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  Another Toy Story Turns out toy design isn't all play, but that doesn't mean it's not fun!

  

  't finish our toy 10 minutes before we had to be there for presentations ... end for the PLAYsentations. It was incredibly wonderful. Looking ... , thanks for one the most unforgettable experiences of my freshman year!

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • May 25, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  .013 (Senior Civil and Environmental Engineering Design, for those not yet versed ... to use for our bridge. We have a pretty simple design (a truss bridge ... very light, making it ideal for emergency situations where aid might be

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Sigma ChIgloo MIT Fraternity brothers engineer a 10 foot igloo while relaxing in Maine

  

  ideas for how to approximate better. Now that the math is out of the way ... ... ...and is successful. Steve is stoked for his pending relationship ... his pow pow only lasts for a couple hours... Brothers begin to

  • by Gabe B. '13
  • March 6, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas Because not all ideas can be good

  

  Says, running up the Green Building stairs for 4 hours, a Python Bee, a ... Campus for two events: Chocolate Chess and the Nutella eating contest. [Now ... have a nice sugar induced coma for a hour after the game. Nutella Eating

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  Rebecca Black, the Old Spice Guy, and How to Sell Staplers the makings of a great IAP

  

  like Java's rebellious younger cousin, you can only eat oatmeal for so ... wide assortment of classes that MIT offers over IAP, both for credit and not for credit. I've been running between kickboxing classes, business

  • by Connie H. '15
  • January 21, 2012
• Blog / Personal Travel

  624 Hours: Columbia, MO or, Things I Made While I Was Home

  

  the Show-Me State, Columbia is a lively college town, except for the ... magazine. [*Just got to say that I have a poop-ton of respect for housewives ... Housewifeformer™ and churned out three outfits for our new dog, Scooter (who

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Melancholia [by Faye '11] A beautiful movie about the end of the world.

  

  . “This line is for the Melancholia film screening. It’s by ... , Antichrist) based the idea for his newest movie from a depressive episode he ... instead of seeing, for example, how the president will react to these

  • by ARTalk
  • November 7, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  #Winning the battle for awesome (fictitious) alumni

  

  example for a lot of arguments either, but he's an engineer for NASA. He ... suit to be a superhero. No "baby I was born this way" origin story for

  • by Chris M. '12
  • October 27, 2011
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Like a G6 except for the wings, the engines, the flight controls…

  

  signing up for it.  It sounded pretty shiny.  In classical me mode, my first ... . Don't worry about flaps, there aren't any in this plane. Keep for the ... 's almost like simulators were created for this purpose.     And

  • by Piper '13
  • September 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  I've decamped from the Boston area northwards to New Hampshire for ... power for some time because it is surrounded by an intricate interweaving ... ;   One final note: for those of you who already have students here at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  “Choose Your Own Adventure” MISTI edition

  

  for Malgorzata and Melanie. We gathered at a restaurant that specializes ... , so we get to manage our time for work, travel, leisure. (At the moment ... and turned back… Our conversation carried on for a few minutes. I

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • July 20, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Starbucks. I'm getting a little too familiar with it.

  

  . Starbucks works during various hours of the day. For instance: 1. The busiest ... feels like it's made for college students, what with all the long study ... expected. The high for today is 59 degrees, with a low of 51, and while I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • June 14, 2011
• Blog / How to Human

  Lazy Day Today is one of them

  

  cell phone.   Sleep in late...   ...for more than 10 hours...   ...or for more than 12.   ... just play it by ear and do whatever you like for a while. So, to the

  • by Emad T. '14
  • June 12, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Incentive to Drop Out Two MIT students get $100,000 and lots of opportunities in a two-year fellowship.

  

  Foundation: Laura Deming wants to extend the human lifespan for a few more ... to MIT in two years, I wish you all the best for the future ... about applications for the next round of fellows will be available at 20

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  stay in MITWE, MITSO, and Techiya, at least for the first couple weeks. I ... a couple weeks later. Chamber Chorus was looking for more altos, so I ... to sing solo! I guess sometimes music groups are just as desperate for

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bringing Down the (Lottery) House Like the movie '21,' but with scratch tickets.

  

  Srivastava take the lottery for millions, like the MIT Blackjack Team took Las Vegas for millions? "I remember thinking, I'm gonna be rich! I'm gonna ... ." Maybe there's something to be said for the old saying, "The Lottery is a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back to School If you go to school in Missouri City (TX), I might see you this week!

  

  I'm back in the U.S. of A and have recovered enough from jet lag for ... do so immediately. It was honestly a privilege for me to meet these ... schedule - with about seven 50-minute presentations scheduled for each day. I

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Congrats Jenn Lai ‘11, Rhodes Scholar This blog entry does not contain video of Jenn playing "Rhapsody in Blue" with the…

  

  oldest and best known award for international study," includes among its ... with a support organization for HIV-positive individuals. She plans to do ... 's "Rhapsody in Blue" at Boston's Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops. (For most

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Life as an Artist things I discovered about myself as it relates to the artsy stuff I have in…

  

  following, I will talk about some of the things that "ART IS..." for me (or my ... (see more of his cool art here). His art is even more impressive for me ... here. ta ta for now :)

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 2, 2010
• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  our campus for a week every fall!” This all being said, I should ... , has been excited about the coming of the elephants for over a month. So ... for the elephants as Alex tries to get some front shots of the elephants

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010