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• Blog / MIT Life

  The kindest cut Blog and night and red all over.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? One of the top 20 Scrabble players in the country, and the #1 ranked scrabble player in all of Massachusetts, is a sophomore at MIT. I was…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  UPOP Program and a look at Jay Dweck (‘77) UPOP is a one-week seminar that teaches leadership and work-place dynamics to sophomores studying engineering…

  

  I participated in the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) this past week. Though the acronym sounds awfully like UROP, the goal of this program is to teach leadership and work-place…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • February 5, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  More on DesigNerds DesigNerds: Product Design TV

  

  So after getting a few questions and comments about DesigNerds, I decided to email the grad student behind the project, Barry Kudrowitz. From: Barry To: Bryan “that’s great that students…

  • by Bryan
  • January 22, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  Hi folks, Ben here, with an update from The Nance, who called me at 7AM to tell me that his wife’s contractions were 20 minutes apart. (Next time, Bry, just…

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  New Year Notes Miscellaneous.

  

  Happy 2006, everyone! Before heading back to the office tomorrow, here are a few notes… Some folks from MIT and NIST further confirmed that, yes, E=mc2. The new mayor of…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Psycho kitten, que’st-ce que c’est? Settling a long-standing question in the midst of finals week.

  

  While everybody else pores over equation sheets for 6.041 or 10.302 or 17.40 or whatever, Ruth ’07, urban planneress extraordinaire, is joyfully reminding us that although she had only one…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Cool UROP position UROP opportunity: helping people fight obesity using robots

  

  Just a reminder...there are a lot of new UROP opportunities for IAP, here's an example of a cool project: "Sociable Robot Applications -- Hardware The Robotic Life group in the Media Lab is looking for a UROP to

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 20, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Some Notes Misc. fun stuff.

  

  Today is the first day of final exam week at MIT. [read more: schedule] 800+ students & alums came to Kresge Auditorium last night to watch Randal Pinkett PhD ’01…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Looking ahead to IAP One more week left to go! Feel the burn!

  

  Engineering that teaches sophomores about professional life, helps us get a ... , I hope to take Beginners Life Drawing through the Student Art

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 12, 2005
• Blog / About Decisions

  Selection? They're selecting the earlies...

  

  was probably the most anxious period of my life. Everyone's probably

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 3, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Decisive Battle The one examining "Turkey vs. Spam" on the almost-literal level.

  

  Today, of all days, in Jonestown, PA, eight members of my family bore witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two-hour food coma immediately after dinner,…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Ah, those inspirational Germans! The Magdeburg Bridge in Germany is an engineering marvel and an inspiration to all Beavers!

  

  Sometimes, when things just don't go your way, it's easy to get depressed and start asking yourself "Why am I here? What am I doing with my life?" I was a bit down in the dumps when I got this email from my mom

  • by Melis A. '08
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  MyMIT Problems – EA Deadline Now 11/4 EA deadline extended to 11/4 - details inside.

  

  It's been a nightmare of a weekend. We are all down in NYC for the College Board Conference, with limited internet access, and the MyMIT server decided to make life interesting for us. Fortunately the primary tech folks

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 30, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Amsterdesk Time is on my side, it's on my side now.

  

  I like working the night shifts at the Burton-Conner front desk because it gives me a captive environment in which I basically have nothing to do except homework. This is…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 29, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Yes, eat all our shirts! See MIT through the eyes of my prefrosh.

  

  really fascinating history lesson on the life of Henry Moseley, juxtaposing ... level with a narrative of Moseley's life, explaining how he coined the

  • by Sam M. '07
  • October 22, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  ask why the two ladies have such grief. (2) But if life were only

  • by Bryan
  • October 14, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dear Mom, Vol. 1 If I told you my life was a circus, would you believe me?

  

  So my mom and I are pretty tight. I do call her every day courtesy of free family minutes. Today, I tried calling my mom, but there was no answer,…

  • by Bryan
  • October 6, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Overnight Program Come play with us!

  

  which you, the prospective, get to experience MIT life minus the hard work ... -MIT people who are still interested in the minutiae of your MIT life. My ... what life is really like here. Meet people. Check out the dorms.  

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ancient Chinese secret, eh? MIT researchers discover an uncommon cure for the common cold.

  

  On this otherwise lovely three-day weekend, my suitemate Jeremy ’09 found himself stricken with a case of influenza, exhibiting such symptoms as nasal congestion, a sore throat, and a mild…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 18, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Boston Fun Tons of Boston fun, with a dash of Cambridge, too.

  

  The weather in the area has been simply glorious over the past week, so I’ve been spending a lot of time wandering through Boston. Everything below is within walking distance…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 8, 2005