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• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Looking Backwards Sherman, set the WABAC machine to....

  

  Like Bellamy’s young hero, I too am back in Boston. Except its been about a week, and as far as I can tell the city hasn’t been transformed into a…

  • by Alina G. '11
  • March 27, 2011
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Vote for Ksplice! MIT's spirit of entrepreneurship and collaboration in action.

  

  (One sentence executive summary: If you’re willing to support an amazing example of what MIT alumni can do after MIT, please click here to cast your vote for Ksplice in…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • November 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  *Oink Oink* Nobody panic!

  

  Several weeks ago a kid, a sophomore on my floor, contracted a strand of influenza that was tested to be neither A or B. Flu season hasn’t actually started, so…

  • by Snively '11
  • September 23, 2009
• Blog / Community Projects

  A “World Record Attempt” We can do it!

  

  It’s Thursday. On Monday I’m heading back to campus, along with bazillions of froshies, eager and excited to start the MIT experience. Going back as an upperclassman (a junior!? WHAT!?)…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 20, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Athena, Deliver Us From Finals And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.

  

  Late on Sunday evening, just before the first day of MIT’s finals, hackers erected a giant statue of Athena, the patron goddess of wisdom, in the middle of Killian Court.…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 20, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Procrastination For Finals 2 T minus 53 hours...

  

  I’ve got a pocket, got a pocketful of orgo I’ve got a pain and I know that it’s all mine, oh, oh oh oh Do all I can but I…

  • by Chris S. '11
  • May 17, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Wolfram Alpha Tonight!

  

  I don’t know how familiar you are with “Wolfram,” but I’ll assume you aren’t familiar with it at all and enlighten you. Wolfram makes a software called “Mathematica” that is…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 15, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  An Explanation I always end up writing about underwear!

  

  Several years ago (I believe it was 3 but it may have been 2) there was an MIT student who didn’t have quite enough credits to graduate. This happens (especially…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 30, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Practice Safe Hacking No, there are no LEDs

  

  Hacking at MIT is steeped in tradition and still occurs to this day. Hackers deploying any hack always subscribe to a strict code of ethics. This code of ethics is:…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 24, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  We Want You! Write for us!

  

  As per usual, CPW has again come and again, all of the prefrosh will be going insane trying to eat 500 lbs of food, watch people juggle with fire, run…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Nano @ MIT Puppets! Research! Nanotechnology!

  

  Have you seen this adorable video? Patrick Bennett, a Berkeley grad student, submitted this video for the Nanonation Video Contest. Relatedly, I’ve been getting quite a few questions about nanotechnology…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 9, 2009
• Blog / About Decisions

  MIT Early Action Admissions Decisions Available Online Visit decisions.mit.edu to find out your decision.

  

  admitted 540 students for an admit rate of 11%, or fewer than one of every

  • by Decisions
  • December 15, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Evolution of Physics Physics gets harder as you get older, go figure.

  

  Don’t forget to vote for me in the 2008 Blogging Scholarship for $10,000! I don’t like physics. A lot of people seem to think I do. I’d like to dispel…

  • by Snively '11
  • November 14, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Learning Time! I walk you through a physics/dynamics problem.

  

  Oftentimes the best way to learn something is to teach it. I’ve decided to try this approach to study for my 2.003 test coming up. WARNING WARNING WARNING!!! Physics content…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 20, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  Ops Air Force A summer spent with B-1Bs and C-130s.

  

  [by C/4C Adam Fuhrmann '11] Every Air Force ROTC cadet has the opportunity to attend a 3 week base visit called "Ops Air Force" during the summer after their freshman year. This program is a Professional

  • by ROTC
  • September 4, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Fraternities @ MIT They're quite a Rush.

  

  When I was a freshman, an upperclassman friend of mine described MIT like this: “You can tell what we care about by the way we introduce ourselves. Invariably, we give…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 30, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Freebie I love freebies!

  

  Twice a year all of the bloggers essentially get a freebie post. We each get our schedules and get to talk about our classes, yay! Schedules just appeared the other…

  • by Snively '11
  • August 21, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  NOOOOO! It's so sad!

  

  I’ve found my excuse to write a new blog entry. Remember way back when, when I blogged about the new chairs that could possibly be installed in 10-250, MIT’s most…

  • by Snively '11
  • July 9, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  How Do You Mic A Stripper? [by Harrison Bralower '11] It's a great question when you really think about it.

  

  [by Harrison Bralower '11] I distinctly remember that question when I interviewed to be the Sound Designer for the Musical Theater Guild's (MTG) spring production of The Full Monty. It's a great question when you really

  • by ARTalk
  • May 12, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  When it Rains It Pours

  

  Just two and a half weeks and freshman year is over. I’ll spare you the “Oh the memories, it went by so fast, if only I had more time” crap…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 6, 2008