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• 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 / Featured Blogs

  The Random Hall ‘13s Life plans, advice, and stories from last year’s Random Hall graduates.

  

  Graduation The 2014s just graduated, but right now I want to take you back a year. This blog post is about and largely by last year’s Random ... Box CEO Drew Houston ‘05’s commencement speech, at 2:45:42, transcribed by

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • June 20, 2014
• 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 / Featured Blogs

  A Midsemester Night’s Dream Technically an All-Nighter's Dream, but hey, close enough

  

  3, my floor, seems to like movies. It’s how we relax. Our floor lounge ... ’m a huge fan of Christopher Nolan’s films - Inception is my favorite of ... made plans to attend. “It’s too bad I’m so busy this week,” I thought

  • by Joel G. '18
  • November 6, 2014
• 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
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hits from the ‘90s ♪ Why can't we be friends? ♫

  

  I, like most college students, have a Facebook account. Actually, for that matter, I have an account for just about everything, but by no means use all of them. They’re…

  • by Snively '11
  • July 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  “It’s just so effortless!” Apples and ziti and pies, oh my!

  

  ziti): That's lots of free food for one day! P.S. If you want a cool

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on my mind *insert witty caption here*

  

  It’s been a busy week, and I’ve still got a lot on my mind. As long as I can remember, I’ve found that writing things down is one of my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 24, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  St. George’s Day England's National Day

  

  When I came back to England from Easter vacation, I was greeted by this at the local supermarket: The signs say Happy St. George’s Day, Wednesday 23 April and has…

  • by Cambridge
  • April 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  It’s not every day… lunch with a celebrity

  

  …that you get invited to have lunch with the president of MIT. Bryan, President Hockfield periodically has lunch with a small group of 4 – 6 graduate and undergraduate students.…

  • by Bryan
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT’s Newest Nobel Laureate Can you autograph my problem set?

  

  So it’s Nobel Prize week, and this year, MIT has been able to add another name to it’s list of professors, affiliates, and alumni who have won Nobel Prizes. This…

  • by Bryan
  • October 5, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  What’s my age again? Spring semester so far

  

  . Hopefully it’s the first step to becoming a better programmer, so I can ... parents both do research in biochemistry and molecular biology; it’s

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • March 3, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Samuel Maurer’s Day Off MIT moves pretty fast.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? When the cartoon "Underdog" was syndicated in the 1980s and 1990s, all scenes that showed Underdog taking his Underdog Super Energy Pill were edited out because censors thought they suggested drug

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 12, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  16 for the 16’s 16 Guidelines to Making the Most of your CPW

  

  time before graduation when a significant portion of the 2016s are in one

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • April 18, 2012