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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  made that year, and how they continue to affect my life today. Without a ... about most." As the freshmen arrive on campus, I find myself thinking ... freshman was choosing to join a fraternity. It was, in retrospect, also one

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Disco balls in space From an antique bookstore to Drive-By Truckers, and back

  

  ." I had previously listened to a grand total of Zero alternative country music, so when they came to perform in Charlottesville last Sunday, I was happy to tag along. (It is very telling that when the crowd started

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 5, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Tasty water, the Charles River, and other things that are not synonymous First post!

  

  . Say I had to limit my inaugural entry to a mere 6 hours of my time on ... camera on my second day, which means that Days 2.5 to 24 bore no fruitful ... It's a little-known fact that McCormick Hall is home to not only

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • September 11, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The real O.C. Travels in Southern California.

  

  four more to go. On Wednesday, after a couple school visits, I had the chance to have a picnic-style dinner with the Orange County Educational ... (...as opposed to other OCs) I'm in Orange County California, in a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 30, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Anna Teytelman: Japanese Hip-Hop Extraordinaire! Anna Teytelman studies Japanese hip-hop and culture at MIT's Hyperstudio.

  

  (Course 15) and Mathematics with Computer Science (Course 18C), showed up to ... at her and possibly send her to MIT Medical. Anna has every music lover ... on Japanese Hip Hop. She studies its evolution from its relatively

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  [Chinese: Next time we go to China we can work together on sustainability ... reforms that focus on our young people].   You see, we have to immerse ... siloed and separated,   We learned, how to see beyond our differences

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hogwarts Institute of Technology Except we have 11 houses instead of 4.

  

  the details on the Back to the Future hack and the MIT Zoo hack by ... caught up in racing to get all my work done this sophomore fall that for a ... Hey friends!! I wanted to drop this brief blag here because I WAS SO

  • by Selam G. '18
  • November 1, 2015
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  If you've haven't yet read about (or danced on!) the MIT East Campus ... to the website Then read the News Office article Finally, watch the ... director Michel Gondry was here just prior to CPW, he made it a point to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  mine is majoring in architecture in and is planning on going to med ... week, and back at home, I kept referring to Shirali '05 and Farhan '05 as my "groupmates," and Sam would ask, "Aren't they your classmates?" and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You don’t know what a robot is? I dig Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert digs MIT. Thus, I dig MIT.

  

  is practical or not for a robot to walk on three legs? Ultimately, it ... tripods to invade Earth. Ebert concludes, at the end of his two-star review: All of this is just a way of leading up to the gut reaction I had all

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Written Post Oh man my handwriting is atrocious

  

  not get to draw Beth R.F. '18 and Crystal W. '18 properly. Here they are - on graph paper! ... like her little doodles, and I still get extremely happy whenever I find

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • September 20, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It ... " (thanks, Wikipedia) - but it's two words.  Which means that you get weird phrases like "an a cappella group."  Or "many a cappella groups." (if you're

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  We are artists & writers extracting creative talent around campus

  

  community, feel free to submit your best creative work. For literature:  rune ... It's important to recognize that while MIT is known for top-notch engineering and science programs, this school actually has the resources to

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • November 12, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  admission. All proceeds to benefit Children's Hospital Boston. Shaye: Rock on ... So me and my 133t h4x0r roommate Yuan decided to take over Bryan ... of the Bands is an event held every CPW where ten local bands come to

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  Counselors (ECs). The deadline to contact your EC is now this Monday, October ... " delaying your application, but it's better for your peace of mind to complete your application in advance of the deadline. Now is also a good time to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  With the Regular Action deadline just days away, I want to wish all the best to the regular action applicants in finishing up their application materials. Try to get it done soon so you can have a rockin' New

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / MISTI

  [Joint Post] THE WORLD’S gREATEsT CROSSOVER EPISODE Jebby '25 is my flatmate

  

  know I'm in the UK, but it's still surprising when I go to play a song and get an ad for body wash where everyone is talking with a British ... culture[/caption] I'm scared to act as weirdly as I normally do in fear of

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 4, 2025
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert This year's concert: Jason Derülo and Janelle Monáe.

  

  to have the best taste in music on campus, they tend to get the best ... ) and used one to play half of a song on his bass." Apparently, the ... were scheduled to play MIT's Spring Concert on Thursday, May 6th. Here

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  set off on a commuter boat (really!) from Boston Harbor to Hull. Here ... students walk around unwashed and are driven to vomit on the terrible ... we didn't head out in the boat to our imminent deaths on the rocky

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Pardon my French! Join me as I cross the English Channel and dodge oncoming traffic on the Champs-Elysees.

  

  -Elysees Here's a small tip for your next visit to the Eiffel Tower: Don't go when ... inside the door, the ceiling began leaking on me. Needless to say, I got ... was a long trip.) I'd been to Paris before, but I wanted to ride the

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • July 19, 2005