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  The Latest Innovation at MIT Guest Blog: Social engineering with the Black Student Union's Co-Chair, Rasheed A. '17

  

  (involving threats of physical violence to black students on campus), incidents ... needs of the large minority student population on campus, involving MIT ... innovation. Reflections of a BSU Co-Chair A Year on the S. S

  • by Selam G. '18
  • May 9, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Musings on Graduate School Starting to think about graduate school...

  

  about 18 months. So today, I attended an info session on the Masters of Engineering in Biological Engineering. A Masters of Engineering is a 5th year ... yes and no. For example, I've often heard of the stigma that those

  • by Bryan
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  miserable and magical oh, to feel moved

  

  jump out of your nightmare to dawn’s peace, resting on wounds like dew on ... then what to feel  with every shard of grief,  and every speck of ... right now    a lot of the times, i am my first invalidator. it is

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • April 3, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  sk8 jebby on a skateboard

  

  instead of doing tricks. He got excited at the prospect of a fresh new ... skateboarding.[/caption] Getting on the board Before I get into the rest of the ... you step on it because the laws of physics exist. Underneath the depths

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • June 29, 2022
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  scootin’ and zoomin’ a transportation saga

  

  remaining on display.” i have never heard this explanation in four years of ... hundreds of miles on it over several months. Towards the end of sophomore ... at the start of my junior fall, I upgraded to a new A6 scooter

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • May 18, 2021
• Blog / How to Human

  Underneath All That Polish… ...lies a few things you wouldn't want to miss

  

  behind for the new prospectives, the incoming Class of 2016, and everyone ... After three CPWs and nearly two years of study here at MIT, I've gotten used to a lot of things about the Institute. And sometimes, when I

  • by Emad T. '14
  • May 7, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  [joint post] Welcoming you to “Here at MIT” student art in the new welcome center

  

  the story of one particular piece of art: the Story Wall. On its own ... stretch of blank tunnel wall on the east side of campus. Then they added ... super cool ways. Most people on campus have seen some of Borderline’s work

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • October 3, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Founder’s Letter A historical perspective.

  

  President Quincy to mark the anniversary of his birthday, on which he entered ... public in New England to give way, on the ground that the Union should be ... Beacon Street may have some effect, but the great mass of New England and

  • by William Barton Rogers
  • March 11, 2011
• Blog / About Decisions

  What’s happening to your apps right now? Views from the Inside

  been a new favorite Where are you reading? I have read on subways ... at my dining table or cuddled up on my couch in front of my tv. Kris ... complements the wood-paneled speakers I bought on the recommendation of

  • by DJ Rock
  • February 2, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summer Season Taking things into my own hands.

  

  working on a new project, I'll "think inside the box" so to speak, and ... decided to strike out on my own and dedicate the time to working on some of ... . As it turns out, this semester was.....well....I learned a lot of

  • by Chris M. '12
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  how to spend a summer Spending a summer in Boston a la Bryan

  

  learned to ballroom dance. I also managed to catch up on a lot of reading ... Boston can be a lot of fun. Rock On. ... So summer kind of comes to an end today. Orientation starts next week

  • by Bryan
  • August 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to MIT! blogging guilt eased...

  

  past couple of weeks. As we head into the last couple weeks of the ... /lounges/libraries/other favorite study spot to ready themselves for the barrage of final projects and ... from Chris P.) for a few minutes to welcome all the new pre-frosh to MIT

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 3, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  More HS Summer Programs Some academic and research opportunities for students to consider.

  

  further list of some terrific math & science summer programs for high school juniors to consider. All of the below are national/international, selective ... Program (SSEP) Women's Technology Program (WTP) Programs open to out-of

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Checking My Calendar I know I'll eat my words come late September, but I'm looking forward to three…

  

  The New York Times has had an interesting set of articles over the ... to take on 15+ hours of lecture a week (although probably not attending ... for one of the seemingly infinite student groups on campus. At Cambridge

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • August 17, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Our students, their stories. Andy Partridge in a zamboni purple monkey dishwasher.

  

  , and walking around on the floor of 10-250. Okay. This was especially ... demonstration of some modern music. On Saturday the marching band headed over to ... , they labeled most of the common household objects on the floor in Russian

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work VII The triumphant conclusion! Plus, the CIA is watching me.

  

  make up organic feed and sparge 55 liters of water and turn on the ... to avoid putting the former director of the CIA on your thesis ... of this, my newest blog entry. I hear the Harvard Book Store is even

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  An Asymmetric Discussion of Shoes, the Process of Moving, and 3D Glasses Physics problem included. Some assembly required.

  

  . (Yes, all of them. I tried.) Slush blooms like grey wildflowers on ... ankles in urban New England. Slush is a test of courage and moral fiber ... Random Hall and into pika on Monday. The purest of all unimportant joys

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  This title is irrelevant In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.

  

  of stairs in two hours on Friday night. That's 12 times up the tallest ... ideas that are not good ones. On the day of the Green Building Challenge ... better to do on a Friday night, along with increased risk of heart failure

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • January 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  An interview with AoPS "What Kinds of Students Does MIT Look For?" but ASMR

  

  Olsen: On today's episode, Chris Peterson, Director of Special Projects at ... Peterson: Well, I would focus maybe a little bit on some of the preparation ... lot of conversations in the open comments threads on those blog posts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 7, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In Case You Were Wondering… Here's what I do when I don't do anything

  

  and can't take focused photos on my phone... Word of advice: always ... member of the Personal Robots Group as a participant in a research study on ... : The Emperor's New Groove is perhaps one of my favorite Disney movies

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • December 1, 2014