Christopher A. Maynor

Chancellor Cynthia Barnhart PhD ‘88 and Professor Anantha P. Chandrakasan, the faculty representative for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, invest a doctoral degree hood during Thursday af...

Derek C. Barnes ’16 (left) placed fourth and William S. Lee ’16 placed first in the men’s 200m at the Engineers Cup on April 4. In their first home meet of the season, the Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams defea...

Ruth Westheimer signs copies of the newest edition of her book, Sex for Dummies, after a discussion about sex in the modern day last Thursday evening. Almost 87 years old and just 4 feet 7 inches tall, Westheimer gave...

A tree stump sits in front the Student Center last year. Creating one ton of paper towels requires the destruction of 17 trees, according to NextSustain.

Caroline B. Shinkle (left), the student ambassador to MIT for the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, hosted a panel on Monday night, featuring (from left) Roger Porter, a professor at the Harvard Ke...

Jean-Luc Schneider (left), deputy director of the Policy Studies and Economics department at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and Dr. Daron Acemoglu, an Economics professor at MIT and ...

Both protesters and supporters of the Dalai Lama made their voices heard on campus during the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit on Friday. Those protesting accused the Dalai Lama of oppressing a form a Buddhism that is...

Both protesters and supporters of the Dalai Lama made their voices heard on campus during the Tibetan spiritual leader’s visit on Friday. Those protesting accused the Dalai Lama of oppressing a form a Buddhism that is...

Jose A. Gomez ’17 is a Course 16 student who grew up in Texas, undocumented. He is part of DreaMIT, a group for undocumented students at MIT.

A cramped port that grants access into the innards of the fusion reactor glowed brightly.

Some teams chose to install photovoltaic panels onto their planes to take advantage of the option to recharge batteries after the speed mission and before the endurance mission.

Olivier L. de Weck PhD ’01, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, was the event’s emcee for the night, introducing teams and explaining the engineering concepts behind each event.

Michael R. Klinker ’14, a volunteer pilot for those who did not want to pilot their own aircraft, takes a team’s plane for one of its many laps around the circuit.

Team members celebrate the successful completion of five consecutive laps during the Unified Engineering Flight Competition.

One of the competitors in the Unified Engineering Flight Competition zips ahead.

A student prepares his team’s aircraft before takeoff during the Unified Engineering Flight Competition. It occurred last Thursday, May 8 in Johnson Athletic Center.

Daniel B. Elitzer G (left) and Jeremy L. Rubin ’16 (right) want to give every MIT undergraduate $100 in bitcoin.

Emotions were high at the finish line of the 118th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday.

The outside of Kresge was filled with upbeat music and cheers of encouragement as rowers from ​student and independent living group teams worked to raise money for Amphibious Achievement’s third annual Erg-A-Thon on T...

Students came back from spring break to a freshly painted first floor of the Student Center, though there are still some sections that haven’t been treated with a coat of the brighter and more cheerful light-blue paint.

Rambax MIT, MIT’s Senegalese drum ensemble, performs behind co-director and artist-in-residence Lamine Touré as he conducts the audience at “Pulse 2014: Feel The Beat.” The show was hosted by the MIT Black Students’ U...

Students weaved their way around an accident involving a Boston Daytime shuttle and a black Porsche Cayenne late Wednesday morning at 77 Mass Ave. The winter storm started early that morning and continued into the aft...

Jazz vocalist Beth Logan Raffeld performs in Killian Hall on Feb. 14, 2013 as Keala Kaumeheiwa supplies the bass line. The Valentine’s Day jazz concert, sponsored by MIT Music and Theater Arts, also featured music pro...

Sarah G. Wilson ’16 prepares to shoot over a Wellesley College defender in a Women’s Water Polo scrimmage.

Only a short stump in the midst of a puddle remained after a large tree at the southeast entrance to W20 was cut down Tuesday morning. Grounds Services was not available for comment Tuesday evening.

MIT Medical fully converted to Follow My Health, a new healthcare portal, at the beginning of this year. The voluntary program will among other things allow patients to check and update their own medical records, as w...

The intersection at Amherst St. and Mass. Ave. was crowded with police, paramedics, and firemen on Wednesday evening at around half past five after an accident involving a driver and a motorcyclist. Debris from the ca...

Police officers guarding an entrance into Kenmore Square on Commonwealth Avenue look on as swarms of fans depart the game.

The Prudential Center was lit up during Game 6 of the World Series this Wednesday night. The Red Sox ended up clinching the World Series at home that night, their first time since 1918.

John O. Bolaji ’16 squats a fellow Kappa Sigma brother on stage at Sunday evening’s Late Night event. There were more than twenty acts in this year’s philanthropic event, which is hosted by Sigma Kappa sorority. All p...

Rambax, MIT’s Senegalese Drum Ensemble, performs beneath bright blue skies reflected in the windows of the Student Center on Tuesday afternoon. The group was founded in 2001 and is co-directed by artist-in-residence L...

Since loose bricks were discovered on Random Hall’s front facade in March, scaffolding has been erected in order to make repairs to the MIT dormitory on Massachusetts Avenue. The building will be closed for the whole ...

Construction of the David H. Koch Childcare Center, which will be the fifth on-campus day care facility at MIT, has filled in the empty space left behind by the demolition of 219 Vassar St. last fall. The building was...

Chiquita White ’85, President of the MIT Alumni Association, led the procession into Killian Court holding the ceremonial mace.

Some graduates decorated their caps.

During the ceremony, graduates turn their class rings around as a part of MIT tradition.

Drew Houston ’05, founder of Dropbox and youngest Commencement speaker in at least 30 years, delivers the keynote address.

The MIT Police Honor Guard marches into Killian Court carrying the American, Massachusetts, and MIT flags to the stage.

President Reif hands out diplomas to graduates.

Graduates walk to their seats in Killian Court.

President-elect Caleb Waugh is a fifth-year MsC student in Nuclear Science and Engineering.“The institute is so responsive to our input and needs. The GSC can make enormous impact, and it can be used for a lot of good...

Secretary-elect Chris Smith is a first-year PhD student in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, and received his SB from MIT. ”What leads me to be involved is just a basic impulse to serve.”

Treasurer-elect Parth Trivedi is a first-year S.M. candidate in Aero/Astro and received a B.S. from Purdue. “I think serving the community is a fundamental responsibility and I have always tried to maintain that where...

Vice President-elect Alex Guo is a third-year PhD student in EECS, and received her B.S. from UC Berkeley. “I think it’s a responsibility for us to have built a brand and engage more students so they know what we do a...

Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown speaks at a talk hosted by the MIT College Republican Club on Tuesday evening in the Wong Auditorium. Brown, the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Massachusetts since 197...

Members of the crowd during the nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste throw rolls of toilet paper around in 26-100.

Jamal A. Elkhader ’13 performs at the nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste in front of a rowdy audience in 26-100 on Saturday evening as streams of toilet paper thrown by crowd members fly by.

Located on Mass. Ave. in Cambridge, Veggie Galaxy serves a wide variety of vegan foods like mushroom chickpea burgers and stuffed french toast.

Jazz vocalist Beth Logan Raffeld performs in Killian Hall Thursday evening as Keala Kaumeheiwa supplies the bass line. The Valentine’s Day jazz concert, sponsored by MIT Music and Theater Arts, also featured music pro...

A student fixes a part on his team’s robot.

Benjamin D. Hessels ‘14 leaps over a defender in a lacrosse game against the Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Two robots compete on the playing field. Robots could score points by performing various activities on the field.

The neutral beam accelerator at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak.

Prizes for winning teams included Apple MacBooks, iPads, and iPods.

A bar-coded sheet of paper called a “vision code” was placed over each robot as part of the competition’s vision positioning system.

Three teammates examine their robot during the competition.

A student picks up his robot during the competition.

A robot loses parts during the competition.

Alex V. Konradi ‘16, Tiffany B. Wong ‘16, and Matt P. DeCross ‘16 participate in the 6.270 Autonomous Robot Competition held on Wednesday, Jan. 30 in 26-100.

Jacob T. Wachlin ‘15, a forward for the MIT men’s club hockey team, maneuvers towards the opponent’s goal in Friday’s game against Bates College. The Engineers lost the game 4-3 after a last minute goal by the Bobcats.

Conner M. Fromknecht ’15

Students make their way down a darkened Infinite Corridor Thursday evening after power went out in Cambridge.

Nicholas A. Pellegrino ’12, a member of the break dance group Imobilare, performs in Lobby 7 during the blackout. Dancers from the group Constructs also performed. Many people, evacuated in the surrounding buildings, ...

Out of the Green Building’s many windows, only a few were still lit after the blackout.

People overlooking Lobby 7 stand silhouetted against emergency lights.

Participants were all smiles in Lobby 10 Friday morning at Amphibious Achievement’s second annual Erg-A-Thon, a fund-raising event which involved teams of volunteers competing to row the longest distance on indoor row...

Daniel Y. Zhang ’15 and Pamela C. Cai ’16 warm up for the MITSOlite concert on Thursday evening. The chamber orchestra performed Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 to a packed audience in Killian Hall.

MIT Facilities workers board up a glass panel at the front entrance to Simmons that was blown out by high wind gusts on Monday night.

A runner braves the cold rain and howling winds on the Harvard Bridge brought about by the hurricane Monday afternoon.

In his talk on Sunday, the Dalai Lama emphasized that people can practice compassion and live a happy life, with or without religion.

Audience members flocked to vendors selling Buddhist items at the Boston Marriott Copley Place after the talk concluded last Sunday afternoon.

The events were hosted by the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values.

The Dalai Lama bows with others.

The Dalai Lama speaks with a panel including Father Thomas Keating and Brother David Steindle-Rast to a large crowd on Sunday.

The Dalai Lama gave a talk hosted by The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values titled “Beyond Religion: Ethics, Values, and Wellbeing” at the Boston Marriott Copley Place last Sunday.

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

Posters of missing Boston Architectural College graduate student Jonathan Dailey were put up in the Infinite Corridor. Dailey was found dead in the Charles River on Tuesday.

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) launched “snowballs” at polar bears and target flags last Friday in Killian Court as part of the class’s engineering process challenge. A variety of launching devices,...

A duck seeks a willow shaded shore in the setting autumn sun at Spy Pond in Somerville.

Madeline L. Wharton ’14 passes to a teammate through a defender Saturday afternoon. MIT Field Hockey’s 6-1 win against Clark University was its first in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference, and its s...

The Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center closed due to an unexpected power outage late Monday afternoon. Students waited to re-enter and athletes warmed up outside the building.

An MIT student focuses intently during a chess match at the MIT Chess Club’s table at the ASA Activities Midway. Over 200 ASA groups were represented at the Midway, which was held on last Friday in the Johnson Athleti...

Students began construction on a wooden structure in front of Building 33 last weekend. The self-supporting structure composed of 2x2 wooden posts will be on display at its current location until November.

The Beehive Cooperative is a startup incubator located in E52 that houses and supports over 40 MIT-affiliated entrepreneurial teams.

Student advisory group members gave Reif Brass Rat-style napkin rings as a welcoming gift.

President-elect Rafael Reif greets students at an evening event in the Stata Center on May 16.

Reif also received a poster-sized hacker’s map, which shows MIT’s underground tunnel network.

Students were invited by the UA and GSC to meet the president-elect. Dozens showed up to meet Reif, hear brief remarks, and enjoy light refreshments.

Bryan Owens Bryson G and Amanda C. David ’13, both members of the student advisory group to the presidential search committee, welcomed Reif as president on Wednesday evening in the Stata Center.

Rafael Reif shakes hands with Paul M. Kominers ’12 at a student-sponsored reception for the president-elect.

President-elect Rafael Reif greets students at an evening event in the Stata Center on Wednesday.

Christine Reif, the president-elect’s wife, greets students in the Stata Center on Wednesday.

Rafael Reif delivered remarks to students Wednesday evening, recounting his lifelong journey starting in Venezuela and culminating in his election to the MIT presidency this morning.

Reif also received a poster-sized hacker’s map, which shows MIT’s underground tunnel network.

Student advisory group members gave Reif Brass Rat-style napkin rings as a welcoming gift.

Student well-wishers left messages for the new president in a guestbook at a Stata Center meet-and-greet event.

Meme-related products are displayed for sale at last Friday’s ROFLCon III. Special guests at the “Internet culture conference” included Alan Schaaf, founder of Imgur, and Blake Boston, also known as “Scumbag Steve.”

The exterior of the MIT chapel, a nondenominational chapel dedicated in 1955. The chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen, is surrounded by a moat that reflects light into the interior of the chapel.

The Student Art Association held its annual Spring Ceramic Sale yesterday in Lobby 10. The sale will continue today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction with the Glass Lab’s Mother’s Day sale.

Spectators peer out of a window to watch the runners.

This year the Boston Marathon featured over 22,000 runners, of which approximately 96% finished the race.

Tommy Greenless of Walnut Creek, CA finished 36th in the men’s race with a time of 2:34:08.

Runners are encouraged by supportive signs from the crowd.

Alfred N. Mireault ’15 of Kappa Sigma does a handstand on a less-than-stable platform Friday night during Alpha Phi’s King of Hearts in Kresge Auditorium. All proceeds from the event, a male beauty pageant featuring m...

Jonathan E. Rea ’14 rounds third base in Wednesday’s game against Brandeis University. The Engineers managed to break a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fifth to eventually win the game 9-2.

William M. Kelleher ’15 drives to the goal late in the game Thursday evening. Kelleher made an assist early in the first half.

James C. Slonaker ’15 strides past a defender in the second half of the game. Slonaker scored four goals against Wentworth in Tuesday’s game.

Benjamin D. Hessels ‘14 leaps over a defender in Tuesday’s lacrosse game at Steinbrenner Stadium against the Wentworth Institute of Technology. The Engineers won 9-6 over the Leopards, their second win in the three ga...

A boat rocks gently on the Charles on a warm Wednesday afternoon while sailboats run downwind beneath the John Hancock Tower.

Rows of computer monitors and a massive screen on the rear wall in the control room display crucial data about the tokamak system.

The neutral beam accelerator at the MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak. The laboratory, centered around the tokamak, or magnetically confined nuclear fusion device, faces significant cuts und...

Roza Tesfaye, the power electronics engineer at Alcator, works at her station in the control room.

Several of the scientists and engineers who help operate Alcator C-Mod pose for a photograph in the main control room.

A cramped port that grants access into the innards of the tokamak for repairs and routine maintenance glows brightly.

This coaxial cable carries several megawatts of radio frequency power into the tokamak to heat the plasma inside at the ion-cyclotron resonance frequency.

The tokamak’s lower current hybrid drive, which supplements the main current with over a megawatt of microwave power, sits behind a safety fence.

Wiring for the massive alternator, housed in an adjoining building, which provides power to the tokamak during experiments. The alternator, which was donated to the laboratory by Con Edison in 1978 is hooked up to a 7...

Pockets of the Back Bay were still without power Wednesday evening, resulting from a transformer fire on Tuesday. Many venues in the Prudential Center used generators for electricity, but others were shut down. About ...

Elia S. Harmatz ’12 serves against an opponent from Eastern Nazarene College on Thursday evening. He played first singles and won 6-0, 6-1. MIT won 8-1 overall.

Friends trod over fresh snow back to their dorms yesterday evening. The Prudential Tower gleams across the river through a cold haze.

The Chorallaries performed their nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste last Saturday evening. Bawdy jokes abounded and toilet paper was thrown around in massive quantities by both the performers and the audience in a packed...

Abigail East, a folk and impressionist artist from Berklee College of Music, plays at The Coffeehouse Thursday evening. The Coffeehouse Lounge Program hosts performances every week by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, M...

Supporters of the LaRouche political action committee display signs and pass out packets at 77 Mass. Ave. on Friday afternoon. The PAC, formed by Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., believes that the world is currently under thr...

The final project of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Design Seminar (17.922) was on display in Lobby 10 on Friday. The exhibit, which highlights issues including racial discrimination and economic disparity, will be up th...

Despite the cold, sophomores wait outside Kresge Auditorium for the Class of 2014 Ring Premiere last Friday evening. Some stood in line for hours in the hopes of getting a free gift.

A date with Camille L. M. Everhart ’13 is auctioned off during the SAE Charity Date Auction, held last Saturday night in Walker Memorial. The event raised $6,600 for Camp Kesem, a summer camp for children whose parent...

In this photo taken at the docks of the sailing pavilion, the Prudential and the John Hancock Towers in the background are competing with the masts in the foreground for vertical dominance while the spectators enjoyin...

The UA Senate met for the last time ever on Dec. 12. It will be replaced by a 21-member council in the spring.

Senators of the Undergraduate Association enjoyed a “R.I.P. Senate” cake after the Senate’s last meeting ever on Dec. 12. The body will be replaced by a UA Council made up of representatives from dormitories and FSILG...

The MIT Chorallaries perform their fall concert on the Friday before Thanksgiving Break. With an opening by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, the free superhero-themed concert entertained a packed crowd in 10-250.

David A. Alfonso ’13 and Iris Xu ’14 sail upwind during the Hatch Brown Trophy regatta on Sep. 17. The regatta attracted teams from as close as Harvard to as far as the University of Minnesota.

The MIT Electronics Research Society shows off one of their Tesla coils to a crowd of spectators Monday afternoon at the 2012 MIT Techfair. The student-run event had over 60 companies and 30 student groups exhibiting ...

Mr. Allen holds a test copy of The Tech while explaining the printing process that is happening behind him.

A Mass Web printer rests his ink-stained hand on a roll of paper bound for the press.

A pressman adjusts the flow of black ink to the transfer roller of the press with gentle taps of his wrench.

A worker prepares a stack of issues for tying and packaging.

Fredric F. Ehrich ’47, an MIT senior lecturer, instructs students during the IAP subject “Introduction to Jet Propulsion.” The class began hands-on testing of a jet engine.

Workers take down the MIT150 banners hanging from the facade of the entrance to Building 7 Monday morning.

Professor Noam Chomsky reflects upon the Arab Spring and Western foreign policy in the Middle East on Wednesday evening. The event was hosted by the MIT Presidential Fellows/Sidney Pacific Distinguished Lecture Series.

Madeleine E. Bairey ’15 rounds a curve during MIT’s first track meet of the indoor season Saturday afternoon. MIT easily defeated its opponents, finishing with 210 points against Bates College’s 88 and Colby College’s...

Students wind down outside of Hayden Library during finals week with dogs from Dog B.O.N.E.S., a nonprofit therapy dog organization. The event, which attracted many students, was hosted by MIT Libraries.

Students wind down outside of Hayden Library during finals week with dogs from Dog B.O.N.E.S., a nonprofit therapy dog organization. The event, which attracted many students, was hosted by MIT Libraries.

Students wind down outside of Hayden Library during finals week with dogs from Dog B.O.N.E.S., a nonprofit therapy dog organization. The event, which attracted many students, was hosted by MIT Libraries.

Students wind down outside of Hayden Library during finals week with dogs from Dog B.O.N.E.S., a nonprofit therapy dog organization. The event, which attracted many students, was hosted by MIT Libraries.

Senators of the Undergraduate Association enjoyed a “R.I.P. Senate” cake after the Senate’s last meeting ever on Monday evening. The body will be replaced by a UA Council made up of representatives from dormitories an...

The UA Senate met for the last time ever yesterday evening, see p.16.

MIT Department of Economics professor Parag Pathak gives a talk on Friday afternoon concerning the improvement of education in America. The event was hosted by MIT’s Undergraduate Economics Association.

Regina Dugan, Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was invited to discuss manufacturing for the defense industry on Tuesday as a part of MIT’s Political Science Distinguished Speaker Seri...

The MIT Chorallaries perform their fall concert on the Friday before Thanksgiving Break. With an opening by the MIT/Wellesley Toons, the free superhero-themed concert entertained a packed crowd in 10-250.

The Occupy Harvard movement, though unique to the university in a few aspects, clearly owes most of its inspiration to Occupy Wall Street.

A statue of John Harvard overlooks the Occupy Harvard movement on a wet Wednesday afternoon. The protest group has raised concerns over a wide set of issues at Harvard, from alleged questionable investment practices t...

The front desk at McCormick Hall is now enforcing a stricter sign-in policy for guests since the robbery at Baker House three weeks ago. Other dormitories are also implementing increased security measures in response ...

While Occupy Harvard has raised many issues with university administration over the past several days, one of the more popular demands has been for fair contracts for Harvard custodial employees.

Policemen and security personnel patrol all gates into Harvard Yard Monday afternoon as a part of the administration’s response to the new Occupy Harvard movement. No one without a Harvard ID is allowed to enter, a po...

An excited Hiawatha Bray, reporter for the Boston Globe, tries to ask Zuckerberg questions during the press event on Monday.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to the press outside Lobby 10 around noon on Monday. After fielding questions from the press, Zuckerberg addressed a packed 26-100. Zuckerberg also attended a recruiting event with ...

Ambika M. Krishnamachar ‘15 prepares to maneuver past a defendant during a game against Wellesley Tuesday night. MIT won the game 1-0 to advance to the semifinal round in the NEWMAC women’s soccer tournament.

Michael A. Batista ’12 competes in the Men’s Smallbore event during Friday’s rifle competition against the U.S. Naval Academy and Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Members of the Men’s Rifle team compete against the U.S. Naval Academy and Wentworth Institute of Technology on Friday. The men’s and women’s teams scored a combined total of 4,435 points, including a school record sc...

The season’s first flakes of snow float through the lights shining over Steinbrenner Stadium on Wednesday night.

Viewers watch the race from the Boston University bridge, a prime spot for many fans and spectators of the regatta.

Former EECS department head and current co-head of CSAIL’s Networks and Mobile Systems Group, Professor John V. Guttag researches methods of extracting information from large amounts of data, especially in medical con...

The women’s championship doubles teams make their way through the starting line. The Boston skyline and overhead clouds made for a serene view of the race.

Craig Slater of Navesink River Rowing rows through the first mile of the men’s championship singles race.

Members of LBGT@MIT hosted a colorful closet in Lobby 10 on Wednesday, a day after National Coming Out Day. Members of the MIT community were welcome to “come out” of the closet throughout the day.

A Mechanical Engineering student launches an “angry bird” at targets downrange on Killian Court Friday afternoon. The energetic event was the culmination of several weeks’ worth of designing and building in 2.009 (The...

Veggie Galaxy, a vegan diner and bakery, is now open in Central square.

Veggie Galaxy, a vegan diner and bakery, is now open in Central square.

David A. Alfonso ’13 and Iris Xu ’14 sail upwind during the Hatch Brown Trophy regatta this Saturday. The regatta attracted teams from as close as Harvard to as far as the University of Minnesota.

Freshman Chester Chambers looks for a teammate to pass to during the men’s soccer game against Framingham State Wednesday. The Engineers won 4-0, bringing their season record to 3-0.