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  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 ... in at least some small way. He created this community and made it what it is today. His writing has entertained, informed, and inspired. And

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 26, 2008
• 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 ... I am back in the office, did you miss me? :-) St. John was awesome, but not as awesome as MIT. Consider the evidence: Sigh. But a week

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

  I’m not swollen anymore!

  

  've been dealing with work issues, and have been in California for the last 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

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

  Third times the charm or so I hope

  

  family got 2 new Maltese puppers!); at a ski resort in Salt Lake City for a ... just for fun (more on all that in a future post) -- I was back on campus ... , at Snowbird in Salt Lake City. Disclaimer: to be fair, I took a tram up

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 1, 2017
• Blog / IAP

  The Abstract The adventure density has been high

  

  . That spot all the way east is a lodge in the Amazon rainforest: we took a ... interviews. And believe it or not, restoring one's sanity is a totally ... red dot in the north is Quito, the city we started and ended in. We

  • by Anna H. '14
  • February 4, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Leonard Nimoy at the Boston Pops He told me to live long and prosper!

  

  . Leonard Nimoy is famous for his role as Mr. Spock in the original 1960’s ... about his barber, who discouraged a young Nimoy from pursuing a career in ... , sitting on stage at Symphony Hall.” “Pops” is a portmanteau of “popular

  • by Anna H. '14
  • May 31, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  RA Blogger Applications Due Wednesday 9/6 At Noon Extended deadline...

  

  As stated in the original post, they were actually due on 8/31, but I ... considered, please get your application in on time! We will try to make decisions by early next week, but the first priority is launching the new site

  • by Ben Jones
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun Times @ MIT (Pt. 1) Life's gotta be fun.

  

  quickly. Case in point: in the past two and a half years, I've learned the ... different. In terms of classes, this upcoming semester is going to be my most challenging semester yet. As a double major in Course 6-7 and 9, I'm taking the

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • February 4, 2012
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Who is the President of MIT?

  Sally A. Kornbluth is the 18th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kornbluth follows L. Rafael Reif, who led MIT for a decade and stepped down as president at the end of 2022.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  Why is it called the Brass Rat?

  It's the goal of every incoming student at MIT to get their own Brass Rat—MIT's version of a class ring. The phrase "Brass Rat" is derived ... a rat.
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What is MIT’s mascot/school colors?

  Our mascot is a beaver—nature's original engineer. Perfect, right? Tim the Beaver has been a member of the MIT community for 100 years. MIT's school colors are cardinal red and silver gray.
• Blog / MISTI

  Publishing abroad A taste of an MIT-Russia student's blog

  

  ://www.fontanka.ru/2012/07/04/070/ - it’s in English, which a bunch of the reporters ... , “Special report from Boston!” (where I’m a student). One of the reporters, Andrei, told me (in Russian), &ldquo

  • by MISTI Program
  • July 17, 2012
• Blog / Events

  LeaderShape 2012 Six unforgettable days.

  

  within a diverse community while developing skills in areas of problem ... experience. My own description is a little shorter: The best six days of my ... What do Chancellor Grimson, The Salvation Army, and I have in common

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Copyright, Subpoenas, and You I prefer to keep the "you" part out of the picture.

  

  quote I used in my personal blog was "One of my favorite items is a ... and time of this activity is registered to your computing account (or a ... respond to each notice individually or make a note of the other notices in

  • by Snively '11
  • August 28, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  MyMIT is designed for you, so you should have a hand in its design. All ... 's going on in MyMIT land? I submitted a big proposal just before holiday ... week so I'm feeling horribly behind in most areas of life. Being sick

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Three from MIT! Three MIT Young Futurists

  

  present Dorian and Ben. Khalea's video is also in a link on her profile page ... extraordinary contributions in a variety of areas. When I was skimming through the ... ! ______________________________ On a personal note, I must say that in addition to being super

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • February 7, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  From across the Web… Recent happenings across the Web.

  

  Her Awesomeness), who is temporarily blogging in the TIM the Beaver blog before settling into her own blog here in about a month.  I don ... being done at both the Poverty Action Lab and the Program in Developmental

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

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

  

  of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Performances included ... : Registration began at 9am with a huge influx of people. It was great to see so many familiar faces! Mitra helps to check in one of the first students to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 7, 2006
• 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 ... 're in a huge hurry, follow those links. Hope this helps! ... I've been getting a lot of questions about the Next Big Mailing (NBM

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

  [liveblog] morbing at the airport the flight is delayed for several hours because of toilet issues

  

  a flight at 10pm. it's in 7 hours, which is better than 19. This means ... I'm doing a misti internship in the uk this summer, so I'm at the ... brainrot has gotten to me[/caption] there's no one in the comments, but a

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 1, 2025