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• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  , like there's a quote from The Unbearable Lightness of Being to describe ... 've got six days to choose a grad school. I've got it narrowed down to the ... 't only have to choose a place to spend then next five years of your life

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri's novel comes to the Cambridge screen

  

  Last Friday, I went to the AMC Cambridge to see the big ... stranger to MIT. She spoke here as part of the MIT Writers Series and ... ; Ashima's first years of marriage in America; the Ganguli's trip to India

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 19, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life as a Talent Scout I could be the next Randy Jackson.

  

  , Battle of the Bands, I went to check out a potential band for the ... the Cheesy Tots. I don't even want to know how many years of my life I scraped off with that one. I soon arrived at Harper's Ferry to a packed room

  • by Bryan
  • February 28, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Adventures in Logan Airport In which I attempt to fly back to Florida. Written during a too-long wait in…

  

  The other day, when I stopped in the Admissions Office to annoy a few ... things: my last ten hours, which shall from here on out be referred to as ... least, that’s what I’ve always thought. Due to what the Florida Department

  • by Keri G. '10
  • December 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  locked it up for me, after which we took the bus to Harvard to see a comedy ... " sticker on it. I continue to yank. 3. Victory! The lock comes off! 4 ... assume the lock is supposed to go while you are riding the bike. Again

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  So, MyMIT is back up, and things are back to normal around here. (Or ... Counselors (ECs). The deadline to contact your EC is now this Monday, October ... , I encourage you not to wait until the last minute to finish and submit

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  Orientation Activities Midway; I loved getting to talk to students and hear all ... ) [click on the image to watch ZigZag] If you like ZigZag and would like to get it automatically in your iTunes, you can subscribe to the i

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  figured today would be a good day for me to hang up my blogging hat. I ... opportunity to help people discover the MIT that I know. Those of you who are at MIT (2010s, bloggers, etc), you know where to find me, and my door

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two quick items from the web Anthropology of War and Peace, and a ton of snow at Chi Phi.

  

  substantial entries to come this week): First, I saw a link on a military blog (Naval Open Source Intelligence) to a relevant MIT OpenCourseWare course ... whether war is intrinsic to human nature, what causes war, how particular

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Photo Contest, Round 2 The Boston skyline at night.

  

  just prior to an annual event we call the Sodium Drop (I'll leave the details to your imagination, for now at least). The picture was taken from ... to the right, you'd see MIT and the Cambridge side of the river), and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 31, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Turkey vs. Spam sells out The most valuable blog entry of all time.

  

  hope my floor uses the opportunity to buy a $1000 wide-screen television ... enlisting him to help design a new banner for Turkey vs. Spam--what do you ... be helpful if you don't have one already. Just to let you know, this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  . But now, I look, and I notice that while they aren't completely up to date, they've made a lot of updates to the timeline, and to the writeups for some of the hacks, since the last time I went to the site. Well done

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Wahoo! MIT takes over Doonesbury! Alex Doonesbury is coming to a campus near you.

  

  #3 on it), Alex Doonesbury is officially going to MIT! Look out for ... character in Garry Trudeau's popular Doonesbury comic strip, will be coming to ... comic's readers to choose among MIT, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • July 19, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Yes, I am still alive My fourth of July in America's hometown

  

  on the 4th of July. The look of horror prompted Adam's mom to ask me ... monster badminton), we headed down to the Plymouth waterfront for the ... -century graveyard, but this year we decided to go down to the breakwater instead. I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 6, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  apparently caused by a law requiring any restaurant with seating to also have ... to have full internet access from work until Tuesday, so don't expet any great updates until then. Anyways. I've managed to get myself

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  Thursday, May 11th, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm at the Indianapolis Artsgarden ... Arts at MIT." And since we don't want to ruin your dinner, we'll just be ... downtown Indianapolis. The Artsgarden connects to the Embassy Suites complex

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Don’t stop me now! I am a satellite, I'm out of control.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? According to the MPAA, the 1995 Mel Gibson classic ... Protein Odwalla Bar for energy, ten dollars in case I pass out and need to take a cab, and a jar of vaseline to prevent chafing. That seems like

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 17, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Your CPW Host The host assignment meeting was tonight.

  

  back from his trip to Italy) If your assigned host is back from Spring Break, expect to get a call/email from them tonight or tomorrow (you may ... hosts on hand, so we may be able to accommodate some late registrants for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  I “less than 3” the Chorallaries My relaxing and enjoyable vaction draws to a close. *sigh*

  

  ashamed to say that I adore that place), and picked April up at the bus stop ... I told her I was stopping to pick up bagels, everything was ok. I was so excited to be eating real life, actual bagels. Yum. Thursday I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  :45am-10am, 11am-1pm If you happen to see me, or if I happen to be checking you in, please don't be shy -- say hello! Also, make sure to come to the Meet the Bloggers event on Friday, from 8:30pm-10pm. It should

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006