Soap now provided in all dorm bathrooms
MIT Residential Life having cleaned up its act, we now look ahead and wonder what the number one — and number two — issues will be this year.
Updated help-seeking policy protects student organizations from alcohol, drug sanctions
MIT’s Good Samaritan Amnesty Policy now treats alcohol and prohibited substances equally. It also offers both students and entire student organizations protection from alcohol and drug sanctions.
Several tropical cyclone basins become active
By early next week, the effects of tropical storm Hermine will begin to manifest themselves as overcast skies, a chance of rain, and perhaps some gusty winds.
CME ends after BP cuts corporate sponsorship
The Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME) will come to an end after the 2016-2017 school year. Cambridge University chose to withdraw from CME after the corporate sponsor, BP, terminated their financial support for the program on the Cambridge end.
Student loan art program, UROP direct funding, and student insurance waiver
The UROP Direct Funding proposal deadline is Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016.
Harry Potter, Book Seven and Three-Quarters
The Cursed Child is well worth the trip to your local Muggle Flourish and Blott’s, but don’t be surprised if you don’t get what you expect. The new play is not quite a stand-alone sequel, but it's not truly the eighth book of the series either, despite being advertised as such.
Blonde or Blonde on Blonde?
I anticipated a grandiose effort with diverse sounds, layers of synergistic texture, and a more focused vision. Instead, Frank Ocean has produced an album that is withdrawn at the first listen, but novel and emotional when you ditch your preconceptions.
Restaurant roundup
Parts of this article were first published on the author’s blog, Spilling the Beans.
Kubo and the Two Strings strikes a wonderfully balanced note
Kubo’s ‘misses’ are slight and the ‘hits’ are smashing. Excepting the occasional awkwardly timed line, the characters are well written with personalities that play well together. Beetle and Monkey share a few cute, if unoriginal, ‘old married couple’ moments.
MIT alumni emerge from the firehose with Olympic dreams intact
Michael A. Nackoul ’13 and Veronica Toro ’16 open up about not letting the firehose deter them from chasing their Olympic dream.
