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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One Day in the Life of Dora as told by the one and only Dora

  

  learned about interfaces. Me: What are interfaces? Dora: It’s like an ... ’T KNOW. WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS? (Dora laughs) It’s just computer ... which didn’t seem super important. So then I decided not to go because it’s

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • March 4, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC’s Q&A with Dean Kelley of Pixar’s Coco (he also worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender, Monsters University, and The Incredibles 2)

  

  spoilers), I have (c o m p l e t e l y p a i n l e s s l y :’-)) transcribed ... up in Boston. It’s great to come back to Boston, especially a smart ... a small commercial animation studio that was there. So I’m like “that’s

  • by Abby H. '20
  • November 8, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  they want to see you fail managing others' envy

  

  . It’s a story I’ve heard from plenty of people. I needed to be careful ... even say that, to suggest that other people might be envious of me—it’s like I’m claiming there’s something about me or what I have that is so

  • by Rona W. '23
  • May 31, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  next to normal on mental health

  

  interesting songs, at least to me, is who’s crazy/my psychopharmacologist and i ... through mit’s mental health and counseling, is actually positive. i’ll have ... guy, and it’s been going okay i guess. i get that it’s meant to be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • May 3, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Music Scene by a non-musician

  

  When it comes to Boston’s music scene, it certainly isn’t lacking ... ’re strumming a guitar wistfully pretending to be in a 90s kids coming-of-age film or whether you’re just listening to keep the silence at bay. Whether it’s

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • December 23, 2015
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  mountain range of saguaros. Sah-wah-rows. I am from Arizona, which means it’s ... to run in. But it’s getting closer, and each uptick in temperature is ... climate you’ll have to experience henceforth used to be somebody else’s

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Makibaka! Huwag matakot! black lives matter! junk terror bill!

  

  happening back in the Philippines. Here, it’s ever present: news of gruesome ... should care about it. I should care because it’s happening right here. I ... . At the same time, I care about what’s happening back at home. Just a

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • June 8, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  Three things I didn’t learn from class behold, the listicle

  

  Writing blog posts is hard, but writing lists is easy. So here’s a ... checking if it’s the right bandsaw for the material you’re cutting, you turn ... ="attachment_49457" align="aligncenter" width="600"] it’s supposed to be a tea light

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 26, 2019
• Blog / Classes

  Surprisingly enjoyable experiences exactly what it sounds like

  

  fact that it’s possible, that you didn’t need a company and dozens of ... have a railing. After a little training, it really wasn’t that hard. It’s ... -playing. Sure, there’s this stereotype that it’s a bunch of nerds who dress up and

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 15, 2019
• Blog / Life after MIT

  These are the drones you’re looking for Aerospace engineers: what do they do in their free time?

  

  in developmental neurobiology at Children’s Hospital Boston. I’ve been living in Boston since I blundered onto MIT’s campus fresh out of Columbus ... . So he’s been in California for the past two years, and I’ve been

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 12, 2016
• Blog / Admissions

  You Are Welcome Here (and at Elmhurst College too)

  

  the 80’s? But I digress here. His film is actually about a topic I know ... identity in the not too distant past. And it’s also, at the same time, about ... identify. It’s about challenging stereotypes. It’s about education. And

  • by Kris Guay
  • August 29, 2011
• Blog / People & Identities

  H I C C U P S takeaways from a Bollywood film

  

  half-asleep. It’s been a while since a movie has kept me up past my internally strict bedtime. It’s been even longer since a movie has lingered with me past a good night’s sleep. Hichki (which roughly translates to

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • August 15, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ‘10s in the news A series of newspaper articles about incoming MIT freshmen.

  

  Over the next week (or so), I’ll be publishing newspaper articles I’ve collected from across the web (via newsfeeds) about members of the Class of 2010 (if there was a…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 26, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Fireworks over MIT’s Great Dome Fireworks and music and Dome, oh my.

  

  As I noted two entries ago, MIT has a front row seat for Boston’s 4th of July celebration — one of the biggest and best fireworks shows around. And now,…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 12, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes 2.0 what i am/am i doing with my life

  

  Here’s to a basically mid-semester check-in to what I spend my time ... half in now, it’s safe to say that I will have learned a lot by the end ... merge sorts and Dijkstra’s shortest path. I fluctuate in this class from

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • October 27, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  Happy Birthday! 1 in 365 readers are really pleased that I remembered their birthday! ...or creeped out…

  

  good one, but believe me it’s just a lucky guess! (Read: I’m not a ... roommate, my floor’s tradition dictated that it was my responsibility to bake ... way to vent!) with homemade butter cream frosting. We raided the hall’s

  • by Kate R. '14
  • September 19, 2010
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Presenting MIT’s Newest Truman Scholar! Yeah, I know I've been blogging a lot this week - but believe me, you…

  

  'll love her :) p.s. a huge shout-out to Jeanne '13 who once again helped me overcome my inability to upload videos, lol... p.p.s. CPW!!!!!!!

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • April 7, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  All The World’s A Stage On theatre and artsy stuff

  

  popular songs on the radio, my main musical intake stemmed from my dad’s 70s ... my eyes (ears?) were opened to the glory of musical theatre. It’s ... limited number of as-yet-unclaimed tickets that you can buy for $20-40, let’s

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • September 22, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s Not Bra-Ket Science Building quantum computers to convince myself that they exist

  

  because it’s not real). At this point, I’m somewhat convinced that quantum ... a ball that’s spinning, but it’s not actually a ball, and it’s not ... . “Haha, that’s a real scary-looking trash can you guys have there

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • February 7, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Was Great in the 1800s (and it's still awesome today)

  

  Previously on the blogs, I’ve written about MIT’s commitment to ... fun parts of MIT culture from the late 1800s, showing how eerily similar ... international students at MIT. The first part displays MIT’s commitment to gender

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 19, 2017