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  Back Home No Strings Attached

  

  Let me tell you, flying home during the summer is much less painful than flying home during the winter. This is actually the first time I’ve flown in the summer…

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

  Shelby’s Amazing CPW Adventure A CPW Guest Entry by Shelby '13

  

  This past weekend was the legendary Campus Preview Weekend at MIT and I was extremely stoked to finally visit. Not only was it my first time visiting campus, but it…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 29, 2009
• Blog / Hacks

  Hack Safari I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.

  

  If I were to show you the following series of pictures, how would you relate them? Some of my favorite guesses? “MIT is obviously installing solar panels on the dome…

  • by Snively '11
  • April 28, 2009
• Blog / Admissions

  What to expect when you’re expecting CPW Setting some expectations, discussing myths & realities.

  

  disappointed. And if you don't have ZOMGthetimeofmylife!!11!1!, that doesn

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • April 15, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Singing with a Local Filk Group [by Susan Shepherd '11] At MIT, I discovered that my "unusual" hobbies weren't all that…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] For me, one of the greatest things about MIT is the culture. It's hard to describe, but there's a peculiar mix of scientific and technology-related jargon, crazy ideas ("These habanero peppers

  • by ARTalk
  • April 14, 2009
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Writing Science Fiction [by Susan Shepherd '11] Writing takes time, but fortunately MIT gives you good excuses to…

  

  [by Susan Shepherd '11] It is probably a well-worn maxim that writers write. That is, there are many people who are interested in writing. A lot of people periodically have brilliant ideas which they then go over in

  • by ARTalk
  • March 24, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Dorm Bathrooms Always look on the bright, side of life

  

  Every so often I am begged to write a blog entry about a specific subject. Begged. We’re talking knees, clasped hands, tears, and offers of first borns. The topic in…

  • by Snively '11
  • March 2, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Things You Shouldn’t Do And something I did

  

  I’m not sure anybody has mentioned her, so allow me. Everybody, meet Winnie. Hi Winnie! Ever since Ben Jones left we’ve been looking for somebody to take over his job…

  • by Snively '11
  • February 27, 2009
• Blog / Academics & Research

  All About Toys And how they rule my life!

  

  As of exactly one year ago, toys have completely taken over my life. I am officially the Conner 2 authority on anything colorful and plastic. How did this happen? 2.00b,…

  • by Snively '11
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Overheard at MIT Vote vote vote!

  

  Don’t forget to vote for me in the 2008 blogging scholarship competition! Thanks! One of the biggest culture shocks coming to MIT for me, a kid out of a public…

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

  The Imagination Box [by Danbee Kim '09] We can draw on the walls again!

  

  '11 and Sadie Scheffer '10.

  • by ARTalk
  • October 19, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  MIT is hard Yes, yes I am.

  

  MIT is hard. BUT . . . since it feels like I’ve only been writing wanky blog entries lately, I’d like to write one that’s not, because everybody likes happy,…

  • by Snively '11
  • October 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  E-mail It's like D-mail, only the next letter.

  

  I can remember, back when I was applying to MIT, there were two huge perks I was looking forward to if I got accepted. The first was a Brass Rat.…

  • by Snively '11
  • September 30, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  If strangers meet life begins you shall above all things be glad and young

  

  I. Flying back home to MIT from home in South Bend (not a typo), I had a perfect view of Cambridge and Boston out my window. The plane was flying…

  • by Paul B. '11
  • August 23, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  What’s up? here's whats up

  

  The next few weeks are going to be something different. To start, it is 3:30 am Friday night and I am moving back to EC tomorrow starting 11am. I don't know how I did this 2 months ago, how do you pack up

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • August 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT Life

  Early Morning Construction and other bexley woes.

  

  efficiently, by the time I woke up for the second time at 11am there was not

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

  Oh the People You See *does a barrel ro-- I mean a double take*

  

  Today was moving day. My role in life on May 25th, was to move all of my crap (believe me, a lot of it is crap) up a floor (onto…

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

  DONE (sorta) If I'm done, why am I still stressed?

  

  This entry is going to be a completely random collection of things because right now I’m a little too tired to do a coherent entry. The end of term will…

  • by Snively '11
  • May 9, 2008
• Blog / Events

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

  

  . Former GRT Foley got Laurie '11 to record this year's lighting: The pit

  • by Keri G. '10
  • May 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Senior Ball 2008 MIT will even help you find a date

  

  dance moves. At about 11, everyone started to go their separate ways. A

  • by Melis A. '08
  • May 4, 2008