Team of grad students lobby congress for science funding
The group spoke with congresspeople and staff members from the offices of 32 Republicans and 29 Democrats. Topics of discussion ranged from the impact of science and technology on the national economy to specific, local issues.
Admins respond to students’ drug policy criticisms
There is no “vast difference” between the way that drugs and alcohol are treated under MIT’s Good Samaritan Policy, Kevin Kraft, the Director of Student Citizenship, said.
MIT to offer Korean language classes in the fall
Two new Korean culture classes being offered are Intro to East Asian Culture: Zen to K-Pop, and Digital Media in Japan and Korea.
‘Head of house’ to replace ‘housemaster’ title
Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 said that the now-heads of house felt that the term was “gendered, carrie[d] negative historical connotations, and ha[d] created confusion and feelings of offense outside our community.”
Over 100 emails urge CSL to extend Good Samaritan Policy
UA President Matthew J. Davis ’16 urged undergraduates to begin a letter writing campaign to share their opinions on the policy. He called for changing the policy so that it treats drugs and alcohol the same.
Freeman: historic number of minors added this year
Freeman said that each new major and minor was created in response to needs that the faculty identified. For example, he said, many students are interested in entrepreneurship, and faculty thought there were concrete things these students should know.
The Tech moves to new website
The Tech officially switched online publication to a new website last week.
Team wins 300K for new cancer diagnosis tool
They developed a chip that sifts through a patient’s blood and can discover cancer far earlier than traditional tests can, in a competition hosted by the Koch Institute.
Farris ’17 elected DormCon president
DormCon elections were held on Thursday, April 21. Kate Farris ’17 of Simmons Hall was elected president. Yuge Ji ’17, also of Simmons Hall, was elected vice-president.
At last, DSL agrees to provide basic amenity
All undergraduate dorms will have soap in every bathroom starting next fall. The issue is important to Maseeh residents, who have been fighting for soap to be placed in their bathrooms for a long time.
SpringFest, Moving Day celebration coming up soon
SpringFest, featuring Jeremih and Kat Dahlia, is this Friday, April 29, at 8 p.m. in the Johnson Athletic Center. Purchase tickets for $15 at tickets.mit.edu.
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.