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  some things my eyes saw recently (this is exactly what it says on the tin)

  

  I have seen much in these past weeks. Here is a small selection: The weather on campus turned beauuuutiful this week (just in time for ... use blackboards in Stata! (If you haven't seen it, more background on

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • May 24, 2019
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Murals of Senior Haus "find where you thrive"

  

  "Murals of Senior Haus" exhibit in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the ... undergraduates in July of 2017. The circumstances surrounding the closure were featured in various news outlets as well as on the blogs (see Joon, me

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 8, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT IS … reflections of a bright sunday afternoon

  

  , soaking in the last few glimpses of blue sky (oh no, winter is coming), it ... filled with SO MUCH LIFE. I’ve turned in a total of 15 problem sets. I ... brushless motor. I’ve finally learned how to properly breathe in Yoga. I

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • October 22, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Pros and Cons, as Told by Residents "because EC is home 400ever"

  

  settles in EC gets flaming pink hair, nor are we all engaged in “intense ... . People can be miserable in, say, Next House just as much as in EC. It’s perhaps my favorite aspect of the Institute—the chance to grow in a tight

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 20, 2017
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Every August a million small moments

  

  'm respectfully crufting in the background. But every August - when I start hearing ... the excited Californian who ran outside in her pajamas and flipflops at ... remember feeling like a failure a lot. I remember being in a state of shock

  • by Piper '13
  • August 30, 2015
• Blog / Events

  HT@MIT: Department Lectures and Final Presentations MIT's Best Kept Secret

  

  ; For anyone that's used the elevators in Stata this is a common sight that's usually ignored. The titles are in another language, the ... FOOD in bright red text. To be fair these posters are targeted to

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • December 28, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Awesome Biology UROP: florescent plants, genomes, metabolomes, big data, puzzles + more! Bonus: A VIDEO!

  

  When I tell people that I'm majoring in Biology, they typically ... -dimensional puzzle; and in our post-genomic age, it has become an INFORMATION SCIENCE ... junior fall (now). In the summer, for Elizabeth C. 13's Science Out Loud

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Study Abroad

  Moving Across The Pond From One Cambridge to Another

  

  papers. My first few weeks at Cambridge flew by. Participating in meets ... competiting in four styles of dance, Waltz, Quickstep, Cha Cha, and Jive. With ... . Team 79 posing after the team matches in Nottingham. Dancing some

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • February 6, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT: Coding over Cookies sights from the hackathon [pictures inside!]

  

  -night "insomnia cookies" to breakfast bagels with half-and-half milk. Toss in a hallway lined with air mattresses for catnappers, and throw in a bunch of ... defined by Wikipedia: "the act of engaging in activities (such as

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 13, 2013
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  On Tortillas and Community An update from a year and a half ago.

  

  last checked in, I was just settling into my new life in Cambridge, MA ... : Tortillas. These round slices of heaven are revered in Mexican cuisine; for ... out the flavors in tacos al pastor or enchiladas, while flour tortillas

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • December 12, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  Spending a lot of time in the Unified Lounge (Unified is a course 16 class ... ;:) In any case, I must return to my summer before winter rolls around ... physics and decision making involved? I could definitely say that in many

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sophomore Satisfaction New year= New opportunities/classes = Happy Kirsten

  

  of time in my room working on psets and studying for all my classes :P ... bridges. In this class, we look at structures in equilibrium and learn how ... because I've been able to learn more about the force distributions in

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • October 13, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A love letter to psets Masochists In Training

  

  difficult" - by MIT standards] Dear psets, In the past week, you've tried ... concept. You've twisted my mind in ways I didn't know it could twist before ... more grateful. Because in high school, homework was boring. It was

  • by Michael C. '16
  • September 16, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Current State of Mind ewoufbwu iyfh[things I must do]w39478ry3927rhiwf83tr

  

  Yesterday, (or was it a few days ago?) I reached into a pocket in my ... in ink, and that my ID was ruined...(or splattered-decorated with ink, if you want to look at it that way.) I was in line at La

  • by Ana V. '15
  • May 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a ... . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a ... monstrosity to compete in a game announced in the first weekend of January. Dean

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Splish Splash ♪ ♫ great programs at MIT and beyond!

  

  several years back when I was in junior high. What do you think occupied ... ? Inspiration comes from people who are passionate about something. In my opinion ... they love; they share what they love with others in hopes that they

  • by Ana V. '15
  • November 19, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  2 AM Destiny An early evening snapshot of an MIT kitchen

  

  of the first floor of Random Hall. One of three all-male floors in ... rights on eBay for $36 and used the money to build stadium seating in the ... dinner included. Tonight we are in Destiny kitchen.   The MacBook is

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • October 12, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  , but I feel a vicarious thrill seeing the same expression reflected in the eyes of the torrent of 2015s that have descended upon campus in the past week. Like many freshmen, I was participating in one of MIT's many

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Chancellor? What’s a Chancellor? What does the Chancellor do and how does that affect student life?

  

  ’t tell my colleagues in other departments I said that) department at MIT, and a department that is top ranked in Computer Science, in Computer Engineering, and in Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering. So it was

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt.2 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Decision time...

  

  stay in MITWE, MITSO, and Techiya, at least for the first couple weeks. I ... semester, I knew I couldn’t stay in all three groups. But I really didn ... fun. And in case you’re wondering, a “wind ensemble”

  • by ARTalk
  • May 6, 2011