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• Blog / MIT Life

  Come to MIT Get a free haircut!

  

  finish psets and start less-frantically trying to take care of all the ... tonight cutting hair at Random. I was her third customer this evening, and ... people around the dorm, and by Christmas was cutting hair often enough that

  • by Kim D. '09
  • March 20, 2009
• Blog / How to Human

  Time Management Reading this article adds +15 to Time Skills

  

  some pretty awesome classes and extra-curriculars to participate in. (If ... me, has been finding the time to try and pset all that needs to be psetted, whilst having plenty of time for movie-thons and Guitar Hero on a

  • by Chris M. '12
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Banditos Misteriosos Everybody enjoys a ghoul dance party!

  

  now and again. In Boston, however, since there are so many people and so ... , city-wide super soaker wars, and all sorts of other fun, spontaneous ... -themed TV specials and music videos have taught us anything, it’s that come

  • by Snively '11
  • October 25, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things That Are 20 DID YOU KNOW? 1988 was a leap year.

  

  * Sonny Bono (of Sonny and Cher) being elected mayor of Palm Springs ... for launching such bands as Nirvana and The Shins. * Rain Man, Die Hard, My Neighbor Totoro, and Beetlejuice. * Haley Joel Osment. * Ronald

  • by Jess K. '10
  • July 7, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  and continued for some hours into the day. Down the other end of the alley, they appeared to be drilling holes into the pavement and covering ... my window. Said it was coming down anyhow and didn't want anyone to get

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • July 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Steer Roast 2008 We Sport Death like it's never been done before

  

  -packed with events like Senior Ball and Burton-Conner's dinner cruise, then this ... courtyard and the subsequent feast. The following description is courtesy of a presentation on Senior House and Steer Roast created by Charisse '03: "I present

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Barker Engineering Library Where sound goes to die.

  

  bulletin board, of a garbage can, of a ceiling, of a vent, and of a door. I ... , taking pictures of things that matter and of things that not everybody gets ... It's a famous dome, and if you've never heard of it then do a google

  • by Snively '11
  • February 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Class of 2011 arrives… Orientation programs are beginning, and the campus is really starting to come alive.

  

  Oregon (and Snively's parents), Sara '11 from Massachusetts, Thilani '11 from Sri Lanka (and Thilani's mom), and Beebe '11 from Maryland. It was great to see everyone. Note to '11s: Ben, Bryan and I are generally around

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 20, 2007
• Blog / MIT Life

  Welcome to Senior Haus According to Joel '10 from New House, we eat your babies.

  

  Some of you asked for pictures of a Senior House dorm room, and I decided to do you one better and give you a bit of a dorm tour! So here are ... ) it was taken in September, back when it was still warm and sunny out

  • by Keri G. '10
  • February 15, 2007
• Blog / Challenges

  Burn Out or Fade Away Suggestions for second semester seniors: don't take either for an answer.

  

  ; finals hit a few weeks ago, after which I flew home immediately and ... 've been at school.. I watched Say Anything for the first time and have decided a better course of action for my life would be to leave MIT and

  • by Jess K. '10
  • January 6, 2007
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Happy New Year! A look back at 2006 and ahead to 2007

  

  -high temperature, Wiis and PS3s, the World Cup, penguins and pandas, eight planets, and changes of power on Capitol Hill. At MIT, we learned more about ... libraries to understand cancer and disease, studied addiction, made plans for

  • by Melis A. '08
  • January 2, 2007
• Blog / Admissions

  Happy Holidays! Pictures from our recent holiday party.

  

  wonderful holiday vacations, and here's to a great 2007! I'll leave you with ... Rick. :-) Stu and Matt get into it. Stu and Matt really get into it. Stu hams it up. Rick and Stu sing harmony for Marilee. Marisa and

  • by Ben Jones
  • December 21, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  Meet Edmund Jones, a member of the Admissions Office staff (and Sam ... photo (notice the tupperware! what a friend to the environment...), and ... with mother of pearl pickguard, ash body with maple neck and rosewood

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Weather Sensitive I know you think that I don't care, but I really do.

  

  So you all know that I come from South Florida. (And if you didn ... 're walking through forty degrees of nitrogen, oxygen, and ice cubes, but that ... , rather than staring out the window and taking pictures.) Sorry about not

  • by Keri G. '10
  • November 27, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Latest Updates Updates about MyMIT and the EA interview deadline.

  

  So, MyMIT is back up, and things are back to normal around here. (Or ... , I encourage you not to wait until the last minute to finish and submit ... . Sometimes a kind and gentle reminder can be helpful. Otherwise, I hope you

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 20, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Preparing for CPW

  

  Campus Preview Weekend is fast approaching, and I'm sure many of you ... Scandinavia and I think it's time for a little update. Forgive me, though, for not writing a whole lot this evening -- I'm still on Stockholm time, and

  • by Anthony R. '09
  • April 2, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  Uh-oh Spaghetti-O

  

  , saying "According to Mr. Nance, everyone who is accepted is qualified, and ... numbers is a little odd [27% acceptance rate females, 12% males], and I find ... pool is more self-selected, and I completely agree. (One interesting

  • by Laura N. '09
  • March 21, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The New MIT Viewbook! Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton of work) we saw…

  

  Taking a break from reading today, I saw Matt's latest post and had ... entire year. Last week, after a year of intense introspection (and a ton ... . It seriously gave me the chills. We'll see edits tomorrow and then the

  • by Ben Jones
  • February 6, 2006
• Blog / MIT Life

  The Birth Of Baby Nance Regular updates from labor through delivery (guest-hosted by Ben).

  

  thread to make predictions on the exact time and weight. The closest time and weight guesses will receive gifts from Bryan (Ha! I love hijacking his blog and making promises on his behalf!). Personally I am hoping

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • January 11, 2006
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Final Examination Nation 9 hours to prove that I learned something this semester.

  

  : BE.370: Quantitative Physiology I Wednesday: 2.002: Mechanics and ... answers wrong And I grew strong And learned that I could scrape along! And ... Across the interface - I should have measured heat; And the change in

  • by Bryan
  • December 19, 2005