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• Blog / How to Human

  Going Home ... but where exactly is that?

  

  back to Boston that's been delayed for ~2 hours. One part of me is ... friends again and thoroughly enjoy IAP. But another part of me is mourning ... ,051 miles away. I think if you were to ask me point blank, "Where is home?" I

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • January 6, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Hidden Treasures @ MIT: Pistol Think Pistols Are Cool? Wait Till You Meet Mike Conti

  

  First thing I want to do is apologize for not blogging in a while ... treasure is the pistol classes at MIT. Now you may be saying, Nat, everyone ... .k.a why this blog is suddenly relevant) After Pistol I took Archery, a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 4, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Hitting Rewind on 2013 a summary of posts I never ended up writing from IAP till now

  

  months ago...which is terrible. Senior fall ended up being a little more ...  externship program is a pretty cool opportunity for MIT students to take advantage of ... semester had begun. Soooo....my semester....is.....AWESOME. For How I Met

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 18, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Final-ly! now that finals are over, a few academic highlights ... and perhaps a few surprise…

  

  never hope to possess. This is an elaborate introduction to what I really ... , I took 5.111, which is (re)Introduction to Chemistry. The semester ... EVERYTHING IS RAINBOW AND SHINY Meanwhile in18.02 (Multivariable Calculus

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • January 12, 2013
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What has carcinogenic chemicals, alum bloggers, and ~art~? embracing my inner hipster

  

  . Yes, that is my Chrome beanie. I, alas, cannot draw.  Despite living ... , Lightroom. But this post is about a darkroom. Let's be clear: I am a digital photographer, through and through. This is what I do after a day of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 29, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Dinner With Goobers Yeah food! Yeah people!

  

  't even allowed to read, which is lame because my little brother is allowed ... against books at the dinner table is the fact that I was so stinkin ... is, as many days as I begrudgingly dragged myself to the dinner table

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • February 27, 2012
• Blog / How to Human

  Free Flu Shots Better than free pizza.

  

  Influenza A, subtype H1N1 is the most famous swine flu virus. It is ... , subtype H3N2 is another swine flu virus. Like H1N1, it is endemic to birds ... ten years. The influenza B virus is less common than influenza A. It

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 24, 2011
• Blog / Events

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

  

  avoid flooding in nonapocalyptic scenarios, is almost certain to lose power for some time because it is surrounded by an intricate interweaving ... memory leak (always a possibility) it should remain up. Killian is

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  To the future! and beyond?

  

  Life after college is scary.  I can't believe the time has come when ... beans and tomatillos in there. The reason this is all on my mind is ... stressing out over essay drafts.  As the summer goes on though, the stress is

  • by Becca H. '12
  • July 13, 2011
• Blog / MISTI

  Summer at last and my last days as a teenager...D:

  

  Jersey, which is very close to home. Planning for summer 2011, I knew I ... is usually a language requirement to the MISTI programs and the two ... ), helping with public facility projects like schools - which is a hugeeeee

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 31, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Above MIT The sky's the limit.

  

  . Literally. The likelihood of you seeing MIT quite like this is somewhat small ... takeoff is a good place to start with a disclaimer: my father was in control ... air. This is Walden Pond.     Almost there!  

  • by Piper '13
  • May 29, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is ... opportunity to do so. Greg is one of the most talented makers I've ever met. He ... , like our own Chris M and Snively, is someone who is really fantastically

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT Open House Well, come on in y'all!

  

  . MIT is having an open house of its own this weekend, which will be the ... know, is going to be big. While Campus Preview Weekend welcomed several thousands of prefrosh and their families, the "Under the Dome" Open House is

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • April 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Oodles Of Doodles Chris Peterson once impersonated me as such: "Blah blah blah Irish people, cartoons blah blah…

  

  morning, meaning I woke up at 7:15 (the horror!). The house is empty and I have a cold so that means it is the perfect time... TO BLOG. In honor of ... Strongbad/Homestarrunner (is that still a popular thing? Am I just

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • January 3, 2011
• Blog / Events

  I THINK it’s time for a guest blog! WARNING: There will be shameless promotion of MIT TechFair’s THINK competition in this post.

  

  guest-blog about it, and I figured, hey, science is awesome, MIT is awesome, what's not to love about the combination? So here it is, *groan ... differs from other competitions in that it is more about innovation and

  • by Kate R. '14
  • December 7, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  Rudolph, the set of parents of those students is a subset of the set of ... here for what is now over nine weeks, the longest I've ever been away ... to spend the afternoon with me. That is... once they found me... Aside

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  ’d argue the sample size, n=2, is too small to draw conclusions from), so ... . And what I’ve got is this pretty amazing flowchart my cross-country co ... before going out to dinner. Running is a great sport, but no one ever chose

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Shot in the Life I now realize that this is probably a misleading title.

  

  really want an unedited look at what life is like as an MIT student... here is cross section of my semester in screen shots. 1) I hit exactly $0.00 on my TechCash account. Do you realize how hard this is? This is like

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MIT has a radio station!? [by Shelby Heinecke '13] Yes, it's true!

  

  —and that's precisely what I did! My show is called "Peaceful Purgatory" and ... this is prime psetting hour = more listeners). You're probably wondering ... name of my show conveys the unique combination of music I play; that is

  • by ARTalk
  • February 22, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Top Ten Reasons I’m Thankful for Thanksgiving Breaaaaaaaaakkkkkkk!!!!!!

  

  is unfortunately what we happen to be learning about in my 5.112 (Principles of Chemistry) class at the moment. Luckily, my TA is awesome, and he ... real food!!! Food is rather prominent in my thoughts right now, seeing as

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • November 24, 2009