Spring Break Showers
As a perfect example of why Boston weather is the worst, the next few days have highs in the mid-40s on average. Hence, many of us are jetsetting away to warmer, true spring time weather (it is the end of March and jackets are still required here … ).
Undergraduate Association Holds Elections
The Undergraduate Association holds elections. Two referendums are also on the ballot.
Dialogues Across Difference: Dalia Mogahed hosts panel on anti-Islamophobia
Dialogues Across Differences: Dalia Mogahed hosts panel on anti-Islamophobia
New Course 6 Major proposed in Electrical Engineering with Computing, 6-1 to be eliminated
On March. 14, Katrina LaCurts, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Undergraduate Officer and Professor Joel Voldman SM ’1997 PhD ’2001, faculty head of Electrical Engineering (EE), announced sweeping changes to the EECS department at MIT in the email to the EECS community. The most salient of these changes include the retirement of the existing 6-1 degree and the merger of 6-1 (Electrical Science and Engineering)and 6-2 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) into a singular renamed and renumbered major titled 6-5, Electrical Engineering with Computing.
MIT offers admission to 1,275 applicants for class of 2028
MIT Offers Admission to 1,275 applicants for Class of 2028
In Support of Science for Liberation, Not Oppression: Vote YES
Referendum #2 unequivocally demonstrates to the MIT administration that our undergraduate community stands in support of liberation for the Palestinian people—not with those in power who continue the violence in Gaza.
CAA suspension must be made permanent
It is time now for the MIT administration to take urgent and immediate steps to protect its Jewish students and to ensure their long-term safety. The temporary suspension of CAA is a small step towards accomplishing that objective. For the suspension of CAA to have any real or lasting worthwhile effects, however, it must be made permanent.
Putting parental and spousal dynamics on gripping trial in Anatomy of a Fall
Throughout the film's twisting 150 minutes, Triet makes a powerful case for her well-deserved Best Director nod. Her singular vision is emphatically clear in each scene, and she skillfully employs settings and contexts to keep the picture as exciting as its script, particularly playing with ways to represent truth versus fiction.
MIT’s Shakespeare Ensemble Delivers A Hilarious Performance of a Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy with some wacky moments and jokes that need energy to land; luckily, the actors were up to the task.
Storytelling through theater and music in the BSO’s performance of Peer Gynt
The packed stage of actors, instrumentalists, and singers performing together made the experience refreshing
Inside the Mind of a Musicologist
Meet Dr. Teresa Neff, a Senior Lecturer in Music
Pi Day 2024 had some pi-culiar activities in Lobby 13
Community members were also afforded an opportunity to have their picture taken with Tim the Beaver, with the line being fairly long.
Prof. Edmund Bertschinger shares his perspective on the importance of science activism and diversity in STEM
The Tech sat down with Bertschinger to discuss his unique position at MIT and his work towards a more diverse MIT.
New AI Model Discovers Optimally Stiff and Tough Composites
Hitchless car suspension, indestructible planes, and bone-like prosthetics. All three require materials that are both stiff and tough — a new AI program developed by researchers at MIT might be able to deliver just that.
