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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.

  

  's first decision was whether to use the beaver or the Great Dome on the ring ... the class year each appearing on a separate shank. Thus the Brass Rat ... . Why? Because it is made of gold and features a beaver on the front. Why

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 9, 2009
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... Fourth-of-July-ness). I had a truly "American" Fourth of July. I was on ... you have a wristband, leave (and come back around 6 or so). 2. On the

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  freshman year, stayed on campus, that is, working with the LIGO burst team ... ), this was all on Albany street in those serious-looking and poorly landscaped NW buildings that no one really ever visits on a whim. Living in EC

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Music in Springtime and MIT [by Ken Haggerty '11] Music at MIT can be both beautifully melodic and destructive, and…

  

  over to Baker House to hear the wonderful sounds a piano can make on a ... Jordan, and Tal Gamlieli perform jazz in Killian Hall on April 24th. Not pictured: Scott Goulding, on drums. She was really good. She sang songs by

  • by ARTalk
  • April 25, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It All Started with a Sound Board… [By Harrison Bralower '11] I was pleased to find that MIT had a very strong…

  

  hands across the table. I thought it was so cool that everything on stage ... Dramashop, the actual production wing of MTA. Dramashop puts on shows year ... impact of his return on everyone else. We're planning on fights, flinging

  • by ARTalk
  • January 31, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  keep working on those puzzles that Snively and Brian posted—we still don ... hunting remotely, instead of from on campus. Smaller teams can coordinate by ... to keep track of who's working on which puzzle, where they are, how

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Order of Operations In what order should your application be submitted?

  

  teacher is on the ball and sends in your recommendation in September, we'll hold on to it until the rest of your application comes in. The same goes ... ? What should I write on my application under test scores? This is actually

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 18, 2007
• Blog / Events

  MIT Calling Yo Snively - I lied. There are actually 2 admits in Oregon BESIDES you -…

  

  action telethon! 54 MIT students total came to chill out and check up on ... , during which Christina and I called our parents to congratulate them on ... , and I'd like to congratulate you on your acceptance! That's right! I was

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 19, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Everything in moderation…even moderation. How many places can you go on a four-day weekend?

  

  weekends guarantee an endless amount of free-time to catch up on problem sets ... adventures on this map of Cambridge/Boston...hoping to find a sense of ... CCC. On Friday afternoon, I went with a group of about ten MIT students

  • by Melis A. '08
  • October 11, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Reischauer Scholars Program For those interested in Japan or international relations.

  

  on back order (in my head, since it got DELETED), but I just wanted to ... Japanese culture, with an emphasis on international relations between Japan ... SCHOLARS PROGRAM 2007 I am pleased to announce that the Stanford Program on

  • by Jess K. '10
  • October 10, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Like a freshman Getting a P+ isn't just for frosh anymore.

  

  first time. Last night I woke up at 5:30 to put the finishing touches on ... .003 lab report herself. "Dizzle ['09]," said I, "Should I put 6.003 on P/D/F?" "What?" said Dizzle. "Pass / fail! Should I put it on pass fail

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  It’s that time of the year again If you want to do a UROP this semester, now is the time to contact…

  

  that you are applying for the award on your proposal coversheet. If you ... by November 2, 2006. Register on Reg. Day or fill out an Add/Drop form ... on November 2, 2006. This is the easiest way to get a UROP, most people

  • by Melis A. '08
  • September 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Summer restaurant recommendations Some of my favorite restaurants.

  

  A few weeks back, I ran into my friend Andre '08 on the T (that is, the Boston subway). Andre, who is on campus this summer working on the MIT iGEM team, was on his way to eat with some friends at a new (for him

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Online Decisions = YES Some great news.

  

  release decisions on Saturday, March 18 at 12:00PM EST (Eastern Standard Time). If this date/time changes for any reason, it will be announced on ... office on the weekend that decisions are released, so to prevent any delays

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 6, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  Another hack Snow and hacks and exams.

  

  hack: This poster is a spoof on The Evolving MIT Campus, the name given ... has already increased the amount of greenspace on campus by 0.0005%. And here's how: (The following pictures are a mix of pictures I took on my

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 21, 2006
• Blog / IAP

  Kiss the Frog Charm School and Nerdy Pick Up Lines. What can I say?

  

  today. Mitra mentioned that on Monday, we have registration day, and then ... without ending up with my food on my face. It's almost been a decade since ... have your elbows on the table? Brother 2: (Moves elbows off table

  • by Bryan
  • February 3, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Time passes Someone left the cake out in the rain.

  

  arbitrarily. Hey folks, not too much of interest going on in my life right now ... conference on sustainable energy with NREL, and I'm an undergrad so I didn ... you get the Level 2 Water ring in the ice cavern, equip Wave on the left

  • by Sam M. '07
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Winter Break Reading List "Take a look, it's in a book, it's reading rainbow"

  

  So with all this free time on my hands (not as much as I originally ... these books have had their residence on my bookshelf for a long time. Some ... explorations of the first two volumes, maintaining its emphasis on methods of

  • by Bryan
  • December 28, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Classes—Fall 05

  

  on Central Park in New York City. eventual material: Some of the future ... will write a term paper on a topic of our choice, due in December. 14 ... : We have sections on family labor and standard of living in the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 15, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Hacks and meta-hacks

  

  Guide to Facilities for Individuals with Disabilities campus map psoted on ... friend had noticed was that several of the buildings had tiny stickers on them, picturing hacks that had happened on those buildings in the last

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 14, 2005