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  Flavor of Love As a wise woman once said, "Free is my favorite flavor."

  

  to name my Marya (MAR-ee-uh). Marya Maurer. As it was, Sam's Mom wanted to name me Ishmael, but somebody managed to talk her out of that one ... OF KETCHUP PACKETS, 33-541!) I'm going to be getting free food five

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 21, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  “…being a geek works out…” A UROP at the Center for Sports Innovation.

  

  's major newspaper. Figuring ways to go faster with the flow By Phil Mc ... clients -- from Tour de France stage winners to some of North America's leading bicycle manufacturers. Now the wind tunnel specialist plans to use

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 12, 2006
• Blog / Study Abroad

  The Cambridge-MIT Exchange

  

  is MIT's flagship junior year abroad program, allowing MIT students to ... , "I would never do a program like that. I would hate to leave MIT for a ... experience. I think in some ways I've been able to develop a healthier

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 14, 2005
• Blog / Residential Life

  A Place happy thoughts on East Campus

  

  Campus, which I can grasp for but never quite reach.  I’m trying to reach ... the way people gather in the courtyard to build a giant fort, three ... went before I gapped, except that then I did not realize how much I would

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 9, 2021
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  A poem for every day of August or nearly; I wrote 25 in all

  

  books, from a tiny copy of The Rubaiyat bound in leather, to a weathered e e cummings collection, to W. S. Merwin’s Shadows of Sirius found in a ... Alan sent out invites to join a summer poetry group — summertry, we

  • by Amber V. '24
  • September 5, 2022
• Blog / Class Projects

  2.009 It's not a class, it's a way of life

  

  for mechanical engineering students (aka gotta take one of them to graduate). The premise of this class is to ideate, design, build, and present ... thousands on a wait list to get tickets. ~40,000 The number of people

  • by Taylor V. '19
  • December 28, 2018
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  in honor of tau the superior circle constant

  

  ’ve decided to do a post dedicated to my favorite number. Here, [latex]\tau[/latex] (the Greek letter tau, usually pronounced to rhyme with how but some people rhyme it with law) refers to the superior circle constant, [latex

  • by Paolo A. '21
  • February 20, 2021
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Siete Ciudades de España A very busy IAP

  

  were ours to spend how we pleased—more often than not, traveling. During ... just goes to show how important it is to look beyond just your own ... is the best opportunity I have to go abroad. College is one of the most

  • by Anelise N. '19
  • March 6, 2017
• Blog / MIT Life

  5 / The final countdown A month of stress and relief

  

  TO SET THE MOOD: Cologne by Haux       The last ... exams looming the following week, I did have something to look forward to: I was to spend Christmas at home for the first time since I left for

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • January 3, 2019
• Blog / Academics & Research

  HackMIT 2017: Friends ❤, Food, and Flying Deloreans (Guest Post) Or maybe not quite that last one

  

  had the chance to learn some web dev with my friends, meet industry ... (delicious) food, exchange ideas, and work together to build exciting tech ... matchmaking via fingerprint. (To learn about what it’s like to organize Hack

  • by Kevin S. '19
  • July 11, 2017
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Four Weeks of Freedom What I'm doing for my last 4 weeks in the US!

  

  a flight to the U.K and embark on the second half of my college ... contained this bit of dialogue Friend: Hey Nat, when do you head over to ... long time. What are you going to do? Me: Hmm, I don't know, chill and

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • September 2, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Fancy Feast & Happy People an accumulation of details

  

  MIT's independent living groups. It's a "mixed house," home to an ... each dish, I had enough on my plate to feed all the chickens for a month ... about moving to pika. "They say there's always a place at MIT, no matter

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • March 19, 2013
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Techfair technology, stickers and internships

  

  to 3pm and then the banquet and afterparty following in the upcoming ... robotic efficiency and precision". Looks incredibly useful! Right next to ... was spotted with my camera and asked what I used to upload my photos. I

  • by Connie H. '15
  • February 4, 2013
• Blog / MIT Life

  A Day in My Summer Life Starts at 5 AM, ends at 10:30 PM, and go-go-go in between.

  

  , and since all of us are used to showering in the morning instead of at night, my mornings tend to (1) start early, and (2) be a little hectic ... order. Time to make lunch! Salad + fruit + almonds + a roll orrr PB

  • by Hamsika C. '13
  • July 15, 2012
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bridge Building: In Progress The culmination of what I've learned in civil engineering

  

  In order to graduate from Course 1, you have to take a class called 1 ... in MIT speak). There are a LOT of components to this class, but one of ... has to be 10 ft long, with a 2 ft wide deck and 2-3 ft clearance above

  • by Becca H. '12
  • May 4, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  Discuss Disqus launching our new commenting system

  

  for admissions officers and current students to share their stories. It's also a place for y'all to carry on a conversation with us and amongst ... people to append notes to each comment. What they're not terribly well

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • March 10, 2012
• Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English

  Comfort and College Scared of applying to colleges far from home? Then read this!

  

  you bear to be without them? Can you imagine embarking on a journey in ... the familiar faces you have grown accustomed to? Most importantly, would ... with some high school counselors who wanted to change parents

  • by Beatriz Valdez
  • November 21, 2011
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Application: August 19 In a few short weeks, the MIT 2012 Freshman Application will be posted.

  

  universities to which you'll be applying (including the financial aid ... less likely to make an error down the road. Identifying your ... would like to write on your behalf, it is a good idea to have a

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 1, 2011
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT XC, looking sharp In which Maggie unveils the most awesome flowchart ever!

  

  Now, I know I’ve had a tendency to bury the lede a bit, (although I’d argue the sample size, n=2, is too small to draw conclusions from), so today I’m going to shake things up and show you what I’ve got up front

  • by Alina G. '11
  • September 20, 2010
• Blog / Athletics

  MIT Quidditch: The Best Thing EVER? Yes.

  

  that I went on a bike ride for fun, instead of just to get to class ... you know that the original Uncle Sam was born near Boston?) I headed to MIT's campus to take some pictures of MIT"s newest sport. I started out

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 7, 2010