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  Chasing Roots, Part One During an overnight stay in Milan, I traversed several generations to explore musical history in…

  

  . During my overnight stay in Milan, I travelled the roads of time to meet ... idea, I'm 6'3") I met with Stefania, a Casa Verdi resident, who took me inside for a special tour. I'll show you a couple highlights, as well as

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  Jane W asked, Matt, I have a question about CPW. Will we know who our hosts will be before we get there? I know you're just matching us up ... (I know that one night, Salvador left around midnight, and I rarely

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  A Beautiful Day

  

  It's really nice in Boston today. I've just returned from a walk ... take; I highly recommend it. MIT, btw, is the "birthplace of ... a terrific CPW. Now, I'm taking a brief break from CPW work, blogging

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2016 Ring Delivery! MY RING IS SO PRETTY!

  

  RING! It feels so good! I have many pictures from and of the event ... friends in my class that I was really excited to see! We had a great time ... plans ring delivery and designed our beautiful ring! AND THEN I FOUND

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • April 25, 2014
• Blog / Athletics

  #funhogging the best thing I did over IAP. also: INFINITE ICE CLIMBING GIF

  

  funhogging: to take more than one's fair share of fun When I was a ... Angeles, though, I never got closer to these alpine pursuits than the pages of a Patagonia catalog.  Certainly I loved hiking, and spent a lot of

  • by Michael C. '16
  • February 3, 2014
• Blog / Events

  MIT IreneCam tracking the storm - here and on the web.

  

  I've decamped from the Boston area northwards to New Hampshire for ... of dead trees and ancient power lines. So I figured I'd come up here ... before I left, I set up a webcam in the office, looking out over Killian

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 28, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Maker Faire 2011 cool people who make cool things

  

  On Friday I flew out to California to visit my friend Greg. Greg is ... Earth Solar. I've been out to Palo Alto / San Mateo in the past, but never ... opportunity to do so. Greg is one of the most talented makers I've ever met. He

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 23, 2011
• Blog / MIT Life

  Introducing Two New MIT Students… ...classes of 2026 and 2028 respectively.

  

  you know I recently added a new member to our family. Miles Nathaniel ... length, lets just say I've never been so happy to hear the words Caesarean ... , I believe my dad said it best, "Wow, looks like you gave birth to a

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • February 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  [Guest Post] 202.9 (slightly cursed) Tims from the Class of ‘29 by Joy X. '29

  

  I was bored, so I made 202.9 Tim ideas suggested by the Class of ‘29 Discord Server! I was originally going to draw 2029 Tims for the class of 2029, but I ran out of time. Maybe that will come in the future. Anyway

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • December 11, 2025
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Random’s 13th happy birthday random hall!

  

  experience. This past Saturday, February 29th, I experienced something that I ... excursion to Lobby 7, stands in a circle, and performs the birthday dirge. I was actually in the middle of giving a tour of Random to a friend when I

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 2, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spotted: A Brass Rat in the Wild? Is this an alumnus hacking McDonald's, or McDonald's hacking MIT? I can't tell

  

  Early this morning I got a text from my friend and former student ... minute into the video. I generally listen to Jeremy, so I did. That's when I saw it.     Can you see it?     zoom

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • February 16, 2017
• Blog / Class Projects

  Angry Birds Fly at MIT Students construct trubuchets, catapults, and air cannons to take out the dastardly pigs on Killian…

  

  impressive industry judges.  I should note that 2.009 is possibly the awesomest course at MIT, and I need no further proof than to note that the class was ... : Finally, the day of the competition arrived.  I'm told that MIT President

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 8, 2011
• Blog / Events

  What now suckas!? That's right. I have a brass rat. What.

  

  're talking ages ago, so long that I almost forgot it even happened. Before we ... night on May 8th. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say that was a ... . Instead of writing words, I decided to steal a page out of Jess Kim's book

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  On APs Trying to clarify the role of AP courses in the MIT admissions process.

  

  to show the student's passion in the sciences? I know many students who ... enjoyable." -- Deepta I don't know if I'll do this justice, but I'll give it a ... your AP courses. In many schools, I know, AP courses are the best (and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 14, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  5E Rush Photos

  

  I promised you 5th East Hall Rush photos, so here they are. 3rd East ... everywhere. Kathleen '10 ended up living on 5th East! I can tell that she ... , Matt '08, Brian '08, and a couple of people I can't make out in the dim

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / Events

  The career fair and emerging pop stars Thinking about life after MIT at the Career Fair...and then watching a fellow blogger transform…

  

  to know about a company. I was seated at a table with three other ... is like, and more! ------- Oh, and I must mention this… On Friday night, I had the pleasure of attending Zeta Beta Tau’s semi-annual dessert

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 25, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Ring delivery! Saturday night was Ring Delivery!

  

  , which I had never been to before. Here are some pictures: As you can see from the pictures, it was a beautiful venue which I had never been ... , I put on my rings, along with those of my friends, Anna, Shaye, and

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Kresge Info Session Come integrate MIT, at least for an afternoon.

  

  powerpoint presentation thousands of miles away. I remember hearing talk around ... deceive you. Kresge is 1/8 of a sphere. I once walked by it and remarked to ... after the info session is over: The reason I know all of this is Dean

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 25, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  Midway, I'll just try and cover the aspects of Orientation that have not ... of manual labor, but I don't get enough of that anyways. Taking ... welcomed the Class of '09 to MIT at Convocation, so I guess you can say she

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  FAQ

  

  I got this question over email, which echoes questions I've been hearing all over:   I've just read your post saying that the ... anything you send in as a supplement. I think it is important to remember

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 17, 2005