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• Blog / MIT Life

  A way a lone a last a loved a long the An opportunity for heated debate and a cry for revolution.

  

  This weekend I went on a rafting trip down the Kennebec river in mid ... food establishment? Is there a logical reason for this throw ... much for the rainbow smelt population in the river, but it did make for

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday wishes and fun stuff.

  

  assistance this Thanksgiving? One place to check out is Instructables (a ... Happy Thanksgiving! My friend Jennifer (MIT '01) is an artist/baker extraordinaire. This week I got her annual Thanksgiving comic in my inbox: Dear

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Snacks on a Plane And other minor horrors of leaving MIT for the first time in a year.

  

  astrophysically precise.) *In fact, this fact is not factually interesting at all ... your driver's permit. Me: I don't know what a car is. I walked away from ... of the BPAFOSIPIDC: did he think I should become a licensed driver in

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 20, 2009
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  The Late-Night Juggler In which I spend about twenty minutes trying to transcribe the Mass Ave cross signal…

  

  a dull, dirt-free sheen. In front of you is the Infinite Corridor: by ... floor in a quick-paced rhythm. He is juggling. "You know juggling is ... too :-) It's three in the morning and MIT's campus is, for once

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • October 3, 2014
• Blog / Residential Life

  [guest post] from the vault: hall exchange notes notes from a hall exchange in 2017

  

  room such that the difference in size is unnoticeable. two east is a ... expressions of individuality. there is a large chalk wall in the primary den ... lounges, one with a tv, and in essence it is one long hallway. however, two

  • by Joonho K. '20
  • March 20, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  all the notes i took in a week riveting stuff, i know

  

  notes I take in a typical week of classes.  2.086- Numerical Computation ... .P.S: these notes are from nearly a month ago, which is approximately how long ago i ... Not too long ago, my desk was covered in every variety of stationary

  • by Veronica P. '27
  • November 8, 2024
• Blog / Classes

  Springing into Junior Year actually not Springing, just Spring

  

  in order to simplify all your required math. Solid Mechanics is a bit ... known as BIM, is a way to model structures, in a way that differs from ... knows nothing of space or separation or loads. In BIM, a wall is a wall

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • March 4, 2020
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Road Trip—sort of.

  

  England Aquarium, which is in Boston, just a few subway stops away from MIT ... Sorry I haven't posted in so long! My friend Rose '05 came to visit, and we took a mini-trip to Santa Cruz, Capitola, Monterey, and

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • June 19, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Driving On The Infinite One of my biggest pet peeves is people who do not understand how to drive…

  

  Corridor. The Infinite is essentially a 4-lane road with 2 lanes going in ... and learn. If the Infinite is crowded, consider the center line a ... to pass someone who is driving in your own passing lane (which is

  • by Ben Jones
  • August 9, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in the Life of an Over-Scheduled Frosh Another hosed blogger? ShOcKiNg

  

  hour? A friend asks me if I’m going to [annotation note="8.01 is ... lives halfway across the country. Every moment we get to talk is a treat ... my meeting is in the Stud, so five minutes is enough time to print and

  • by Powers '23
  • October 21, 2019
• Blog / Residential Life

  water wars, lovecrafting, and 361 other REX events your annotated guide to everything currently unfolding on campus

  

  for you [ed: in case you want to move via FYRE]. Most of all, REX is a ... . According to MIT's Dormitory Council: REX (Residence Exploration) is a fun ... decided where you're going to live, REX is a great opportunity to find out

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 27, 2019
• Blog / Uncategorized

  Coffee in the Pagi-nation [joint post] breaking cruel rituals

  

  was going to start moving in next. A few months later, in a [annotation ... .) Every once in a while—assuming I could actually discern the identity of ... [annotation note="that may or may not be in England"] name or a place

  • by Paige B. '24
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / MISTI

  A day at Seaborg Technologies interning at a nuclear startup in Denmark

  

  head upstairs, where I tuck myself in a mutebox, which is like an ... I can be the young intern who is distinctly swimming in a bra and ... The day in question is Thursday, one day before the end of my

  • by Amber V. '24
  • August 9, 2022
• Blog / Personal Travel

  The Grandest of Road Trips Reflections on a cross-country road trip, on an international plane flight, on a full bladder.

  

  . -Eating at a Steak 'n Shake in Indiana as a minority is a lonely endeavor ... , and celebrate my 21st birthday in a country where the drinking age is 20 ... 'm sitting in the emergency exit row directly behind a bathroom - but rather to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • June 1, 2009
• Blog / Uncategorized

  some small distractions to help with many weighty things

  

  there is a LOT going on in the world right now -- perhaps most ... . like, actually, this man is losing his damn mind in a way you have to see ... form is simply a shapeless jelly. perhaps this describes you as well

  • by Shuli J. '22, MEng '23
  • December 18, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Rambax MIT On Rambax, MIT's one and only Senegalese drumming ensemble. Also known as MIT's best Senegalese…

  

  here: Is a partridge in a pear tree affordable? (Patty noted that, in ... ) Senegalese drumming (sabar) ensemble that began almost a decade ago, and is led ... thought so. (The other fun part is playing different beats in sync with 30

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2010
• Blog / Academics & Research

  MIT Talks Energy at the White House "It is is our institutional responsibility to address the challenges of energy and the environment."…

  

  Hockfield joined U.S. President Barack Obama in calling for a "truly historic ... energy and the environment." Today, that responsibility is embodied in the ... opportunities for students interested in making a difference - so if you're at all

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 26, 2009
• Blog / Events

  A sample of life in the past week A summary of a million events in 7 days!

  

  rising star in economics since her doctoral dissertation- on a new way to ... returned to Cambridge to join Harvard. She is one of a number of female ... ’s table (we’re co-Editors-in-Chief). Also pictured is one of my best friends

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 21, 2007
• FAQ / Prepare for MIT

  How do I apply to the Women’s Technology Program?

  WTP is a women-focused program aimed at empowering students from groups that are historically underrepresented in engineering by providing a ... in the summer after 11th grade.
• Blog / How to Human

  The Complexity of Simplicity Not as paradoxical as it sounds

  

  want. So in a very literal way, engineering is my life, and with ... 'm averaging 12hrs a day in lab with at least another 4 spent on work for that ... 's literally nothing I can't turn into a formula):     Where S is

  • by Chris M. '12
  • December 8, 2011