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• Blog / MIT Life

  Gendered language y/n?

  

  willing to see the world as “fixed,” or to have the idea that things have to ... words or phrases have been banned at the university.” Even so, it's pretty ... singular use of the pronoun “they” (or other non-gendered pronouns) into our

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • August 30, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  Summertime Happenings A summer of research and relaxation in Boston

  

  a little anemic right now (maybe it’s heat exhaustion. Or maybe it ... luxury of seeing my cats or rolling around on the living room carpet (as I ... green line T stop is a mere minute or two away. On sunnier days, a stroll

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Home is Where the Heart is In which I speak only in trite cliches.

  

  money from a Brazilian orphanage and also kicked puppies and/or small ... 're into Harry Potter roleplays or velociraptors or "La Vie Boheme," there ... what it's like to worry that you're not going to belong, or you'll have

  • by Tom R. '14
  • December 13, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music Groups at MIT, Pt. 3 [by Jessica Noss '14, Guest Blogger] Techiya and Beyond.

  

  have any professor as a director or musical advisor. Techiya is made up ... go to other colleges or are friends of MIT members. Most of them are ... ’t know that most Jewish music was in Hebrew or Yiddish, and I didn

  • by ARTalk
  • May 22, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Row, row, row your boat aka varsity sports at MIT

  

  hours in rain or shine (or the occasional snowstorm), but I wouldn’t have ... when there are no undergraduate courses or labs, and professors and TAs ... , and working with you if you have to miss an exam due to a game, race or

  • by Becca H. '12
  • September 27, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Look At Stagecraft [by Susan Shepherd '11] And axes!

  

  , and mood have taken place, or when an actor has switched characters ... "fairies," "pirates" versus "ninjas," or "Hork-Bajir" versus "Andalites." In ... students who take an interest in the subject will discover early on that

  • by ARTalk
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Boston Marathon ‘08 I'm back!

  

  . Thanks a lot!] I read the blogs a lot as a prefrosh. And sometimes, one or ... that, and still it's been a month because I've been either hosed, or just kickin it in the sunshine out in Killian Court, or eating whipped cream out

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 14, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choosing between a career and motherhood A reflection on the ideas expressed in the 9/20/05 NY Times article, "Many Women at…

  

  either choose a career or a family and failing to choose will only lead to ... working or only work part-time once they have children, or at least until ... to cut back or stop working once they have children. This staggering

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 21, 2005
• Blog / Challenges

  at least it’s not covid sick day

  

  bed. yep, did that. make themselves soup or tea. i was not going to ... endless eight, and haruhi suzumiya in general, i will leave it to others. instead, i will merely offer this fun fact: you can tell whether someone

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 23, 2022
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  a compilation of creative projects creativity? at MY institute?

  

  ; thus, HASS-H, HASS-A, and HASS-S"]HASS-A, or arts classes ... them together. I told the director I was willing to sing basically ... "Memento rerum Conditor" for Soprano/Alto or Tenor/Bass, by Fauré, a famous

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • December 16, 2020
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  I am home. Small thanks to the Airlines. In a surprising turn of events, Christmas travel is Not Much Fun.

  

  of my airline, or as high up as possible. My Good Sir, Have you ever ... the one purchased. Or they could. To paraphrase: "We'll arrive in time ... ALWAYS happens? At least seen it in the movies? Random guess: This will

  • by Kim D. '09
  • December 24, 2008
• Blog / Classes

  Holding pattern undergrad | me | graduation

  

  lot. I came into this semester needing (2) HASS classes, (1) mechanical engineering class, and (1) thesis in order to graduate. And that ... reference, getting transcripts, completing coding challenges, and/or putting

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • April 6, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  In which brains are awesome Neener neener neener.

  

  I walked into the room were as follows: 1) HOLY CRAP YOU ARE A VERY ... up points that make or break neuroimaging studies. 7.342 - The X in ... . When I'm not in classes or trying to have a life, I spend about a million

  • by Keri G. '10
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  07/07/07 Speaking of numbers: the number seven in particular, brought to you by the birthday of…

  

  mind, I came up with this list: 1. Skydiving 2. "No. No, we're just ... whirlwind food tour all over the Bay Area. We began with breakfast! 1. Alamo ... "xtreme pizza" or "extreme pizza", but luckily, it was the latter, so it

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 9, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Relaxing Weekend Did you ever hear about that whole firehose analogy?

  

  just like in high school presentations (rate the speaker on a scale of 1 ... hour or so to go to a meeting with my writing tutor. Lots of CI classes ... essays or research papers. But my writing tutor just worked her magic and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  I am a hapless klutz Stories about Nobel laureates.

  

  the planet. Answers! Get your answers! 1. Lorelai asked, "what should i ... don't think I can just change recitations or lecture times, since I ... and Mission 2009. BUT, there are a few things to keep in mind: 1) you

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  Second Semester Schedule + Thoughts A mind-dump of excellent quality

  

  -based spring semester classes until I knew whether or not I’d passed 6.145 and ... ! Because I hate myself (or maybe love myself?) I put myself on the waitlist ... meditating on the utility of pain or whatever- so I was pretty jazzed when I

  • by Powers '23
  • February 19, 2020
• Blog / MIT Life

  Writing an essay using thumb tacks and arousing the suspicions of a snarky Nobel laureate

  

  front of a chalkboard, with a drawing of his or her choice. A spectacled ... casing the joint?" he asked, grinning even wider. . I'm sorry. WHAT? 1) I ... physics." Most of the others have paragraphs, or at least a few sentences. I

  • by Anna H. '14
  • December 5, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s on a desk? That which we call a workspace by any other name would look as depressing...

  

  what I think is either Indiana or Illinois. By the time you read this, I ... , I… 1. Had two exams 2. Had two final projects 3. Had two final exams ... , performances, or guest lectures. Katharina Ribbeck, who is a residential scholar

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • December 21, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Making Your Dorm Room a Piece of Art! [by Elise '14]...and how MIT'll help you!

  

  favorite band or sports team. But it can also be a chance to really customize ... you don’t feel like dealing with paint fumes or chalk dust is to ... year. Or you know, you could always take some art classes at MIT so you

  • by ARTalk
  • November 24, 2011