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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Walking in Tim’s Shoes Trust me, those are some pretty big shoes

  

  Try to find me in this picture! Just kidding, that’s a trick ... good news. And that’s pretty much how, one week after starting classes ... my list of 101 Things to Do Before You Graduate!   It’s always

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • September 27, 2015
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT’s Tribute to Boston Lights from the Green Building.

  

  I’ll let these pictures speak for themselves, but I thought this was a lovely gesture and wanted to immortalize it on the blogs. Much love to everyone affected by today’s…

  • by Anna H. '14
  • April 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  There’s something happening here what it is ain't exactly clear

  

  Working on a big project. A big awesome project. Can’t tell you what it is. But here’s a sneak peak. Make of it what you will.

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 1, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  what’s in a name mr. sushi - winner of the first annual name bryan's fish contest!

  

  In a close name contest between Groker and Mr. Sushi, Mr. Sushi edged out Groker in a 8 to 7 win, but remember we’re all winners here. Katy, congratulations! I’ll…

  • by Bryan
  • July 24, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  18.S190 Pt.2 lecture videos go brr

  

  : the MIT Monologues and a class I developed and taught: 18.S190. I plan ... wanted to give a short update about 18.S190! Just this last week, lecture ... ="89479" image5="89478" image6="89477" /] P.S.: Why do I look like I'm giving a

  • by Paige B. '24
  • May 26, 2023
• Blog / Events

  Susan Hockfield’s Private Concert La la la la la la la laaaaaaa!!!!

  

  Yes, we are this cool. We perform our drinking song, in capes, for our president. Also, last year, the Marching Band was a bit more destructive. As you can see,…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  , both of which were yesterday. It’s funny how slowly three hours passes by ... . She’s had to live with the mess for the past month). But last night, as ... much as possible). They say a person’s desk reveals a lot about their

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Two Valentine’s Day Serenades Happiness and hearts and the MIT Logarhythms and Muses in cell biology!

  

  they ran out the door another Valentine’s Day superhero ran in: the first ... .” The class broke out in “Ooh!”s and laughter. “Don’t be shy!” said a Muse ... . They sang “1, 2, 3, 4” by the Plain White T’s, which goes: There's only

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • February 16, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s been 3 weeks the firehose is still alive and kicking

  

  It’s some ungodly hour of the day and I feel pretty tired. I ... bed to hug my pillow. There’s something absolutely beautiful about ... meaning of midterm is fatally lost on MIT). There’s a lot that happens, and

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • February 25, 2014
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  , followed by “yo, 你怎么样?”, which means “yo, what’s up?” in Mandarin Chinese. Next, in rapid succession, it’s Emily—who redesigns batteries, Isaiah ... , I’m shook. To me it’s quite clear that MIT is the place that makes

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What’s in My Bag? My everyday carry!

  

  They say you can tell a lot about a person by what’s in their bag. Or ... New York Magazine’s The Strategist. The Strategist is essentially a sort ... someone’s favorite bag, and I thought it was fascinating how wrapped inside

  • by Selam G. '18
  • December 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  it’s been thirteen days since the Eras Tour began

  

  It has been 13 days since Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour began so in honor ... a story and I think it is really cool [annotation note="in today’s ... thought about it like that before.  New Year’s Day is such a mellow end to

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • March 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  It’s driving me nuts Did I tell you about the time when we hijacked a harbor patrol boat?

  

  singular noun that ends in s, such as abacus, you would need an s with the ... singular noun that ends in s AND the next word begins in s, you don't use an ... . Apparently you use an s when a proper noun ends in an "s" sound, but no s when

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  MIT’s web site chain, but here is my version). In short, the Chancellor ... pointed out to MIT’s provost that the Duke of Edinburgh's housing allowance ... important that MIT’s administration understand the needs and desires of

  • by Chancellor Eric Grimson
  • August 16, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  Today’s Mailing Day For me this is a huge thing. You guys are my first MIT class, which…

  

  Waited until midnight so I could post on the 11th officially (EST, anyway) – we’ll be mailing in less than 24 hours. Wow. For me this is a huge thing.…

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everybody’s Reading Applications!

  

  It’s definitely the busiest time of the year for application reading (hence the low post count this week… luckily Mitra has a couple new entries recently to keep folks entertained…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s All Work Together Easier Said Than Done

  

  What’s Up” and laid back in his chair with his feet on the table. With ... minute all while looking at ease. It’s so exhilarating. And exhausting when it’s over. So why do we do it? No matter where you work or what

  • by Neerja A. '16
  • March 16, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  questions remind me of a time when I was coming out as gay in my 30s, when I ... said back. That’s exactly right. So why are you calling Aidan a lesbian ... ’t call him a lesbian because that’s not what the word means. Ok? Now who

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  done with the b.s. 4 years of mit by the numbers

  

  , which I did not like (personal take, it’s a fine place I swear), leading ... ’ve been my class year’s Social Chair since Freshman Fall. It’s been 8 ... -choreographed a dance for the semester’s show! The songs we used were Save Me by

  • by Waly N. '24
  • May 31, 2024
• Blog / Events

  What’s on your mind? As for me, my hair feels normal again.

  

  RUSH RUSH RUSH RUSH So much is about to happen!  Electrical-component jewelry-making, seesaw- and small earth-mover-building, truffle-creating!  Not to mention the epic water war between the east side and west…

  • by Piper '13
  • August 26, 2011