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  Of Dancing and T-Shirts (Guest Entry) Who had fun at CPW? I did!

  

  the background. I got my plane buddy Philip '12 to pull Tim the beaver ... MIT Logarhythms also performed. They were amazing. I managed to ... was bubble tea, guitar hero, ROTC, and breakdancing! I was able to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 22, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Devoid of Content Well, mostly.

  

  This post is almost entirely devoid of content except to point out a ... struggle between bloggers and prefrosh over whether the "FIRST!" approach to ... to take that opportunity away from prefrosh. What they forget is that

  • by Snively '11
  • March 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Quick hello from Albuquerque I'm in New Mexico for ISEF.

  

  Musical kids yet, either) Tomorrow, I will get to have breakfast with the ISEF finalists who are members of the MIT Class of 2011, then I'll get to ... flashing red). I wasn't there to see the daunting skies, but it reminded me

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 17, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Live from Florida Hello from Tampa, Florida!

  

  just this question, but I gave a short answer and deferred to my colleagues. I promised the student I would link to the latest ZigZag video ... to change the world. (Read more about Mitra's D-Lab experience in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 7, 2007
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  , decided to welcome her return with a nice poster:   And a few ballons ... ’s nothing to say here, except that it turned out that the air compressor Zach bought at Target operated on a 12 volt car battery, so he had to get

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ran away to a meeting. Here's what he emailed me today: Mitra, Where ... do enter it please be sure to be clear about the bass so as not to

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  The ‘Game’ Supporting inter-collegiate relations.

  

  So last week, I made a trek out to the school down the street for The ... I had the chance to go to the game. We started off by visiting the ... . (Disclaimer: These photos are in no way intended to discourage you from applying

  • by Bryan
  • November 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: Sulinya Ramanan Sulinya Ramanan '10, "hometown hero"

  

  presented annually by the American Red Cross of Dutchess County to honor ... Red Cross staff to local schools and community events to speak with ... a presence about her that people are drawn to," he said. The Hometown

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 5, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Gotta Catch ‘Em All! A DUCT TAPE COW!!!

  

  I used to play Pokemon. I won't lie. One could possibly say that ... decided that she wants to catch them all with her camera this summer; I ... . However, I did not wear a duck tape tuxedo to my prom. Maybe I'll go to the

  • by Bryan
  • July 23, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Wir fahren nach Berlin! Bullet holes in the cemetery walls, plus Liv Tyler.

  

  decided to raise Liv as if Todd Rundgren were her father. Since her mother ... went to Berlin for the World Cup finals! Things were appreciably crazy ... with history, and I want to get back and see the 99% of the sights that I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thanks What is your fantasy class? Vote yet again.

  

  Thanks for all of the advice on my previous entry. I have decided to ... want to see it differently this time. Also, the opportunity to travel during Independent Activities Period (IAP) is pretty hard to resist. It

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fitting In Fitting in at MIT

  

  now, we're not going there. What I do want to focus on is how in an ... really big challenge for me. This would best be explained by describing to you how a typical Thanksgiving dinner at my house. If you were to dine

  • by Bryan
  • May 19, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Back Bay 5K Cool running... so cool that my legs were numb. (11 pictures)

  

  As I wrote in a previous entry, I signed up to run the Back Bay 5K last Saturday. Results here. I very intelligently chose to walk across ... freezing. I attempt to curl up to conserve warmth (not tie Sam's shoelace

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • April 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  : Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so many familiar faces! Mitra helps to check in one of the first students to ... brought along their pickle-powered VU meter to show off. 2x4 Jenga! The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  (and hence won't be able to informally meet with folks otherwise or attend HMMT), I want to be able to take some time to see the MIT Class of ... me as well. For those of you in from out of town, I'll be happy to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  decided to email the grad student behind the project, Barry Kudrowitz. From: Barry To: Bryan "that's great that students are interested in it! we are actually in the process of pitching the concept to the discovery channel

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  7AM to tell me that his wife's contractions were 20 minutes apart. (Next time, Bry, just stick to the 9AM report unless they're 20 seconds ... thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two-hour food coma immediately after dinner, I think it's pretty safe to say that I emerged victorious. I wanted to turn the turkey carcass into usable

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  No more physics It was Day 2 of classes when I got kicked out of one! (Only it…

  

  excited about it. It's physics! What's not to be excited about? What's not ... tested out of physics but not calc, I wasn't eligible to take the class in ... .) The professor said he was willing to make an exception but that the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why It Pays…

  

  Why it Pays to Be a Math Geek (from msn.com) Selected passages ... , that is." "According to NACE's Job Outlook 2005 survey, eight of the top ... communication skills are key to long-term career success. 'Being the best

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 8, 2005