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  sitting down no more sprinting

  

  1.5 weeks during which I really had nothing in particular to do. Then ... ™. I had to slump over in the Maseeh 3 bathroom at 4AM and cry for no ... , probably because I went in with no expectations at all. This time around

  • by Gloria Z. '26
  • October 12, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  game of cornhole. "What," you might ask, "in the world is cornhole?" As ... This weekend, in some order, I: 1. slept for twelve hours straight in one night 2. watched experienced the Rocky Horror Picture Show, live

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  heads up). In case you Zeppelin fans out there are wondering, I picked ... visiting campus, but it was also my first time in Boston/Cambridge. Here is a ... getting settled in my host's dorm at New House 2, I was pumped and ready to

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  What is weather? ...and what is rain?

  

  been in a drought). Combined, heat and humidity are killer. But when you ... weather works when you’re not in California? Every morning I've resorted to ... . Here's the thing: One does not simply experience heat and/or humidity in

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • October 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How the Career Fair saved my summer And forced me to try something new

  

  doing research. Ever since I was a sophomore in high school, I walked ... , and write exciting papers that would be published in exciting journals ... career in research, I needed a very specific plan. I had no plan, but that

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • July 17, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  Discover Exercise and Wellness FPOP a wholesome college experience

  

  can't get into an FPOP, what can I get into an MIT?” I figured DEW was ... stayed up in my life (with the exception of New Year’s Eve in Ukraine and ... ’ve failed the swim test in front of an awkward crowd. Then I’d delay it until

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • August 21, 2017
• Blog / Events

  RecomMITted On Ring Delivery and the halfway mark

  

  flooding in, packing a thousand or so 2019s into two floors overlooking ... affectionately called, "We eat a lot." Many weekends spent brunching in and ... , buddies! Our friendship relies on tagging each other in as many memes as

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • May 2, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  [GUEST POST] CPWgCPWaCPWyCPW huh...there are some lowercase letters in the title. that's odd.

  

  events are happening during CPW! If you want to learn how to be gay@MIT or ... events!!!! But first I want to give you the scoop about how gay things are ... this club! Queer West started about 5 years ago in response to the

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • April 11, 2018
• Blog / Life after MIT

  My Guilty Pleasure or why it's all about "the Hockey."

  

  When I was a freshman, like many before me and many since, I lived in a quad in Baker House. Four women, one big room, and all the fun and ... an upperclassmen down the hall who liked to study in one of the

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • January 1, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  sticker stories adorned on my water bottles

  

  still in the luggage area, submitted item retrieval paperwork to the ... did manage to find the bottle in the corners of old photos! Pardon the ... ): you did such a great job at holding water. oh great green bottle, you

  • by Kanokwan T. '25
  • February 24, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  bump MIT students design products

  

  't think many classes let you build and race an elephant... make a ... that it looks like we only have fun in the class, 2.009 is HARD WORK ... a thing! In the past couple days, I've spent 40+ hours in lab helping

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • November 19, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Roundup Some Links to Summarize this Summer

  

  . Learning to drive stick-shift in a car that once belonged to my favorite ... much yet. My teacher is Rob, a photographer I met in a coffee shop. Yesterday, as we made circles in an empty school parking lot, the sky stormed

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • July 3, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  When I’m Home Did you enter the PE lottery yet?

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The first time I ever went to New York City it was to see Lucy Lawless play Rizzo in a Broadway production of Grease. After 18 ... mile. Today was the only day I'll be in Harrisburg between June 1st and

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 3, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Carnival A glorious carnival is marred by the passing of a beloved goldfish. (24 pictures)

  

  in time to try and knock down a fat cat. It's really hard to throw ... . Unfortunately, there weren't any Nobel Prize winners in this one. Does anyone ... inventions. Velcro is in the consumer goods section.) Mini golf. Human

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 3, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Orientation Wrap-Up Reason #457 why I love Orientation: I don't have to pay for food for a…

  

  welcomed the Class of '09 to MIT at Convocation, so I guess you can say she ... So Orientation is pretty much also a week of free food. The saying goes that you should not have to spend any money on food for at least

  • by Bryan
  • September 4, 2005
• Blog / Summer

  i visit Cape Cod and discover the most beautiful beach on Earth

  

  suggested that we spice up our orders by asking for four of what the person in the car in front of us ordered. while passing the menu, we noticed a ... we wouldn't end up with that order. and....you guessed it

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 24, 2020
• Blog / IAP

  What I Did on Registration Day I registered.

  

  resumes in twelve hours, a carton of eggs waiting to crack and hatch their ... morning, I peddled a small piece of my soul in exchange for my academic ... math kind, not the kind that President Lincoln lived in, which are much

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • February 2, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  My Last Blog: Introducing My Successor I started "The Humanitarian Blog" to spotlight the amazing work that MIT students are doing…

  

  't be returning to my beloved 254 suite in Burton-Conner, hanging out with ... Carnegie Endowment, a think tank that's based in D.C, studying democratization and governance in China. Given that I'm a twig, it never ceases to

  • by The Humanitarian Blog
  • September 2, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Symphony 9, Op. 95 “From the New Blog” I'll to pay you to hang out with me and watch me type.

  

  't updated in 6 days; you guys are my American Idols. I also discovered while ... that Gwen Stefani, in addition to designing a bizarre new line of ... follow her around as a living fashion accessory. Her inspiration in this

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 26, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Tale of Two Majors Trying an Evel Knievel approach with my studies.

  

  I am double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Biology, with a double minor in Biomedical Engineering and Economics. Who does that ... ? Reality check: There are only 24 hours in a day, and 7 days in a week. When

  • by Bryan
  • November 16, 2006