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  Trick or Treat! Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.

  

  I begin this entry with a photo of the aftermath of one Saturday ... and I drop it off the Green Building which is 295 ft, how far will the chunks go in the radial direction when it crashes to the ground? Answer

  • by Bryan
  • November 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  4 8 15 16 23 42 If you already know what those numbers mean, this entry is for you.

  

  So I'm a Lost fanatic. Long-time readers know that Alias and The OC are my two favorite shows, but Lost is positioning itself to take the lead. I had lunch with Axiak last week and gave him the numbers. I

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 11, 2005
• Blog / Personal Travel

  [Guest Post] The Southbound Train by Kylee C. '23

  

  an American train and take in the natural splendor you can find all across the country. [carousel image1="87194" image2="87195" /] I’ve ridden my fair share of intercity trains here in the USA, on the East Coast

  • by Cami M. '23
  • March 10, 2023
• Blog / Admissions

  The Calm Before the Storm After 6+ months of planning, over 2,000 prefrosh and parents are headed toward Cambridge, Mass...

  

  So...the past few weeks have been CPW central for me - working on ... , and planning the Closing Remarks and Variety Show. After all the "day ... shameless plug for the event I'm running! You all should definitely come to

  • by Mikey Yang '05
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  The Making of the Women of the East Side 2015 Calendar The stresses and strains of organizing a giant project

  

  the impossible, with the help of numerous people including Erin K. '16 ... restart the making of) a women of the east side calendar, a calendar that dates back about eight years created for the purpose of showing off some

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • December 18, 2014
• Blog / Events

  TBT: The Science of Chocolate The school down the street does cool things

  

  outside the MIT bubble is an important part of being a student here!) One of the best things about going to school at MIT is that you get to live ... explore! Even if that means making the trek down Massachusetts Avenue

  • by Kirsten L. '15
  • April 9, 2015
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Class Crossover Using engineering leadership while stuck on the wrong side of the internet

  

  During the first week of IAP, I took a class known as ESD.054 – Engineering Leadership. It’s a short class required by the GEL program, and basically a crash course in being a leader in the engineering workplace over a

  • by Stanley G.
  • January 20, 2013
• Blog / Events

  Class of 2012 Night at the Movies '21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?

  

  As you probably know, the movie 21, based on the true story of the ... case you haven't seen the trailer or the commercials, you can watch it here: To celebrate the movie release, I am declaring this weekend to be

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 26, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Harvard Social Enterprise Conference with a virtual reality demo that showed me the communities of Nairobi

  

  "The Social Enterprise Conference brings together top leaders ... , the conference’s content focused on the untold truths of Social Enterprise and challenge participants to dare to take the steps necessary to

  • by Erick P. '17
  • March 11, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  DEATH AND THE POWERS: The Robots’ Opera [by Ken Haggerty '11] An * exclusive sneak peak * of Prof. Machover's exciting new…

  

  [by Ken Haggerty '11] Death and the Powers: The Robots' Opera has ... Technique) It is far too easy to be taken by the material—one of the many fitting themes of Prof. Tod Machover's masterpiece Death and the

  • by ARTalk
  • March 17, 2011
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Better than a Ryan Cabrera poster Want a Warhol in your dorm room?

  

  Want a Warhol in your dorm room? Today is the final exhibition day of the Student Loan Art Collection at MIT's List Visual Arts Center. The Student Loan Art Program allows MIT students (and only MIT students

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 18, 2005
• FAQ / Afford

  Does MIT provide CSS Profile waivers?

  Some students of certain incomes are able to have the their CSS Profile fees waived by the College Board. MIT is not able to offer a fee waiver directly. If the cost of the CSS Profile poses financial difficulty
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Targets shooting things and hitting them

  

  Sport air pistol, the PE class I took this quarter, was taught by instructor Mike Conti. Of the ten years he's taught shooting at MIT, this is the first semester he's teaching air pistol. The class begins its

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 28, 2020
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The 2009 Brass Rat My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.

  

  Friday evening was the unveiling of the Class of 2009 Brass Rat. Ring Premiere, as its called, is one of the largest milestones of the MIT ... , or might even be in the process of picking one out right now. If yours

  • by Laura N. '09
  • February 20, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Homestretch: The Final Weeks A hand-drawn doodle post about classes and stuff

  

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • November 28, 2016
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  the Colbert Bump MIT's Riley Crane talks DARPA Challenge on ''The Colbert Report''

  

  Remember when MIT beat out teams from around the world to be the ... ? Well Dr. Riley Crane, the team leader, was interviewed on "The Colbert Report" this week. Let's hope the famous Colbert Bump helps us find those

  • by Dave McOwen
  • January 9, 2010
• Blog / Events

  V Storms the Senate One hack is not enough.

  

  , right? Not at MIT. Allow me first to set the scene. As some of you may already know, a little over a month ago, I decided to run for a seat in the Undergraduate Association Senate. As its name suggests, the Undergraduate

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 6, 2007
• Blog / Events

  The Coin Is Found! The Mystery Hunt ends after 36 hours.

  

  Sunday, 12:31 AM: The coin was found by The Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight in a refridgerator in the basement of E18. It ... Hunt! "The Evil Midnight Bombers What Bomb at Midnight" is the team

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 15, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  In the News An NYT article on gifted education.

  

  Once again, the New York Times has written about gifted education, this time a long and insightful article in the Sunday Magazine. Take some time and read it, you won't regret it: The Prodigy Puzzle I'm glad the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  In The Mail Well folks, the time has come. The letters are in the mail.

  

  Well folks, the time has come. Note that the pic up top has changed to reflect the clean-shaven face, as promised (sorry mootmom, but a pact is a pact). :-) Enjoy these other pics from the day's festivities

  • by Ben Jones
  • March 11, 2005