Amendment to IFC judicial rules fails vote
In the wake of Phi Beta Epsilon’s expulsion by the Interfraternity Council (IFC), an amendment that would have required any Judicial Committee hearing resulting in suspension or expulsion of a fraternity to be confirmed by a majority vote of the fraternity presidents did not pass at the IFC Presidents Council meeting on Wednesday. The IFC did not release the vote count.
Dining reform to continue
In spite of the emergency UA bill last week, which urged the House Dining Advisory Group (HDAG) to reform their proposal in light of “overwhelming student opposition,” HDAG decided yesterday that it will move forward with its plan to implement a mandatory seven-day, all-you-care-to-eat breakfast and dinner program in the current dining halls for fall 2011.
Protein folder wins National Medal of Science
MIT Professor Susan L. Lindquist was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Obama last Friday. She recalls her unexpected introduction to research:
UC & Wisconsin file briefs in stem cell case
Both the State of Wisconsin and the University of California filed amicus curiae (friend-of-the-court) briefs on Tuesday in the stem cell case before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
IFC investigates Kappa Sigma
Kappa Sigma is under investigation by the IFC for an event involving pledges that took place on Sunday, Oct. 10 at Burton Conner.
Altercation at Anna’s results in stabbing
An employee of Anna’s Taqueria was non-fatally stabbed right above his navel by another Anna’s employee outside the Student Center) around 4:20 p.m. on Wednesday. After the stabbing, the suspect left, heading towards the Kendall T Station. The suspect has not been found as of 6 p.m. yesterday. It is unclear whether he has since contacted his family or his coworkers.
Anna’s Taqueria employee stabbed outside Student Center
An employee of Anna’s Taqueria stabbed a coworker non-fatally right above the navel at 4:25 p.m. on Wednesday outside W20 (Stratton Student Center).
George Shultz spoke Friday, advocating nuclear disarmament
Friday afternoon in E51, former Secretary of State George P. Shultz PhD ’49 spoke and screened a film advocating nuclear disarmament, <i>Nuclear Tipping Point</i>, which he was actively engaged in the creation of.
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Mandelbrot, fractal mathematician, dies at 85
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, a maverick mathematician who developed an innovative theory of roughness and applied it to physics, biology, finance and many other fields, died Thursday in Cambridge, Mass. He was 85.
Business clubs join together
On October 4, the two largest business clubs on campus, SEBC (Science & Engineering Business Club) and SUMA (Sloan Undergraduate Management Association), merged into one new organization called SBC (Sloan Business Club). The new club will serve the same purpose as the two previous clubs, which club members say had confused students and companies with similar events.
Media Lab celebrates 25th anniversary
“What happens when you have a powerful browser in the hands of people who have never seen anything except television in a shared model,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt asked a group of hundreds representing over 60 sponsoring companies within the confines of the new Media Lab building.
PBE kicked out, loses IFC recognition
PBE has been shut down. MIT said today that the IFC has closed the Phi Beta Epsilon Fraternity.
Corrections
The caption for the Tuesday’s photo of the women’s rugby game misstated the final score. MIT won 50-19 against Wentworth Institute of Technology, not 43-9. Because of a scorekeeping error, the official score at the time the game ended was 43-19, but the correct score is 50-19.
Campus gets 21st century makeover
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Not so long ago, the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was a hodgepodge of bunker-like academic buildings, converted World War I-era factories, parking lots and even an occasional Quonset hut. But a 10-year development plan, nearly complete at a cost of $1.4 billion, has set a new mood — avant-garde — with 10 buildings by architects like Frank Gehry, Steven Holl and Fumihiko Maki, as well as a revamped streetscape.
Men found guilty of hate crime in death of Latino immigrant
WASHINGTON — A federal jury found two young Pennsylvania men guilty of a hate crime on Thursday in the 2008 beating death of a Mexican immigrant. The verdict was welcomed by Hispanic organizations, which saw the trial as a national test case for the treatment of Latinos.
MIT to strengthen ties to China
The MIT-Greater China Strategy Working Group has released a report setting forth guidelines and recommendations for the future of MIT’s relationship with mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. The Working Group was chaired by Victor Zue, Professor of EECS and Director of CSAIL.
Stem cell appeal brief filed
The U.S. government filed its appellant’s brief before the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia yesterday in the stem cell case, <i>Sherley v. Sebelius</i>.