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• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  Today, as I was walking down Mass Ave after work, I saw some Aero/Astro students playing volleyball with a net they had set up in the Building 33 quad, and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  My most vivid recollection of a July 4 celebration came from a book that I read in middle school. The Westing Game, by Ellen Raskin. Basically, the book is about…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  I spent today playing with yeast cells, and I couldn’t be happier. Let me back up. As you may already know, this summer, I’m working with Professor Angelika Amon of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  With two weeks left until Bike and Build (donate donate donate!) I decided it was time to bring my casual bike ride form of training to the next level by…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.

  

  You can steer yourself, any direction you choose. Today was my first day at work. Due to a lovely and thick stacks of nondisclosure agreements and the threat of prison…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  I took my first final today: 8.022, Electricity & Magnetism with Theory. It wasn’t a bad class, all told. Circuits are pretty cool, and I liked the bits about relativity…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  Ten thousand thirty-two hundred eighty semi-hours Ten thousand thirty-two hundred moments so dear Ten thousand thirty-two hundred eighty semi-hours How do you measure, MIT time? In psets, in physics In…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Lip Sync ‘08 Because I want . . . you . . . back

  

  Sorry for not having posted recently. It’s gotten to the point where the work is completely overwhelming and any time not spent working is time that feels like it’s being…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 27, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blending In (Guest Entry) Of singing, eating, and shopping (sorta)

  

  By Maggie Liu ’12 So, first of all, let me start by saying that I had come to MIT CPW with excitement but also deeply rooted stereotypes about the student…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  By Gordon Wintrob ’12 Well my camera conveniently died during CPW, only taking pictures with a color balance approximated below: I tend to be a man of few words, and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don’t know about you guys, but the energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is packed with hosts and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Strike! Strike! Strike! I. H. T. F. P.

  

  Ok, I’m breaking my “Only blog every other day” rule, but only because I don’t really count the liveblog yesterday as an entry so much as a fun activity. CPW…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  BREAKING NEWS: Stu Schmill ’86 Named New Dean of Admissions – go wish him congratulations! Shockingly, MIT does occasionally grant its students reprieve and respite from the constant deluge of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  11:30 PM and I have an entire quantum mechanics pset and a biodiesel

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  This video is very appropriate this morning. Since about five o’clock last night, with some breaks for sleeping and eating, I have spent most of my time immersed in the…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  For the past six months, I have been truly privileged to share my MIT experiences with all of you through the admissions blogs. Whether I talked about my classes, my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  Last week, I blogged a little about how MIT’s student body really distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level, it almost seems as if…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  It’s not all happy I know, shocker!

  

  I’ve realized that at this point I’ve pretty much conveyed this type of image concerning my life at MIT: While true some of the time, I’d say that just as…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 26, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  Z-center to make an 11am Jiu Jitsu workout with the American Jiu Jitsu

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  I grew up in a house composed almost entirely of girls. Genetic odds to the contrary, I’m the only guy out of four children. That’s right: I have three sisters.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008