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  The CPW Weather Machine Strikes Again a frivolous day in the sun and grass

  

  The weather sobered up just in time for CPW, and we celebrated the sunny warmth with a spring picnic. It was a day made for frivolity. I ... -making process (the part where he explains his thoughts leading up to using vinegar

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • April 18, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  ) have to run up them for practice: And there were also some random ... , running up stairs for four hours (though most people don't do it for the ... 's something to be said for watching people do really random, stupid, amusing

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  SCIENCE ALERT: “smoking gun” evidence for Alan Guth’s theory of inflation! Good thing I already have Alan Guth's signature on all of my class registration forms.

  

  street is that this could mean a Nobel Prize for MIT's Prof. Alan Guth ... section by accident I marched up to him and said "Hello, my section did not ... off to find exam booklets for me. Twenty seconds later, I had a fangirl

  • by Anna H. '14
  • March 17, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  I asked people at MIT what they were doing for Pi Day 2025 something is rising... 3/14/25 at 6:28 PM ET

  

  the signs outside. With Pi Day coming up, and MIT being known for its ... the "nerd culture" that MIT is known for, but it’s also tradition to ... moonlight’s full, Only at the BLOOD MOON FESTIVAL." FRANK: I'm just going for

  • by Jebby B. '25
  • March 7, 2025
• Blog / How to Food

  How to Survive in a Cook-for-Yourself Community and why meals plans are terrible

  

  semester, after long nights of work, I couldn't wake up for the 8-11am ... in a cook-for-yourself community. It could be helpful for parents as ... for information about non-MIT meal kits and meal prices in general. The

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 10, 2017
• Blog / Travel

  clownazoo part 2 this post is two years late

  

  In case you have not seen part 1, I posted it near the end of my freshman year. I am now going into my senior year. I think I may have procrastinated a little bit. In total, we ended up spending around 9 hours on

  • by Anika H. '26
  • August 1, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Stand Back! I'm going to try . . . well, you know the rest.

  

  2.671 is an AMAZING class (that many people dislike, for reasons that ... much just going nuts. For our final (9th) lab of the semester, we were ... setup, another has a beam that is wired up to record its response to an

  • by Snively '11
  • December 9, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Stud/Fac Dinners Genius idea to get free dinner with MIT geniuses

  

  The 2006 Class Council is responsible for planning and executing many ... advice on topics like How to Set Up a Friend as a Favor How to Set Up Two of Your Friends How to Avoid Being Set Up How to Pin a Boutonniere

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

  Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The United States won 9 gold medals in the most recent Winter Olympics in Torino. ..and many thanks to Joe '06 for showing up with this photograph at 6:30 in the AM. Bigger? Even bigger

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  it really is beginning and so it begins

  

  That kind of means summer is ending. Jessie wrote in her blog how everyone is getting ramped up for probably one of the most exciting times of the year, Orientation. In about 10 minutes, we start our pre

  • by Bryan
  • August 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  ‘Twas the night before Christmas Happy holidays to everyone!

  

  famous Big Duck, which always gets all gussied up for the holidays. It ... attendance. Last night, my parents, my brother and I gathered for our

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 25, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Ecosystems And Web Sites A science question & general check-in.

  

  biodiversity" survive for five million years without any direct contact with the ... ? I told you guys - I'm not a science kid. Hook me up. In other news, I ... going for you folks?

  • by Ben Jones
  • June 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Vindicated! And the summer of FREEdom begins. (Pictures added)

  

  I'm in Boston until the end of next week for some meetings for the Committee on Academic Performance, but guess what, NO PROBLEM SETS! And thus ... Fast As" opens up the concert. Dashboard rocks out! (Unfortunately, they

  • by Bryan
  • May 31, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2 MIT meets King Koopa.

  

  jump up for this photo. The things I get people to do for my blog. Today

  • by Bryan
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Application season

  

  With the Regular Action deadline just days away, I want to wish all the best to the regular action applicants in finishing up their ... for financial aid applicants (and remember, MIT is need blind for all

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy New Year! from post-blizzard New Jersey.

  

  Hellooo I’ve been home for winter break for almost two weeks ... transportation in the Northeast for a good few days... And I was pretty much snowed-in... Butbutbut - a few days later, sledding! Pulling that sled up the hill many

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • December 31, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  Don’t Panic! MyMIT will be inaccessible on Saturday, October 31 from 6:00am until 10:00am EDT for essential…

  

  , October 31 from 6:00am until 10:00am EDT for essential maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience. I thought that would be less terrifying coming from me the day before instead of in the morning when you fired up

  • by Dave McOwen
  • October 30, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dewey Love Libraries? Yes we dew!

  

  Yes we dew. I am not very shy about my love and affection for the MIT library system. (See here and here for evidence.) On Saturday afternoons, I oftentimes embark on library crawls, during which I visit up to 3 libraries in

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / How to Human

  how to become a morning person a matter of willpower

  

  up early for school, took a nap after classes because I was too tired to work since I'd stayed up late, vibed for a few hours, then had to ... steps. Get up. Grab a change of clothes. Wait for the shower to

  • by Mel N. '24, MEng '25
  • November 12, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Thread: Not Admitted Early

  

  this post are an open forum for those of you who want to talk with us, shake it off, and get back up again. Remember that you will survive — and ... want to talk to us in the comments below, we’re here for you. We ask that

  • by Decisions
  • December 17, 2024