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

  

  though she's 3,000 miles away and doesn't particularly care for large mammalian creatures. So this morning, I rolled out of bed two hours early for ... every commuter for several miles! It was a lovely start to the day. We

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

  Introduction To ROTC At MIT A new guest-author blog in response to a variety of inquiries regarding ROTC programs at…

  

  undergraduates who are US citizens for success as officers in the United States military, but there are opportunities for international students to get ... Corps platoon, flight school for the Navy or Air Force, or the nuclear

  • by ROTC
  • August 14, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  each direction. Of these two, the one closest to the wall is the lane for ... double-yellow line. Do not merge into oncoming traffic for any reason. You ... Infinite Corridor karma will be damaged for weeks, resulting in parking

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Message From Ben And Matt ...regarding the recent news of Marilee's resignation.

  

  wanted to write to you as soon as possible. It's a very sad day for MIT, and especially for our office. We'll write more about it in a few days ... credentials on her resume 28 years ago in 1979, when she applied for her first

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 26, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Class of 2009 Ring Delivery The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.

  

  design at Ring Premiere. Then the committee hosts a reception for the class ... the lighting, so you're just going to have to take my word for it. Live ... . (Oh, the embarrassing pictures I take of myself for you guys. Be

  • by Laura N. '09
  • April 24, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Entrepreneurship invasion I love it when students start useful companies.

  

  know to join the team, too, at least for the summer. The company is ... article :)) -- being a recent grad i can vouch for the kind of enthusiasm and support that the MIT community has for entrepreneurship (the E

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 19, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  rural village where we were supposed to stay and perform water testing for ... photographs, and invite you to comment with what you think. For now, here are ... for 1000 1st through 8th graders, at least 70 of whom are parentless and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  , covered goods market. There, we bought cloth for skirts/sarongs (15 ... , and along the way stopped at three different bookstores looking for ... optimization problem for a group of five to select which bus out of the 10

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Amazin’ The Mets clinched the NL East. *happy dance*

  

  would obviously be a bad idea. In other school news, for those of you who ... to indent the condition of my else command." So there. And now, for ... floor lamp at Target for $15. That's right, fifteen dollars! And now my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Surprising Research Results The chimpanzee-human relationship, and CEO pay.

  

  ] suggest that the higher salaries for chief executives can largely be ... history, compensation for executives has risen with the market capitalization of the largest companies. For instance, from 1980 to 2003, the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 18, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class-tastic

  

  of time to work at the lab -- I'm scheduled for 16 hours per week this ... huge vacation for me. I thought today I'd share a few class schedules ... for Computer Science. 21W.785, Communicating in Cyberspace (he's in

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 15, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Twas the week before Thanksgiving ...and I'm not really feeling all that thankful. Yet.

  

  that refreshing. For some reason, instead of giving proportionally less ... straight to the turkey? Although I suppose I've already had my turkey for ... waiting patiently for their dinner. You can see Jay '08 attempting to carve

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Life after MIT

  Teacher of the Year MIT's notable alumni include amazing teachers.

  

  tables and are asked to solve problems too complicated for one. So, they ... high fidelity business. For the next 15 years, he designed equipment and ... director of curriculum for the Englewood Public Schools and oversaw a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 1, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am dumb

  

  :30 as usual for my 9:30 Tuesday/Thursday class, 9.15 (biochemistry and ... got to the classroom and discovered that class had been cancelled for ... . Ack, late for 21A.100...

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 25, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Hey look, I’m famous…or something

  

  remember how last spring when I was running for UA Vice-President, Clayton ... my faces on them to get people to vote for our ticket. They tried to ... recognize me by face. I apologize for this not being a more substantial entry

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laura Stonehill: Designing Italian Pedestrian Bridges Laura Stonehill spent a summer working at a civil engineering company in Venice, Italy.

  

  bridges, the Ponte Celestia and the Portanuova, for a military area of ... young age and for pay in Italy. This internship opportunity gave Laura ... thank Mitra for interviewing Laura!)

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  They’re not just regular artists… ...they're Artists in Residence.

  

  Artists in Residence, and has been bringing artists to Cambridge for more ... -member TATS CRU has been commissioned to create works for numerous corporate ... , and Chivas Regal. The Cru have also been commissioned to do murals for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Power of suggestion This entry will tell you whether you'll get into MIT or not in two minutes.

  

  are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... Kappa Late Night, a fall talent show for charity sponsored by one of MIT ... same realization for a fraction of a second. As you can probably see

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 5, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  neediness in terms of paying for college, are from middle class families. I really do think universities need to do more to make college affordable for ... Foundation, the same folks who funded MIT's new Broad Institute of genomics for

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  [joint post] unsubscribe a post about fortune cookies

  

  watched Mamma Mia five times this summer. (Alan: For the record, it’s been seven times in this calendar year, and, also, spoilers for a future blog ... in the post to get derailed, CJ. The people have come here for fortune

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • July 7, 2022