables. Definitely. I tried to look at hours ... during downtime at the lab, so it's not all at night at home). Since I am ... hours. Scott compares free time at MIT to the ideal gas law: the things

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Women’s Week 2005 Learn about both the mission and events associated with this year's week-long promotion.

  

  women at the Institute (MITRA NOTE: I have pictures of this, and will ... seminars by Cap & Compass, including Translating Day 1: At Work and ... you ever feel slightly uncomfortable at formal dinners? Do you feel the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 9, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Spring Classes Online (...and a bit about a fall class, too.)

  

  at the beginning and the end of the course so students can assess their ... perhaps the most famous class at MIT, and Prof. Slocum is one of the best teachers at the Institute. BE.010J: Introduction to Bioengineering Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s going on inside my head It might not have been so very important.

  

  employment of my high school friend Ryan at Doc Holliday's. 3. Every Friday night there's three-dollar ice skating at the Z-Center, so I headed over ... an hour and a half I feel like I'm at least starting to get skating

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 7, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  then moseyed over to the Swapfest at Albany and Vassar Streets. Several ... at MIT can you walk past Building 32 (yeah, fine, the Stata Center) on a daily basis. ;-) Back at East Campus, Greg basks in the "ambient

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005