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• Blog / MIT Life

  a season of secondhand joy on mudita and vicarious delight

  

  myself, nor do i really get the whole christmas spirit thing. but it just so happens that christmas coincides with the end of the fall semester, which is the second-best time of the semester. mit has several a capella

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • December 12, 2021
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: It’s Coming Home (by it, I mean me) guest post by Rukia. H '21

  

  *written by Rukia H. '21 as a part of the 8,726,400 Seconds of Summer guest post series* Theory: If we were to use the World Cup as an analogy ... managed to progress beyond the group stage and into the knockout round

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 18, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Things That Happened! Since I've been gone~

  

  for some logistical reasons, and then the start of the semester was ... ! (excuse the obnoxious vertical format ^^;) Now I’m a podcast! Now I’m 21! The experience of college has so far been incredibly fast-paced and

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair #1 of 3 Boston Adventures

  

  (See #2 Boston Adventure at the Institute of Contemporary Art here) As part of my weekly Boston Enrichment Trip, I ventured today to the Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair. Located in the vast Hynes

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 15, 2015
• Blog / Athletics

  Rowing at MIT: a guest post by Connor M. ‘16

  

  Rowing at MIT The heavyweight men near the Museum of Science. PC ... Engineering, and one of the most awesome experiences of my life has been rowing for MIT. I had never rowed before college, but I fell in love with the

  • by Connie H. '15
  • August 26, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Toilet @ MIT The Ben Schreck Shits 2015 Calendar.

  

  Friday evening, after getting one of the more interesting emails of ... mind behind the Ben Schreck Shits wall calendar, which this year will feature idyllic MIT locations including the Infinite Corridor, Killian Court

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • November 16, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fariborz Maseeh Hall The Phoenix Group would rise from the the "ashes" of Ashdown...

  

  Here's the story: Long ago, in a land far far away (far from Hawaii ... lived. The grad students had inhabited this dorm at the corner of Massachusetts Ave and Memorial Drive since the beginning of time (i.e. 1938 when

  • by Cydnie T. '12
  • October 18, 2010
• Blog / MIT Life

  Reality is merely an illusion… Ben : The OC :: Sam : ?? . Oh wait, you took the new…

  

  "...albeit a very useful one." --Albert Einstein I think I found the ... The Amazing Race season finale tonight, even though every episode this season has been horrible. Sigh... it's been my dream to go on The Amazing

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Questionable Views Questions and views, and questions about views. The views are not necessarily questionable, although you…

  

  It's Q&A time! Ajit asked: "who is the person in the 5th picture ... room in the halls/dorms generally? 2.are there different halls for boys ... allowed to live in a single room?" There are actually two people in the

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Power Tools at 2 AM A typical MIT experience.

  

  considered trying to move to East Campus for awhile, but in the end I decided to confirm my original assignment at Burton-Conner. The adjustment ... logging on to the server at the same exact time so they can have enough time

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 2, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so ... tomorrow evening. While waiting to be called from the jury pool, I had plenty of time to read both the New York Times and the Boston Globe. The

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle @NatGeo, pls hire me

  

  Game Reserve. We stayed on the very top of a hill in Hluhluwe , sleeping ... magnificient. Oh and there were lots of baboons too. We drove into the game reserve at sunrise and sunset to experience the animals in their natural

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • February 23, 2019
• Blog / People & Identities

  requiem for the desert as temperatures rise higher

  

  Probable Futures. I am from the desert. I was once enamoured by green trees but now I am aware of the sameness of everywhere, the unique beauty of a ... ’s my job to step in whenever someone complains of the heat and say, “You

  • by Amber V. '24
  • October 30, 2023
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  MIT Meets The OC Be sure to watch the April 6 episode!

  

  Oh, so good. Joanne witnessed the convergence of two of her loves a ... Ben, I hope this message finds you well and enjoying the winter. I ... ) instantly brought you to mind... Your friends at The OC contacted me for

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 2, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  To tell the truth

  

  On Tuesday night, I told the audience at my Central Meeting in Hackensack, NJ something that wasn't true. In this neck of the woods, people are very into the Yankees-Red Sox playoffs series. The high school that

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 15, 2004
• FAQ / Life and culture

  What’s the MIT motto?

  MIT's motto, mens et manus, translates from Latin to mind and hand. This motto reflects the educational ideals of MIT's founders who were promoting, above all, education for practical application.
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Halls are Alive with the sound of mischief :)

  

  Let’s face it, MIT’s campus is not known for being the most gorgeous of all college campuses. I personally like the mix of ultra ... , campus is not beautiful. The hallways inside these buildings can be even

  • by Allison E. '27
  • October 2, 2024
• Blog / IAP

  GTL Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 [IAP 2025] A January I won't forget

  

  can go to schools around the world during January and teach classes"]GTL[/annotation] started with the warmest welcomes. On the very first day of the program, I walked through the front entrance of the Shoqan School and was serenaded by

  • by Fiona L. '27
  • March 6, 2025
• Blog / Academics & Research

  italy research in pompeii

  

  the colosseum, pantheon, and several archeological sites, did research ... , annoyed the frosh and local wildlife, and generally had a good time.     Last semester, I took (3.094) Materials In the Human Experience

  • by Anika H. '26
  • June 18, 2024
• Blog / MIT Life

  Where In The World Is The Nance Effect? He returns! He returns! He returns!

  

  Where in the World is The Nance Effect? That, my friends, is the ... ! Something Old... The Nance Effect is immersed in the annual road trips ... , MI; Milwaukee, WI; Greater Chicagoland, IL and the greatest city in the

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 17, 2007