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  Class of 2010 Roll Call It's May 1st -- welcome to MIT!

  

  past year getting to know each other, and I'm glad we'll have to next ... and say hi to Ben, Nance and I!) It's going to be a wild ride -- fasten ... , when May came around everyone and their mother (literally) walked around

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 1, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Newsflash! Guess what!

  

  Guess what! I passed my EMT practical exam! Yay! Now all I have to do is study real hard for the written test...yikes. And then maybe I ... continue the streak of awesomeness through the 8.02 exam tonight. =/ And if

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 9, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Bio? My sort-of bio, but not the Course 7 kind.

  

  post a biography of myself. I wrote a list of things I do and don't like ... , course 14; I was born and raised in New Jersey (no jokes, please), but I moved to Northern California in 2000, just in time for warm weather and a

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection continues Regular Action domestic selection is underway.

  

  through the holiday, and we'll continue working on the Class of 2010 every ... in Turin. And last week, after a snowstorm, The Tech captured some

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 20, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Visit to the Museum of Fine Arts There's nothing like a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts to make you realize…

  

  . According to MFA website: "From the late works of Degas, Gauguin, Munch, and Rodin through the last creative outbursts of Giacometti and Picasso, the ... impressionism and symbolism to mid-century modernism." The twenty or so pieces by

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Taste of the Middle Ages

  

  My 21H.927: Economic History of Work and Family teacher, Professor Anne McCants, ran an IAP event entitled "Old Food: Ancient and Medieval Cooking." You can read more about it here (MIT News Office) I'm very

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 20, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  On my way…

  

  Turns out that Anthony isn't the only one who loves Amtrak. I called them yesterday and their very friendly customer service people helped me ... , and I have a few things to finish up here before heading home for the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 23, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  $100 Laptop Unveiled Inspiring!

  

  Annan (MIT SM '72) and MIT Media Lab Chairman Nicholas Negroponte '66 ... innovative power (including wind-up) and will be able to do most everything ... Fi-enabled and have USB ports galore. Its current specifications are: 500MHz, 1GB

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Yo quiero… A Spanish themed entry?Ok, not really.

  

  bought a few other things to go with it and yesterday I had tacos! That was pretty cool, because I like tacos. And it was only the second time I ever ... my tacos, because she fed me steak and potatoes once, so that seems

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Free-For-All Week! Movies, Music, and Baby Names.

  

  into holiday mode and I believe that you need to do the same. As I read your responses I'm sure that if I put a piece of coal in a chair, and ... , Music, and Baby Names. MOVIES Send me a list of your top 10 all time

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 8, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Back to Life, Back to Reality Did you know that you can make an equation out of anything?

  

  Name the song I stole the lyrics from and win a cookie. So this week was pretty intense: 6.021J - Quantitative Physiology I - Cells and ... greenhouses and solar panel production 2.002 - Mechanics and Materials II - 1

  • by Bryan
  • October 27, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  I think I can, I think I can The word "student" sounds like "study." I wonder if there's a correlation.

  

  "statements" that exist out there about MIT students and how they pull all ... a challenging intellectual environment, but it's not impossible and ... outside of class include homework hours, hours reading, and hours studying

  • by Bryan
  • October 18, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Jenny Hu- Adapting to Artifical Gravity Junior Jenny Hu worked in the MIT Man Vehicle Laboratory to study if people can…

  

  nearby sites such as the moon and low Earth orbit. For NASA to carry out lengthy manned flights to Mars and beyond, engineers must protect the safety ... severe bone loss, heart problems, memory loss, and more upon their return

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 7, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

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

  

  the question, "What's the typical MIT student like?" and then they have ... are united by a thirst for knowledge and an indefatigable work ethic ... 's five sororities, and they held a raffle there. About halfway through the

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

  Maine, Episode III: Ain’t No Mountain The one with more pictures than text.

  

  On the third day there was abundant sunshine and temperatures were in ... Hampshire with Joe and Joe's Dad. A picture is worth exactly one thousand ... as Ruth's term paper for 17.483: US Military Power. And longer than

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Hosts

  

  (I know that one night, Salvador left around midnight, and I rarely ... and somewhere to stay this weekend. This afternoon, Salvador, Amy and I ... days. If you don't, don't worry: I assure you that you have a host, and

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 3, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  The Burning Question "Can you tell me why I didn't get in? Why was I not good enough?"

  

  't get in? Will you look at my app and tell me what I did wrong? Why was I not good enough?" Certainly an honest and worthy question, and you have ... -destroyer, so I could just say "you have C's and D's, what more can I tell you

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 16, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  ... Some admissions officers are happy (Matt)... ...and some are just ... over. Have a great weekend everyone, and best of luck to each of you. :-)

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Radio Radio

  

  An MIT '09 emailed me today and asked if MIT had its own radio ... WTBS [now TBS] for his station, and contacted the MIT radio station with ... allowed by the FCC, Turner and the lawyers for both stations found a legal

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Saves The Pact God bless Stu's hairy face.

  

  Officer and Director of the Educational Council, has become my new bearded hero. We'll give him a few days to grow and then we'll get some pics up

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 1, 2005