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• Blog / Hacks

  50 Years of NASA One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.

  

  Yesterday morning, something odd appeared on MIT’s campus… It was a hack! For those of you just tuning in, a “hack” at MIT is clever, elegant, and anonymous prank, designed…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 2, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Dorm Companion #1: Art MIT loans out 400 pieces of famous art each year from its collections to its…

  

  the lottery. The LVAC says about this plan B, "Each year, bleary

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 9, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Selecting the new bloggers! With a new school year approaching, it's time to pick the next set of bloggers.

  

  created. (Please include its URL) Option B: Create and submit MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Harvard Square Photoblog Complete with funny captions. At least, I think they're funny. You be the judge.

  

  Right now, I am sitting and blogging live from Boston’s amazing new Apple store on Boylston Street. Although the store’s actually less than a mile from my fraternity house (according…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 26, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  Today, as I was walking down Mass Ave after work, I saw some Aero/Astro students playing volleyball with a net they had set up in the Building 33 quad, and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  I spent today playing with yeast cells, and I couldn’t be happier. Let me back up. As you may already know, this summer, I’m working with Professor Angelika Amon of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Look Ahead The fight's begun but not yet won.

  

  I took my first final today: 8.022, Electricity & Magnetism with Theory. It wasn’t a bad class, all told. Circuits are pretty cool, and I liked the bits about relativity…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Big News The next chapter in the life of Ben Jones.

  

  nostalgic, as soon as I'm ready. Stay tuned. -B P.S. This is the 2500th

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 15, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  Oh, hey, the weekend’s here. Awesome. In other news, the last full week of spring classes has come and gone. I spent last night finishing up the last problem sets…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  I should have posted this entry five days ago. Sorry, world. But as awesome as blogging is, sometimes academics comes first – specifically, I’m referring to my 8.022 pset, my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  " / "Mercedes Benz") 1971/1969: Chuck Berry ("Johnny B. Goode") 1974: Aerosmith

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  By Gordon Wintrob ’12 Well my camera conveniently died during CPW, only taking pictures with a color balance approximated below: I tend to be a man of few words, and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don’t know about you guys, but the energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is packed with hosts and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  All these days I spend away What does "home" mean to you?

  

  BREAKING NEWS: Stu Schmill ’86 Named New Dean of Admissions – go wish him congratulations! Shockingly, MIT does occasionally grant its students reprieve and respite from the constant deluge of…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 25, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  First off, congratulations to the Class of 2012! From what I hear you guys are amazing. I can’t wait to meet you. And to those of you who weren’t offered…

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Firehose Warning: insomniac blogger on the loose.

  

  This video is very appropriate this morning. Since about five o’clock last night, with some breaks for sleeping and eating, I have spent most of my time immersed in the…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  For the past six months, I have been truly privileged to share my MIT experiences with all of you through the admissions blogs. Whether I talked about my classes, my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  One for sorrow, two for joy Never surrender your dreams.

  

  This past week has been a mixed bag on many levels. On the one hand, I’ve gotten a lot of work done (three problem sets, one group project, and one…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

  

  pictures of fonts. 1337 h4x0r H4ndB00k Like I need a book! Technology

  • by Snively '11
  • March 14, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  Last week, I blogged a little about how MIT’s student body really distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level, it almost seems as if…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008