CPW to be cool and wet, with colder weather to return next week
Unfortunately, this CPW will not be all sunshine and warmth but instead, rather rainy and overcast, with temperatures running below slightly below average.
Amid security concerns, MIT to spend over $3 million on over 500 new surveillance cameras across campus
The project is unrelated to the shooting at Brown University in December and had already been underway at the time, according to a statement from MIT spokesperson Kimberly Allen.
4/13 In Short
Campus Preview Weekend begins on Thursday, April 16 and ends on Sunday, April 19.
Students can now use meal swipes at Dean’s Beans in Stata
On April 10, DormCon Dining Chair Eugenie Cha ’28 announced on dormspam that students would be able to use meal swipes to obtain grab-and-go meals at Dean’s Beans in Stata.
Delve, AI start-up founded by MIT dropouts, accused of fraud
The $300 million start-up founded by MIT dropouts Karun Kaushik ’26 and Selin Kocalar ’26 has met significant controversy after widely-circulated anonymous reports accused it of fraud.
Abdelbarr-Garfi talk food insecurity, first-year outreach, and engagement
On Sunday, April 6, ‘The Tech’ sat down with recently elected Undergraduate Association (UA) President Mariam Abdelbarr ’27 and Vice President Francesca Garfi ’29 to discuss their vision for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Meet The Standard’s ninth cohort: a program designed to support undergrad men of color
On March 18, ‘The Tech’ interviewed OACES Associate Dean and Director Sadé Abraham and The Standard Director Hector Arroyo De La Paz to discuss The Standard’s ninth cohort.
Broadway’s ‘The Outsiders’ Captures the Heart of S.E. Hinton’s Beloved Novel
‘The Outsiders’ musical, on a North American tour, was performed at the Citizens Opera House in Boston from March 31 to April 12.
Jordan Harrison’s ‘The Antiquities’: What do we leave behind?
Jordan Harrison’s ‘The Antiquities,’ performed at SpeakEasy Stage’s Roberts Studio Theatre from March 6 to 28, is unsettling: humanity is extinct, and what remains of us is a museum.
This is for ONCE
On April 3 and 4, K-pop girl group TWICE held two concerts at TD Garden in Boston. One of my friends had an extra ticket for the third, so I tagged along with them.
Memories in Manhattan
I’ve never been to New York. I’ve never booked Airbnb or Amtrak tickets before. And on top of that, I’ve never thought about how to consider everyone’s travel preferences.
I, too, am dying
Whatever I accumulate, achieve, or protect in this lifetime — regardless of how safe a bank it is in or the insurance I have on it — none of it will come with me when I die. I will leave as I came: with nothing.
MIT animal rights group draws attention, but students question its impact
The people behind the “try our dog cookie” signs have a message, but is it getting through?
Research raises concerns about the effects of weight loss drugs on bone density
With campaigns featuring Serena Williams appearing across cities like Boston, experts warn the consequences may extend beyond weight loss to long-term health and body image pressures.
Women’s and Gender Studies researchers work to hold AI accountable
From healthcare to government, machine learning models are changing how decisions are made. This is what can go wrong.
Nate Soares makes the case against artificial superintelligence
The author of ‘If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies’ speaks at the Harvard Science Center.
