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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Lounges: An Interactive Experience It's almost like you were here!

  

  MIT evening is like, and I will not be able to tell. By “evening” I ... . Occasionally, the midnight lounge is quiet. Some stare at the wall, relaxing ... slept. It’s comfy enough, though its purity is more debatable. Last year

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • September 22, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Flood, an Ark, a Third Word I Am Missing Sophomore year starts out a little wet, and what is a community, really?

  

  ; This is my first post of the academic year, so I’ll treat it as a bit of ... , cultures, languages, and just people in general. Meeting people is pretty ... interesting tangent: Community. What is a community? This is probably the most

  • by Selam G. '18
  • September 21, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What It’s Like To Major In Science Writing at MIT according to one recent alum on reddit

  

  . According to CMS/W: The curriculum in science writing is designed to enable ... writing major is an option for students interested in science journalism ... to the public understanding of science and technology. It is also

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 3, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  In Memory of Sean Collier a memorial, to a member of our family

  

  , and part of the MIT family. It is not the first memorial dedicated to ... ;     The memorial unveiled today is, however, the most ... last as long as MIT does. Maybe it will last longer. This is a very

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 29, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Caps Lock Pancakes DINNERISH.

  

  For the past four and a half years I’ve lived on an all-women’s floor called BMF (badass mother—s) in Random Hall. Most of our social and home-academic life happens round…

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 13, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Unknowns in illustrated list form

  

  while. That is the view from my 4th story room. Serious question, why is ... "icicles" stemming from the gutters. My guess is going to be May 1. 2. Is ... the world in other ways. Kristine is in med school now, so if humankind

  • by Ana V. '15
  • February 10, 2015
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  How to survive your first winter: a college student’s guide written by a transplant from sunny Los Angeles

  

  MIT, this is a problem I wrestled for a while.  And I've learned that it ... weather - only inadequate clothing." Sure, cold weather is cold (duh), and ... staying warm on a budget is that it's all about layering. Not only does this

  • by Michael C. '16
  • January 12, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  What’s cool about Nick’s room artsy people, walls, and East Side living

  

  Senior House…   Nick H. ’18 is not planning to cover this with ... to appreciate if you live here. But painting individual rooms is a ... , while anarchy is all good and well, Nick is just the kind of creative

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • December 3, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  Miscellany In which I talk about my life and Fancy sportsball DNA folk songs

  

  /editing/etc. If you're curious, here is the Buzzfeed article I mentioned (I'm still waiting to be skyrocketed into fame as an arm model); my picture is second ... would be coming to campus to give a lecture: Yo, Lil B is coming to MIT

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • November 22, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  bigger every year (this year is the third). Plus it makes people laugh, and we're donating 50% of the profits to Doctors Without Borders. Is this ... wanted to expand the idea and manufacture a bunch of calendars to sell. Is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  i saw you four ways to follow MIT students

  

  all the evils of MIT is risky.   1) MIT Confessions clever ... ; 2) isawyou  isawyou is not as prolific as it once was, and today it ... of hope nestled between these confessions and stories. MIT is taxing

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  When MIT Gets Tough, CAAAATTTT Everything was terrible, and then I cat

  

  Her name is RORY (like Loralai from Gilmore Girls!!) and she is adorable ... okay with getting squished and loved and it is fantastic. She purrs when ... direction. THIS IS SO AMAZING Here are more pictures of my little bundle of

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 7, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  Staying Organized In which I look exhausted and talk about my notebooks

  

  Apologies for the video length/quality this week. MIT has me sufficiently hosed this weekend, following an already-stressful week. Such is life. Hopefully you're able to decipher my rambling in this video! If

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  (My Third) First Day In which I attempt (and fail) to do a timelapse vlog

  

  rollercoaster of MIT scenery that is pretty unpleasant to watch. Even post ... " to "this is going to be a beautiful artsy timelapse around MIT campus ... I discovered Microsoft's Hyperlapse research project which is pretty

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 7, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What it’s like to work at NASA and a few other things

  

  Networking is a funny thing. It can be formal (and slightly ... and started asking about what Boston life is like.  Turns out he's going ... chat/climb in the Northeast this fall. ^This is networking! Or take

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 1, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  like to do sometimes when no one is watching) since winter break so to ... bill is a monthly flat rate, we have the luxury of leaving the fans on ... apartment is near the Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory off

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Closer Calls and rising unease

  

  Emab Plaza is a busy shopping mall located in the heart of Nigeria ... stand side-by-side, each one holding three or four floors. Each floor is ... to phones to mobile network recharge cards. Wednesday is usually an

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • June 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Do You Want To Build a Robot? it doesn't have to be a robot (see: electric gokart section)

  

  Below is one of the robots I built for 2.007, MIT's extremely popular ... first day of lab and I'm a bit nervous. 2.007 is well known for its chaos ... manageable pieces.  Our first assignment is to build a "Mini Me" robot that can

  • by Michael C. '16
  • May 9, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  Believe in your magic a thank you to the 2018 applicant class

  

  sort out – well – anything!" (1.131). "The trouble is, the other side can ... know anything? Don’t they know you belong there?” The troubling thing is ... . I know that is a lie from Lord Voldemort. The main comparison that I

  • by Latasha Boyd
  • March 13, 2014
• Blog / How to Human

  10 Lessons #IAP #Italy #LearningByTeaching #wow #Pi(e)DayCountdown

  

  .           3. However little time there is, use it. For example, in learning a ... 's mathematically proven that learning at 200 word vocabulary is 100 times better than ... minutes to plan a lesson is infinitely better than none. And having a few

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • March 11, 2014