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  Blogger selection 2008 results We have completed the selection of this year's bloggers!

  

  Trivia: Who was the first student blogger for MIT Admissions? And who is the most senior of the current student bloggers? [answer at the end of the entry] You may…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 26, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Olympians How many MIT graduates have been in the Olympics? No, not the Science Olympiad...

  

  Since everyone seems to have Olympic fever these days (Michael Phelps! Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh! Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin!), I thought I’d take a look back at MIT…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 19, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ben’s Final Farewell Thank you, Ben Jones.

  

  on to discover the even greater joys life has to offer. Earlier this

  • by Paul B. '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  've been doing with the last six hours of my life. Latter? Methinx yes. At 9

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Noam Chomsky and the humanities at MIT Chomsky gives a talk on Iraq on May 23

  

  Many applicants and incoming freshman have concerns about whether MIT will provide them with a well-rounded education. Will they graduate from MIT knowing about math and science and nothing else?…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Seasons of Spam Next up: a Nostalgic entry about my frosh year. After Finals. Maybe.

  

  thousand thirty-two hundred eighty semi-hours How do you measure the life of

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 16, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  Oh, hey, the weekend’s here. Awesome. In other news, the last full week of spring classes has come and gone. I spent last night finishing up the last problem sets…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  I should have posted this entry five days ago. Sorry, world. But as awesome as blogging is, sometimes academics comes first – specifically, I’m referring to my 8.022 pset, my…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  I Think I’ve Found Paradise (Guest Entry) Work hard, play hard. For the next four years.

  

  By Gordon Wintrob ’12 Well my camera conveniently died during CPW, only taking pictures with a color balance approximated below: I tend to be a man of few words, and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 18, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it exhausting. I don’t think I went to bed before 5 every morning. From BBQs to…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  CPW: The Story So Far An update from the frontlines.

  

  Come one, come all to CPW! I don’t know about you guys, but the energy on campus right now is absolutely amazing. The Infinite Coordidor is packed with hosts and…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 10, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Forget that Or, "Why I won't be posting next week"

  

  organizational meeting for MassCPR, this huge event that is ruining my life by not ... before to cancel the event that has ruined my life because the paperwork

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Rubbing Elbows I have pizza with a famous person.

  

  Last week, I blogged a little about how MIT’s student body really distinguishes the Institute from any other university that I know. On one level, it almost seems as if…

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

  A Hack and Advice Two entries smashed into one.

  

  to MIT I spent working full time and trying to get ready for life on

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

  The Years of the Rat More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."

  

  walks of life. The RingComm next solicits bids for the very lucrative ring

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 21, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The Class of 2010 Ring Premiere I bring you the 2010 Ring Premiere, in full living color!

  

  The Brass Rat is a long-standing MIT tradition that has given rise to MIT Admissions’ own, relatively young tradition: blogging Ring Premiere! And so, after three beautiful years of Ring…

  • by Jess K. '10
  • February 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  So this weekend, East Campus hosted the Bad Ideas Weekend, which can be more or less dangerous than it sounds, depending on your imagination. Personally, I find this a lot…

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Events

  What’s This Mystery Hunt Thing?

  

  So…there’s this Mystery Hunt thing…you might have heard of it. It’s awesome. It’s lots of fun. You should do it when you get here. Or keep working on those puzzles…

  • by Evan B. '10
  • January 20, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Mystery Hunt LiveBlog Coming to you live from Mystery Hunt (Last Update: Sunday 5:04 PM)

  

  Update #1 (1:40 PM) Currently in 13-4101 trying to solve our first puzzle before I have to go to lab meeting in 20 minutes … ahh! Update #2 (7:17 AM)…

  • by Bryan
  • January 18, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  Telethon Live Blog Where we call you --

  

  pretty much every aspect of freshman life at MIT. I love this school and

  • by Snively '11
  • January 17, 2008