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• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s FPOPpin’ Whatchu know 'bout me?

  

  past week. Like many freshmen, I was participating in one of MIT's many ... As the advent of another academic year approaches, I feel somewhat ... , but I feel a vicarious thrill seeing the same expression reflected in

  • by Tom R. '14
  • September 6, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Two cakes and six cupcakes ...they may or may not resemble astronomical objects.

  

  I mentioned that I'm in the midst of a summer research program at the ... here with me, and one of them turned 21 three weeks ago. I mentioned that ... Array (of radio telescopes) in New Mexico. This is what the Whirlpool

  • by Anna H. '14
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Community Projects

  A Picture is Worth a Thousand Balloons Literally. One thousand. Like, a one with 3 zeros. One times ten to the third.…

  

  So about a month ago, back when I actually wrote blog entries and stuff, Ruth ‘07 spent a week in New Orleans, so we, her floormates ... inventive with a PC power supply. You can’t make this stuff up

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 2, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Square Root Day Your daily dose of nerd humor.

  

  Did any of you notice today was a square root day? I didn't, until I ... ." This is part of why I love MIT - people here actually appreciate this kind of joke. (In related news, Pi Day is only eleven days away. Get

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 3, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  elephants what I've been up to

  

  I've been pretty busy lately doing stuff like this a little of ... of this. But this blog post is about the elephant in the room (read ... brain itch. I was going for Dali's "Los Elefantes", but of course I had

  • by Abby H. '20
  • September 27, 2017
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  a college professor is, I think, something along the lines of an ... spite of that, until just recently, I had never actually met Professor Langer before. Most of the time, I work directly with a post

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 6, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Skies over MacGregor Views of campus, Boston, and the Charles River from ten stories up.

  

  This summer Random Hall was under construction. When I was in town I spent a lot of my time in MacGregor, which is where Cory was living for the summer. Specifically, he lived in B entry, which consists of the

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • August 21, 2013
• Blog / Events

  The Newest Member of Our Family What could possibly be more exciting than prefrosh?

  

  !!! I did not get one (although I was very tempted to do so), but Kayla E. '15 drove Kerry N. '14, Jes P. '15 and I to the animal rescue place in ... (they called her Brittany at the shelter), but I really like Arya, like in

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • August 17, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  Unedited notes on gravity, etc. Brief thoughts on gravity, science, and consciousness that I plan to elaborate later when I…

  

  sea in the sweet wet velvet of winter eve, I looked up and saw a beach ... [Tonight I worked on a problem set in General Relativity until 4 AM ... shadows peeling off like blue paint. In the sleep-killing luminosity of a

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • March 11, 2010
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Boston becomes Pottersville The MIT area is full of celebrations for the release of "Harry Potter and the…

  

  I be doing for the big release? Let me tell you about some of the ... other things) the film 10 Things I Hate About You (yes, I can't believe it either -- two references to 10 Things I Hate About You in less than a year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 15, 2005
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Let’s Build a Snowman [CRITICAL UPDATE!] We can make him our best friend

  

  survival of snowmen everywhere! We will defend! If I could give them out ... : Destroy evidence of the ramp. Giant snowmen only look amazing if you can ... !" pose Most of the snowman's features fell off today, I think all he has

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  The reading season begins

  

  many amazing students are out there. As I said to one of my colleagues in ... promising and in good hands. Yes, it's Saturday, and I'm working. Much of the ... reading carefully every sheet of paper in your folder and summarizing the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 6, 2004
• Blog / MIT Life

  deconstruction end-of-semester atmospheres

  

  at the clover food truck on the way. i saw lots of real people, shopping and eating lunch. i saw the verizon employees on strike in front of ... was booked all morning so i scheduled an appointment at 3:15 in the

  • by Allan K. '17
  • May 17, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The MIT Spring Concert An annual tradition bringing famous bands to campus.

  

  Concert. Here are some of the highlights from past years. In parentheses are ... Today is the official beginning of Spring Weekend at MIT. The highlights include the always-popular International Fair ("I-Fair"), the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  He Zigs, He Zags MIT's new video podcast.

  

  featuring stories that capture and communicate the richness and diversity of ... , sports, and the occasional hack." I hosted Episode 4, check it out! Hosting is harder than it looks! I have a newfound respect for Jon Stewart

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 6, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  MFA Boston A trip to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

  

  Last weekend, I went to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). All MIT ... . Look at the good weather, even in November! I wonder how long this will last... This ship is part of the "Things I Love" collection, on loan

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Inherent Asymmetry Around.

  

  I'm not going to grad school next year, but I am taking the GRE's in ... at MIT (well, maybe those tricky PRS questions you get in TEAL). I know ... , since I've got plenty of time before I actually need to use this score

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • April 2, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  RA Selection Day 6

  

  Today I got in early, giving me a chance to read my copy of the New York Times; also, Ben and I had a nice conversation about the Clay ... . Wish me luck. In tomorrow's entry, I'll post tonight's final question ;)

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 22, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Did you know about this? This is big.

  

  , a citizen only as of last summer, I'm pretty especially excited to be voting for the first time. In 2004, I'd worked as an election official, on that day which began 4 more years of the Bush presidency, and I remember

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • September 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  Blogger Application 2014!

  

  It's summer in Cambridge, which means three things:  1) I ... instructions 2) I've setup a WeMo Switch connected to IFTTT so I can turn on my air conditioner with a text message from ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 21, 2014