News Analysis: A Wider War in the Middle East
The information laid out in this article is gathered through cross-referenced fact finding from independent primary news sources with correspondence capabilities in the Middle East as well as from verified secondary reporting and publicly available documents.
“ESP is imploding”: Crises, overhauls, and cancellations plague Educational Studies Program into the fall semester
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Fall Weather Starting!
Happy October! Overall, a pretty mid upcoming weather scope, matching the start of midterms season. With the start of the Fall, high temperatures are solidly in the 70s range and low temperatures are in the 50s, but are expected to drop further in the coming weeks. Enjoy the warmer weather before we plunge into the long, dark Boston winter!
MIT Health offers annual campus flu clinic
The clinic will take place in Walker Memorial from Monday Oct. 7 to Thursday Oct. 10 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
MIT begins the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program
On Sept. 27, MIT announced the launch of the Music Technology and Computation graduate program.
MIT Police Department releases 2024 security and fire safety report
The total number of criminal offenses decreased from 29 in 2021 to 23 in 2023.
Research for human rights abuses: how MIT breaks its own rules
Admin had to be dragged to the negotiation table, and when confronted with the atrocities and their power to stand against them, they equivocated about the “nuance” of the situation.
Lockheed Leaves The Career Fair: Reflections on the Power of Principled Dissent
It is exceedingly clear that MIT weaponizes a facade of neutrality to defend its bottom line. We reject MIT’s presentation of itself as an unbiased arbitrator between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine voices because it is simply untrue.
Kyne Santos, author of Math in Drag, speaks at MIT
Kyne Santos, a drag queen and math educator, promotes her newest book published by Hopkins Press to an audience of MIT and Harvard students.
The Geometry of Love: Romeo and Juliet
Director Diane Paulus makes Romeo and Juliet not just a play you want to read or listen to, but a play you want to watch.
The BSO begins the 2024-2025 season with Concert for the City
On a drizzly, wet Saturday afternoon on September 21, the warm glow of Symphony Hall beckoned many concert goers to enter the Concert for the City, a sold-out concert for the BSO’s Opening Weekend.
Cirque de la Symphonie and the Boston Pops make a great combination
Unlike other Pops concerts, what made this concert special was the combination of circus acrobatics and instrumental music.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition transports us into the wizarding world of Harry Potter
Harry Potter: The Exhibition is an interactive and immersive exhibition that transports you into the wizarding world of Harry Potter. This exhibition takes you on the magical journey you have read about in the Harry Potter books and seen in the films.
Decoding the Dogma: Dr. Gene-Wei Li on quantitative analysis of the genome and being named an HHMI Investigator
The Tech sat down with Dr. Gene-Wei Li to talk about working at MIT and his research at the forefront of computational biology.
