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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Nourishing bodies, enriching souls and minds There's more to the MIT community than just famous researchers and brilliant students.

  

  entry "Our Friends," in memory of two special members of the MIT community ... 's Boston Globe had the news of the passing of another special member of our ... Jimmy and Howard Brown. The part of the article that most touched me was

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 4, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Ask Me Anything go on

  

  I do a small amount of requisite shopping, I am going to eat an entire apple pie and a whole bunch of delicious bread, then watch twelve hours of football until the insulin pouring out of my eyes from all of the carbs sends

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 25, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Two short stories My last three weeks in a nutshell.

  

  've always been the first person to make fun of them. Between the claims of ... in the vein of bashing sororities indiscriminately, I wanted a valid ... 'm of the opinion that the way to dispel stereotypes about MIT

  • by Keri G. '10
  • September 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  I’m a driver, I’m a winner Things are gonna change, I can feel it.

  

  those of you who know me can guess, the other six entrants were really no competition for me in the field of SPAM. Here's my award-winning speech. "My ... whole brevity thing." This is sure to be one of the prouder moments of my

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 26, 2005
• FAQ / First-year application

  Will you send me materials/prospectus/t-shirt/pennant?

  description of all of the Institute's academic programs. We receive a lot of ... We appreciate your interest in MIT! We don't send a lot of mail (and ... reminders during your application year. The MIT Course Catalog, also known as
• Blog / Events

  Seeing The Dalai Lama In which I join the press (for a bit) and listen to His Holiness

  

  laureate, a spiritual leader, and one of the foremost advocates for peace and ... people. Thankfully for me, I was able to see him in the first of three events for this week, all of which were made possible by the Dalai Lama

  • by Emad T. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  i saw you four ways to follow MIT students

  

  i absolutely love the blogs, but there are a number of other places to vicariously ride the ups and downs of MIT. they can't tell you if ... lot to glean from the comments. of course, the platforms all have some

  • by Connie H. '15
  • October 16, 2014
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  10:51 PM, on the farewell eve of Infinite Activities Period: School ... embryonic guts over the creamy, supple blankness of winter vacation. This ... 's blog, blogarithm, not necessarily because of the content but because I

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Terrascope Save the world. Go. (:

  

  , and a rhetorical question. If I asked you what the meaning of life was ... meaning of the word life is, or what the meaning of the meaning of the word ... of the bad question that is, in essence, unanswerable. Now, if you

  • by Ana V. '15
  • January 3, 2012
• Blog / MISTI

  MIT-Italy: Working With Ferrari The MISTI experience of Patrik Kunzler.

  

  two months working for one of the most exciting companies on the planet ... of the best architecture for office and technical buildings. Together ... new data and apply novel ways of thinking to improving the driving

  • by MISTI Program
  • March 27, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fredventure, Part 3 Showtime!

  

  It’s finally here – the grand finale of the Fredventure! Read part 1 ... Centre of the Peoples of the Amazon before then. At the Cultural Center ... ) and her husband in person for the first time. Our cast of performers was

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • May 10, 2023
• Blog / Academics & Research

  So apparently the Media Lab figured out how to 3D print glass and it's pretty glorious

  

  tied to techniques used for its formation. From the discovery of core-forming process for bead-making in ancient Egypt, through the invention of the metal ... has given rise to a new universe of possibilities for uses of the

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 24, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Another one! The return to campus, round III

  

  promise you: the excitement never wears off! Even after a day full of ... of a thrill upon seeing the Dome for the first time in months. As soon as I stepped out of the cab, I could tell that everyone else felt the

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • September 11, 2017
• Blog / How to Human

  Picking A Southwest Flight Seat How to Make Flying Bearable

  

  you will need to be able to pick your seat. I warn you that all of the ... Weighing the Pros/Cons I'm going to use a couple of initialisms here so that ... , or FR) NEVER TAKE THIS SEAT. I promise you the person in front of you

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 22, 2013
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  Bomb Wing with a fleet of B-1B bombers as well as the 317th Airlift group comprised of C-130s. Thirteen other cadets on the visit and I were split up ... and dirty in some jets and really get to know the enlisted side of the

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The Aftershock In memory of Kate Hunter ‘20 (1997-2017), who will always be remembered for her big…

  

  was a slobbery, deflated mess on the floor. For the sake of writing a ... one of the most heart-wrenching phone calls I’ve ever had, during which ... influenza. 1. Shock For the duration of the phone call, I don’t remember much

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • January 18, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Friend the Parasitic Scientist A Random Hall alumnus on reality television!

  

  winter. TBS’s new reality show King of the Nerds features two people from ... Cognitive Sciences; specifically, he was interested in the neural basis of ... interviewed Brandon about his experience on King of the Nerds. How did you get

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • January 26, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Food Fights behold the deliciousness that could be yours

  

  of the Patriots Monday Night Football game by myself this week). But my ... about fifty pounds of muscle. However, Eric pulled out the upset, as Alex ... . Here's the aftermath of their meal, with Eric's friend Amat looking on

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  students reprieve and respite from the constant deluge of problem sets, essays, and tests so commonly found throughout the dread halls of the ... , ranging from ever-welcome three-day weekends to (most beloved of all) the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  , the author of the class textbook!!) format: two 1.5 hour lectures a week ... externalities (which "arise whenever the actions of one party make another party ... receives the benefits of doing so") like acid rain, global warming, smoking

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005