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  [Infinite] Quarter Mile quarters + packing tape + sore knees == help cure MS

  

  visits at least once every day. Because it's MIT, the Infinite is also a site of random tomfoolery. For example, MITHenge, which, according to ... as "MIThenge", a reference to Stonehenge's alignment with the sun

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 4, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Intense Procrastination There's a difference between procrastination and INTENSE PROCRASTINATION!

  

  ) I made a video of myself playing my little transcription. Now, for ... Today I had a ton of work to do. To be fair, I did accomplish some of ... ? Instead I listened to the new Muse album (go buy it now) and found a solo in

  • by Snively '11
  • September 19, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  Pi(e) Day Burton 1 celebrates Pi Day as we generally like to celebrate all unofficial nerd holidays…

  

  . Excited to get fitted for my dentures. Anyway, I'm still hosed, and I have a ... only take a second, and I haven't blogged in so long that I got pushed ... off the front page is grape-flavored anything (it's not even a flavor, I

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Off to Zambia

  

  demonstrations. Sodis uses a method of water disinfection intended for the ... ?), well-intentioned development workers saw a need for water in an area with ... 31st. Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa (see above

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Remember to Breathe Chicken Soup for the Applicant's Soul

  

  away from the application (not past the deadline) but go for a walk, play ... million extracurriculars I was involved in. A word of advice: Take a deep ... mom in a frenzy exclaiming that I'm not going to get into any of the

  • by Bryan
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Research & Work Abroad

  Bermuda, Jaimaica, oooh I want to take you to… One week of fun in the Dominican Republic

  

  for a brief run-in with Hurricane Ernesto on our second to last day. The hurricane was pretty far from us, so it only ended up raining for about two ... Hola amigos! I just got back yesterday from a week of R&R in the

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 29, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Puzzled need a quick fix for your boredom? try this puzzle on for size.

  

  created by the entire team every so often for you all to try, and then a ... hopes to find a coin hidden somewhere on MIT's campus typically over the ... participate, and we had a blast. We've been participating ever since then, and

  • by Bryan
  • July 29, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Speaking of mu…

  

  I love MIT, because starting a sentence with "Speaking of mu..." doesn't get you looked at funny. A quick rundown of tonight's activities: I love living in a city, if for nothing else but the food. Last night

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 17, 2004
• Blog / Events

  ZBT Soiree A part with many desserts and friends... fortunately, I left before the karaoke part. (9…

  

  (See Bryan's entry for more pictures of and information about the event.) For dinner, I went to India Quality, in Kenmore Square ... Tau (ZBT) for their dessert soiree. I'm not usually the shortest person

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 29, 2005
• Blog / Internships & Externships

  Rise and Grind and Build *dolly parton voice* workin' 9 to 5

  

  've had a lot of experiences with fabrication. For those of you unfamiliar ... , modeled a prototype art sculpture for a client, [annotation note="i got to ... made a small replica of Colorspace for the studio, using the leftover

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • September 18, 2019
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Campus is quiet summer thoughts and happenings

  

  -jokingly-triumphant way because I had been uninterested in the project for a while, but felt ... , felt silly for a second, then stepped out to see where I was. There was a ... landscaper, and he said he felt angry too often. He was waiting for a “catalyst

  • by Michelle G. '18
  • July 15, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Airplane boy strikes again Adam writes about his UROP.

  

  that we receive so I'll have a job for the summer. I wish I could show ... 't feel that way are probably in for a somewhat rude awakening come next ... upperclassmen. If I had a dollar for every time I've explained every nuance of

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Other CPW CPW guest entry by Sam Range '13

  

  even the flame test. No CPW-goer would set out for a day's adventures ... damaged) for her birthday. Requiring a table and utensils, we headed back ... the cake for the floor residents, and when we checked back in a few

  • by Bryan
  • May 1, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Home safe Bad guys don't hang out in the Infinite.

  

  's a lot more for them to do somewhere more bustling, like Harvard Square ... awarded for UROPs? Thanks! Well, I took a lot of classes! I took a few 75 ... deal that if you buy a gold one, you get a stainless steel one for a very

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • August 22, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Welcome to MIT, Class of 2012 Welcome home.

  

  everything, if only for a moment? That's how clicking that button felt for me ... mailings, I actually talked to Ben about the "Tubes for RA" idea a while back ... 'm sure some of you can come up with a more interesting use for it. 55. Got

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Happy 375, Boston! Turning 375 years old is no easy task.

  

  the MIT campus (makes for a nice walk on most nights). (I think I may ... Boston Common for a bit then walked over to Downtown Crossing. After ... how many years older than me?) And of course, who has a 375th

  • by Bryan
  • July 1, 2005
• Blog / How to Human

  “Take care of yourself.” "Can you post something positive please?" - my mom

  

  once again. I would neglect my own mental wellbeing for the sake of a ... Women This is a pretty big one for me actually. I grew up really hating ... clothes. Overall, a super bad time. It was really difficult for me to

  • by Cami M. '23
  • October 19, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Out of the lab and into the internet Confession: I actually listen to music from the movie Ice Princess. I'm not even kidding.

  

  have this bizarre affinity for feel-good bubblegum girl-hero movies. A ... First, some updates: A few people have asked about information on ... any questions since she's in the MEng masters program, which is only for

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • January 27, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  decrypts, it slices, it dices, and it'll take your dog for a walk. I wrote ... 't search for websites, in fact it's all a closed system, but what it does ... aren't familiar with it at all and enlighten you. Wolfram makes a

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Why I Chose To Spend My First Weekend Away From MIT 132 miles north to be exact

  

  . Distance is good because it is a catalyst for reflection. And I can ... feels like you're in a hamster ball, surrounded by due dates ... off one thing after another. Until, they eventually travel a full circle

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • September 16, 2019