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  Meet the Admissions Officers: Jenny Rifken Name:Jenny Rifken; Job title: Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions; Hometown: Elgin, Illlinois

  

  Square, Coolidge Corner, Beacon Hill, the North End, just to name a few ... music: I love nearly all kinds of music, but if asked to name a few, I'd have to include Sting, Annie Lennox, Seal, Alison Kraus and Union Station

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A Collection of Curious Creatures at the MIT Zoo terrasaurs, quetzals, and portal cows, oh my!

  

  appear that some hackers decided to turn the Infinite into a zoo, featuring ... student groups. I'm happy to report that -- arguably unlike regular zoos -- you will notice that these animals are allowed to freely roam the campus

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • October 26, 2015
• Blog / Events

  Roller Coasters and Dance Parties Sunday was the East Side party! Lots of loud music and prefrosh!! Still, no fun.

  

  East Side and prefrosh (now frosh!?!?)  from all around MIT came to see the fantastic roller coaster and fort for themselves.  Everything felt ... from the party, enjoy! I even got to go on a ride

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 25, 2014
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A…an…uh…a cappella concert? MIT's got non-Petri dish culture, too

  

  A cappella is one of those things that is really weird to type.  It's one phrase - "a cappella", Italian for "in the manner of the church ... 've missed (please direct all complaints to Chris Peterson.  thanks) And what

  • by Michael C. '16
  • November 22, 2013
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Truth About Science comic-style.

  

  then, haha) My experiments are working! And as a result, I'm about to ... about the realities of science. I've edited out expletives, in order to make this a safe and enjoyable comic-viewing experience :) \ (Credit for

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 22, 2011
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  You’re Still Our No.1 :) less than 2 days left!

  

  !) --- While we are on the subject of speeches - for all to-be valedictorians ... QUOTE(S): "If I have kids, I'm going to name the first one "Control ... whether I failed or passed. But I just know that I tried my hardest to fill

  • by Chris S. '11
  • March 12, 2010
• Blog / Challenges

  I’m still here (and MIT’s still hard) The little comment that wasn't. (This isn't edited. It sounds awkward at times. Deal.)

  

  I started writing a brief response to some of the comments on Chris' post, but then it stopped being brief, so I decided to post it here ... , whatever. Anyway, I want to know - how hard is MIT? Because I keep hearing it

  • by Keri G. '10
  • January 12, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Choose my Halloween Costume!

  

  waiting for Prince Charming's white horse to get in gear) - a witch (even ... have no idea what to dress up as. In fact, I haven't actually dressed up ... week...bonus points given to awesome characters I haven't thought of (I

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to see her next week when she comes home for spring break. Your turn! A ... week I went to two very incredible shows by two of my favorite bands (not

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  ISEF Review Photos from the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

  

  This past week, I went to the Intel International Science ... , I went out to dinner with a dozen of the 20+ MIT 2010s at Intel ISEF ... Thursday morning, I got to visit many of the finalists and their projects

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Spy vs. Spy The former directors of the US and Saudi intelligence agencies speak at MIT.

  

  -Faisal, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States. The forum will be ... Center for International Studies. What makes the talk particularly ... service, the General Intelligence Directorate, from 1977 to 2001. Prof

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Faster than a speeding locomotive. E=MC^2 serving up the most delicious physics problems since 1905.

  

  's science, suggestions for further reading, and other resources. A detailed ... of Student Pugwash. Pugwash exists to address the effects of science ... Revolution) and STS.310 (Introduction to the History of Science). If I had the

  • by Bryan
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

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

  

  Called Quest Hello All! As you can see I'm taking the fight to the ... to wax poetic about the experience. I promise more comments and pix from the road in the days to come. Remember if you attend my session

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • September 28, 2005
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Finding Balance May I have this dance?

  

  pairs, to stumble out the steps of the international rumba. Here in Lobby 13, the dancers-to-be had convened from near and far, hailing from MIT, Wellesley, Harvard, and beyond for the Ballroom Dance Camp, Day 2. "Look

  • by Allan K. '17
  • September 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  A blog post about blog posts Superstar blogger emeritus Mollie gives us some of her favorite entries [now its own post!].

  

  should I do in order to know MIT better?" A great starting point for how you can get to know MIT better are these very blogs. Actually, Blogger Emeritus Mollie posted this helpful and interesting post to a discussion

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 9, 2007
• Blog / How to Human

  Batman Picks a Username learn from him.

  

  Trouble thinking up a good Kerberos username? Take some hints from Batman.

  • by Erick P. '17
  • May 8, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  FINAL TERM ATTACK Like a black light attack, only it's not like that at all.

  

  On Monday, I managed to trip and fall down half a flight of stairs while running down to the Senior Haus lobby to pick up the Indian food I ... of stairs in the Haus when I ran to look at the Rocko's Modern Life

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 10, 2010
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  concrete sphere to Kresge anyway? So that's the excitement for the day. Giant ... Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day. Hackers deploying any hack always subscribe to a strict code of ethics. This

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Virginia Tech’s Commencement

  

  the face of tragic events, giving those who observe from afar a word for ... really have is to "get used to it". Perhaps this is why time is a major ... consciousness as much as this talk. Ed Linenthal has enabled many to understand

  • by Laurie Everett
  • May 31, 2007
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Exploring the newest innovations in dessert technology A trip filled with enough desserts to satisfy anyone's sweet tooth!

  

  decided to find out, while celebrating a 21st birthday. We had three stops ... pastries just waiting to be injected with ice cream! They opened the store in ... mechanical engineering required for such a restaurant. They had this really

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 12, 2006