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  CPW at Random Hall! While the science gets done, you can build a neat fort with the Settlers drinking…

  

  recognized me and asked for a sticker because of something I said a year ago ... Nitrogen Ice Cream!! I scream, you scream, we all scream for 77 Kelvins. 18 ... . Come tuck into a meat-free feast prepared for you by Randomites. If you

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • April 11, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Angular Velocity Saved My Life bikes and bullet time

  

  to exercise. Hooray! Hooray for bicycles! I'm also very risk averse ... stay almost entirely off the main road for safety, and I get to bike to ... good crosswalks, the safest way for me to do this is by going into the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 19, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Never Mind The Score Insights from the National Poetry Slam - for both MIT students and hopefuls

  

  remember while at MIT. For those of you who are incoming freshmen, I invite you to read some of these pointers. They'll set you up well for your ... always down for burrito breaks; another who loves crepes, musicals, and

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 17, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Off What happens to an MIT student when the firehose gets turned off temporarily?

  

  my plans for the three-day weekend. Sorry, Chris Columbus. I’m actually ... long for just one Saturday morning without a race on their mind and a ... got moved to Friday? So essentially all I had to do was study for my

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • October 12, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  OCTOBERRR NOVEMBERRR will NOT be my next entry, promise.

  

  was just in love with it. It has developed for itself a spirit, so that ... prompted me, hungry for more text. The slightly chilly breeze is blowing in ... completely different to what I studied for. In fact, I seriously felt like I

  • by Chris S. '11
  • October 31, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Supposedly Fun Thing That I’ll Probably Do Again On July 4th, I reenacted The Old Man and the Sea, minus the old man…

  

  oil, unlikely to be mistaken for water." Might I provide an ... I said, 'Why pay for a yacht when we can just make a giant flotilla of ... to register for PBIE happens to be June 28th; I happened to be making

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • July 7, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Info Session Courtesy of Ben Jones

  

  , getting a feel for the demographics. There are no international students ... " He's talking about how, for example, in Eric Lander's Bio class (human ... undergraduates because it allows a chance for young students to get research under

  • by Snively '11
  • March 28, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadow? A visitor's guide to Harrisburg, PA, with original soundtrack by Billy Mack.

  

  "Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell" and "Drainiac" for about 5 ... cheese cubes and prepared for the feature presentation. Alright, so Kate ... pretty much already over for me. Bill actually turns out not to be a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Birds Are Real, and So Is Quantum Physics Monkey see, monkey believe

  

  that quantum phenomena, as absurd as they seem, are real. And for once, I ... process for us and dramatically speeds up experiments. Instead of placing ... light that, for simplicity, we can measure as an angle between 0° and 90

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Blog Projects

  letter to my 2023 self from: 2024 janet

  

  was worth me being stuck immobile for 2 weeks, but i digress ... and fast-paced-ness and wild stories we’ll tell for years to come. What ... experiences growing this cilantro and apply it to care for yourself in the same

  • by Janet G. '27
  • January 2, 2025
• Blog / Advice

  tidbits pieces of advice

  

  -full of questions for all of us current MIT students and I find myself ... for physics help, and he ended up getting out of bed, walking to my dorm ... should make sure you have time for it in the future. There is no one

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 24, 2021
• Blog / Challenges

  at least i’m not as sad as i used to be i don’t keep friends, i keep acquainted

  

  all the corners of the world. and i saw many of them, for what will ... around mit for an meng, so they’ll be around another year. some are staying in the area. some of them will be visiting every iap for mystery hunt

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 14, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Recapping Trashion 2015 sustainable fashion == trashion

  

  blogged about judging Trashion last year, and, for some reason, the ... Venkataraman, who directs global policy initiatives for the Broad Institute and ... -use than make a Trashion piece? Make sure to look out for parts of her

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  ‘Twas a good semester ‘twas :’( the end of Pass/No Record

  

  that’s been on everyone’s mind for the past week. The pre-wedding dinner ... in my head. I saw snow for the first time earlier this month. I woke ... astutely. It was...SNOW. My jaw dropped. For perhaps a full minute, I stood

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 29, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MOMENTOS IMPRESIONANTES Because this place is full of them.

  

  , screaming for my mom. Muddy water pounced on my legs with icy strength. A few ... if you’re lucky, while heading to a dining hall for lunch one normal day after class, you might grind to a halt for a different reason

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 5, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two Pulsar Discoveries How to discover a pulsar.

  

  old school machines out there. Fortunately for the scientific community ... . One day, to us on Earth, is defined as the time it takes for the Sun to ... "pulse". Since 1967, the search has been on for more pulsars. There are

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 30, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What YOU’RE Doing This Summer! Do yourself a favor and watch this! Make sure you're not doing anything for the…

  

  stating what you read in the textbook. For example, often bio exams ... freshmen are taught to memorize phylum names and label parts of a plant for ... ." ---- Without further ado, here are the "finalists" for the photo contest from, uh

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 24, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Guest Blog: Kevin’s reflections after an IAP externship at a start-up company Kevin '08 takes a step back and re-evaluates his goals after an IAP externship at…

  

  enlightening. This IAP, I was working for a startup named Xobni (http ... interested in, and, now after working for one, I am convinced that it is the ... of Xobni has been thinking about startups for many years now. His wrote

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 7, 2007
• Blog / How to Food

  Dining Hall Alchemy The art of turning cereal and chicken tenders into slightly tastier cereal and chicken tenders

  

  . For example, the stir-fry station at Simmons only has a selection of 8 ... custom-made and toasted sandwiches for lunch there. Although none of the ... most of the ingredients you'd need for a sandwich scattered around the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 11, 2025
• Blog / IAP

  Jill Biden waved at me D.C. during inauguration

  

  I noticed that I would be in town for [annotation note ... manhandling at the door. They even gave us free French fries to apologize for ... talking about for days. So I guess this is your sign to go to fancy

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • January 19, 2025