MIT surveys graduates on goals, plans
MIT students are on average well-off and tolerant, but not so service-oriented, suggests a survey administered to this year’s graduating class. Seven in ten graduating seniors participated in the survey, which is administered by MIT once every two years.
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An article on the Graduate Student Council’s divestment resolution in the May 13 issue of The Tech quoted a sentence that GSC representatives had previously struck from the resolution. The sentence: “It is unconscionable to finance our education with investments that materially support a path to catastrophic climate change.”
Prayer expunged from graduation after op-ed
Religious prayer, a part of the commencement invocation in previous years, will no longer be included in the ceremony, according to a message from members of MIT’s Commencement Committee sent to undergraduates in May.
Hockfield compensated $1,721,597 in 2012
MIT’s highest-compensated employee in 2012 was outgoing President Susan J. Hockfield, who received a total compensation of $1,721,597, according to MIT’s most recent tax filings. This is an increase from $1,199,877 in 2011.
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J. Meejin Yoon, the newly appointed head of the Department of Architecture, will be the first woman to fill that position when she assumes the post July 1 according to MIT News.
IFC reinforces roof deck rules while limits stand
Faced with the possibility that assembly limits imposed on MIT’s Boston fraternities in October 2013 may continue through Rush week this September, the Interfraternity Council doubled down last week on a prohibition of the use of roof decks at all MIT fraternities in an attempt to ease tensions with the city of Boston.
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An article about Senior House’s planned RLAD in the Friday, May 9 issue of The Tech incorrectly stated that Alina Kononov ’14 is a current Dormitory Council representative. She is actually a former representative, as well as a former Senior House president.
After divestment debate, GSC reps also dispute vote count
Confusion over how votes should be counted has left a Graduate Student Council resolution, which urges MIT to divest its endowment from big fossil fuel companies, in limbo.
God is not at your graduation
An “inclusive, secular invocation” will replace the traditional commencement prayer this year, according to an email from the Commencement Committee that was forwarded to MIT undergraduates by the UA president on Friday, May 9.
Walsh vows housing crackdown in Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Wednesday that the city will levy $300 daily fines on scofflaw landlords, increase the number of inspections, and demand that colleges in Boston disclose the addresses of under
Institute announces new environmental initiative
MIT announced Thursday a new initiative on the environment meant to “promote transformative, cross-disciplinary research,” according to a press release.
Senior House to receive RLAD by fall despite residents’ opposition
By this fall, every dorm on campus will have a Residential Life Area Director (RLAD). Since the program began two years ago, each dorm has successively received one except for Senior House, home to some of the most vocal opponents.
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An article about Joan Jonas in the Tuesday, April 29 issue of The Tech incorrectly stated that the her work at the Venice Biennale would be multimedia. In fact, the nature of Jonas’s exhibition is not yet known.
‘Major gift’ endows new food, water lab
MIT alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ’78 has provided a “major gift” to establish the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) according to an MIT press release.
No. 6 rejoins IFC after years away
MIT’s fourth oldest fraternity, The Number Six Club (No. 6), has rejoined the Interfraternity Council after being an Independent Living Group for almost six years. No. 6, MIT’s chapter of Delta Psi, had left the IFC in 2008 due to disagreements over the Clearinghouse system used during Rush.
IN SHORT
Join MIT Commuter Connections for Bike Awareness Day 2014 on Wednesday, May 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the steps of the Student Center. Register your bike with MIT Parking and Transportation. You can also participate in the Mass Commuter Challenge to get free giveaways, including helmets, leg bands, lights, and popcorn.
MIT Professor Lazarus researched solar wind
Editor’s Note: John Belcher, an MIT physics professor, was a close colleague of Alan Lazarus. Marianne Lazarus, the wife of Alan Lazarus, and his daughter, Julia, contributed to this obituary.