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• Blog / MIT Life

  Over here things are different. Life is about the same.

  

  snowstorm outside my window. So I sat in bed for an hour watching it. The light outside was grey and a bit yellow and when it deepened to blue I ... didn't even notice when it stopped being my birthday. This year it was 8

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • December 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  ‘Twas the Night before Finals Likely the highlight of my literary career. And some words of advice to EA.

  

  to stress, You’re on pass/no record, and it’s just one test!” (“http ... I went to the kitchen to make something hot. Well, it turns out our ... finished exam number one. It’s hard to believe that just one year ago, I was

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  0 Days Since Last Fire Alarm Oh noes! Simmons Hall on fire!

  

  MIT thinks that it catches on fire. On more than one occasion I've found ... hand, is getting slapped around by the fire gods as if it was nothing ... knows more about this than I do, but the gist of it is that Simmons has

  • by Snively '11
  • October 29, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  What I just did You'll never believe it.

  

  an AWESOME online food delivery service called CampusFood. Its purpose ... tooling college students (you'd better click that "tool" link! Check it ... be quite good, and cheap. I clicked on it and was taken to the ever

  • by Snively '11
  • October 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Thomas Friedman on Energy & MIT A NY Times article highlights MIT's innovative energy solutions

  

  We’re all aware of climate change and the impact that it will have on ... , wrote an article called “The People We Have Been Waiting For.” In it, he ... discussing energy over beers at a campus bar. Today it has 600-plus members who

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 2, 2007
• Blog / Events

  So much to do, so little time There's always something exciting going on at MIT.

  

  So, my wife just popped by my office; it turns out she and a friend ... correctly: live action anime. It is being put on by the MIT Dance Theater ... chance to see it) The MIT International Science & Engineering

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 29, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Southern California Fires Our thoughts go out to those affected by the wildfires.

  

  and prayers are with you. We know that for some of you, it may be weeks ... that there must be a better solution to fighting these fires. Maybe it's an engineering solution, maybe it's a scientific/chemical solution, but

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 24, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus, version 2.0 More pictures!

  

  me, she's happer than she looks. That's it. I'm all pictured out. (Is ... " bestowed upon it by the New York Times), Legal Sea Foods, and more. There ... Susan Hockfield. I'll write more about the auction after it happens, but

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Zambia Ate My Neighbors We only get 20 minutes on the internet every night and I spend 15 of…

  

  Yesterday was my team's first full day in Zambia, and what a day it ... ,000 Kwache each, which comes out to roughly $3.75). It was incredibly sunny ... drivers only leave a stop if their bus is full, so it is an interesting

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Introduction To MIT World ...and my blog's first feature: Akamai, Clever and Cool!

  

  collection of almost 400 videos in its online collection (you can also find it ... . With a collection of almost 400 videos, it's a little daunting to pick ... it best to start with a modern day adventure story about a company that

  • by Laurie Everett
  • January 11, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  More On The Interview… The deadline has passed, but if you're an EA applicant who has not yet contacted…

  

  with you, write a report, and submit it as part of your application. With ... be considered at the beginning of the early action round - but it will be reviewed and added to your application when we receive it. Remember

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • October 24, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  East Campus Rush photos

  

  -on-top-of-the-track style in 2004. It was called "8.01: The Ride". This year's roller coaster ... know, "Ride into the danger zone..." Despite its name, we took a lot ... this...thing. I guess it's a mountain of wood and furniture. Top: Rachel

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 1, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Stocking Up Completely random but fun.

  

  to christen it with frozen goods in bulk. :) It's pretty economical to ... think it worked out to around $4.50 per person, which is a steal ... specifically. But it's college and they say this is when you're supposed to

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  World Cup Final in Boston An MIT- and Boston-centric look at the Italian victory.

  

  an Italian victory in World Cup soccer. It would be hard to imagine ... , its national stock index on average lags about a half percentage point. That doesn't mean the market necessarily falls. It means the national

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Weekend Update A couple FAQs and others tidbits.

  

  (and if you have decided to come, please do send it in!), we will reply ... ) this year in Indianapolis. It will be on Thursday, May 11. I'll fill you ... to get more folks to watch it, since the director/producer is a friend

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / Events

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

  

  the Bands. Now this was the 4th annual BOTB, so that means it's been ... coolest Playstation games ever. That's all I really wanted to say. Try it sometime. It's a good study break. Hey, he won a copy of the game, maybe

  • by Bryan
  • April 9, 2006
• Blog / About Decisions

  Answers, and live updates Live from a lecture by architect Steven Holl.

  

  you're at MIT. Second, since everyone else is doing it, I guess I ... )famous slide from the master planning process for MIT's new dorms: Yes, it ... ended. It was an interesting talk. Luckily, I believe it was recorded to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 4, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Admissions Updates Online & postal decisions, matching Pell Grants, and reading continues.

  

  password, because if you don't know it when you go to check on the 18th ... not have a definitive date and time when letters will be mailed, but it ... MIT's leadership on this issue, and its continued commitment to need

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 7, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Saturday Roadtrip Out on the open road.

  

  minivan or a sports utility vehicle. It was a strange hybrid of sorts, but the nice part was that it only had 1200 miles on it, and it still had ... a 9 pm flight at 7 pm, it was too late. I need to get my eyes checked

  • by Bryan
  • January 23, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Fun with Legos A photo journal of THE coolest room I've ever seen.

  

  ," and it takes places in E15-001, aka The Lego Learning Laboratory. E15-001 is officially the single coolest room I've ever seen. It's so cool, that I've decided to devote an entire entry to it. First things first

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 6, 2005