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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  to openness; it was something I could sense from my very first visit to ... I'm back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus tomorrow evening. While waiting to be called from the jury pool, I had

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  The Final Countdown

  

  applications. It's never good to put all your eggs in one (or even two or three ... outreach to students for the season. After this, I'll head back to the office ... travel season, we'll prepare to read your applications. I suspect we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2004
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  My Brass Rat The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.

  

  getting used to, but now I feel funny if I don't wear it. After graduation ... ). Course numbers are pretty fluid -- at the moment, there's no 13 (used to be ... meanings, the negative one is usually inferred when someone uses it. I'm glad

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 20, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  forbidden gatorade cell media looks tasty...

  

  "] SDS [/annotation] suggests that it’s “not expected to present a ... ’m professionally obligated to tell you that it’s horribly dangerous and you Will Die ... , so it would take a lot less milli-Q water (as compared to tap water) to

  • by Alice L. '24
  • October 21, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A grab bag filled with a magical camp and the Big Apple One month of activities in one entry.

  

  papers (coming soon to an MIT journal near you), working at Camp Kesem (it was a huge success, more info on it later), taking daily trips to the Au ... college, it’s time to do all the things that I should have done more often

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Guest Post: The Power of Intuition when making important choices

  

  days, and one morning it became clear to me. As I was meditating early ... opportunity to develop skills in the field of electrical engineering and it ... doubt. My heart felt like I needed to go on the bike trip. It was a

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 21, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Pics from the WMBRBQ! Do You Like College Radio??

  

  incredibly long time to create. the camera i was using took photos in a format called .NEF, which is unique to the Nixon Camera brand. And it can't be ... !! You can listen to WMBR @ 88.1FM on the radio in the greater Boston area

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • September 20, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Karen: A Short History Finally.

  

  time-management skills, which is why it took so long for me to finally ... should get around to seeing once or twice when you get a vacation. It's a ... 'm making it out to be, but it had a nice ring to it.) You'll have to get

  • by Karen F. '11
  • September 25, 2007
• Blog / Advice

  greta gerwig’s barbie and insecurity aka moving to college

  

  rekindled my love of the movie and feel inclined to revisit it. Now I know I’m far from the first person to talk about Barbie, and its importance to ... . Still, like any piece of art, I find it impossible not to pull out my own

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • September 19, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Exploring MIT’s sports facilities there's so much to see!

  

  -campus grocery store, it’s been fun to show off a little piece of what makes MIT so ... .[/annotation] There are also PE classes that use these fields all the time. To be honest, these fields do not have the best conditions. It's pretty bumpy and can be

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • April 4, 2025
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  tunes of interphase! or, how to leave home and look cool doing it

  

  really was everything I’d imagined it to be-- and more. Somewhere out there ... at MIT. As you’ll discover in this post, I can’t recommend it enough ... Center and runs across Killian Court just for the heck of it. I listened to

  • by Angie F. '28
  • September 17, 2024
• Blog / Personal Travel

  this ain’t (not) Texas yee, and I cannot stress this enough, haw

  

  can be hard to remember that every product we use is ultimately made by ... place: Austin, Texas. Texas is not what I had expected it to be. The ... . Felt made for me. Felt right. It made me look forward to a hot girl

  • by Kanokwan T. '26
  • September 29, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  Strands literal and metaphorical >:)

  

  . That sounds a bit melodramatic, but it used to feel true. I actually ... , despite having bleached it myself repeatedly!). I forgot to bring my book ... freshman IAP, and I’m bad at remembering to condition it. After I left home I

  • by Shorna A. '25
  • September 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  the last of my six Course 9 elective classes, and it's looking to be one ... not use any notes. <!--Jess and I are --!> I have been trying to ... classes to take for credit. We take pictures using digital and film cameras

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  DOFMH A sick day from work, where "sick" means "I wanted a day off"

  

  grade teacher) used to encourage me to occasionally take a DOFMH -- day ... sick to school so both of you can go shopping... who are you to refuse ... in residence. It's fun to take days off work! Questions answered: 1

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  running out of time the woes of every single graduating student

  

  ...," nor can I quantify the anxiety it evokes. I did a "senior sale" to get ... spontaneously gathering people to celebrate took walking 20 feet from my room. it ... summer storage anymore, I've been trying to time my use of things so that I

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • April 27, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ushering in a New Era An open letter to Pass/No Record (with footnotes!)

  

  never have to use, but nonetheless, its presence is comforting ... transition from high school to college can be a tricky one, but you were always ... ******* and welcome them to MIT with open arms. It was nice knowing you

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Not About the Name First impressions

  

  into a metal detector, and used on an overturned beach to find coins with ... womb can get an opportunity to do research. Here, passion replaces pomp ... About a week and a half ago, I arrived at Logan airport to start this

  • by Ana V. '15
  • September 3, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Meaning of August It's time for classes, moving, colorful dorm rooms, and new bloggers.

  

  What does August mean to you? For me it used to mean that school was ... means to me right now, and it's kind of weird, because I'm not used to ... decided about a week ago to go ahead and do it. My decision process went

  • by Evan B. '10
  • August 15, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  mit made me rational on decision-making

  

  morally wrong choice. But how can anyone truly blame him for it? Back in ... was alight with chatter: it was obviously going to be a vicious battle ... to make it, and part of the reason why I wanted to go was to hang out

  • by Rona W. '23
  • October 19, 2022