A fiery end for Cassini, Saturn’s space orbiter
This Friday, the Cassini orbiter will finish its 20-year-long mission by making a “death dive” into Saturn’s atmosphere.
Registration deadline and Degree Application deadline Friday
Registration deadline for fall classes for all students is Friday, September 8.
MIT will fight for Dreamers in face of DACA repeal
In an op-ed in The Boston Globe, President L. Rafael Reif called the repeal of DACA a “mistake” and called on Congress to protect young immigrants allowed to remain in the country under DACA, called Dreamers.
For some MIT students, Harvey hits home
Harvey ravaged southeastern Texas last week, leaving record-high rainfall in its wake. 288 undergraduate and 187 graduate students at MIT currently have a home address in Texas.
New interdisciplinary minor to address student interest in environment & sustainability
Aimed at providing every student an “opportunity to explore how to apply their major towards environmental challenges”, the new minor is expected to integrate various fields including engineering, science, governance, and culture through hands-on learning.
Rain departs the northeast as Hurricane Irma approaches the US
Irma is currently located just north of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It is forecast to approach Florida on Sunday before making a sharp right turn to the north and potentially impacting Florida, Georgia, and/or the Carolinas.
24/7 no more: LaVerde’s shortens hours as school year begins
As the fall semester begins, some may have noticed the sign posted on the entrance to LaVerde’s, the iconic late night convenience store located on the first floor of the Student Center, announcing a schedule change.
Freshmen receive smart backpacks during orientation
Members of the Class of 2021 received a surprise gift upon checking in to MIT — a backpack that, when scanned through a smartphone, can display the profile its wearer uploaded.
Harvey sets rainfall, damage records in Texas and Louisiana
Harvey unleashed over 25 trillion gallons of water on Texas and Louisiana; to understand just how much water this is, consider that if this volume was placed on MIT’s campus, it would extend about 140 kilometers into the sky.
After struggling to maintain business, MacGregor Convenience closes
MacGregor Convenience, which was managed by 660 Corporation on a year-to-year contract with MIT, will not reopen this fall.
First day of school! PE registration! Labor Day!
Deadline to waive MIT extended insurance is Thursday, August 31.
Unwilling free-food debutante Oath Pizzeria inundated
News of a closed-door event at Oath Pizza was sent to the free-food mailing list Saturday afternoon, causing the event to begin to get "out of hand" after an estimated 50 to 60 MIT students showed up for free pizza unexpectedly.
Behind bars at ICE, MIT custodian awaits court ruling on unlawful detainment
Despite public outcry and accusations of unlawful detainment, ICE is keeping MIT custodian Francisco Rodriguez behind bars as he awaits court ruling that will decide whether he will be deported back to El Salvador, from where he fled in 2006 due to gang violence.
School of engineering to pilot interdisciplinary course roads
Dubbed “threads,” this new course structure aims to provide an alternative to the existing format of majors, minors, and concentrations. Central themes of the two threads to be introduced this fall include "real world robots" and "gut on a chip," respectively.
Deadline for pre-registration
Deadline for pre-registration for continuing students 5 p.m. Thursday, August 24.
Healthy Minds Study survey data informed 2016 Senior House decisions
The Healthy Minds Study (HMS) survey, administered to students in 2015, linked each participant’s responses to their dorm. The survey included questions about illegal drug use and mental health. However, survey participants were not informed that their residence information would be linked to their responses.
More cloudy weather to end the week
Following the low pressure system and rain earlier this week, a new low pressure system is poised to develop and move off the Mid-Atlantic coast and south of Long Island on Saturday.
Senior House no more: community reacts with disappointment, fear, and anger
The decision to turn Senior House into a graduate dormitory, announced last Friday by Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 to the Senior House community, has been met with condemnation from vocal MIT community members.
Plans of repopulation abandoned: Senior House to become graduate housing
Students accuse administration of collective punishment — but numbers don't matter, Barnhart says, if “the end result is that students living in Senior House wouldn't have a good experience.”
Union hosts rally for MIT janitor under threat of deportation
Approximately 40 people checked in at the rally in support of Francisco Rodriguez, who has worked at MIT for the past five years.