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  The Case of the Considerate Robbers and other winter adventures

  

  aquamarine water, ran up the snow covered slopes with glee as if they had not ... . After lounging around for a while, they piled back into the car but ... stipend for accommodations, food, and a bit of travel! They have incredibly

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • August 3, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  direct transcript for your reading pleasure: Me: Tell me about your day ... the morning so I woke up around 9:30am and then went to 14.01 recitation ... your courses and course numbers are for reference? Dora: For my classes

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The First Ending it's the last day of classes and I am having some feelings.

  

  myself as a prefrosh, wishing all you younger-uns best of luck for what ... parties, or heck, stay up a few late nights talking in the dark with new ... . On Monday, I picked up a copy of the Rune, MIT's art and literary

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 15, 2014
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Alum Adam Riess ‘92 Wins Nobel Prize Riess was a Course 8 Phi Delt with a minor in History.

  

  Perlmutter and Brian Schmidt for "the discovery of the accelerating expansion ... the Charles River; it was originally built as a mansion for the ... addition to his major in Physics, Riess also picked up a minor in History

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  The Great Debate Can MIT brainpower, with the help of the LHC, finally put the matter to rest?

  

  scientific community convened for the first time at the University of Chicago ... hamentaschen remained unaltered, while the latke… well… it didn’t hold up so well ... cranked up. Oh, and Professor Sarma added that hamentaschen taste like goo

  • by Elijah T. '11
  • March 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Snowy Birthday Party the #IAParty2011 is just beginning

  

  lined up for the next few months. The committee has been working for ... that this whole snow phenomenon is not as exciting to anyone who grew up around it. But for me, coming from the deep south, this is a unique

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • January 18, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  I wake to sleep An application to a telescope asked me why I learn and where I'm going. It…

  

  sense of awe. I still feel it every time I look up into the cold night sky up here in Cambridge and I'm glad of it. It's easy to not know, but ... grandparents' flat was torn down to make more room for roads. I've gone to school

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • January 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taking Shape

  

  . Depending on user input, the story can go several ways – in mine, he ends up ... more. The catalyst for last night’s dearth of shuteye was a combination ... funny when they’re so worked up, shouting at each other into little

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  up to ten times. Researchers at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center in the Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS) at MIT have developed a ... sort of microscope for charges, where each foil acts as a lens. Once the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

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

  

  how 18.01 is a prereq and 18.02 is a co-requsitie for 8.02. Since I ... the first place. (Oops. My advisor and I both messed up on that one ... physics). Just a heads up to the 4 other people in the world who test out of

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Nibble of Music

  

  the Last Dance For Me. I must say that I do like the crooners. (Michael ... . Maybe the best "turn up the radio real loud while driving" song ever. But ... course, a big reason for the it being named that, aside from the popularity

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 22, 2005
• 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 ... a fun yet striking dress that is beautiful from a distance and up

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 18, 2015
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Quick Guide to Adobe Illustrator The very basics, for people who have never used it

  

  images, and make files to laser cut. Setting up your document The first ... working in RGB mode - CYMK is sometimes buggy for me (click the triangle to ... layer colors and stroke colors mixed up- the stroke color of the dog is

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • February 19, 2019
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Becoming a better programmer and why i'm excited about software engineering

  

  feeling I'm going for so well. It's like I've looked up and seen such great ... , ready for change, and safe from bugs.[/annotation] I knew I lacked ... make these parts, that build up into ideas. When we have a conversation

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • July 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes: Junior Spring Edition + notes on MIT academics in general

  

  summary: I am taking 6 classes for a total of 69 units of credit (courses ... SCIENCE LABORATORY Class Info and Benefits: 17.803, a required class for Political Science majors, truly prepares you for future research. It is also a

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 25, 2017
• Blog / How to Food

  [GUEST POST] Cooked Cooking by Joy X. '29

  

  Bad Ideas Weekend, which includes things like running up and down the ... many times as possible, building useless things for the Bad Ideas ... ??)[/annotation], and randomized hair dye. Here are some things we’ve been cooking up

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • February 14, 2026
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Building a Robot in 3 Days FIRST X MIT Edition

  

  robotics competitions for K-12 students. It has three major programs: FIRST ... , volunteering for community service, mentoring younger students, starting new ... refusing to take no for an answer - he finally agreed to let me join on a

  • by Hala K. '29
  • January 25, 2026
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I Hate Superman. (I Love Superman.)

  

  , or flying, or something like that. Someone might come up with a more ... crazy! Oh, they have no weakness, except for a rock that you can’t find on ... the Great Depression, he was born out of a need for a hero. But I can

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • July 16, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  keeping interest a list of things i think are cool

  

  For the past week, I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do ... am not patient enough for it. project management - I'm gonna be ... ...why do I even bring this up in the first place? Well, I've been wondering a

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 4, 2020
• Blog / Public Service & Activism

  Ethics, AI, and the College of Computing some student voices in a campus controversy

  

  , to work together and find opportunities for both countries to benefit ... administration came under sharp criticism for collaborating with a regime that ... up its ethical standards or has abandoned its moral duty The steps

  • by Veronica M. '22
  • April 5, 2019