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  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  long). Sometimes quiet is good. A lot of the snow melted this past weekend. I'm seeing the first signs of spring. What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create a silly thread. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Reek Week Updated 8/3 to include pictures of Gilroy garlic ice cream.

  

  for free. The happiest (and stinkiest) I've been in years. Eating ... . The Crest bus has stations for you to brush your teeth. I say, "When in ... horses (nope, whew) + MIT Send-off Here are a gazillion pictures from

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Be Our Guest Not to name drop, but... Steven Levitt, Paul Polak, Iqbal Quadir, and Brigitte Madrian all…

  

  Levitt and a small group of undergrads. AHHHH as I am writing this I just ... I have had the good fortune to hear several excellent guest speakers ... Quadir (head of MIT's Program in Developmental Entrepreneurship and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 2) may the data be ever in my favor

  

  For five weeks this summer, I competed in dormspam-the-game, a series ... .64 coins. I went with what I felt was a "safe" strategy. After Game 4, I had ... . This might be a little unclear, but don't worry – I explain it better

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 15, 2020
• Blog / Athletics

  ICIC A journey to deliciousness

  

  time riding in a group, and I'm still a pretty novice cycler. ... About ... -collegiate-ness. If that's not the best idea ever, I don't know what is. It's meant to ... cream. A bit afterwards, I began to realize we had gone pretty far and

  • by Karen F. '11
  • May 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Y U NO HAVE ROLLERCOASTER this is why

  

  in the courtyard, which temporarily becomes a sprawling playground of 2 ... over a month in advance, as they do every year. So some very quick ... goes, like, ten feet in the air and has seat belts that I suspect are

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • August 27, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Blogger Wrapped 2020 blogger wrapped, wrapped

  

  At this point, Blogger Wrapped posts are sort of becoming a tradition, so I'm honored to be able to take up the mantle for what will be my ... about it. This year, I'm going to be extra and do a bloggers wrapped

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • December 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Quick and dirty I freak out a little about graduate school applications, then answer some questions.

  

  's probably not all that terribly different from the SAT II in biology, but I'm having to study quite a bit because I haven't learned anything about plants ... unless they are in my dinner.) Luckily, I don't think the test will be of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Common Misconceptions and Un-Expectations a list of things i've noticed

  

  . In MIT speak, I'm a CMS/6-3 and this past semester I took 3.091, 21M.011, 18.01, and 8.01L. In non-MIT speak, I'm a double major in ... servers I'm a part of, I've realized that there are certain things about MIT

  • by Cami M. '23
  • January 5, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  , I'm not graduating. Yes, I'm in the dorm for the summer. Yes, I'm in ... Several years ago (I believe it was 3 but it may have been 2) there ... opted to stay another year in order to finish up and graduate. One day

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Livin’ la Vida Española (Pt. 1) De Madrid, ¡saludos!

  

  on at MIT): 6. I'm in Europe because of 21F.782, which is a Spanish II ... Barcelona, where I just came back from. It's like what, 30 degrees in Boston ... MIT proper, I have been in Spain for more than two weeks! I don't know

  • by Chris S. '11
  • January 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  love for a few square feet that I'll have to pack up in about six months ... the time we said our goodbyes in May, The Double was already a space in ... ="105765" /] I'm not quite sure when it happened, but if I had to guess it was

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Outing Club: Ice Climbing tl;dr Ice climbing is nuts

  

  interested in adding a few new winter sports to the mix, and the one I've had ... repeat. (If that's not how you climb a ladder....well I don't know what to ... A critical factor in getting outdoors is having something to do, and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 23, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  dormspam-the-game (Part 1) wits, skill, and the teeniest amount of luck

  

  to the end to find out what this is ;)[/caption] Last month, I had the pleasure of competing in dormspam-the-game! Run by [annotation note="I plan ... ,[/annotation] winning a modest but appreciated $15! In my opinion, winning required more

  • by Kathleen E. '23
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Spot the Blogger where you'll find bloggers during CPW, and some bonus tips!

  

  When the CPW schedule came out  when I was a prefrosh 50000 years ago, I turned into a puddle of excitement. A puddle! I tried to plan out ... things I wish I knew as a prefrosh! 1) Your host loves you, so try your

  • by Connie H. '15
  • April 9, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Hello? Pick up your phones!!

  

  admits from Texas; I more or less got my wish, with a few Mainers thrown in :) Based on yesterday alone, I feel safe in saying that the MIT Class of 2014 ... to CPW if you can! It played a huge role last year in my final decision

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • March 16, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Metabo lite s Why the Broad Institute is inspiring my exercise goals

  

  I’m getting married again in a mere five months and I cannot fit in my wedding dress. This might be because I spent the whole winter in ... metabolism. I’m on a mission to figure out what the heck is going on here, and

  • by Kris Guay
  • May 27, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Special October Events

  

  :30 p.m. in the Porter Room. We have obtained carts full of the biggest (i ... Burton-Connor? Come represent your floor in a fast-paced game of "Sex ... the Weeks Footbridge and a sales and Expo tent at Herter Park. Check

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 24, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Stu Schmill ‘86 Name: Stu Schmill; Job title: Associate Director of Admissions and Director of the Educational Council;…

  

  the last 6 years I have lived in 4 houses, had 3 careers, and 2 kids. I think change is great! (I do plan to stay in my current house, job, and kid level for a long while, though.)Anything else? I was once quoted by

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 25, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Learn from my Mistake Aesop's Fables forgot one.

  

  Rule #1: Write legibly. Background: I wrote on a pad of paper that I scheduled my GREs for October 27, or that's what I read. Turns out my 27 actually was a 21. That was my rockstar move for the day. See you Saturday!

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2006