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  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  . There's a big open box at the bottom of each entry, with fields for name ... hosting and protecting anonymous comments, and having the option for a fully ... 's also a place for y'all to carry on a conversation with us and amongst

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / IAP

  A salty IAP post Taking a moment to be bitter

  

  ’m sure it’s true for a not-insignificant percentage of the student ... conversation a few times, but the more I think about IAP, the more I don’t like it. When I was a prospective student, I thought that IAP was the

  • by Powers '23
  • January 22, 2021
• Blog / Events

  The Secret Life Of Marilee Jones Sam is the funniest, though... BOTB and CPW Feedback.

  

  variable is responsible for the fact that we sold out Lobdell Food Court: 1 ... sometime. It's a good study break. Hey, he won a copy of the game, maybe ... impressed. Just a couple pictures from the event Ben and Marilee

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Riddles, Research, and Nerds with Power Tools My week.

  

  putting in roughly 40 hours of work a week for the past two weeks. And I ... , replace the old carpet with tile, curtain the windows, erect a wall for ... for yourself. We're showcasing our work to the brothers in just a few

  • by Paul B. '11
  • January 24, 2008
• Blog / IAP

  Samantha: The Automated Nerf Gun Turret a personal project by raymond t. '23

  

  designing the model, Raymond knew he wanted a turntable for easily maneuvering ... : one for the [annotation note="From wikipedia: A stepper motor, also ... in a triangle. The three holes were supposed to be for a slip ring

  • by Cami M. '23
  • April 3, 2022
• Blog / Hacks

  Hackapult Sieges The Dome

  

  . One of the lovely things about my office is that I have a window under the Great Dome, overlooking Killian Court. It's a beautiful view ... river to — past the giant catapult.    Yes, there was a hack - a

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • September 15, 2015
• Blog / MIT Life

  *THE* double a room tour from an (only slightly) obnoxious duo

  

  the time we said our goodbyes in May, The Double was already a space in ... events for all of the newcomers to our building. And while that promise probably took a year off our lives — story for another time?— it gave us time

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 17, 2024
• Blog / Events

  Happy Birthday, ‘Murica! (Even though Boston celebrated Independence Day Eve)

  

  ), the City of Boston is shrouded in fog and a light sprinkle of rain. This is the edge of the Tropical Storm/Hurricane Arthur (now lowered to a ... reschedule all 4th of July festivities for last night as a precautionary

  • by Ceri R. '16
  • July 4, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Peek at 8.033 – Relativity We think physics is pretty great.

  

  So this is a big week. This, is not only production week for ... case you want to pop by with a muffin and say hi. Don't forget the muffin cause I will not talk to you if you are not holding a muffin for me.). It

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 6, 2006
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  an absolutely non-comprehensive guide to email sign-offs or, how to inject some fun into an otherwise boring routine

  

  . "Feelsbox" is a local word for an open-ended question placed at the end of ... "yfn housing chair" and so, for a long time, I assumed the 'y' stood for ... a perfect spot for that! Before we move to the most absurd tier of

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • March 9, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  Tour/Hack/Math Three things that happen a lot at MIT

  

  building toys (for anybody who is unsure, this is a good way to start the day ... and Jordan '11. For many of you, a campus tour will be one of the first ... today. I worked for a little bit but then got distracted because a

  • by Snively '11
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / Events

  MIT PUMPKIN DROP 2012! chucking pumpkins off the highest building in cambridge. that's an exclamation mark, not a factorial.

  

  What do MIT students do on a Saturday night? Well, if it's the ... : (I was supposed to be a Wellesley girl.  No, I was not prepared for ... guilt, over to the east side of campus, and stood in a semicircle under

  • by Michael C. '16
  • October 28, 2012
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  what’s the point? on impact, art, external validation, and remembering to be kind

  

  year, in the playwright's note for a play I wrote called Remembering Her ... 've written for the blogs, for instance, goes through a first read, usually from ... for the people who made us, us? I want to leave you with a monologue

  • by Alan Z. '23, MEng '24
  • April 21, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Blogging My Way to a Passionate Life On writing, during and after MIT.

  

  —to the curb. For one, I've made a vow to revive my Tumblr and resume ... on a D.C. metro platform to wild architectural proposals and all the ... exclaiming, “The metro delivers!” This past year I wrote a great many articles

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • August 11, 2014
• Blog / Admissions

  Notes from the Road: NorCal, Netherlands, Nick Cannon, and Nerd Camp where I've been, what I've been doing

  

  conference hosted at The Hague. I'm a fellow at the National Center for ... camp directors run a 'leadership' unit for the older campers who seek to ... Area again for a family vacation. I'll be back the second week of July

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • June 22, 2016
• Blog / MIT Life

  July and Unified O.O and lots of pictures

  

  in Boston for the summer is a very, very good idea. I got to get to ... Spending a lot of time in the Unified Lounge (Unified is a course 16 class ... . During July, I worked for the Office of Engineering Outreach Programs (the

  • by Ana V. '15
  • October 14, 2012
• Blog / Events

  LSC – It Doesn’t Suck! Reject digital, return to 35 mm analogue

  

  projectionist for the club. After all, I reasoned, college is a time to try out ... Spirited Away’s 5th reel had a dot near the middle for some reason. Luckily ... . Missing a changeover isn’t the end of the world, but it’s tradition for the

  • by Andi Q. '25
  • October 7, 2022
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Rudolph Family Weekend Better late than never, right?

  

  went black, except for a little triangle at the bottom, through which I ... Rudolph, the set of parents of those students is a subset of the set of ... here for what is now over nine weeks, the longest I've ever been away

  • by Kate R. '14
  • October 24, 2010
• Blog / Blog Projects

  8,726,400 SOS: A Smile Worth 1,550 Words guest post by Mariam D. '20

  

  fell upon a dusty ground surrounding the orphanage for Syrian refugees, the children sang a welcoming song in Arabic for us. The head of our ... shooting stars for the first time with a friend who is no longer with us

  • by Afeefah K. '21
  • July 22, 2018
• Blog / How to MIT

  A Comprehensive Guide to Course Lounges press F to pay respects to the entirety of course 21 and CMS

  

  years. The idea for this map came out of me being sad that I don't have a ... their own course lounge - a designated space for majors in each course to ... months ago, I had the idea for doing this post, but didn't actually know

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • May 27, 2019