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radio society out of context one panel comics
- by Anika H. '26
- April 11, 2024
Triple Foxtrot (Friday Build Night) 7pm Room 50-358!… Read More
Welcome to CPW! 'twas the night before cpw...
- by Jessica Z. '27
- April 10, 2024
Last week, my photo gallery reminded me that roughly one year ago was my CPW! Interspaced between pictures of Boston and campus were other assorted pictures—midnight karaoke, bleached hair, and lots, lots, lots of free food—that reminded me how much I enjoyed exploring MIT for the first time as a… Read More
finding place
- by Uzay G. '26
- April 7, 2024
finding place Note: these are some retrospective thoughts on my experiences finding place at MIT. I reflected back on the patterns and evolutions, but in the moment I mostly don’t think about this stuff consciously. I haven’t posted in a while. Too… Read More
Spring Break. mmmmm
- by Kayode D. '27
- April 3, 2024
mom’s spaghetti. Read More

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#i had permission from Ceri to post this.
F=-kx spring break in nova scotia, nyc, and dc
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- March 31, 2024
the spring force, as expressed by Hooke’s Law This past spring quarter, I felt like a spring. Specifically, like an undamped oscillator. My days swung wildly up and down. The more I pushed myself, the greater response force I’d feel on my energy levels. Calmness remained at a distance. But,… Read More

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#canada

#dc

#nyc

#spring

#spring break
2026 ring premiere! and what led up to it!
- by Teresa J. '26
- March 28, 2024
★ a recounting of Premiere (Oops, it’s been like 1.5 months since) Ring Premiere happened! For almost a year now, I’ve had the privilege of being on the Class of 2026 Ring Committee! Ring Committee, also known as RingComm, is a group of twelve students tasked… Read More

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#Brass Rat

#ring committee

#Ring Premiere

#yippee!!!

#🐀
an unsolicited review of the whitney biennial (not really a review just stuff I liked)
- by Gloria Z. '26
- March 25, 2024
Last weekend, I took a short solo trip up to New York to see the Whitney Biennial! I’ve wanted to go to the Whitney Museum of American Art for years, ever since I learned that they’re host to (almost) all of the paintings Edward Hopper made in his lifetime. So,… Read More

Making the future of spaceflight safer

Nicole M. '24 grew up with curiosity for space and medicine, and realized that she could combine those passions into one field at MIT: bioastronautics.

Forging swords and an interdisciplinary path

Amber V. '24 blends mechanical engineering, creative writing, and history studies to imagine a more sustainable future for the world.

Designing an experience (and a chair)

In the class 4.500 (Design Computation: Art, Objects & Space), students learn how to use computational tools to balance aesthetics and function—and take home a one-of-a-kind chair!

Something to chalk about “These murals are f*cking rad” – Petey
- by Andi Q. '25
- March 24, 2024
MIT is a 168-acre playground for the world’s brightest undergrads, and nowhere is that more apparent than at Simmons Hall – my beautiful, spongey dorm. We have cats! A ball pit! And we can even draw on the walls! Not with paint (as students used to… Read More

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#Art

#Simmons Hall
B1ner Cribs come see 10+ rooms on Burton 1
- by Amber V. '24
- March 24, 2024
It’s been 16 years since the last installment of Burton 1 Cribs, an extensive tour of rooms on B1⁠18 For those who don't know us, we're Burton 1, the first floor of… Read More
welding 1000 digits of pi nom nom buzz buzz
- by Kanokwan T. '25
- March 23, 2024
On pi day, campus was buzzing with events. That morning, I even planned out all my pie stops: a Project Manus makerspace mentor social, Laureates and Leaders Induction Ceremony, East Campus social, and Simmons Hall social. The pies were oh-so delicious. I want to share with you some pictures and… Read More

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#Pi Day

#project manus

#welding!!!
Pirates and Pi and Rats and Pie and Rats (except there are no rats) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795… idk the rest.
- by Kayode D. '27
- March 23, 2024
I [started] writing this blog on 3/17, and it’s the warmest day that there has been in a while. I was outside writing this blog in Killian Court, but the sun was causing too much glare so i’m in the library right now. This last week has been… Read More

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#pi

#Pie

#pirates
classes i’m taking this spring study abroad edition
- by Fatima A. '25
- March 22, 2024
after long deliberations and email exchanges with the transfer credit examiners, i registered for what i hope will be the equivalent of 48 units at MIT. there are some key differences in academics between MIT and here. firstly, people mostly take classes in only their own major. i had the… Read More
MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online
- by Chris Peterson SM '13
- March 14, 2024
MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2028 are now available in the application portal. To check your decision, login to the portal and visit your Application Status page. There, you will be able to see your decision by clicking View… Read More

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Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.

Blending music and engineering at the Voxel Lab Take a peek inside the makerspace that nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship in music and the arts.

Senior spotlight Meet 44 of the many graduating seniors who focused deeply on both liberal arts and STEM fields at MIT.

Curiosity Unbounded Listen to a new podcast where MIT President Sally Kornbluth talks with newly-tenured faculty members about their research and inspirations!

The master palindromist MIT bookseller Barry Duncan is a natural at writing palindromes—his longest is 2,583 characters!

A historic run for BattleBots Lucy Du '14, SM '16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition—and gender barriers—in the world of televised robot combat.

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Life on Mars, together As part of Crew 290 at the Mars Desert Research Station, two MIT students learn what it’s like to be a Martian during a Mars analog mission.

An unusual piano lesson Advanced piano tech offers new ways to engage with music and study live performance data.

The positive power of math MIT alum José Esparza Lozano ’19 is spending a year in Rwanda to help train its math olympiad team, with the aim of using math to bring positive changes to the community.

Recognition for sustainability work MIT’s Anna Kwon '24 and Nicole Doering '26 are the first undergraduate students to receive Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s Jane Matlaw Environmental Champion Awards.

Student-athlete excellence Kristen Palmer '23 has been named a finalist for the 2023 NCAA Woman of the Year award.

MIT’s top Tetris player In this Q&A, Justin Yu '25, a computer science and engineering major, talks about how he became the 2023 Classic Tetris World Champion.

Mark Rober visits MIT’s makerspaces Follow along as Mark Rober—engineer, educator, YouTuber, and MIT’s 2023 commencement speaker—gets a look at a few of our makerspaces.

MIT’s Hobby Shop New and improved, this makerspace is ready to welcome all members of the MIT community seeking to build their personal projects.

Student Lending Art Program Every September, MIT students can enter a lottery to borrow artwork for free from the List Center's collection.

Blending music and engineering at the Voxel Lab Take a peek inside the makerspace that nurtures innovation and entrepreneurship in music and the arts.

Senior spotlight Meet 44 of the many graduating seniors who focused deeply on both liberal arts and STEM fields at MIT.

Curiosity Unbounded Listen to a new podcast where MIT President Sally Kornbluth talks with newly-tenured faculty members about their research and inspirations!

The master palindromist MIT bookseller Barry Duncan is a natural at writing palindromes—his longest is 2,583 characters!

A historic run for BattleBots Lucy Du '14, SM '16 and Ginger Schmidt are crushing the competition—and gender barriers—in the world of televised robot combat.

MIT Dog Swim! When maintenance requires MIT to drain the pool at the Z Center, our community’s four-legged friends get a chance to take a swim.