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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Bibliophiles assemble! When life gives you books...

  

  A few weeks ago, I had the best weekend in recent history. Of course ... unexpected details go a long way in raising your spirits. For me, that little detail was the MIT Press Loading Dock Sale. And I lied - I KNEW it was

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • May 5, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  You Can Plan a Pretty Picnic ... but you should also research the weather.

  

  ... but you should also research the weather. I am still mentally, physically, intellectually, and emotionally reacting to the three weeks I spent in Zambia. To make a long story short, the only road to Mwape (the

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • February 5, 2007
• Blog / Events

  Nightmarket Two (unrelated) celebrations of low-priced office supplies and Asian culture. (~15 pictures)

  

  ) and I went to Harvard Square for some errands and dinner. Weywey dug ... the one blue Sharpie in the entire thing. These folders were on sale for 18 cents each! Needless to say, I was thrilled. (I bought 12

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Videos Over the Years The 90s were, uh, different

  

  I was going through some of the Admissions archives last week and ... , have some things not changed...) Our first video that I know of was a ... before, and you can see a more complete history here, but I thought it'd be

  • by Elizabeth Choe '13
  • September 14, 2017
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  One More Look At Our Snow Globe Life with moving parts

  

  Hi guys, Here's another look at blizzard weekend on campus. Sadly (I ... -less life. :P Nemo just getting started in Boston -- dedicated joggers ... then the Institute-wide snowball fight happened. And maybe I can get

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • February 10, 2013
• Blog / Hacks

  Invasion MIT! the long war of general jack

  

  As I walked up the steps to 77 Mass Ave this morning I was ready to plow through another day of committee. What I got was war.   ... battles just as we prepare to defeat our finals once again in this infinite

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • December 14, 2011
• Blog / Events

  MIT is Utopia Because the nice guys were here.

  

  weekend was Utopia, a big boat cruise and party in the Boston Harbor. MIT ... other shorts and music videos. I've been a fan of them since high school, so I was super excited that I got a chance to meet them. Be sure to

  • by Celena C. '12
  • October 15, 2009
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  We’re Linux! "Aha, Linux beats paper!"

  

  Congratulations to the future class of 2013! I'm looking forward to ... . Maybe I'm a little crazy, but isn't that just too cute for words? :) The ... from SIPB, Waseem '07. The video's been entered in the Linux Foundation

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 16, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW Registration Browser Issues Firefox isn't playing nicely with MyMIT...

  

  Hi folks, I just learned from the folks who support my.mit.edu that certain browsers (i.e. Firefox) may not play nicely with CPW registration ... the bottom of that asap, but in the meantime, if you've already

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 30, 2007
• Blog / Hacks

  As though we weren’t hosed enough…

  

  ...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case ... appreciate good hacks too. I got this far-view shot that includes these two ... of my dedication to bringing you interesting campus news and rants, I

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • September 11, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  MIT Reunion Weekend MIT alumni return to campus.

  

  catch up and celebrate. Reunion Weekend is a very exciting time here! I actually was out of town this weekend, so I can't blog about the Reunions. Instead, take this time to read up on a few MIT alumni that I have

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 12, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Battle of The Bands takes over Bryan’s Blog Hostile takeover of Bryan's blog for the night.

  

  completely ROCK THE HOUSE!!!! Yuan: ... that was not why I spent three hours ... Bryan when he's typing in his password. Yuan: Shouldn't we be telling ... MIT to compete in front of YOU for prizes and bragging rights. Yuan

  • by Bryan
  • March 12, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Melis and the AXO Chocolate Factory AXO Fondue was last night!

  

  (Ashdown House) into an undergrad dorm in 2009 (right after I leave, not fair ... When five bloggers (Anthony, Bryan, Matt, Mitra, and I) all attend ... event was particularly special for me because I was one of the four

  • by Melis A. '08
  • March 5, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Fun With Photoshop Do you have mad Photoshop skills? Show us.

  

  Things are still pretty crazy around here, so until I get a chance to post, I'll keep you entertained with the following. As you know if you ... development, she also thinks Sawyer is cute. So last week, I combined her two

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 27, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt begins tomorrow A fun puzzle to solve.

  

  The annual Mystery Hunt (history here) begins tomorrow at 12:17pm in MIT's Lobby 7. To give you a flavor of the Hunt, I decided I'd post ... puzzles from last year), one I think you'll enjoy. Like many Mystery Hunt

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 12, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Bad Haiku What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create…

  

  weekend. I'm seeing the first signs of spring. What better way to welcome spring than to write some awful haiku? Help me create a silly thread. I think we all need one. You've been warned: anything posted in this thread

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Everybody’s Reading Applications!

  

  school; she works in their admissions office. As it turns out, I had just ... entries recently to keep folks entertained and informed). While I was busily reading application files today at the Diesel Cafe, I realized that a woman

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 13, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Dear Applicants: The College Essay part 3 of the Dear Applicants series

  

  ’t write about your time in prison.” I heard this in a video once. There are ... that: (1) your essay is written in a consistent tense (“I sat on a cow ... essay, go to 3.   3 How can you describe your essence in 250 words? 100

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • November 12, 2015
• Blog / Admissions

  Rebound Rumble! Another year, another FIRST Robotics Competition!

  

  conveniently landed on my last day in Kansas and I was able to visit my old team ... One of the defining experiences of my 3 years in high school(we had a ... . Founded in 1989 by Segway inventor Dean Kamen, FRC is an activity where a

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • January 19, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  reveal this year's new bloggers, I'd like to share with you some of the ... more interesting submissions were in response to short answer question #2 ... : "In a paragraph or two, describe to us a YouTube video, and why it is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008