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• Blog / MIT Life

  The Bicycle Diaries Like the motorcycle ones, except far less artsy and with a serious lack of Gael…

  

  red and shiny, and it works, and I need one because I live as far away from campus as you can possibly get. She rode it over last night and ... sister, and I find my bike. I take the key out, stick it in the lock, and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • November 4, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  Bash, and the fire truck hack. My favorite piece, though, is about the Orientation Activities Midway; I loved getting to talk to students and hear all ... ) [click on the image to watch ZigZag] If you like ZigZag and would like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things you might have wanted to know

  

  curious about and just aren't asking. One of them, I answered in one of my ... tennis bubble, Kresge, the Student Center, and more. Not to mention, a large chunk of Cambridge, and part of the Charles River, with the Museum

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 13, 2006
• Blog / Hacks

  A quick plug

  

  . But now, I look, and I notice that while they aren't completely up to date, they've made a lot of updates to the timeline, and to the writeups ... hacks at MIT, including Nightwork and other books and articles. Poll of

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • August 9, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  , until the lady got tired with how incredibly stupid I was and started speaking English, I found the bus station and successfully negotiated the bus schedule, and I figured out how to eat. Anyway, I've figured out that you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Update from Kentucky

  

  come up with real things to write. In the past week and a half I've gone ... during finals and is finally getting better), four finals in three days ... ), my flight from Boston through Chicago and into Kentucky (Saturday

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • May 30, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  Arts at MIT." And since we don't want to ruin your dinner, we'll just be ... located above the intersection of Washington and Illinois streets in ... and Circle Center Mall. It is linked by the indoor skywalk to the Hyatt

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  Slacks The Howl Adrian Emberley and the Ladykillers Michael Dylan and the ... . Another big concert coming in April will be Cake and unnamed opening act. Rumor has it that it will be matt pond PA. We'll just have to wait and see

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  , including the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), visiting other schools, and ... . And since I'll be sequestered with applications throughout the weekend (and hence won't be able to informally meet with folks otherwise or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  system and making a bathroom scale talk wirelessly to the system. Interested students should have some experience with both hardware and software ... add wireless capabilities and seamlessly integrate them into our system

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... fuel, of course, but Aunt Jen got to it first and made some stock instead ... The Engineers": An artist and an Engineer had found a gallon can. Said

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Yay for cheap stuff Inexpensive books make me happy.

  

  . Basically, they try to get rid of all of the overstock and damaged books, so they're sold for drastically reduced prices. And the "damaged" books are ... parents and sister back home (this weekend was Family Weekend, but I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 17, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be ... ? And pure ethics? And nice manners? (1) Given their advantages, you may ... moments, then you'd never know you had one. (3) Time and time again I

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  On Tour Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand.

  

  We on Award Tour with Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with ... Muhammad my man Goin' each and every place with the mic in their hand Oaktown ... ; Bethesda, MD; Baltimore, MD; Fairfax, VA; Ann Arbor, MI (see photo) and

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome

  

  internship, so I shouldn't really be writing an entry, and I definitely can ... fan), but I can make random references to geography and pop culture. And ... , and down 24 to Berkeley. I had dinner in a lovely Italian restaurant

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 30, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Ring Delivery Potato martinis at the courthouse

  

  with the first half (2/4 years) of MIT. That is both an exhilirating and ... success, and over 700 members of our 1000-person class attended! Here are ... 's the lobby where people mingled and waited in line for their rings

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • May 15, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 3 A recap, with pictures.

  

  ). All of the groups were fantastic! Next, Matt, Mitra, Kevin and I raided ... cream and root beer. And most of you know what happened next - the bloggers blabbed away for awhile and everyone got to meet each other. Super

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 9, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Day 2 A recap, with pictures.

  

  most of my time attending events and meeting prefrosh. Started with the ... & Erin stopped by and we stalked people using the satellite feature of Google Maps for an hour or so. Met up with Lorelle and headed to the BSU

  • by Ben Jones
  • April 8, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Writer’s Bloc

  

  , and one of the topics dealt with writing. It got me thinking about some of my old college friends who are writers, and two quick web searches ... (and I know you're out there) can buy it here. Dylan is currently hard

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Selection Day 3

  

  be shorter (ending ~4pm) and we get breaks when we need them. During one of the breaks today, Stu, Amy, Mari and I headed over to the Student ... post-work relaxation included a nice nap and a viewing of the classic

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 6, 2004