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• Blog / Events

  Science, Technology, and Elephants. In which I take the best field trip ever.

  

  ’t really something that’s mentioned as an MIT selling point. Like, “come to ... clarify: it’s not really the circus hosting that we look forward to. It’s ... !!!!!!!” I wish I had had a legit camera on me, because Alex’s face looked like

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • October 13, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Where I’ve Been All this time ...

  

  hostage; not completely involuntary I would say. It’s so easy to go into ... long it’s been. If you’ve ever visited MIT, you’ll know this entrance at 77 Mass. Ave. See the red circle? That’s where my studio is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 30, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  .900). He’s absolutely brilliant, and I have tried to attend his talks ... videos about his story. It’s really tragic, and the fact that we don’t hear ... that still prevails, the world’s perception of the U.S., and the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Setting up a Global Warming Research Center…in Antarctica Meet Zahir Dossa ’08 (Courses 6 and 15; Nu Delta), who could sell you your…

  

  ’s going to sink fastest because of it?” I couldn’t argue ... ), who could sell you your own shirt and convince you that he’s going ... come here from that moment on. Over the past three years, he’s

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • October 25, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  7 Reasons MIT Is Special reflecting on the Institute at the end of four years

  

  Admissions and commute to campus every weekday. But it’s a summer arrangement ... the community, not the landmarks or even the classes. At least, that’s ... -of-a-kind wonderful and terrible time. Here’s what made MIT special for me

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 15, 2018
• Blog / Challenges

  Sometimes, I am invisible and other female experiences

  

  This weekend, I was an invisible woman. Flashback: There’s a ... remarked on my bright red hair. It’s noticeable. Not in Davis Square though ... with little help. My boss says it’s great, then takes my words and, at

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • July 18, 2016
• Blog / Challenges

  必须好 – pt. 1 just keep swimming

  

  restaurant back in 2003. There’s a[annotation note="which is better described ... ://conniewenchang.bol.ucla.edu/menus/index.html"]deep history to Americanized Chinese food,[/annotation]but in short, it’s a ... .  Working in the restaurant isn’t light work. It’s surprisingly physically

  • by Jessica Z. '27
  • September 23, 2024
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Secret Lives of Machines 🤖 In which the machines in my life get the spotlight they deserve.

  

  , times a thousand. That’s probably the amount of hate that my phone feels ... "]storage pushed to the limit[/annotation], she’s become bitter with rage, her ... ) could finally take a turn for the better. “My phone’s broken,” I said to

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • September 22, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Attack of the Acronyms and the space between the letters

  

  acronym is probably more recognizable than the full name. It’s therefore ... first week+ here at MIT, so if there’s any acronyms I can explain to you ... , & chemistry exam used for admission to India’s technological

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 3, 2023
• Blog / Athletics

  Fall Sports at MIT Roll Tech!

  

  am a junior, and I play midfield on the Varsity Women’s Soccer team. I ... the Women’s Soccer team, the start of the fall season has me pretty ... teammates anywhere else. There’s always an upperclassman to give you advice on

  • by Emiko P. '25
  • September 15, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  existential cubes a daily encounter with Ernő Rubik

  

  scootered over to Walmart with one goal in mind: acquire a Rubik’s cube. We ... —visually simple yet mentally rigorous. There’s immediate satisfaction. The goal is ... different. There’s so many types of puzzles, ranging in shape, color, and

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • July 14, 2023
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  SoOoOoOOooooo it’s the most wonderful time of the year: IAP! That ... ? That’s fantastic! I can relax, travel, take some classes, get an ... . There’s so much to do over IAP, so many offerings, and that’s really cool

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Things That Made Me Happy (and Sick) It’s me and my infection’s TWO MONTH anniversary!! 🎉😍

  

  say that. I own that.  There’s a lot I could say here, but I’ve been ... two things. it’s like a venn diagram: (excuse the dark photos. I'm on ... your life and sigh? That’s a pretty unfortunate almost-circle. Maybe let’s

  • by Powers '23
  • January 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Below 48 Take under four classes, they said. You'll have free time, they said.

  

  it's easy to let our dear old friend imposter syndrome kick in ... . Now, in fall of my senior year (gah that's still scary to write down ... would have normally left untouched during other semesters. It's really

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 19, 2014
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Curbing Hunger at MIT food for thought

  

  and what you want to eat for the next 4+ years. For some, it’s as simple as picking which dining hall you want to go to. For others, it’s a ... , because in the end, food is great. I like food, you like food. So let’s get

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 6, 2016
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lost in the Pages of the Institute are we out of the woods yet, are we in the clear yet

  

  dexterity. There’s a ton of people in MIT who play the piano (and everything ... grave (in sheer delight, not ghostly rage). There’s also a piano on the ... games (which I think at the time meant the 2-D Snake game on my cousin’s

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • October 25, 2014
• Blog / Events

  An Interview with the Tetris Grand Champion Meet Fractal161, an MIT Student who's the second person ever to beat Tetris.

  

  mind. But now it’s gone and I love tetris!  A movie (“Tetris”) also came out last year about the making of tetris and it’s so great. It’s about the insane story of how Tetris was made, and the Creator Alexey Pajitnov’s

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • February 19, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  Happier Than Ever on quitting and long-ish distance biking

  

  Wish I could explain it better --- Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish It’s ... . It’s nice that the commuter rail exists for getting to suburbs outside ... off of my bike for this part, so it’s easy to just not get back on

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 10, 2023
• Blog / How to Human

  Anxiety Level: High A play-by-play of emotional diffusion

  

    I have a conversation with my Anxiety. This year I learned that it’s much more helpful to ask Anxiety why it’s acting up instead of ignoring ... or not, you can actually learn a thing or two by asking it what’s up

  • by Powers '23
  • July 30, 2020
• Blog / Classes

  What I’m doing this IAP i guess i need to be more specific

  

  . The way that MIT’s academic calendar works is that the Fall semester is ... Activities Period—this glorious month of fun classes and activities. It’s kind ... didn’t really get accepted anywhere. But that’s fine, because there are

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • January 16, 2020