Old squash court in Walker to be remade into dedicated meditation, prayer, reflection space
The proposal noted that once the space is sufficiently publicized and well-known, it is expected to receive 30–60 users per day.
Athena lounge on fifth floor of Student Center closed for renovations
In the meantime, the Coffeehouse Lounge located on the third floor has new printers and is open to students as a study space (card access is required). The color printer that was in the Athena lounge is now on the first floor of the Student Center.
Chemical reaction leads to small fire in basement of Building 66
The lab where the fire occurred and MIT Environment, Health, and Safety are working together to investigate the root cause of the incident, as the reaction has been performed for many years without issues.
MIT removed Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg from Corporation in April 2018
“In April 2018, to comply with restrictions as a result of [the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control] adding Mr. Vekselberg to its specially designated nationals list, MIT suspended Mr. Vekselberg’s Corporation membership,” according to a statement from MIT.
IAP and spring pre-registration, UROP applications
The deadline for IAP pre-registration is this Friday, Jan. 11. The Add/Drop application will become available Jan. 14 at 9 a.m.
College of Computing headquarters to replace Building 44
Perhaps the most distinctive exterior feature of Building 44 is the “J” sign, which refers to the J particle discovered by Samuel C.C. Ting and his group in 1974.
Met warehouse to house SA+P and makerspace
“We [SA+P] do not own the ground floor anywhere on campus except at the Media Lab. This makes us invisible to anyone navigating through MIT, and almost impossible to find,” Dean Sarkis wrote.
MIT admits 7.4 percent of EA applicants
MIT offered 707 students early admission to the Class of 2023.
Associate Provost Richard Lester recommends against termination of existing relationships with Saudi Arabia
Lester's report argues that the cessation of MIT’s relationships with the Saudi organizations it currently engages with would probably fail to have a “meaningful ameliorative effect.”
Course evaluations, pre-registration, end of term
Course evaluations are now open and will remain open until 9 a.m. the first day of finals (Dec. 17).
Finally, some lasting sunny and dry weather
If anytime over the past 3 months you felt the sun had deserted Boston and run off to frolic in the tropics, you weren’t exactly wrong.
Gunshots fired in Cambridgeport Nov. 29
Gunshots were fired in the area of Chestnut and Sidney Streets around 2:34 p.m. on Nov. 29. According to a statement by the Cambridge Police, two vehicles were spotted at the incident, one of which was a black sedan later stopped by the police.
MIT Museum to relocate to Kendall Square and open in new location in 2021
MIT determined the capital cost of the new museum to be $111 million. The museum has to raise half of that amount.
Michael Bloomberg to speak at commencement
Michael Bloomberg, entrepreneur, billionaire, and former New York City mayor, will speak at MIT’s commencement ceremony June 7, 2019.
New music building to be built next to Kresge by 2022
The new building will include spaces for performance, practice, professional-level recording, research, and instruction, as well as a performance lab.
Pre-registration, Winterfest, Tech Twinkles
Pre-registration for spring term opens Monday, Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. The deadline to initiate pre-registration is Dec. 27 at 5 p.m.
MIT Title IX comments on DeVos’s policy on sexual harassment
“We will continue to administer a fair, impartial, and transparent complaint-handling process to all parties involved in sexual misconduct cases,” the statement said.
Students share opinions on new College of Computing
At the student forum on the College of Computing held Oct. 25, several audience members raised questions regarding how the college will approach diversity, and MIT’s mission and relationship with donors.
Provost provides updates on College of Computing at faculty meeting
Provost Martin Schmidt commented that it is “likely that it makes sense” to have a department of electrical engineering within the college.
Chinese scientist claims first gene-edited babies have been born
“Although I appreciate the global threat posed by HIV, at this stage, the risk of editing embryos to knock out CCR5 seems to outweigh the potential benefits," CRISPR co-inventor Feng Zhang said.