Big Screw nominations and Thursday totals
Big Screw nominations and Thursday totals
Person |
Votes |
Charity |
Pavel Etingof, Professor of Mathematics |
$149.94 |
American Cancer Society |
Craig Carter, Professor of Materials Science |
$111.73 |
Camp Kesem |
Dean Colombo |
$129.52 |
Loaves and Fishes |
Michael Yaffe, Professor of Biology |
$55.97 |
American Red Cross — Japan |
David Jerison, Professor of Mathematics |
$20.05 |
Americares |
Julie Norman, Director of Undergraduate Advising |
$28.83 |
Leadership Training Institute |
2.005 (Cullen Buie, Jacopo Buongiorno) |
$13.48 |
American Red Cross Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund |
Steve Leeb, Professor of EECS |
$61.17 |
Pine Street Inn |
Susan Lanza, Course 9 Administrator |
$36.25 |
Make-a-Wish |
Alexander van Oudenaarden, Professor of Biology |
$11.30 |
Save the Children |
Albert Meyer, Professor of EECS |
$9.18 |
ACLU Foundation |
2.006 (J.G. Brisson, Anette E. Hosoi) |
$46.63 |
MassBike |
Kit Cummins, Professor of Chemistry |
$18.37 |
Homestart |
Alexander Mitsos, Professor of Mechanical Engineering |
$9.00 |
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston |
Muriel Medard, EE/RLE Professor |
$23.80 |
Soldiers’ Angels |
James Roberge, Professor of EECS |
$13.80 |
Make-a-Wish Foundation |
Charles Leiserson, Professor of EECS |
$6.00 |
Museum of Mathematics |
This week, Alpha Phi Omega hosted its annual charity fundraiser, the Big Screw, which recognizes the MIT faculty or staff member who “screws” students the most. Each cent donated to each nominee’s charity of choice counts as one vote, and the winner is awarded a 3-foot-long left-handed screw engraved with their name, which is passed down from year to year. Heading into its last day, the Big Screw has raised just over $745, with Professor of Mathematics Pavel Etingof maintaining his lead with $149.94 for the American Cancer Society.
—Maggie Lloyd