Cool spring weather to continue through weekend
Mild to cool temperatures will persist in the Boston/Cambridge area through the end of the weekend, with overnight lows in the high 30s to low 40s and daytime highs in the 50s (°F).
What does it take to run the Boston Marathon?
The Tech spoke to three students and a Nobel Laureate professor following their successful completions of this year’s Boston Marathon.
Course 4 builds shape-shifting tower
The Self-Assembly Lab constructed a 65-foot tower in preparation for MIT's Open House this weekend.
20% of students have used dildo.io
More than 20 percent of undergraduates have indicated sexual interest in another undergrad on a web app designed to decrease the effort required to begin a sexual relationship.
Work week ends with warm weather
The temperature in Boston will reach the 70°F mark this afternoon for the third time in 2016, as an approaching frontal system drives offshore flow.
Schmill to head Student Financial Services
He will continue to oversee the admissions office as well, in his new position as Dean of Admissions and Student Financial Services.
Media Lab’s ‘Data USA’ aims to make government data easy to use
For years, the federal government, states, and some cities have enthusiastically made vast troves of data open to the public. Acres of paper records on demographics, public health, traffic patterns, energy consumption, family incomes and many other topics have been digitized and posted on the Web.
Faculty highlight diverse ‘frontiers’ of MIT’s research
Thirteen faculty from twelve departments gave snapshots of their current research — ranging from studying financial systems based on mobile phones in Africa to finding genetic pathways to improve the efficiency of biofuel production — at a symposium on the future of MIT research, “MIT’s Frontiers of the Future,” April 11.
Six MIT students win Lemelson-MIT prize
The Lemelson-MIT Program awarded its annual Student Prize Tuesday, recognizing promising inventors from across the United States. Six MIT students were among the winners announced.
20,000 visitors expected at open house
Nearly 80 departments and labs will host a total of 380 activities in 170 spaces around campus for 20,000 visitors on April 23 in an open house to commemorate the 100th anniversary of MIT’s move to Cambridge. The activities will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CORRECTIONS
An article in last Tuesday’s issue stated that SpringFest will take place on Saturday, April 29. In fact, it will take place on Friday, April 29.
Excerpt: MIT’s Data Retention Policies
This column marks the return of Ask SIPB, last published in 2011. In this issue, we cover parts of MIT’s policies on data retention. (This republication in The Tech is heavily excerpted and excludes some important caveats, as well as a section on privacy when using MITnet. The full column is available online: http://www.mit.edu/~asksipb/2016columns/2016-03-01-data-retention/.)
Students face consequences for dorm security violations
Some students have faced consequences for violating MIT’s controversial dorm security policy that puts AlliedBarton security workers at front desks and requires all students to tap an ID before entering.
Israeli military commander, and now prefrosh
At first, Sara’s story sounds like the stories of many of the other admitted students visiting MIT this weekend. She was born in California, was very active in extracurriculars growing up, and felt like she had won the lottery when she was accepted to MIT.
CPW not exempt from dorm security policies
This year’s Campus Preview Weekend is the third to take place since dorm security was fully implemented.
CSAIL holds joke conference
The CSAIL Student Committee (CSC) held a joke conference on April Fool’s Day featuring what they called “simply the best papers.” The conference was open to the entire CSAIL community and had “named sessions, awkward nametags, a ‘banquet,’ conference coffee and cheese platters,” according to an email sent to CSAIL.
Cold blast followed by rain and warmer temperatures
High pressure will slide across the region today and Wednesday in the wake of Monday’s recent snowstorm, bringing cold temperatures and breezy conditions to the region. The minimum temperature tonight will threaten the daily minimum temperature record of 20°F (-7°C) set in 1881, highlighting the unusual nature of such intense cold in Boston so far into April. As the high pressure system pulls away, temperatures will moderate and clear skies will give way to clouds and rain on Thursday as a cold front pushes into the region. In its wake, cooler temperatures and clearing skies will return and persist into the weekend as high pressure again settles into the region.
RAK Week connects people across campus
An open mic night in the Media Lab Friday evening marked the finale of RAK Week, a week-long series of events on campus aimed to help people “connect through small acts of kindness.”