Demolition of Bexley awaits Corp. approval
Four months after the Department of Facilities and the Division of Student Life recommended the demolition of the dormitory, the future of Bexley Hall and 50 Massachusetts Ave. has yet to be determined.
Faculty briefed on shortage of 500–600 grad dorm beds
The Graduate Student Housing Working Group continues to solicit feedback on a January draft report, which says that the unmet demand for on-campus graduate student housing totals approximately 500–600 beds.
CORRECTIONS
In the caption to the front page picture of Alcator C-Mod in the Tuesday, Feb. 25 issue of The Tech, Massachusetts State Representative Jay Livingstone was incorrectly referenced as a Massachusetts Congressman. We regret the error.
Fraternities, sororities, and ILGs by 2013 GPA
The Division for Student Life released its Fall 2013 grade report for fraternities, sororities, and independent living groups on Wednesday. The average GPA for sorority sisters in the Fall 2013 semester was 4.46. The average GPA for fraternity brothers was 4.33. The average GPA for members of independent living groups was 4.44. The average GPA for all FSILGs was 4.38. Between Spring 2012 and Fall 2013, pika fell from 1st place to 25th place. In the same time, Tau Epsilon Phi rose from 14th place to 1st place. MIT has 39 FSILGs.
CORRECTIONS
In the Friday, Feb. 21 review of Garden at the Cellar, the listing of the restaurant’s times was incomplete. They are also open for lunch Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and for brunch on Saturdays and Sundays during the same hours.
Alcator C-Mod experiment operates with restored funds
In a large, press-filled event at MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) Monday, scientists and legislators celebrated the restoration of funding to Alcator C-Mod. The ceremony began with the press of a giant red button, signifying the restart of nuclear fusion experiments at the facility.
Ex-MIT professor Moniz is the man in the middle
Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz is known around his department for a quick wit, a leader of a vast bureaucracy who draws quotes from Monty Python skits and chuckles self-deprecatingly at the attention paid to his unusual Colonial-style hairdo.
Novartis AG to buy out Cambridge cancer drug firm, CoStim Pharma
The Swiss drug giant Novartis AG, moving to establish itself as a top player in the hot field of cancer treatment known as immunotherapy, on Monday said it had snapped up two-year-old CoStim Pharmaceuticals Inc., a venture-backed Cambridge biotech using research from Boston academic labs.
East Boston attacks leave women wary and on edge
Denise Nguyen has heard all the safety tips: Don’t walk alone at night. Be aware of your surroundings. Travel in pairs.
CORRECTIONS
The story in Tuesday’s issue about President Reif’s message to the MIT community in response to the legal situation involving Tidbit incorrectly stated that Hal Abelson sent a draft of the letter to Reif, Barnhart, and Morgan before soliciting signatures throughout the MIT community on Thursday, Feb. 13. In fact, Abelson sent the administrators the draft shortly after sending it to CSAIL members on that date.
East Campus Housemasters to retire at end of the semester
Thomas J. and Kate Delaney, the East Campus (EC) Housemasters, are stepping down from their roles at the end of this semester. Kate Delaney, a lecturer in the Department of Literature, and Tom, a lecturer in Comparative Media Studies / Writing, have been Housemasters for EC since 2006. The Delaneys will be retiring at the end of this semester.
NEWS BRIEFS
On Tuesday, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced its 2014 Sloan Research Fellowship winners, which included nine MIT researchers. A total of 126 fellowships were awarded.
CORRECTIONS
An article last Friday about calls for MIT to take a stand in Tidbit’s legal battle implied that Professor Hal Abelson PhD ’73 wrote the “petition” to President L. Rafael Reif. In fact, the authors are Abelson, Ethan Zuckerman, and Nathan Matias, and they call it an “open letter.” The article also misstated Matias’s name.
NEWS BRIEFS
Olafur Eliasson, the recipient of the 2014 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, will be on campus to receive the award on March 12-14. The award, which recognizes innovative talents in any artistic discipline, includes a prize of $100,000 as well as a residency at MIT.
Boston’s Red Sox embraces change
FORT MYERS, Fla. — In hoping for an extension of a contract that will expire after the 2014 season, Jon Lester has said he would be willing to give the Boston Red Sox a hometown discount because he loves playing in Boston and has an aversion to change.
Regulators and hackers put Bitcoin to the test
Bitcoin is facing significant growing pains as it struggles to move beyond a stormy adolescence.
CPW events allowed to extend past 1 a.m.
Campus Preview Weekend (CPW) events can now once again be held past 1 a.m., according to the Undergraduate Association (UA) President Sidhanth P. Rao ’14. However, all events held after 1 a.m. must have a “wind-down” component, and will be presented in a different style in the Admissions Office CPW booklet. The announcement comes after the MIT Admissions Office’s announcement in December of a ban on all events between 1 and 6 a.m. In previous years, CPW events were allowed to be held after 3 a.m. as long as there was a safety plan to get the prefrosh home.