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  Loose Ends A chronology of happenings.

  

  I know it’s been a very eventful week for you guys, waiting for decisions and dealing with the mail mixup. But it’s been one of my better weeks all term,…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 16, 2005
• Blog / Hacks

  Yay! A hack! Know what're cool? See title.

  

  Sometime late last night and/or early this morning I received a rather suspicious message from someone who would only identify himself/herself as “Jack Florey*,” telling me that rather interesting, picture…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Responses to comments! I answered your questions. Like, fast this time.

  

  Responses to comments: Edward: Hey, thank you for answering my question…though you kinda took your time but all in all I really appreciate your answer. You play field hockey at…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • December 14, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Laurie Burns: Studying Triple-GEM foils Senior Laurie Burns is conducting a comparative study of foils used in triple-GEMs.

  

  In 1997, Fabio Sauli invented the Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) at CERN, the world’s largest particle accelerator. A triple-GEM consists of thin layer of insulating material called Kapton sandwiched between…

  • by Melis A. '08
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  We Wear Matching Hats Very nearly one year ago, I wore the hat you're all wearing this week.

  

  hand, it was time to resurrect my life once again and continue along its ... things, experiment with various life choices and options, try something new

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • December 6, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  “Wangoballwime?” C'mon. You know what this entry is about. Check out the title!

  

  This is Akash: Akash is the president of the Class of 2009 (like someone else you might know). If you’re wondering what Akash is actually gesturing towards in this picture,…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • November 18, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  My mom is here! ...and she's critiquing my cheerleading skills.

  

  dorm review session for Macgregor kids in intro biology. Mmmm MIT life

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • October 21, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Ruth says update your blog! FIRST is cool. So are rebuses.

  

  The field hockey team is doing awesome this year, (The Tech even wrote an article about us breaking records!) but when we lose, we lose spectacularly. Like last night, we…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • October 19, 2005
• Blog / Community Projects

  Friends, Carafes, and the Infinite Corridor What a week! Watch Tim play his instrument after a morning of camaraderie and cheap…

  

  (Note: to everyone who has emailed or commented with questions, I got your messages! I will reply in detail soon. Thanks!) This has been a busy week. Yeah, there were…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • October 16, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Varied states of the basement A roundabout trek to an underground level of Building 7 leads me into areas very…

  

  Once I reached Room 6-001, some nearby basement sights compelled me to poke around a bit before heading over to 7-012 (a room I pass on a daily basis). ;-)…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 20, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  First Post A little about myself.

  Hi there, I’m Jenny Rifken and I am the new Director of Recruitment and Associate Director of Admissions at MIT. I’m so glad you’re joining us on this blog. Marilee,…

  • by mitblogs
  • September 14, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Marathon Sports The store has the word "marathon" in it, so it has to be good, right?…

  

  Brief background: I try to be healthy. I don’t eat junk food, and I do sit-ups in the mornings. About a month ago, I got the crazy idea to take…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Avoiding moonlight on an empty stomach Late-night snack cravings lead me underground on meandering routes to Massachusetts Avenue.

  

  See, MIT has these nifty basements that interconnect with each other all over campus. Living at East Campus, said basements are easily accessible and become quite useful when you want…

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • September 11, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Open Sesame A look at Brewster Kahle '82 and the Internet Archive.

  

  I was not seated on a jury today at the Middlesex Superior Court, so I’m back to work tomorrow, hopefully posting a new Questions Omnibus tomorrow evening. While waiting to…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 15, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Pre-med, Everybody’s Best Friend If you are considering a career in medicine -- and not as a pharmacist.

  

  My dear friend Farhan ’05 (Course 9: Brain & Cognitive Sciences) recently won the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship. Read more about it here (MIT News Office). Congrats, Farhan! I took…

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • August 13, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Dig if you will a picture. My name appeared in The Tech; now I am immortal.

  

  So there’s this list of 101 things to do before you graduate from MIT; I don’t actually have it and I can’t find it online, but if memory serves me…

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Goldilocks and the n HASS classes too hot, too cold, just right. on picking a hass class.

  

  to its social life. Explores six conditions of urban space: the ... life" through consumption, leisure, and material abundance. Explores how

  • by Bryan
  • August 10, 2005
• Blog / Athletics

  Save a tree… ...eat a Beaver. MIT makes me fill out lots of paperwork. Get it? Beaver? Oh…

  

  …eat a Beaver. Speaking of beavers killing trees…let’s talk about how many pages of paperwork the MIT Athletics Department (DAPER) is forcing upon me. As a new MIT athlete, the…

  • by Laura N. '09
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Meet the Admissions Officers: Bryan Nance Name: Bryan Nance; Job title: Director of Minority Recruitment; Hometown: Queens, NY

  

  Name: Bryan G. Nance Job title: Director of Minority Recruiting Hometown: Queens, NY High schools: Benjamin N. Cardozo (Bayside, NY) and William Penn (New Castle. Delaware) College, year, major: Norfolk…

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Please, Mr. Postman A fair and balanced look at the inbox of a typical MIT student.

  

  immediate attention. Yes, there was a point in my life where 75% of the e

  • by Sam M. '07
  • July 21, 2005