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• Blog / Personal Travel

  New York A break from Cambridge.

  

  first impression of Manhattan was cemented by the shockingly audacious ... New York, New Jersey (a wonderful name for a fake city, by the way), the ... like pop-up ads delivered by Godzilla In search of internal peace and

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Halloween, Part 2 Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.

  

  plumes make everything cooler. This particular photo was taken by some of ... - which she made completely by herself! When she's not busy being a physics ... by the 2011 Class Council. What's your favorite costume out of this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Progression of Spirit You must be this tall to ride the MIT Emotional Rollercoaster

  

  the workload. This is evidenced by our test subject, Jon, in Exhibit A ... enjoys floor parties and creates fond memories of college, as evidenced by Exhibit B. Exhibit B Then BAM!!!, like a kick to the face delivered by

  • by Snively '11
  • January 8, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  As you've probably heard, Southern California is being devastated by ... , we send our best to everyone impacted by this situation. Our thoughts ... students directly affected by the fires, we will be as accommodating and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Work, friends, sleep – pick three In which I manage time effectively.

  

  hours on a MONDAY. And I got to sleep by 1AM, and then I woke up in time ... do try, though. Ask anyone - I schedule my days hour-by-hour, but ... uninterrupted study time. By the way, I'm not a double major anymore. More on

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 23, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  student who I haven't seen in a long time stops by my office. In the process ... called Dropbox, and I must say I'm impressed by their technology and ease ... -successful startup just stopped by the office, while I was writing this entry. I didn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Our thoughts go out to Virginia Tech.

  

  All of us here are quite saddened by the shooting at Virginia Tech. I ... healing and reflection, organized by the Institute's chaplains, tomorrow ... particularly disturbed by yesterday's events to contact the many individuals and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 17, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  News bites from the Institvte A taste of what's happening around campus.

  

  to find a way to make Jerusalem "just, peaceful and sustainable" by 2050 so that Palestinians and Israelis can live side by side in a city ... --the only vitamin synthesized exclusively by microorganisms.” http

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 26, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Update Some news & notes for the Class of 2011.

  

  make their hotel reservations by Friday (yes, this Friday), when our ... you're registered by the deadline (Monday, April 2), you'll be all set. On the registration form, please help us out by giving us useful

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  For pi are cubed. There can only be one winner.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? Some languages do not effectively distinguish between blue and green. By now I think there should be a category called "e ... Al Gore committed suicide by being burned alive by a dragon in Vietnam

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  My first blog entry! Let me begin by introducing you to MIT World, a ... has changed the world, told by one of the founders of the company. Check out The Akamai Story: From Theory to Practice by Tom Leighton. Akamai

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Promise of Ending ...is labor and sharing and loving.

  

  ." I noticed that it had to be in by February 9 or I would suffer a $40 ... sleepless nights, and 10,000 miles paid for by MISTI. Now all that's standing ... song written on an e e cummings poem, being called "ingenious" by a

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 22, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  everyone on the planet with an Internet connection, let me redeem myself by ... by itself, but it becomes a lot cooler when set next to the "I forgot ... longest stage of the whole process by far): And then, after some painting

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  think of nefarious nerds tapping away at Internet terminals, fueled by ... and everything had to be done by hand. Today, club members design ... has its very own Software Cab system, inspired by the operation centers

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  Institute of MIT and Harvard was headed up by David Reich (also an assistant ... explained by increases in the value of the stock market. Viewed as a whole ... average value of the top 500 companies rose by a factor of six. Two commonly

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  That Lovely Pre-Finals Period

  

  Friday by 11:59:59 PM. I love assignments due by email. :-) I still need to ... encouraged to post more often by various folks around here, so I think one way

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • May 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Super Adventure Club In a little while, I'll be gone.

  

  -Conner for South Station by the T. Once there, I'll stop at Au Bon Pain kiosk ... down I-81, which is fortuitously right by my house. So, Moria and company are making a 40-minute detour to stop by F and M and pick me up. From

  • by Sam M. '07
  • March 25, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  No Child Gets Ahead?

  

  anything earth-shattering -- it draws from models established previously by ... . A new survey by her association found that among 39 states that ... those we're teaching to a minimum standard." A 2004 report by the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  ever interviewed by the Tech (about a year ago) I had a 6.001 (Structure ... themselves on my behalf by wearing breadboard-style posters with John '06's and ... recognize me by face. I apologize for this not being a more substantial entry

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  It’s all about the numbers… Jump back into the basements for the first of two entries early this week on…

  

  Here at MIT, just about everything is referred to by its number. To ... .012: Introductory Biology, taught by no other than Eric Lander of MIT's Broad ... 6-001, followed by another entry sometime Tuesday with 7-012 and more

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 19, 2005