Nor’easter season is coming
The recent rainy and at times stormy period culminated Tuesday afternoon in a bizarre sequence of New England autumn tornadoes, the closest of which occurred only about 30 miles south of the MIT campus.
Faculty share opinions on College of Computing in meeting, forum
“I sit on the bridge” between computing and other fields, Professor of Physics and EECS Isaac Chuang ’90 said at the meeting. “And I’m waiting for the bridge to collapse.”
MIT recycling rate cut in half due to contamination levels
In an effort they call “Reusable Revolution,” Davis and her team are working alongside custodial services and UA and GSC Sustainability to help the recycling rate recover.
MIT-Imperial College London exchange program begins
MIT has launched a two-year pilot for a multi-departmental exchange with Imperial College London, in an effort to fill the gap left by the termination of the Cambridge-MIT Exchange (CME) in 2017.
MIT to launch $1 billion College of Computing in September 2019
“The college has been created, but it has not been designed,” Susan Silbey, chair of the faculty, said in a faculty meeting Wednesday.
Harvest Co-op closes doors after months of losses
Harvest Co-op Markets closed its Massachusetts Avenue location Oct. 12 as a result of financial insolvency.
MIT considering renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Two years after Cambridge renamed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, students and faculty critical of celebrating Columbus due to his treatment of Native Americans discuss the future of the holiday at MIT.
The MIT Corporation, explained
Understanding the Corporation — its membership, function, and potential conflicts of interest.
Historic hurricane hits the Florida Panhandle
Unlike most recent Atlantic hurricanes, Michael traveled north from the Yucatan Peninsula, hitting Cuba and the Florida Panhandle on the way.
PE classes, flu shot clinics, voter registration
PE registration opened Wednesday for undergraduates. Graduate students may register starting Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 8 a.m. Registration closes for all students Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. First come, first served!
2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report released
The MIT Police released their Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Sept. 28. The report contains crime statistics on criminal and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) offenses, arrests and disciplinary referrals, and hate crimes from 2015 to 2017.
Tom Friedman speaks about the optimism that comes with technological advancement
Tom Friedman, Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, spoke at MIT’s Compton Lecture Oct. 1 about his most recent book, ‘Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations.’
Foundations are in place for three of six Kendall Square sites
The latest updates on the Kendall Square Initiative include complete foundations and concrete and steel structures at three sites: two on both sides of the Kendall Square T Station and one at 1 Broadway, across the street from building E62.
New House’s culture has changed due to renovation process, residents say
The pre-existing culture of New House before its renovations has largely been lost, according to Burhan Azeem ’19, a four-year member of iHouse, a living group in New House, in an interview with The Tech.
Add date, blood drive, Maker Break, Hacking Arts
The deadline to add a full-term subject is tomorrow. This is also the deadline to designate subjects as sophomore exploratory or junior-senior P/D/F.
A beautiful fall weekend ahead
A cold front will move in Thursday night, bringing cold temperatures to kick off the long weekend. The chilly weather isn’t here to stay, though, as a warm front will follow it and temperatures will return to the 70s ºF by Sunday.
MIT endowment totaled $16.4 billion at end of fiscal year 2018
A large portion of MIT’s monetary returns were accrued through research, with 27 percent from Lincoln Labs and 19 percent from on-campus research.
City of Cambridge redesigns Massachusetts Avenue lanes
The City of Cambridge held a town hall in 32-155 last Thursday to discuss the new plans to redesign the lanes of Massachusetts Avenue from Sidney Street to Memorial Drive.
MIT.nano to celebrate grand opening today
MIT.nano, a facility devoted to nanoscale measurement and engineering, will have its grand opening Oct. 4. The building contains roughly 100,000 square feet of laboratory space, making it the largest facility of its kind in the United States.