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  An Enigma Wrapped In A Riddle A prize will go to the first person to unwrap this mystery.

  

  Meet John (pictured) - master carpenter, master craftsman, and part-time mathematician. John is my neighbor, and for the last few weeks he has been ... stressed-out over the SATs, ACTs, SAT IIs and EIEIO (a test only given by

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • November 27, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Final Countdown Duh nuh nuh, nuh... duh nuh nuhnuhnuh..

  

  days to pack, and one night when Javi and I will order Thai food from Pepper Sky to commemorate our last 5.12 exam. (It's tradition.) And if ... on the ambulance this semester, one of which I'm currently on, and will

  • by Jess K. '10
  • May 16, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  Tell Me Baby ..what's your story?

  

  's favorite people ever, and I called Jess the minute I found out I got into MIT and went crazy over the phone. And Jess went crazy back, because she loves me and is really excited that I got in and is also really excited to

  • by Jess K. '10
  • March 21, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  This one goes out to the parents It's been a while since I've written specifically for you.

  

  remember waiting for decisions, being both excited and very scared. Of course, all of my friends and relatives would constantly ask, "Where are you ... decision?" and so on. With so much uncertainty, and their hopes so high, it

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2007
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste We are the mooninites..

  

  airplanes and toilet paper into a lecture hall? ... Well, it starts with one ... paper airplanes and just start throwing paper into the air and catapulting ... under the sun from the past year, and I bet if you Google hard enough, you

  • by Bryan
  • March 10, 2007
• Blog / Events

  1 Month, 0 Classes IAP tomorrow and an opportunity to mystery hunt!

  

  France, some stay at home ... and some go to lab. After a brief search on ... and historian for Opera Boston Tue Jan 16, Thu Jan 18, Tue Jan 23, Thu ... the marriage of theater and music. In 4 sessions we explore the

  • by Bryan
  • January 7, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Take Your Blog to School Day Vol. 1 Standing waves and FIRE!

  

  Measurement and Instrumentation. Basically, this is a lab class where we learn about some of the measurement and instrumentation tools that mechanical ... simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) autonomous mobile robots. He's also

  • by Bryan
  • November 9, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Full Reading Day So far you're all awesome, of course.

  

  Here's what I will see every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and many ... camera phone here at the library.) I sit in the same chair every day and ... 'm special. Perhaps this year I'll get crazy and occasionally sit at that

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 8, 2006
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Freshman Advisors Can Be Awesome A night on the town with Daniel Barkowitz and his freshman advisees.

  

  year, and in exchange, I get to tag along on group outings. On Friday, ten of us went for dinner, dessert, and an off-Broadway show in downtown ... how everyone's doing with class, friends, and their new lives away from

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • November 5, 2006
• Blog / Events

  ZigZag 10 A new episode of MIT's video podcast, hosted by me. And there's mariachi.

  

  Bash, and the fire truck hack. My favorite piece, though, is about the Orientation Activities Midway; I loved getting to talk to students and hear all ... ) [click on the image to watch ZigZag] If you like ZigZag and would like to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 22, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Lit Analytics How humanities classes can be analytically rigorous, courtesy of a Shakespeare scholar

  

  the Past: Reshaping Shakespeare Across Time and Media" (Cornell ... for good. Instead, producers, writers and filmmakers must engage in "Shake-shifting," a collaboration in which both artists and the Bard give

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • September 17, 2006
• Blog / Life after MIT

  So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu To you, and you, and you and you and you.

  

  Since I start grad school orientation tomorrow, and tomorrow is ... 've really enjoyed the past fourteen months, and I'm so glad I got the ... at MIT (2010s, bloggers, etc), you know where to find me, and my door

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • September 4, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  Gimme a “C”! What a bunch of the cheerleaders are up to this summer. Hint: It's not sitting…

  

  and management science What else are you doing this summer? I'll be working for Lockheed Martin as an engineer and project planner when i get back (I know... doesn't really fit with the major!) And when I get home I

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • June 27, 2006
• Blog / MISTI

  Piece of my Heart Hey, look, a Turkish internet cafe.

  

  , until the lady got tired with how incredibly stupid I was and started speaking English, I found the bus station and successfully negotiated the bus schedule, and I figured out how to eat. Anyway, I've figured out that you

  • by Sam M. '07
  • June 1, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT ISEF Reception MIT will host a reception at ISEF in Indianapolis.

  

  Arts at MIT." And since we don't want to ruin your dinner, we'll just be ... located above the intersection of Washington and Illinois streets in ... and Circle Center Mall. It is linked by the indoor skywalk to the Hyatt

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 3, 2006
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  You Heard It Here First Short Skirt, Long Jacket

  

  Slacks The Howl Adrian Emberley and the Ladykillers Michael Dylan and the ... . Another big concert coming in April will be Cake and unnamed opening act. Rumor has it that it will be matt pond PA. We'll just have to wait and see

  • by Bryan
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Small Get-together Friday An informal reception for HMMT participants and others visiting Boston on Friday.

  

  , including the Harvard-MIT Math Tournament (HMMT), visiting other schools, and ... . And since I'll be sequestered with applications throughout the weekend (and hence won't be able to informally meet with folks otherwise or

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 23, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

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

  

  witness to the ultimate showdown between Turkey and Spam. Despite a two ... fuel, of course, but Aunt Jen got to it first and made some stock instead ... The Engineers": An artist and an Engineer had found a gallon can. Said

  • by Sam M. '07
  • November 24, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Riddle Me This The return of the puzzles.

  

  "How do I get to New Amsterdam?" "Just follow that road and don't be ... ? And pure ethics? And nice manners? (1) Given their advantages, you may ... moments, then you'd never know you had one. (3) Time and time again I

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

  You can get anything you want… ...excepting Alice. Or a good blog entry.

  

  test yesterday and I had to learn like ein bazillion words for that, and ... .112 and 8.01 problem sets this week, working in huge, huge study groups ... year. So, while I'd really like to write a really long and complicated

  • by Sam M. '07
  • September 17, 2005