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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  -Intelligencer. MIT scientists Ian Garrick-Bethell, Jack Wisdom (what a name!) and Maria Zuber may have figured out why the moon has a funny shape. [NYT] [Science] An MIT researcher has developed a technique to deblur shaky camera

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW 2006 Day 1 Campus Preview Weekend has begun! [photos]

  

  : Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so ... concluded with a huge Festival, which included... Liquid nitrogen ice cream! A resident of Random Hall prepares a dry ice (!) drink for me. TEP

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  , that is a suction tube, reminiscent of the household Hoover. Upon insertion of the appropriate coinage, the lid of a chest freezer is magically ... , when you're hard at work putting off a problem set, you realize that you

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Enrolled 09’s: Watch Your Mailbox I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM®). Here's the…

  

  by the ARC - so my knowledge thereof is a bit limited. I just spoke ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM ... it takes a bit longer. They are not all mailed at the same time, so if

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 4, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  Office followed, making for a fun Admissions Dance Party of sorts (which is just what one would expect to see at 11:30am on a Sunday in the MIT Student Center). It was good relaxation during a serious time of year. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Why I do what I do A few reasons I'm still on this planet.

  

  infection is a poor choice, just in case you're ever faced with the decision.) I don't have to do this. Nobody is holding a gun to my head and ... hours and weekends is a project that's been mine from start to finish -- I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 24, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  Today. I. Joined. Quidditch. The awesomeness is still sinking in ... for a while. I bike year-round, but today was the first time since fall that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010
• Blog / Admissions

  An Online Going-Away Card for Ben Jones Today is Ben Jones's last day at MIT. Comment here to wish him the best.

  

  As Ben wrote last month, he will be leaving MIT today to take up a ... it is today. His writing has entertained, informed, and inspired. And ... enroll elsewhere. For Ben, this was truly more than a job. So please use

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MITHenge Blinded by the light.

  

  Every June 21st, thousands of people flock to Stonehenge to watch a very special sunrise. On this day, the summer solstice, the sun is ... religious or scientific purposes. Image from the BBC. A similar phenomenon

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 31, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Back From Vacation A week of total relaxation didn't stop me from thinking about MIT constantly.

  

  near future - it'll take me a few days to remember what it is that I ... , but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week ... it hasn't been almost a month since my last post, I've created some

  • by Ben Jones
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  week and a half recovering from wisdom teeth surgery. I just had my stitches out this afternoon -- *VERY GLAD* to be done! I'll be moving into a ... can see a bit of the East Campus interior. I'll also be starting some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • June 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Finals! Finals are here!

  

  : A toughie, but I managed to answer most of the problems =) If you'd like to see what an MIT final exam is like, let me know, and I can post a ... 'll be studying for most of the time until Wednesday, I will take a break

  • by Bryan
  • May 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Spreading Santorum around MIT Or rather, just spreading awareness of Santorum.

  

  is a lovely picture, and I've been trying to find an appropriate photograph to paste a cutout of good old Rick's head onto. I've decided not to ... vs. Spam as a stepping stone to the presidency. Still, I must say, I

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  It’s The Time To Disco

  

  video: [AVI (DIVX), 5MB] [Quicktime (MPEG4), 28MB] That's a lot of ... director Michel Gondry was here just prior to CPW, he made it a point to check out the Disco Dance Floor and hung out for a while on First East

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 26, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Very, Very Important News That title is written to tantalize your RSS readers.

  

  Hi folks, Today was the 8th day in a row of selection committee. Everyone is super tired, but we'll all get a bit of a break soon and we're all feeling good about the past week's work. I'll post something longer

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 24, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Watch the 2.009 final presentations webcast!

  

  Engineering Processes is a capstone course in Course 2 (Mechanical Engineering ... 2.009 is over, but you can watch the archived webcast on Facebook ... , working within a budget, and gain unifying engineering experience.  

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 10, 2018
• Blog / Admissions

  Admitted Student Gatherings we want to meet you!

  

  admitted students. Although a lot of my time is spent preparing for Campus ... if requested. There is a whole MIT community that cannot wait to meet ... area, you should check it out -- it's a great opportunity to meet some

  • by Kris Guay
  • March 21, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Relativity Special (and vice versa) I took a test today that relied on practically everything I have ever learned from…

  

  .02932 and .39328. A wise person once said that arithmetic is like ... with 5 significant figures, and the professor did not manage to include a ... book, glanced at the first page, and felt my face melt into a puddle of

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • November 18, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Helicopter Flight Training [by CDT Greg Wellman '09] 500 feet above Boston with two MIT Deans.

  

  get that view of Boston, which is a shame. We could see everything: the ... chance to ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. My first experience was ... it I was 500 feet above Boston catching a glimpse of the Red Sox

  • by ROTC
  • October 3, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  (whenever) - Re-Makes (whenever) BABY NAMES My wife is expecting a boy in ... It is clear to me that I COULD NEVER WRITE ENOUGH ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS, ESPECIALLY THIS TIME OF YEAR! I need a big favor! I am up

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005