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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  how dorm structure shapes social life in more ways than i can count, actually

  

  . That's because within dorms, there are many idiosyncrasies that make the ... Random Hall also allow cats to wander the halls of floors designated as cat ... students in different spaces have such unique experiences.  Intuitively, the

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • November 11, 2022
• Blog / Events

  The one-armed violin player and the Dalai Lama Emad's not the only blogger who got a press pass.

  

  On September 24, MIT admissions blogging and His Holiness the Dalai Lama came together in the form of three Unread Message alerts in my inbox. The first, sent at 9:29am, was from Chris, saying that Emad and I had

  • by Anna H. '14
  • October 15, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  Knife fight with a biker gang Best blog entry EVER. If you think I'm kidding, let me just say: Gory photos…

  

  I had all these entries planned for the next few days, but all of ... the entire world Laura Nicholson's Funtime Adventure to the Emergency Room. So there I was, walking down the street, minding my own business

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 18, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  So Long, So Long, Front Foot Leads the Back One Go on, and it won't be too soon...my Texas road trip (Part 1).

  

  down to the Rio Grande Valley. The saga continues... McAllen, Texas ... Allen, eating some great food and hanging out in the Valley. I had cabrito for the ... at one of the local high schools. She's starting her second year, and

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • October 17, 2008
• Blog / Announcements

  MIT after SFFA technology and the dream, deferred

  

  Today I spoke with MIT News about the impact the Supreme Court’s decision in the SFFA case had on the composition of the Class of 2028, why it ... , on the blogs, I want to share some personal reflections on what this

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • August 21, 2024
• Blog / How to Human

  people appreciation post <3

  

  in the past months, I have felt the impact of various people around me on the quality of my life with full force. MIT is so vast and there are so many different people who make sure it continues the way it does

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • November 2, 2024
• Blog / Residential Life

  river and rainwater a rainy walk home

  

  last on campus Thing, which is almost always late into the evening. I ... I can across the Harvard Bridge. There's a speedometer halfway across the bridge that sometimes detects me as a moving entity. My record on my

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • September 29, 2023
• Blog / MIT Life

  a tour of New Vassar also known as west garage

  

  This semester, I'm living in New Vassar, the newest undergrad dorm on MIT's campus. It only opened its doors to students this winter, so the ... 'm not sure it has a vibe yet. Seeing how new the dorm is, I thought I

  • by Gosha G. '24
  • March 20, 2021
• Blog / IAP

  Ciao, Italy! part 1 of art, food, and churches

  

  : Ciao, Italy. Because of the snowstorm in the Northeast of the U.S., getting on a flight to Milan was quite a struggle. All flights to the New ... of Boston were cancelled, so after arguing with the American Airlines

  • by Alexa J. '20
  • February 5, 2018
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Recap: SHASS Lightning Talks @ CPW some projects in the social sciences and humanities at MIT

  

  ? how to design human interactions with technical systems? the electoral ... Campus Preview Weekend (CPW), MIT hosted the inaugural "Taste of SHASS ... opportunities. The goal of the event was to help survey the kind of work done at

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • July 28, 2016
• Blog / Hacks

  Toy Story Hack! And Other Hacks from Fall 2015

  

  On November 22, 1995, the first Toy Story was released, becoming the ... ). This year, fans all over the world celebrated the movie's 20th ...  installation appeared on the bridge between buildings 56 and 18. For three days, it

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • December 4, 2015
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Post-Finals, Pre-Graduation almost done...

  

  At MIT, there are two weeks between the last day of finals and commencement. The second of those two weeks is called Senior Week: the class council for the year's graduating class buys a whole bunch of group tickets

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 5, 2014
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s Making Me Happy: Week 3 Independent Video Games, X-Men, and Interstellar

  

  Indie Games The Humble Bundle, an independent video game "pay what you can ... it's a good time to stock up on cheap games! The Boston Festival of Indie Games celebrates the games you quite often find in the Humble Bundle

  • by Natnael G. '15
  • May 18, 2014
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Time Flies… especially when you are having more fun than you could possibly imagine.

  

  simple walk home across the bridge counting the Smoots as I go brings all kinds of thoughts to mind. This happens every summer as the academic year ... but this year is different. Last year I attended the 25th reunion of my

  • by Kim Hunter '86
  • June 6, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  A Few Lessons from FLL

  

  Spring is the season when students across the country are making ... next year. So this time of year I am asked all the time for advice on ... . As I recently wrote in an op-ed piece for the higher ed website Inside

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 23, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  ¡Vámonos! An introduction to GRTs and the support system at MIT

  

  Residential life is a big part of going to college, and the unique ... of the blogs have illustrated, school is often exciting, but when the wave hits a difficult spot, knowing the people you live and learn with is

  • by Jenny X. '13
  • April 2, 2012
• Blog / Events

  Pics or it didn’t happen? It happened!

  

  As I mentioned last week, MIT is a place for talkin’. Looking at the photos from the speech competition, it’s clear that we were fully invested in our stories. The contestants, from top to bottom, left to

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 10, 2012
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s in a name? Is “geek” now chic? Are we happy with the word “nerd”?

  

  to pop culture references, pop music and the like. If it wasn’t for ... conversation. Around the time of the Oscars a few months back, I was prowling ... all things STEM. She was watching the Oscars that night and she was mad

  • by Kris Guay
  • July 4, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Rachel was at SF Pride with Facebook

  

  signs last Sunday, coming out to downtown San Francisco to support the annual Pride Parade! We weren't the only techies out there this weekend -- on the bus there, I ran into a flock of Google interns wearing this

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • July 1, 2011
• Blog / Events

  Hospital Trips and Dance Parties MIT campus is where it's at over the summer.

  

  Two weeks ago, I arrived back at MIT. This is the view from my new ... Gregor, one of the two MIT undergraduate dorms open for those of us living on campus for the summer. In August, I'll move back to French House, but this

  • by Anna H. '14
  • June 29, 2011