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Blog / Extracurriculars
Knitting and Playing Tetris Through the End of the World guest post by Salma Islam
turn to this hobby time and time again when I picked it up at the ... remember going from trying to knit a simple square to designing intricate pixelated designs on my laptop to recreate in fabric. I couldn't stop. I -
Blog / Admissions
morning room sounds get your headphones
everywhere, without ever having to focus. Marshall McLuhan * * * * * for more ... intriguing: data sonification of wikipedia edits - by the world according to -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
The Lost Art of Hand-Lettering Lives at MIT hidden in plain sight
to campus, which are highly visible even while his labor is not. As ... not more, important than doing the same for innovators, I wanted to -
Blog / Admissions
cpw at pika a continuing experiment in cooperative campus-previewing
to Hippie Stereotypes, DIY clothing workshop, telephone pictionary ... to finish off the weekend. If you're a prefrosh, come by! If you're not -
Blog / Blog Projects
Why I’m Leaving the MIT Admissions Blogs it's been a good run.
, which is all I needed to "make" a few hacks of my own. Enjoy! What was the best April Fool's Day prank you've pulled? Love to hear in the -
Blog / Events
Study Break on the Roof! We had an EMT study break on the roof of the tallest building in Cambridge!
Earlier this week, Morgan O. (G) invited MIT EMS and our campus police officers (who unfortunately could not attend) to see the place where ... there to see Boston and Cambridge from a completely new perspective. -
Blog / Admissions
Your Questions What questions can I help answer about the application process?
I can't believe I've been blogging as an admissions officer at MIT for 9 years. Over that time, I've periodically opened up the comments to your questions, and then tried to answer them (this -
Blog / Life after MIT
Who WIll Win the Nobel Prize? Vote for your favorite MIT professor!
One week from today -- on Monday, October 8 -- the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden will begin to award this year's Nobel Prizes ... pick to win a Nobel Prize this year? Vote Now on Facebook The "nominees -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
Like Never Before Kevin Rustagi '11 talks about the MIT LMC and then some.
LMC (Live Music Connection). To be brief, the MIT LMC is basically a ... (Live)) . In addition to talking about MIT LMC, Kevin also gives his -
Blog / MIT Life
Train(wreck) of Thought
. :-) BUT I had to share a particular incident with you today as I was walking ... effective nonetheless. I want to see this movie now. *Nombre is actually -
Blog / MIT Life
Snapshot #1 Short summary of a long week.
associated with touching water that had once belonged to the Charles River and ... expression that said, “Nice to see you, Professor- excellent final this year -
Blog / Hacks
Hack or Treat A time for tricks.
To celebrate the spirit of All Hallow's Eve, MIT hackers left a special treat (or perhaps a trick) near the Great Dome. I saw the hack this morning on my way to class and it absolutely made my day - although -
Blog / MIT Life
MIT TechTV: Incredible videos from the MIT community YouTube has nothing on us.
I have three final exams this week, so what better time to be watching videos! No, not on YouTube, but on MIT Tech TV (http://techtv.mit.edu/about/)! If you think MIT students are too smothered with work to let their -
Blog / Personal Travel
Bloggers invade LA What should Sam and I do in Los Angeles? Suggestions welcome
and I are flying out to Los Angeles today for a one-week stay in the ... instead of a suitcase. On our to-do list so far, we have 1. Roscoe -
Blog / Admissions
Update from selection We're working through the weekend towards admitting the Class of 2011.
As Ben has noted, we have begun the early action selection committee. We'll be working throughout the week, making decisions and preparing to ... whatsoever. According to the National Weather Service, we had nearly record -
Blog / MIT Life
Videos and photos and more Lots of cool coverage of MIT stuff from sites, blogs, and vlogs across the web.
Lots of fun stuff to check out! Peter Houk, director of the MIT Glass Lab, has been making the rounds on the video blog (or vlog, if you ... (though the subsequent traffic seems to have taken down Dheera's site -
Blog / Events
I saw fireworks from the freeway… Happy 4th!
really sounds like an oxymoron to me, but hey, don't knock it til you try ... you guys. This year, I have a difficult decision to make, do I watch -
Blog / Admissions
Regarding The Tech Article Some clarifications.
number of international applicants admitted to 10 percent of the total ... are limited to 8% of the class, not 10%. There's other weird stuff in -
Blog / Events
Mystery Hunt Highlights Highlights from the Hunt complete with the first puzzle we solved!
-P-E-E-D O-V L-I-G-H-T" Pete: "Hello, I'd like to speak to Agent Chitty Chitty