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  Engineers Assemble! It's not a double-post, it's a franchise

  

  intelligent” scientists to provide solutions to the oil leak, and Alexander Slocum, MIT Professor of Mechanical Engineering (and 2.007 Design and

  • by Dave McOwen
  • May 16, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  For Those About to Dew (Also eligible for salutations: those currently rocking, those about to rock)

  

  , studying, and socializing, you're forced to choose two. Well, they're almost ... everybody, certainly; at times rewarding, and at times quite painful. Eight ... , whatever). Good luck, all, and remember: you're almost there. Here, have

  • by Cam T. '13
  • April 16, 2010
• Blog / IAP

  Sunrise If a picture is worth a thousand words (minus inflation), that makes this post much…

  

  so much of the "frak it's 4am and I don't understand the material I ... time studying and you won't get to sleep much. But I've really been enjoying seeing the sunrise over the past week or so-- it's peaceful and

  • by Chris M. '12
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  Start shaping up in January! I like.

  

  your way...and you go with it, because there’s nothing to wake up for tomorrow! OK – not really true. But the sense of freedom and spontaneity, the ... days (NOT!), two of my suitemates Molly and Evie sent out a floor email

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • January 22, 2010
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Pick My Halloween Costume! Mm, crowdsourcing.

  

  ' Guild). Unfortunately, I'm hosed and indecisive. Conveniently, I have a blog (and a penchant for adverbs). This calls for crowdsourcing! Prospective MIT students and blog readers of the world, your mission (if you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • October 28, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  LIFE! is my favorite entry title.

  

  ! It’s been over a month since I arrived @ MIT and naturally, I have ... didn’t straight up bomb it and get that painful “fail-mail” in my inbox ... how I imagined my first test here. I know I’m really slow at math, and

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • October 2, 2009
• Blog / Events

  Party in the MIT This is some scary stuff.

  

  entry and knew exactly what to expect when they clicked it? I know that at ... admissions website. The link has been sent to a couple of dorm lists and is popping up here and there on Facebook. My guess would be that this doesn

  • by Snively '11
  • September 25, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What Am I Forgetting? A helpful guide.

  

  and family could tell you, I'm just a little bit frazzled when packing ... cured all my packing woes: whatamiforgetting.mit.edu Short, sweet, and ... .... (Also, hi! Yes, I'm alive - Sorry for my absence. Summer stories - and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 25, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  meeting you over the coming weeks through the blogs and, of course, CPW. And now, here's a cute little something to brighten your day ... 's "We're Linux" contest and it's been doing quite well. If you liked the

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Events

  World AIDS Day 2008 Spread the word.

  

  Today, December 1st, is World AIDS day, the day when individuals and ... around campus people are wearing little red ribbons and the Internet is ... and can't actually go to the screening, but I've found a link to the

  • by Snively '11
  • December 1, 2008
• Blog / Events

  A Burton Jew Thanksgiving Because I'm game for any excuse to eat stuffing.

  

  Bombers and for having the largest concentration of Kosher keeping Jews on ... , hence our being known as Burton Jew. One suite even has a Kosher oven and ... . Once. And that pretty much constitutes the entirety of my previous

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Post-finals stress? Oh, it happens. Trust me.

  

  . I need to have everything I own packed and stored by 6 PM tomorrow. Also, I'm going to be in Madrid in 4 days and still don't have an apartment. So I'm still hosed, and only taking a small break to remind you

  • by Laura N. '09
  • May 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  Disaster Relief .

  

  When I describe Sichuan to people I always mention the food, and the mountains, the humidity sometimes, and I always explain that Sichuan ... speak with a flattened dialect, like this, I say. And I say I'll take them

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Whatever, this week rocks MIT students gripe a lot about homework. It's not all they do though, thank god.

  

  . @ AXO Lip Sync this year: (I dunno, this was like a week and a half ago) I ... 'm in the second group stunt and the partner stunt and the top of the

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • May 7, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  A Fool’s Holiday How MIT celebrates April Fool's Day

  

  I was just reading Wired Magazine online and came across this ... . The School of Engineering will be renamed the School of Imagineering and ... broke into the MIT web server and changed the MIT home page to indicate

  • by Bryan
  • April 1, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Tour of Town Cambridge: university and city.

  

  Like MIT, Cambridge also gets its share of tourists and visitors. I ... place is actually still pretty green and pretty. Well, the first picture ... let me know if I missed anything and I will post more pictures. Hope I

  • by Cambridge
  • February 8, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Simply Brothers Finding brothers and brotherhood in MIT's fraternities.

  

  have three sisters. And while I love all of them dearly (am I allowed to ... " - a probationary member, as it were - I was formally and officially ... past semester has been an incredible journey for me, academically and

  • by Paul B. '11
  • February 5, 2008
• Blog / Community Projects

  Ducks vs. Army Men! Remember the good old days when you used to play in the sandbox?

  

  At the beginning of the year, Rick '09 and I had a marathon carpentry session. We built a loft for James '11, and a table for each of us. Okay, so ... wanted a small table to put in my room, but Rick decided to go all out, and

  • by Laura N. '09
  • January 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  applications, I grabbed a Zipcar Prius and set a course for New Hampshire. After battling traffic caused by the likes of Barack Obama and Ron Paul, I arrived in Bedford, New Hampshire, home to inventor and FIRST founder Dean

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Travels Winter break is here!

  

  only 8 weeks long and amazingly short compared to MIT's semesters. Many ... goes on. Personally I decided to go back MIT for 2 weeks and then going ... . So I did a lot of traveling and therefore didn't make much money. So no

  • by Cambridge
  • December 4, 2007