Members of MIT Baseball Team Conduct Research on Safety Equipment Materials
With the first game of a late March doubleheader scheduled for noon, members of the MIT baseball team and a Rawlings representative meet at 8:30, gathering in a back corner of the school’s Aero/Astro hangar. Lefthanded reliever George M. Vasquez ’08 stands behind an air cannon, launching baseballs at a mannequin wearing a chest protector. Righthanded starter Jay M. Turner ’08 records electronic sensor data each time a ball makes contact.
Class of 2010 Celebrates Delivery Of Rings at Moakley Courthouse
Roughly 700 members of the Class of 2010 descended upon the Moakley Courthouse in downtown Boston for a posh evening last Saturday to celebrate the delivery of their Brass Rats. According to Laura E. Aust ’10, Chair of the 2010 Ring Committee, the event cost around $55,000.
Yale Refuses To Display Divisive Abortion Art Project
When an exhibition of art projects by Yale University seniors opened on Tuesday, one was missing: that of Aliza Shvarts, whose performance-art project reportedly involved artificially inseminating herself repeatedly and then self-aborting.
Internet Shorthand Sometimes Used in Students’ Coursework
As e-mail messages, text messages and social network postings become nearly ubiquitous in the lives of teenagers, the informality of electronic communications is seeping into their schoolwork, a new study says.
Sneaking Into the Boston Marathon? Consider a Mexican Wrestling Mask
Patriot’s Day. For most people, it’s that odd Massachusetts holiday we get off from work, a time for barbecues, beer, (hopefully) nice weather, and of course, the time-honored tradition of running bandit in the Boston Marathon.
Jessop, Bennie Elected UA P/VP
With voter turnout up 13 percent, Noah S. Jessop ’09 and Michael A. Bennie ’10 won the Undergraduate Association elections for president and vice president.
Faculty Hear Discipline Report, Vote on Degree, Curriculum Changes
Seventy people were accused of misconduct and had cases brought before the Committee on Discipline in 2006–07, according to a presentation at Wednesday’s faculty meeting.
Edward N. Lorenz ScD ’48
Edward N. Lorenz ScD ’48, an MIT meteorologist whose meticulous attempt to predict the weather through an early computer unraveled into what became known as the chaos theory, died of cancer at his home in Cambridge Wednesday. He was 90.
UA Election Records High Turnout So Far, Continues in Lobby 10
Turnout in the Undergraduate Association elections rose this year, with at least 1,930 votes tallied as of last evening, according to Ainsley K. Braun ’10, the UA Election Commissioner. Paper ballots are available today in Lobby 10 for those who haven’t voted online.
Duke University Student Threatened After Protest
On the day the Olympic torch was carried through San Francisco last week, Grace Wang, a Chinese freshman at Duke University, came out of her dining hall to find a handful of students gathered for a pro-Tibet vigil facing off with a much larger pro-China counterdemonstration.
GSC Launches Off-Campus Housing Web Site
MIT students looking for off-campus housing may find a home thanks to a new Web site called Rent Monkey. The site is a project of the Graduate Student Council’s Housing and Community Affairs committee.
MIT, German Firm Plan Center For Sustainable Energy Research
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a German research giant announced Saturday that they would open a sustainable energy research center near the university’s campus that will employ at least 60 people.
MIT Professor Ariely Will Lead New Media Lab Banking Group
Which would you rather have: a $2 cup of coffee today, or $8.64 more in retirement savings 30 years from now?
Concourse Instructor Jim Bredt Wins APO’s ‘Big Screw’ Contest
Last week, Alpha Phi Omega held its annual Big Screw competition. On April 14, James “Jim” Bredt ’82 was crowned the winner, having received $699.29 in monetary votes. All the proceeds from the event, which topped $1500, will be given to the Environmental Working Group, a charity chosen by Bredt.
Dana Mead, Corporation Chair, Discusses Student Involvement
MIT Corporation chair Dana G. Mead PhD ’67 spoke and answered students’ questions at the Undergraduate Association meeting last night. He discussed challenges facing the Corporation and student involvement in the Corporation.<b></b>
Yale Admitted, Funded Transfer Student Who Faked Transcript
To Yale admissions officials, Akash Maharaj was an appealing prospect: He had earned straight A’s at Columbia University. Now he wanted to transfer. Yale not only admitted him; it gave him a $32,000 scholarship as well.