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  Stuff that happened on Pi Day (besides decisions) pastries and pie-ings from around the institute

  

  Pi Day is a big deal around our mathematically-minded Institute. Since the blogs were mostly focused on decisions, I figured I'd follow up ... student residences and clubs held Pi Day events as well. For a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 16, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  socially aware hacking, part 2 this time, it's personal ((last time it was also personal))

  

  group (or same-named group, anyway) that went up in Building 66 on the 10 ... and championing climate change denialism for the financial benefit of

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • November 16, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi on Pie So much pi[e].

  

  whipped cream—just whipped cream (people looking for the pudding in the ... ’re curled up in the kitchen watching Veronica Mars, and when I’m done with

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 13, 2015
• Blog / Hacks

  An Olympic Hack Floating rings above Brigg's Field?

  

  Upon entering MIT, every freshman gets a list of "101 Things To Do Before You Graduate", which varies a slightly by academic year (for example ... with photographs of when the hack was higher up before it was taken down

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • February 9, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Imagination there is no place i know...

  

  showed the candy store side of things. Soon I'll post up more on the ... The MIT Glass Lab Robert Urban and the Koch Institute for Integrative

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 1, 2012
• Blog / How to Food

  Food Truck Song What do food trucks dream of?

  

  school buses? Maybe they go for an after-work drink at the Asgard? Maybe ... listening to "Pop Goes The Weasel" play over and over again? And so I came up

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 9, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  T Minus One. BRASS RAT BRASS RAT BRASS RAT.

  

  fools and I make up the 2012 RingComm. We have been seeing each other a ... onnn, I was just trying it on.") ... And we're really excited for

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • February 11, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Doonesbury and MIT Meet Alex Doonesbury, MIT '10.

  

  of reading to catch up on. The last thing I should be doing is blogging ... , 2008 - On Freshman P/NR (but it's only for one term) March 08, 2008

  • by Chris S. '11
  • February 8, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Special Edition! Speaking of Valentine's Cards . . .

  

  will stop . . . the world," a reference to Dr. Horrible (look him up on ... for fun," referencing "All Star" by Smash Mouth, the song I was

  • by Snively '11
  • February 14, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Neil Gaiman: The Liveblog "This is a land of fire and dreams."

  

  's giving was even featured on the MIT homepage for today, which is how you ... Julie Gerberding and Compton lecturer Tom Brokaw, for example. We've also hosted the infamous Ollie Smoot '62 (for a lecture about Smoot's Ear

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 23, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Reason to Celebrate My advisor is a genius.

  

  everyone else I know does keep up. Friend: Your UROP advisor is a genius. Me ... to say that I work for her, and despite her achievements, she's really

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Almost Famous You probably think this entry is about me.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? "This Jesus Must Die" from Superstar really sounds a lot like "People Are Strange" by The Doors. Hurry up, I think you only ... 's ultimately better for society that they put a picture with me in it on the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 21, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fondue: fun and done A break from admissions at the Fondue party.

  

  . This year, for the first time, the party was preceded by a special ... pictured below; later, I caught up with Sam and Mitra enjoying the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  New York Times, New York Times

  

  Emeritus Charles Vest introduces Friedman. A big crowd shows up for the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 16, 2005
• Blog / Advice

  new york without i*stagram who are you performing for?

  

  i’m starting this entry at an airport at 5am. sometimes waking up way too early for a flight has its benefits: you get to sit in an airport, people watch, and reflect on how you should compensate for your

  • by Janet G. '27
  • December 29, 2024
• Blog / About Decisions

  “what if I get rejected” for everyone nervous about admissions decisions

  

  crisp autumn air for a lot of you. And,[annotation note = "It has ... -confirmed psychic, the tragic fate I had predicted for myself had unfortunately come ... blood oath I had taken to extort myself for the next five years towards an

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • November 13, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Media That Makes Me Feel Okay School's out! Time to get distracted :D

  

  back to my hometown for the summer. For those who’ve been following my ... to a close for all you high school students out there. Maybe summer ... reaching out to friends was hard for me, that I’m inclined to fall back into

  • by Powers '23
  • May 30, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The good advice The many different flavors of advising at MIT.

  

  topics when Ben opens up the super new site. Sidenote: You, too, should go ... traditional advisor is also available for one-on-one meetings any time during ... . There's no one best advising choice for every incoming freshman. Freshman

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  Happy Valley and the Sandusky Scandal Penn State, Joe Paterno, State College: the stories you've heard and the town—my hometown—behind them.

  

  when I said I went to Penn State for a year. Now there's a sudden ... The Center for World University Rankings, and the high school has been ... up here. Moving here from Chicago in 8th grade felt like settling into

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 5, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Cognitive Processes or: i take a personality test again

  

  idea to come up with for our app. I would just kind of throw spaghetti at ... For those who know me well, you'll know that I'm an absolute sucker for personality tests. I've done practically every personality test

  • by Cami M. '23
  • August 2, 2020