MIThenge is Fast Approaching Predictions for 2009–2010
MIThenge is a twice-annual moment when the stars align — or at least the sun does — with the Infinite Corridor.
Police Log
<i>The following incidents were reported to the Campus Police between Sept. 25 and Oct. 14. The dates below reflect the dates incidents occurred. This information is compiled from the Campus Police’s crime log. The report does not include alarms, general service calls, or incidents not reported to the dispatcher.</i>
Panhel Executive Board
Position Name Affiliation President Arti V. Virkud ’11 Alpha Phi Executive VP Veronica E. Wilson ’11 Alpha Chi Omega VP Recruitment Diana M. Wieser ’12 Kappa Alpha Theta VP Recruitment Programming Megan E. Kercher ’11 Alpha Chi Omega VP Programming Kimberly M. Sparling ’12 Sigma Kappa VP Public Relations Tracey A. Hayse ’11 Pi Beta Phi VP Finance Judy Hsiang ’12 Alpha Epsilon Phi
Schmidt, Google Chief, Talks about His Plans
It seemed to be a meeting like any other: brownies and fresh apple cider for refreshments, professionals engaged in conversations, and a frenetic sense of purpose filled in the air. That is, until Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt walked through the doors to the room.
IFC Executive Board
Position Name Affiliation President T. Ryan Schoen ’11 Kappa Sigma Vice President Clark D. Minor ’12 Phi Kappa Sigma Executive Assistant Ben D. Harvatine ’12 Phi Kappa Sigma Judicial Committee Chair Garrett R. Fritz ’11 Sigma Nu Risk Manager Ian L. Matts ’11 Kappa Sigma Recruitment & Programming Chair Spencer J. Parra ’11 Sigma Nu Public Relations Chair Kris T. Swick ’12 Phi Kappa Theta
Results of UA Finance Board Allocations Appeals for Summer/Fall 2009
Results of UA Finance Board Allocations Appeals for Summer/Fall 2009
Finboard Allocation Shrinks as UA Looks At Financial Policies
Due in part to stricter standards for funding requests, the Undergraduate Association Finance Board gave out much less money to student groups than it has in the past. Student groups received $93,697, about $16,000 less than the UA authorized Finboard to allocate. Also, a recent Senate bill that would route unspent UA money into Finboard’s account was tabled in October over concerns about its constitutionality.
Media Lab Extension To Be Completed by November 30
MIT’s newest building, a luminous laboratory made of glass and steel, will finally open its doors to occupants on November 30.
Team Will Study Athena Clusters To Gauge Potential Cost Savings
Conceived in an era when most students didn’t have access to their own computers, are MIT’s Athena computing clusters still relevant today?
Housing Employee Fired After Sting Operation Caught Him Stealing $20
There was a hidden camera, a planted $20, and a fake maintenance request. In an move straight out of the movies, Detective Jay Perault of Campus Police organized a sting operation on Oct. 13 at Tang Hall to catch a housing employee suspected of multiple thefts.
Wrestling Fails to Reclaim Varsity Status Despite $1.6M in Donations
Despite having raised $1.6 million from alumni, the MIT wrestling team was denied by the administration in an attempt to regain varsity status. Wrestling will now function as a club sport, making it the last of the eight varsity sports that were cut from varsity status last spring to transition to club status.
Sex@MIT: The Survey
Earlier this month, we asked all undergraduates via e-mail to take a sex survey. We asked you if you were having sex, when you were having sex, what kind of sex, and how good it was. About forty percent, or 1729 people, responded. We present the results here. Some of the statistics will not surprise anybody. Some surprised us all.
Kate McCarthy: Let’s Talk About Sex
Students who have concerns or uncertainties about sex don’t need to suffer alone, and can seek out help through MIT Medical’s Kate McCarthy. A year ago, McCarthy joined MIT Medical’s Center of Health Promotion and Wellness as its program manager on sexual health. She works to promote safe sex and understanding of sex in the community. While her role includes hosting events, including a December 1st “Know Your Status” HIV testing day, and writing “Sexpertise,” her online advice column where students can submit questions about sex, McCarthy primarily meets with students on a one-on-one basis to discuss all aspects of sex.
Peter Curtin G
Peter Curtin made his passion, warmth, and energy felt by everyone he worked with and befriended.
Massachusetts General Law, c.262, s.22b
Whoever has sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse (Writer’s note: this includes anal sex, oral sex, or intercourse involving an object or body part not the penis) with a person and compels such person to submit by force and against his will, or compels such person to submit by threat of bodily injury, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than twenty years; and whoever commits a second or subsequent such offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term or years.
Sex@MIT
The topic of sex is important in any discussion about the health of a campus. It is also one that is not often openly discussed. There is a lot we think we know about the sex lives of MIT students. But what is the truth? What is the norm at MIT? We hope you enjoy the content in this issue's special section and learn more about sex at MIT.
New MIT Undergraduate Program Helps Students Communicate in Industry
The students practice networking and hone “elevator pitches,” entrepreneurial ideas summarized in under a minute. They don blindfolds for team-building activities. Failure is met with candid critiques about their leadership styles.