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  Doonesbury Conclusion Official Doonesbury news.

  

  academic futures for Alex Doonesbury: Should she go to Rennselaer, Cornell ... Cornellians to the poll in numbers sufficient for Big Red to catch up. "We ... Doonesbury Straw Poll Congeniality Award. As for the question at hand -- Where

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  This was meant to be written a week and a half ago

  

  , Caltech's cannon appeared at MIT for CPW, complete with intricately machined ... the party so that I could pretend to sleep for half an hour before getting ready for class. I'm glad I was there. It's one of those things

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • April 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to work

  

  grumbling for part of them because of having to wake up at 7am. ;-) April 21st is the deadline for freshmen to declare a major. Technically, it ... Sloan faculty heard the desires of the MIT community for a recognized

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Hello from Palo Alto My California not-so-vacation.

  

  day, then I'm catching the redeye to Boston at 10 PM. Look for me to answer a bunch of questions later today. For right now, I just want to be a little lazy and watch TV -- I've been talking to people almost nonstop for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • March 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  the Men's Ice Hockey game for a little Marching Band on Ice action and ... liberated from solid food for the rest of my life by an errant puck. Yes, we ... I think he deserves some credit for the whole affair. And we got

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS) at MIT have developed a ... sort of microscope for charges, where each foil acts as a lens. Once the ... oscilloscope, it can detect, for example, whether a particle is an electron or a

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  couple of examples. Take for example, 18.02, Multivariable Calculus, a ... . Now here's my take on all this (feel free to ask around for other ... entry be without photos? For the next two months, I'll be highlighting

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  the privilege to be an admissions officer for nearly ten years at three ... out for yourself if a school is the right fit for you. To be honest, I

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  how 18.01 is a prereq and 18.02 is a co-requsitie for 8.02. Since I ... , here's a shout out to the Lego Lab for being cool enough to work with ... you could all decide for yourselves about the MIT campus: Coming Soon

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  Early Warning", which I think is a great name for a party. At the East ... (or burning, for that matter), there was just a lot of evaporating ... dorms (yay for people making the most of Rush!). And there was Hall Rush

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  library in 1996, for the simple reason that ''nobody else seemed to be doing ... lending a book out can approach $2 for some libraries; printing out a black ... 're happy to be open and available for you.

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Dating Research A news story today looks at Media Lab research on dating.

  

  There's a story on the AP wire today (look for it in your local paper ... are developing software for cell phones that would analyze speech ... speed-dating conversations. He can now predict the verdict for 80 per cent

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Paint Work I Ruth and I paint our rooms. First in a seven-part miniseries directed by Ken Burns.

  

  trying to study for the 5.43: Advanced Organic Chemistry final. Just come ... with two coats of Parisian. Ruth is opting for a subdued combination of ... xanga. EDIT 08/09/05: Ruth and I painted for five hours tonight. My room

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 8, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a pedestrian! I’m a motorist! Pedestrian! Motorist! Read on, my children, and you shall see of our midnight ride to IHOP.

  

  To begin: "If it weren't for my horse, I never would have spent that ... for the portions. Still, how can I resist the prospect of a random three ... very underutilized angle for pictures." --Ruth. I actually wanted to be

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 14, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  the Last Dance For Me. I must say that I do like the crooners. (Michael ... course, a big reason for the it being named that, aside from the popularity ... ), This One Jazz Bar. A freshman yelled at me this year for supporting women

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT: REGRESSIONS a documentary on MIT, and why it's so important

  

  , who immediately wanted to write a script for it. They added narration ... committee for three years, this is extremely foreign to me. Nowadays, there ... provides us with a medium for discourse outside of interactions with our

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • October 12, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Atomic Friends a comic

  

  in-between of novels and movies. Novels allow for endless words ... more on its pictures to tell story rather than its dialogue. For our first assignment of the class, we were challenged to write a script for a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • September 17, 2022
• Blog / Advice

  I did not graduate on time

  

  conclusion, where, for the first time, there wasn't one. Was it a ... stayed because whatever options I had for leave felt worse.  And despite ... elective for my major, was at 9:30am, and I couldn’t get out of bed on time

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 13, 2022
• Blog / Challenges

  101 questions we’ve asked ourselves at MIT we're all just trying to figure it/life/ourselves out

  

  decisions for me and suddenly I miss the innocence my parents had wrapped me ... road trip to take for a three day weekend? What makes a good partner ... ’m stupid for asking so many questions? How can I ration the number of

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • March 27, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freshman Year vs. Senior Year The same, but different...

  

  Chinese literature class, looking frantically for potential thesis advisors ... modern Chinese. I’m scared for my life (and my grade) but also looking ... defense this was recorded during class anyway (I’m assuming for some MITx or

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 16, 2017