A sunny start to the REX weekend
On Saturday, high pressure will move in, bringing back sunshine and more pleasant dew points. Temperatures will stay in the 70s before dropping into the low 60s overnight. It will be warmer on Sunday, with temperatures topping out around the mid 80s along with a moderate westerly wind.
A vote for Evan MacKay is a vote for justice
The MIT community needs a strong advocate against the entrenched establishment on Beacon Hill. It’s time to clean house and elect democratic socialist MacKay.
Bring same-day voter registration to Massachusetts
Same-day voter registration is on the ballot this November in Massachusetts. Voting “yes” would help students across the state be able to vote in future elections.
MIT’s financial records contradict its claims of austerity
Over the course of May 2026 — the final weeks of the Graduate Student Union (GSU)’s first contract — MIT repeatedly claimed an inability to give graduate workers rights, benefits, and protections due to financial stress. So I decided to take a look into the nature of MIT’s finances.
Decades-long effort of HIV-positive transplantation surgery achieves landmark first lung transplant
In June 2026, a team of surgeons at NYU Langone transplanted lungs from an HIV-positive donor into an HIV-positive recipient. The procedure, performed on patient Bertrand Nelson alongside a liver transplant, marked the final major milestone in a movement that began with a 1988 federal law that had made it illegal to use organs from HIV-positive donors at all.
Yulia’s Dream: A better future for Ukrainian math
Professor Pavel Etingof and Dr. Slava Gerovitch co-founded the Yulia’s Dream program to support young Ukrainian mathematicians after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Four years later, it’s still running — and offering a glimpse into the dedication it takes to carry an intellectual community through a war-torn present.
