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• Blog / MIT Life

  Unfold I met my blog muse while doing the laundry, and then came this entry.

  

  fold clothes. I promise that the repeated act of folding one sleeve over the other proves to be a mind-clearing activity. So while stuffing clothes into the drawer this week, I realized that since I've come to MIT, I

  • by Bryan
  • November 10, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Sue me, I’m a multicellular organism snob

  

  So, I'm from Columbus, Ohio, home of Jungle Jack Hanna and the Columbus Zoo. I managed to make my annual trip to the zoo last summer, but ... disadvantages, it's worked pretty well in the past week or so. Friday night, Adam

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • July 27, 2005
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Couchamarans and Carboats MIT alums create awesome floating vehicles from which to watch the fireworks.

  

  In my last entry, I left you with this teaser: "I will reveal the #1 place to watch the fireworks in my next entry." Without further ado... 1. From a homemade floating vehicle on the Charles River. Enterprising MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 6, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Spring Weekend Concert Announced: Fabolous and Lloyd Banks

  

  One of the biggest events of the spring at MIT is always "Spring Weekend," and the highlight of the weekend is the annual Spring Concert, where a national musical act performs on campus. The headliners for this

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 23, 2005
• Blog / Events

  Anna’s Taqueria

  

  , because today is the grand opening of Anna's Taqueria on campus! Anna's Taqueria is perhaps the best know Boston restaurant of the variety "cheap AND ... quesadillas. It today opened its fourth restaurant in Boston, in the MIT Student

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 10, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Pi(e) Day: The Baking Of created with love (and pies) by the bloggers

  

  Even though MIT decisions are released on the same day every single ... treasury of comedic novelty photoshoot experience to pieing the bloggers in the face. The initial (terrible) script I spat out was heavily

  • by Rachel F. '12
  • March 10, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  The waiting is the hardest part

  

  I can see from the comments that many of you are, quite understandably, very anxious. I've seen this twice a year for the past four years ... things a little... It was one year ago. Decision letters were in the mail

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 13, 2004
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Onion article about Robot Hazing at MIT Robot hazing at MIT *gasp!*

  

  Think cannons are awesome? Check out this hilarious article from The ... : 15 CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Several members of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology chapter of the Theta Tau fraternity are in campus-police custody

  • by Melis A. '08
  • April 14, 2006
• Blog / How to MIT

  The Ultimate Showdown Making important college purchase #1

  

  The Ultimate Showdown The Laptop vs. The Desktop So you ... laptop or a desktop? I too faced the same question 3 years ago, and thus, I'll share my thoughts on what's hot and what's not. So I'll make the

  • by Bryan
  • July 10, 2006
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Scholar, Episode 2 A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"...

  

  A few thoughts on last night's episode of the reality television show "The Scholar"... Favorite commercial: Intel and its support of ... programs, including a nice shot of MIT's own Elena Glassman '08 winning the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 14, 2005
• Blog / Admissions

  Stu Saves The Pact God bless Stu's hairy face.

  

  Just when I thought I couldn't make it through another minute of the ... Officer and Director of the Educational Council, has become my new bearded ... here. MAD props to Stu for saving the pact.

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 1, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Alcohol in College: Scotland and the US An MIT student from Scotland compares alcohol culture in the US and the UK in…

  

  In today's The Sunday Times, one of the United Kingdom's most ... , Scotland, authors an article commenting on alcohol culture in the US and her homeland. The reason for the commentary is a proposal to clamp down on binge

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • June 22, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  It’s Your Future, Charlie Brown! Charlie Brown, Friendsgiving, and the Erosion of Deep Literacy

  

  I could say[/annotation] about the Peanuts Comics, Christmas Music, entertainment and media as an industry, and the power of a holiday special. I ... Charlie Brown.” The year was 2010. I was excitedly awaiting the surprise

  • by Kayode D. '27
  • November 20, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  My Final Blogpost With a heavy heart, I say goodbye to the MIT blogosphere. The journey was all…

  

  -attack-worthy lies over the next couple of days. And this blogpost is all about the art ... , and the break was truly wonderful. Apart from spending a great deal of ... ’t seen her in nearly nine months, so I was shaking with all the excitement

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • April 1, 2014
• Blog / MISTI

  Labs throughout the world open their doors to MIT Biology students

  

  In the summer of 2011, MISTI sent 22 Biology students across the ... about France. The project: The aim of my project was to verify ... carry the parasite antigen called LPG. The host

  • by MISTI Program
  • November 16, 2011
• Blog / Personal Travel

  Seattle: Land of the Strange, Skies of the Free where pirates roam the streets and dogs play the bucket-drums

  

  I was walking to the Pacific Science Center with a friend one afternoon, hoping to catch the 8:00 Daft Punk-themed laser show in the ... inflatable airliner meandered down the road above our heads. Me: "....what

  • by Allan K. '17
  • August 14, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Stomp the Yard, MIT style The Divine 9 and NALFO organizations on campus

  

  of our current all-star bloggers like Paul or even some of the ... about are the organizations that compromise the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Inc. ( NPHC also referred to as "The Divine 9") and the National

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • January 26, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  I read the news today Oh boy! I hope that you're as excited as I am.

  

  DID YOU KNOW? The Riemann Zeta Hypothesis was voted to be the most beautiful mathematical problem of the millenium in 2003. One of my friends from high school was voted "Most likely to prove the Riemann Zeta

  • by Sam M. '07
  • August 23, 2006
• Blog / Challenges

  The End of an Era A no-longer-freshman's reflections on life, the universe, and MIT-specific details

  

  The other day I was watching a video about typography and the speaker was explaining why, because the human eye is innately attracted to ... displeasing. The whiteness screams out, “Look at me, I exist!” And we reply, “Go

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • May 24, 2014
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Preparing for the real world An alum's perspective!

  

  her for life outside of the MIT bubble. I love hearing other students ... . Matt '11, another GEL, was featured in the winter 2011 issue of MIT ... that the hands-on approach helps this program stand out from all my

  • by Maggie L. '12
  • February 18, 2011