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  Like Burger King – Only Not (Guest Entry) That ain't no Etch-a-Sketch. This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet.

  

  , "Ohmygods I can't wait to watch bouncy balls fall out of the sky and play in a ... there for an hour. Or if you don't think you're the Greek type, go to a ... you've had since forever, or you get home after a long trip and just put

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  OMG SNOW Well, FINALLY!

  

  (To be serious for a moment here - I really love comments and emails, as long as they in some way have to do with MIT. If you're an '11, I ... a decision, or you haven't even applied, I'd prefer if you stuck to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 23, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Post-wedding update

  

  , admissions officer. At the reception, I got to sit next to Julian Wheatley, a ... to catch up with many old friends, and of course to see my old roommate tie the knot. If you're wondering what a random sampling of MIT alums 3

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 26, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Open Letter Employers love students with dorm desk experience.

  

  easy to multi-task. I am one of said desk workers at Baker, and early ... having to check maybe 10-15 packages on an average morning in the past, but on that one day last month, I had to check in nearly 50 packages of

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • October 8, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  SF AIDS Walk – Part II

  

  yesterday for the 20th annual AIDS Walk San Francisco. Thanks to your many generous donations, I qualified as a Star Walker, and was eligible to wear a ... special. I owe a huge thanks to Tiffany '06 (white hat) and Accenture

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 17, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Nerd movie update

  

  also caught The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy recently. Though I was a ... my old Baker House housemate, who was a Sequence Supervisor for special effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). He was a Digital Effects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  New York, New York

  

  writing habits. "It appeared to me that regardless of what a student wrote ... Chiara Coletti, a vice president. Hmm... it will be interesting to see how ... I'm in New York City now, staying in a hotel a stone's throw from the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Listen to Admissions: the creative process for Pi day videos

  

  arriving on campus, upperclassmen are returning to campus, admissions ... splits video), and the V4C folks wanted to know more about the creative ... behind the scenes for the drone delivery video, but this interview delves a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 22, 2016
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Full Steam Ahead Leaving Boston for the final time

  

  look forward to. This September, I’ll be beginning a Masters of Science ... On Sunday night, I sat alone on a bench in South Station holding what was literally and – perhaps more importantly – figuratively a one

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • June 9, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  AgeLab I've seen troubles...

  

  wall makes me feel old. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to feel old? Well, I, as a prematurely wizened twentysomething, can tell you ... weather is changing in my knees. Also I'm cranky and like to talk about the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 28, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery I think Abba said it best when they sang, "Ring, ring, why don't you give…

  

  [I know this is WAY overdue, since Ring Delivery was a while ago, but I blogged Ring Premiere and it would just seem unfair, wrong even, to ... swear) for eight years at a time, but finals were busy, and summer came

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 18, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  Since I Been Gone Running and nice weather -- and no school

  

  , who is a more educated but less devout Kelly Clarkson fan than I am ... ), it has rained for 25 of the past 31 days. (And apparently it is a good ... meals a day and undoing an entire month's worth of exercise. Bring it on

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 3, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s snowing, and “It’s Raining” K-Pop and Prof. Henry Jenkins.

  

  bridges and become the first Asian pop star to succeed in America. A few ... It's snowing here tonight, so when I got home I decided to curl up on ... labeled the Korean Justin Timberlake and the Korean Usher, is a serious and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT What?!? The Long and Illustrious History of the MITMB, as far as Kim knows.

  

  this was a time when they had bake sales and sub sandwich sales to make ... , (0-12-0), and you'll be eligible to win 10 MILLION DOLLARS or a ... you want to join a cool marching band but don't care about being

  • by Kim D. '09
  • November 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  , so I only made a couple of phone calls, but I really enjoyed talking to ... on a train to Boston, then took the subway. I got to campus around ... made it back to my room. I took a four hour nap, found something to eat

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Untitled "The work is untitled because meaning is always changing in time and place." ⁃ Félix…

  

  , courtesy of BAK You are invited to take a page from a stack of blank paper. As a "specific object without specific form," this stack ... identity lends itself to a political identity: the idea of a blank passport

  • by ARTalk
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  Parma Conservatory. Me and a large likeness of Arrigo (to give you an ... and Emilia-Romagna regions. Interestingly enough, a deep foundation in ... . During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Testing requirements FAQ Some Q & A regarding testing for MIT admission.

  

  more questions, here is a quick FAQ to provide some more answers. I hope it is helpful to you. Q. Do you prefer the SAT or the ACT? A. We ... /M). Q. I am an international student, do I have to take the TOEFL? A. No

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing

  

  to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not ... independent living group, that means: Improv, meditation, DIY sushi, a jam ... , hair dying, Italian dinner, forkapple*, shoeblade**, a tea party, and

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • April 15, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack or Treat A time for tricks.

  

  To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 31, 2008