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• Blog / Academics & Research

  5th of November, Remembered Bonfire Night celebrations in Cambridge.

  

  but there there is an annual carnival+fireworks+bonfire event that I ... to Midsummer Commons along with a sea of people. I was worried that I won't know how to get there but no worries because everyone else was

  • by Cambridge
  • November 5, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Rush and Hall Rush

  

  Early Warning", which I think is a great name for a party. At the East Campus/West Campus Water War (which annoyed me a little this year because ... . Believe it or not, that red blur is a swinging freshman in a red shirt. And

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  More than 9000 reasons not to groan at my poor usage of outdated memes. ALSO, CPW!

  

  , this picture is 9000 reasons to come to CPW: A picture is arbitrarily worth 1000 words.   A cat is supposed to have nine ... Hi, prefrosh! I assume that the bulk of our audience right now is

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 4, 2011
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Past, present, and future

  

  TFUEC has been working for two and a half years to redesign MIT's GIRs ... of the recommendations will probably start being implemented a few years from now, so some of you might have a vested interest in knowing

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 16, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT EA Decisions to be Posted Tuesday, 12/17/24, at 6:28 PM ET exactly what it says on the tin

  

  Sometimes I feel like an alien because [annotation note="a fact that ... there's SO MUCH MEDIA OUT THERE and I don't mind sitting ... hyperlocal radio personality Kayode D. '27 to curate [annotation note="leave a

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • December 10, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Far and Away I was going to get philosophical, but then I thought about Hugh Jackman.

  

  think it was edited from a two-hour movie down to the point where it was ... .022 textbook made a cameo in Spiderman 2. 4. One thing that did bother me was ... mutant is now Magneto rather than Storm. 6. He actually says "I'm the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • May 29, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Open Sesame…Ring. RFID magic + a ring = wearable CharlieCards

  

  're RFID-enabled rings that you can use to pretty much punch your way into a ... much better. (In fact, I liked the idea so much that I ordered a custom ... The future of, well, pretty much everything seems to be coming to us

  • by Emad T. '14
  • August 23, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Week of Weeks 9/19-9/23: Libraries, MISTI, and Career Weeks. In other news, 9/26-9/30 hangs its head in shame.

  

  there is the Career Fair itself. A ton of companies (~250 -- see the ... Science and Technology Initiatives) Week, this week is worthy enough to be ... is very extensive and would not fit here, so check it out.) Events of

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Alpha Delta Phi Presents – Mic-Check [by Susan Shepherd '11] If you're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer,…

  

  " and "Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town." Alpha Delta Phi accepted me ... 're looking for a talented actor, or poet, or singer, you'll find a pretty heavy ... try out for their annual competition, Mic-Check. If a student had a poem

  • by ARTalk
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  total eclipse of the cruft

  

  this post is a little delayed, for which I plead CPW Like millions ... will be posting their experiences soon. But a number of alum bloggers did ... April 8. I don’t think I’ve ever spent so much time staring at the blue

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • April 16, 2024
• Blog / Challenges

  The Gender Problem Reflections on a year of Silicon Valley upheavals and confused HR departments.

  

  , girls, or gender non-conforming, it is always a privilege to meet ... Lego League. That was the first time I remember being in a school ... tied to any high school. We were the only 2 girls on a 8-person team, and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • July 8, 2017
• Blog / Events

  In Prison Literally

  

  got to Framingham, we noticed a sign reading, “Beaver Street”. “This is ... where I was. A group of women trudged past me. I looked around wonderingly, walking past a Dunkin Donuts stand and a row of subway fare machines. I

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • December 5, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Pachyderm Photography I'll try to avoid elephant jokes. There might be one or two, though, just for…

  

  . It's a good deal, right? They give everyone quite a show (how else ... behind Simmons is to walk them through Cambridge - an event that everyone I know (see above) is very excited about. I received maybe eight or ten

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt Day 1 Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.

  

  Hunt is a weekend-long competition at MIT where people team up to solve ... 2007 Mystery Hunt will begin! I'm going to try today's entry as a ... finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus. The only prize for the winning

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Almost Only Counts in Horseshoes I almost did it. Rather I almost didn't do it. And all for a class…

  

  hard math is sometimes. So Thursday night, at the house, a lot of the ... , played Tobias. Little Kresge was outfitted with a barber shop atop a bakery ... musical is not for the weak stomached. It involves mild acts of cannibalism

  • by Bryan
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Theory of Actual Reality

  

  real science. I had forgotten just how awesome chemistry is. And the best ... 2008 to do something about it: this is a problem waiting to be solved ... musicals (not to mention a brief mention of MIT). Soon after, we were wading

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Series of Embarrassing Events, Part 1 Zumba and putting pants on in lecture

  

  original story, so I decided to write a post with both stories and hold off ... happened that eclipsed both stories. At this point, a post with all three ... 's Part 1, unmodified. The last sentence is particularly cute and naive

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

  More info for Admitted Students just a few more things to do

  

  what documents are still required. There is also a link to the contact ... still celebrating, but I also want to remind you of a few things to do now ... , admissions counselor Katie Kelley and a current undergraduate student will be

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action this year I'm so impressed with our applicants

  

  background, and discover how you define yourself as a student and a person. I ... *Update as of 2015: Early action is available to both domestic and international students.   I had a great time this past November reading

  • by Kris Guay
  • December 19, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Take THAT, Microsoft Firefox rules.

  

  was last night, which is always a lot of fun. I was in class until 9 PM ... were still able to actually complete the Hunt, which is a rather ... who even think Mystery Hunt is a waste of time. But I'm personally proud

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 19, 2007