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

  

  much of Bad Ideas, unfortunately. But I did make it a point to go to one ... /Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences/Course 12, and 54-100, one of the most ... , and the team with the most runs gets the much-coveted title of "Most

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so ... the side hallway of the 23 suite. I'm looking at it right now. Maybe we

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sunsets Academics at the other Cambridge.

  

  depressing if you always think of it as the sun is setting. Last week was Week 5 of Michaelmas term at Cambridge. Week 5 at MIT means Fifth week flags for Freshmen, Add date deadline, and the end of the first wave of

  • by Cambridge
  • November 13, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  One of the most memorable conversations that I’ve had at MIT was also one of the shortest. It went something like this -- “ ... ’s going to sink fastest because of it?” I couldn’t argue

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Blogging Scholarship I'm a finalist for a blogging scholarship - now I need your help voting.

  

  college. I happen to fit both of those descriptions, so I (who happened to ... 'm a finalist. A lot of the time I'm not very serious - but I'm serious when I say blogging has become one of the most important parts of my life

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  If the roots are imaginary, then the dots will be blue… Diff EQ what now?

  

  still am - I just got out of my 8.02 final, and I have 5.12 tomorrow.), I decided that upon my return, I'd treat you to my collection of 18.03 quotes ... I've compiled the best of them here. Enjoy! "If the roots are

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 21, 2007
• Blog / Life after MIT

  A ‘Chances’ Thread That Is Actually Worth Reading That's perhaps the best title I've ever come up with.

  

  Our beloved Mollie shares a birthday with another friend of mine, and ... reasons, not the least of which is emails like this: From: Mollie Burgoon To ... 't think there's too much of a bias toward births on different dates, so

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 8, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I Could Write a Song a Hundred Miles Long I only sing Coldplay because it will help me get girls.

  

  the time of that statement, this would correspond to Wilt having slept with approximately 1.3 new women every day of his life since age 14. So ... the traditional style of lieder. This semester Dr. Elena Ruehr, who has

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 26, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Grind Time It = late. Coffee = love. You = intrigued.

  

  Tuesday morning, and Sam '07 also had quite a bit of work to do, but since ... cup of coffee from Au Bon Pain in Kendall Square and drank it during the beginning of class. I am not a coffee person. I rarely drink coffee. I do not

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Double legacy ...what my kids will be, since I'm marrying somebody from MIT!

  

  October of next year. (We're hoping to have our reception at the Museum of ... rest of the pool. So basically, all you admissions poohbahs, I'm giving ... legacy applicants; MIT doesn't.) MIT romance I met Adam in September of my

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Dorms: Burton Conner House Why is BC awesome? Because three bloggers live there. Plus, lots of other stuff too.…

  

  up for it by putting tons of effort into this much-anticipated virtual tour of Burton-Conner. Seriously. I took literally about 70 pictures of ... , except that one use of a washer or dryer costs $0.75. And someone has an

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ho-dee-hi, hi-dee-ho, ho ho. How many digits of pi do you know?

  

  Wikipedia. I couldn't think of anything to blog about in recent memory, but I ... look at them. Sorry, what was I supposed to do? Pull out of my webspace ... a poem. I was especially proud of us for the rhyme "three eight four

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Keeping it Green On a visit to NYC, I learned a little about environmentally friendly housing.

  

  break, I took large bites out of the Big Apple on my two visits to New ... unassuming, only the giant blue solar panels on the roof give any indication of ... itself 10 times over." Unfortunately, the cost of these sunlight

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Art? It's late, but not too late.

  

  detect some of this excitement in my entry. In seventh grade I learned from Mrs. Gekas that ART IS EVERYTHING! Here are three pieces of modern art ... yourself, does this dilute the challenge of the test? Well, no, because they

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  What’s Up With The Mail?!? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. But I'll tell you everything I know.

  

  . I know that many of you haven't heard yet, and that it's enormously ... say that (1) the Post Office is dealing with insane amounts of mail due ... same time on Friday afternoon, 12/9/05. If someone received a piece of

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Boris Alexeev: Solving Graph Theory Problems Boris Alexeev spent five months working on a math UROP with Prof. Daniel Kleitman.

  

  week-long program for Intel Science Talent Search finalists. As part of the program, we spent two days presenting our research to a panel of judges and the general public, and I had the privilege of being assigned to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 28, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt 2006 announced

  

  Mystery Hunt 2006. What is Mystery Hunt? Mystery Hunt is one of IAP's most ... where students and others team up to solve lots of puzzles, with the ultimate goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. For a more in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Lie la lying down Sometimes there are perks to attending a school with a notorious reputation for producing stressed…

  

  week. They will not always be on Tuesday so that those of you who have commitments on Tuesday nights will be able to take advantage of them. I will announce each session either the day of or the day before, and have a sign

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 4, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We even learn stuff here! There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium,And hydrogen and oxygen and nitrogen and rhenium...

  

  (just kidding! I did my share of the work! Promise!) and taking pictures of LEGOs. But do I actually do any work? The answer, surprisingly, is ... 'm not being sarcastic when I say that I'm sure there are plenty of them

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Football home opener College football is as American as apple pie.

  

  I realized the other day that, despite the fact that most of you are ... there are very few pictures of me in a cheerleading uniform on good hair ... experience. (As some others of you may also be dimly aware, I was in the

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 18, 2005