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  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  : Where did the river go? And now, well...I've been in the house for a ... ?   4. Does a snowman need to have 3 snowball parts for it to be a real ... campus. For some of the puzzles, the first challenge is trying to figure

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  January Book List Oaks & Poems & Baldwin & Biss

  

  . This is not a best-of-the-year list. It's not a syllabus for literary ... woods. The oaks are the oldest trees in them. For thousands of years ... : calm down), and plenty of picture books and "chapter books" for my baby

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • January 27, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  myself as a prefrosh, wishing all you younger-uns best of luck for what ... journal, and tomorrow night I'll be taking photographs for Technique at the ... and only having the fortune to know them for a year--or two years, or

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another New Semester and A Lot of Cats Call me the crazy cat lady

  

  awesome.  He brings in new poetry books for us each week and postcards, and ... of the books and watch the rest of the movies for the class. So there ... live on my hall. I cook for the first time tomorrow! My friend Marvin R

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Punt Puzzle A collaborative affair

  

  logged into an online page for my Electromagnetism Class and saw the p-set. After staring at the problems for a couple of minutes, my mind folded into ... laugh maniacally at your crawling pace. That probably suffices for now

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I should’ve started this earlier A statement exemplifying my first month as a Junior

  

  class is infamous for taking a lot of time to do the work (but like I said ... was the right choice for me. I've really enjoyed coming home to an ... looking out for you, even when you don't want to inconvience anyone to tell

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  , Wellesley, Harvard, and beyond for the Ballroom Dance Camp, Day 2. "Look ... probably an understatement. We've been positively explosive for the past two ... going on outside of classes and ballroom dancing. For example, slacklining

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2017 By The Numbers with apologies to iron maiden

  

  process. When we say that the admit rate for students with a 750-800 was 15 ... :   Admissions Statistics for the Class of 2017 General Freshman ... % Number of different high schools represented: 848 Just For Fun Most

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 3, 2013
• Blog / About Decisions

  Stressful Times in my opinion, the best advice, ever.

  

  were something to be proud of... (It's really, really, really not!) For ... would be ok for me to go to sleep? What goals should I have? BUT I also ... finals week for us here at MIT. So to all who applied, whether you get in

  • by Ana V. '15
  • December 11, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  Language (die Sprache) MIT-Germany student discusses language

  

  ;advantageous" for being recognized. But the decision to write in German wasn't ... be "best" for one's career. Instead, the decision was ... language, even just for scientific publications, even when a common language

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 10, 2012
• Blog / Challenges

  Why So Serious? On Keeping Life in Perspective

  

  It's been a while since I've had time to sit down for a long period ... still thinking of the things I would write for all of you out there who ... . Make a difference. Class of 2016, you're in for the journey of a

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • March 25, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Month of Novembeard a cultural exchange

  

  nevertheless lamentable, understanding of proper production of a Novembeard. For ... inspirational, aspirational goal for others. Consider star Stanford quarterback ... Manning. While I have done so much for Andrew, I ask almost nothing in

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 20, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  In Memoriam: Professor Silbey

  

  about every teaching award that MIT gives (including the Baker Award for ... , but can't speak coherently for 50 minutes. Professor Silbey was not any ... . For that, I am eternally grateful.

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • November 1, 2011
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion ... the Charles River; it was originally built as a mansion for the ... conclusion. For almost a century, the Universe has been known to be expanding

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ratification: The Story of the US Constitution History @ MIT

  

  legal requirement for the government to continue paying its financial ... : When I visited Borders last week for their liquidation sale and saw Prof ... so well after working with her on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for a

  • by Chris S. '11
  • August 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  how ARe you today? Do you Nintendo? On an unrelated note, part of me thinks this and this might…

  

  for this entry. More relevant, is the new "StreetPass" feature ... cool. I walked around for a while and my character maintained eye ... a bit of amusement for those of us with 3DSs. It definitely did not go

  • by Snively '11
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  for only a short letter. Much occupation before the Committee of the ... importuned for a word, which was characteristic, as usual. I was urged to speak ... be drawn for the present so as to place them with the seceders. Still

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  scientific community convened for the first time at the University of Chicago ... . Professor Wasserman went for a more mathematical approach to defend the merits ... .) Closing arguments for the hamentaschen supporters were handed to Professor

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / How to Food

  Most delicious deliverables ever Also, I'm not having a bad hair day. I'm having a bad hair fortnight.

  

  convenience store for a pb&j bagel sandwich because we had a hard track ... little mustard in with the cheese. Now, my recipe called for nutmeg to be ... in elementary school terms, when you were choosing teams for dodgeball

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 12, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Photophobic

  

  my mind reeled to remember the name for it. Then all of a sudden I ... .) I immediately gained a new appreciation for why we all wore helmets ... . Easier said then done. I was mentally prepared for it, and I unfastened

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 28, 2011