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• Blog / Community Projects

  Mystery Hunt mile markers portrait of the blogger as a young puzzler

  

  campus for a weekend, to do things, which are limited only by what the ... MIT Mystery Hunt was, and what it was like. Since the youth yearn for ... facing up: For those of you who haven't been to campus before, that

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • January 24, 2025
• Blog / How to Human

  Taking Care of Yourself Eating, Sleeping, Water and Vitamins pave the way to happiness

  

  't for everyone. I actually know quite a few people who function best with ... life at MIT so much better. And for a lot of you these steps will look ... I was having a chat with my friend Matt O. '15 when we both agreed on

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • August 26, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  Greetings from India: D-Lab Students in the Field D-Lab students Luke, Sydney, Jessica, Madhavan

  

  class are working with the Rickshaw Bank, a project of the Center for Rural Development, an Indian NGO. Rickshaw Bank loans rickshaws on a micro ... technologies. This January, teams comprising a total of 35 students are working

  • by OEL
  • January 28, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Answering some questions The entry on commencement was just getting unwieldly.

  

  Questions 1. Sevi asked, here is a question for you about Mac ... for many dorms was just put in last summer. There is a website with ... install a window AC in any dorm -- and you don't have to pay for electricity

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  I know it's been a very eventful week for you guys, waiting for ... of 8:00 to get ready for the train. A shuttle + subway ride later, I ... sabbatical next semester to write a book, so won't see him around for a while

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Half-Century of Hacking MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short…

  

  are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the ... explains an ingenious use of Simpson's Rule for locating specific trains within a block of track. Club member David Lambeth develops some

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • August 16, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  6.115 Microcomputer Lab! literally the coolest class i've taken so far

  

  approaches for engineering design have a life that spans many iterations of a ... "] see how keeping the signal at high for a tiny bit shorter gives you a 0 ... graduate, and I know for sure that [annotation note="or 6.2060 according to

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • June 16, 2023
• Blog / Challenges

  in remembrance of the body affirming the mind–body connection

  

  , that the internet went out for a while. it was around 7:45 pm, and i went ... attention poured into a single thing. i helped run a program for two thousand ... to worry about a job, or any of that. if not for the body, i could be

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • September 8, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  An OME Welcome to the Institute I took Tsegball, and I have no regrets.

  

  , as some people see it, I signed up for a preview of hell to replace my ... , memorabilia, and snacks for college away in my mom’s Kia Rio as the dynamic duo set off on a cross-country road-trip. I was leaving that early because I

  • by Jack-William B. '21
  • September 7, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Space Robots II: Attack of the Paradigm Shifts why undergraduate research is so much more than an opportunity

  

  , for all you haven't-learned-MITese folks), I UROP'd in a really amazing ... , after all, loves biology. Piper is looking for a summer UROP in bio ... UROPs. You've heard about them before, but here's a refresher. At

  • by Piper '13
  • January 27, 2012
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  American culture at its finest: Thanksgiving How my family celebrates the holiday. Plus a crash course in U.S. culture for internationals.

  

  every couple of years for important family events) for a traditional ... football game, and after we've digested a bit, we head outside for a family ... !) is Thanksgiving day, which is a BIG DEAL in the U.S. Considering the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 27, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The first of the lasts My last Registration Day. *GOOP WARNING.*

  

  , we're going to leave the rest of that thought for a later day. (If I get started on all the things MIT has done for me as a student and as a ... matters! Questions! 1. Thanks everybody for your birthday wishes! I had a

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • February 7, 2006
• Blog / People & Identities

  BLÅHAJ: the Internet meme, the trans icon, the world’s favorite plush media analysis on the Swedish shark’s rise to prominence

  

  of the content and a deeper appreciation for the creators. But even if ... MIT student culture. Blahaj has become a spinning prop for Jonathan ‘25 ... stuffed animal. Blahaj emerged as a popular emotional support plush for its

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • July 19, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  A New Year’s Resolution, MyMIT-Style Thoughts on my proposal to make MyMIT more community-based.

  

  better experience for you guys. First, we'll be adding a lot of new ... MyMIT is designed for you, so you should have a hand in its design. All ... 's going on in MyMIT land? I submitted a big proposal just before holiday

  • by Ben Jones
  • January 7, 2005
• Blog / Classes

  I’m Graduating Early??? [NOT CLICKBAIT] also: the unification of course 7

  

  pretty cool for a few reasons: IAP feels longer since we don't have to register for spring semester until the first week of February, we get a 4-day ... a communication instructor for feedback so you can improve on the next

  • by Abby H. '20
  • May 1, 2019
• Blog / MIT Life

  Home on the range Dorm choice timeline and advice.

  

  ridiculous; there's no "best" dorm, just one (or a few) that are best for you ... , losers]." Go there and check it out for yourself. So do a little soul ... you rather be lazy for a week or happy for four years? Questions (I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 15, 2006
• Blog / Classes

  Last Lap and hoping to finish strong

  

  ☹️ Deciding my future???: As has been foreshadowed on the blogs for a ... a dozen by the end of the year. For an undergrad, that's pretty good ... might get pulled into my friend's startup for a bit, so I really don

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • September 12, 2020
• Blog / Community Projects

  [guest post] Eating Your Way Through MIT The story behind Chop Stir Hack, an MIT student food magazine

  

  the dishes for each other. During IAP—when a decent portion of the ... was a fun way for students to share beloved recipes with the campus ... recipe, we want you. If you have a passion for design, and think layouts

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 26, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Introducing… Maker Portfolios! Making the world better, one portfolio at a time

  

  Please note that, as  Hello World! I'd like to introduce you to a project that we've been working on for a while. It's a Maker Portfolio, and ... costume that they designed and created for a play or performance. This was

  • by Dr. Dawn '04, MS '06, PhD '11
  • August 22, 2013
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Crew Florida Takeover My last trip to play with the dolphins

  

  importantly, the chance to play with dolphins. For me, Florida was a bit of ... So usually in the beginning of January, Boston is under a solid layer ... Frisbee thrown in. But basically, a little different than the two-a-day, six

  • by Becca H. '12
  • February 1, 2012