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  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  measure. In response to this announcement, MIT officially closed at 3pm ... Hurricane Arthur was predicted to arrive in 45 minutes. And the show was ... how it came to be that we launch exploding pyrotechnics into the sky to

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  , whatever. Anyway, I want to know - how hard is MIT? Because I keep hearing it ... think it's kind of hard. OH, CHRIST. I HAVE NO CHANCE OF GETTING IN." (I ... .) In response to all of these comments, I'd like to deliver a poorly

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Events

  To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before: P.S. I Love You THANK YOU LSC

  

  to the ShowPlace ICON Theatre in Seaport, a super nice venue that made ... around, we all rushed to theatre 6 to claim our seats. We were seated in ... want to be in love. It made me feel so floaty. To give you a picture of

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 5, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  ice skating don't fall

  

  center of gravity closer to the ground cj: ah, just like in every other ... this so hard wayne: it took me weeks to learn how to skate, you're doing ... supposed to balance when you have a foot up wayne: well how do you balance

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 16, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  Journal of Negative Results, among other things Absurdities I encounter while livin' my life.

  

  , and how it is representative of everything in my life. Due to a ... in chromosome 5, leading to an extension of the circadian period from ... scientific studies. About 95% of the work people do in research never gets

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 27, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  gesturing towards in this picture, hang on. We'll get to that. As I hope you ... it. Akash continued that he was thinking about trying to get us into a ... book to a screenplay- obviously they needed to cut some things out in

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  21M.285: The Beatles the most enjoyable class i've taken at MIT

  

  't interested in them enough to take an entire class on them. In May, I watched ... their music in the Beatles' earlier albums. With this, I was able to gain ... thrilled to learn what had shaped this new sound and how the group's creation

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • December 3, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to any student who lost out in ... doors for a second chance to participate in this extraordinarily popular ... tank. It got infested with fruit flies, and we had to get it fumigated

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Personal Projects

  Walking the Kerry Way journal of my fourth day in Ireland

  

  when others are in the room. She has finally gone to sleep, and I ... made oats in the same pan, and was about to do the chicken, too, when I decided that I wanted to get on the road. I’d forgotten the joy of pan

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  confronting the self i am the captain of my soul

  

  , like you do in your normal posts? alan: if this is how cj wants to ... within me. okay, dan, i get it! i get it. you don't have to rub it in. dan ... , okay? alan: … dan: ah. dan: you're trying to pretend you're in control

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 30, 2021
• Blog / Prepare for MIT

  Leavetaking and homecoming

  

  through a thick nostalgia to get myself in my car, start the ignition, ease ... printed on semi-trucks, Fry’s and Coke and Target, coming in to the city ... ’ll have to edit out the bulk of them for brevity. In the summer monsoons

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 28, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT.01: Intro to the Institute, part 1 And maybe a problem set

  

  get used to. Eventually, I made the decision to attend MIT—how could I ... and took a gap year. The story of how I decided to take a gap year is ... alone in my room, listening to the air-conditioner buzz, my body

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • September 8, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Adonde? Excuse me sir, I seem to have misplaced my pants.

  

  . . ." Since getting to MIT I've been a part of several riots and a flash mob. Why not add another adventure to my repertoire? "Alright, I'm in!" At ... : This is when it started to get really exciting, especially when we saw

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008
• Blog / Events

  I Survived Week 1 and All I Got Was 10 Lousy T-Shirts a pack rat’s post-orientation reflections on miscellany

  

  more abstract purpose relates to getting us in the appropriate mental ... available to be hung in MIT students’ living spaces or offices. Students view ... sports? The answer is MIT students. In fact, I have yet to see an empty

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 13, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Poetics of Place Snippets from my "Critical Writing for Designers" course at school down the street

  

  the kids trudged past to their classes, and I wondered how I would have ... and forth in the woodshop. Arabic music is playing. I have come to an ... shelves are bare and books lie in stacks on the table. I keep to the outside

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • February 29, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  plot. Stagecraft has to do with everything in a play excepting the actors ... things give the audience an easy way to tell when changes in time, location ... there are a fair number of ways to get that experience. Twice a year, MIT

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT OpenLabWare: A sneak peak at research @ MIT This new website is sure to change the way that the world thinks about MIT…

  

  ;grad students” worked long hours and seemed to get cool results ... she would be interested in helping to develop an OLW module. Honestly ... should be online in a few months, so you will be able to watch video clips

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 13, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Brain Dump News and updates for admitted students from the last few weeks, in no particular order...

  

  . ;-) ------------------------------------------------------- Shameless CPW Plug #1: Meet The Bloggers Want to meet these guys in real life ... requesting to join - it's how Emma and Michael (the admins for the facebook ... - if you aren't the sh*t, you're not going to get into MIT. Having said

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 28, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Day in the Life see what we're up to

  

  normal day, and post them on the website. To be honest, I'm not sure how ... 's yearbook (and, relatedly, the photography/design club) is hosting A Day in ... students working late in lab, people psetting, athletes, artists, awesome

  • by Piper '13
  • September 22, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10: The Plano Four Colin Taylor '10, Timur Sahin '10, Joanne Shih '10 and Albert Chang '10.

  

  're going to do great things, and I'm happy I get to be there for the first few steps along the way," said Mr. Sahin, who plans to major in ... biology teacher Barbara Pittenger for inspiring him to pursue a major in

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2006