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  2022 Ring Premiere! ring alert: it SHINY

  

  (which, again, you can read all about at http://brassrat2022.mit.edu/). I ... is a Brass Rat? Well, it's a ring that comes in gold, silver, or stainless steel. It has a beaver on it. And a dog. And an owl. So... there are

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • March 3, 2020
• Blog / Blog Projects

  10 Fun (and REAL) Facts About MIT! Incredibly Correct Facts about MIT!

  

  students to the "Way of the Beaver," a doctrine created by MIT students in ... * "this bad boy can fit so many velociraptors in it” – Anonymous MIT ... participate in the program. “Is this the button that opens the door? I really

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • April 1, 2022
• Blog / Events

  2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!

  

  closely, you can see a beaver hidden in the Hacker’s Map constellation – we ... . It has an extensive history (that I won’t go into but you can read ... -poms, and testing how far I could reasonably chuck various mini beaver

  • by Teresa J. '26
  • March 28, 2024
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  in remembrance of my sticker collections for stickers are vessels for stories

  

  in this dormspam I sent out of desperation: I will pay $15 for an H2GO ... that exclusively does corporate swag, so if I wanted to buy one, I'd have to buy 500. I've also asked several hallmates to let me see if their

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 5, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Colin Webb’s Commencement Speech "We learned, as graduating MIT engineers, that our job is to build bridges."

  

  the magic happen. It’s the place where I can graduate today and know ... memories at MIT, I can’t avoid thinking about moments walking down the ... learned in 2.009 that this is the place that makes us SUPER. I have no doubt

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 17, 2018
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Chalk of the Week chalk art at the welcome center

  

  "Where are you from?" written on it in pretty lettering. I don't hold any ... This summer, I got a side gig to put up chalk art in the Welcome ... there's flames in the background! For no reason! Prompt: "Where are you

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • July 27, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  I midterm. Turns out Adam is from Beaver, PA and--yes, before you ask ... sixth year of German, whereas I'm in my sixth week of German. He had a ... (how the heck was I supposed to know what Ihrer meant? it's in some crazy

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where is my mind? In Northern California, Munich, a tent in New Hampshire, and an oreo-flavored soft serve machine.

  

  , I'm pretty sure I know where I left it in the cabin, so I just have to ... once in a while. I've been feeling kind of floaty these past few weeks ... my current situation, but I can't remember it because I didn't end up

  • by Sam M. '07
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  we do some memeing around these parts memes i've made so far on campus

  

  I love memes. I can't help it—I'm a Gen Z'er, so I grew up on the ... vital part in my communication toolbox. I also draw and [annotation note="i don't actually use adobe photoshop. i taught myself how to edit images

  • by Jenny B. '25, MEng '26
  • October 23, 2021
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [Guest Post] A day in my life! by Callie T. '26

  

  while watching the turtles at the pond where I’m working. I am jealous of ... . It’s definitely a good thing that I’ve finished econ, so that I can ... about sleep schedule optimization. I learn that Jason believes in

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • April 1, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Reno/Sacramento wrap-up The latest from the West Coast.

  

  wonderful things for education in this country. While I was in Reno, I also ... 's cousin?). After Reno, I was off to Sacramento, where I hosted a Central ... 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Do you have cheerleaders? This, I guess, is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  making space in my schedule to go to the maker space and 100 other things I was bad at this semester

  

  ... In December 2020, I learned about the MakerLodge training that first-years could participate in, and I immediately did the online portion of the ... campus. I registered for one of the first in-person trainings because I

  • by Waly N. '24
  • June 5, 2021
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  History of the Brass Rat with pictures of the bezel design from 1930 to today

  

  committee strives to design a ring that we, as students, can take pride in ... year and wear the beaver "sitting" on them until graduation. At Commencement, the ring is flipped over so that the beaver is sitting on the world

  • by Erick P. '17
  • April 23, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  Some Megaphone, Pressed Against An Insect’s Brain That is what this blog entry resembles.

  

  together into one photo entry so I can move on with my blogging life (and ... picture. Here is the same beaver hiding in its dark underground beaver ... DID YOU KNOW? Tyra Banks is 5'10" tall and weighs 161 lbs. I am 5'9 3

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 21, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Historic Boston This entry may be a little long . . .

  

  : Psh, that's not so many stairs! I'm in good shape, I can do that no ... About a month ago I got a comment in one of my entries that read ... across the bridge and then attempted to skate back to where I was supposed

  • by Snively '11
  • July 21, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Why didn’t MIT have a logo until 2003? tracing the history of MIT's logo and graphic identity

  

  behind MIT's logo, and MIT's graphic identity in general. I'll take a ... the MIT Faculty in their collections. I sent in a request to retrieve them—after all, if I can view the primary source, why not? At the very

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • October 22, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  tim’s wardrobe legend has it, TIM changes clothes annually

  

  I’m going to pretend I have not been AWOL. Life updates shall come in ... more spice to it. So, back in sophomore year, I thought it would be cool ... , so believe me when I say it definitely looked better at some point in

  • by Waly N. '24
  • November 1, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  there is no time left musings on death and the future

  

  my relationship with death last november i read a blog post where ... about this very hard for a few months, and then in january i read some ... this subject while growing up in the 2010s, but this was the first time i

  • by Vincent H. '23
  • March 22, 2022
• Blog / About Decisions

  Admitted Students Parties Go to one in a town near you, and send in your pictures/reviews.

  

  '68, where you can see an extensive collection of Native American art ... beaver totem (go MIT!) carved for them. Wednesday San Antonio, Texas, in ... a park in a beautiful ridge line neighborhood (I wish I could be at

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 24, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Weekend Adventures Part One the first of several "a day in the life of Cyd" posts

  

  companies, is what a day as an intern is like. What would I be doing, who would I see, where would i go, etc. I figured that people would want to ... the life of Cyd" posts and I can imagine them being lots of fun (for me

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • November 23, 2010