Tristan Honscheid

Following the conclusion of the annual Pumpkin Drop on Saturday night, the audience celebrates in the large field of debris outside of the Green Building.

Hackers modified the seal in Lobby 7 with outlines of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on the morning of Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8.

An eye chart hung the outside lobby 7 commemorates the first day of classes for the MIT Class of 2020.

President Reif welcomes the Class of 2020 at his convocation held Monday, August 29, on the Kresge Lawn.

Students positioned a wooden leaf on the Great Dome on April 20.

Hackers light the windows of the Green Building to display "179," the badge number of MIT Police Officer Sean Collier, who was killed three years ago during the Boston Marathon bombings.

A quadcopter-themed hack appeared around campus on March 14 in celebration of the release of Regular Action admission decisions. This drone carries one of MIT Admissions’s famous “tubes” during the early morning hours...

A SpaceX-themed hack appeared in Lobby 7 Sunday morning commemorating the spaceflight company’s recently completed JASON-3 mission.

The Department of Mathematics is in the process of returning to Building 2 following two and a half years of renovations. The Main Group turns 100 this year.

Building E52 reopened to the economics department this week following two years of extensive renovations. The facility will be renamed the “Morris and Sophie Chang Building” at a dedication ceremony this March.

MIT admitted 656 early action applicants to the Class of 2020 last month, out of a pool of 7,767, according to the MIT admissions website.

Members of Fossil Free MIT wrap up day 28 of their sit-in protesting the Institute’s decision to not divest its endowment from fossil fuel companies.

Facilities workers clean a flood in Building 16 after heavy rains Thursday caused flooding in several campus basements.

Students drop a piano from the roof of Baker House in an annual Drop Date celebration.

Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia leads the way through Kenmore Square at the 2015 Boston Marathon. Dedisa won first place with a time 2:09:17.

The timer truck leads the elite runners through the course at Kenmore Square.

Yemane Adhane Tsegay of Ethiopia muscles through Kenmore Square, nearing the last mile of the 2015 Boston Marathon. Tsegay finished in a close second place with a time of 2:09:48.

Runners in the first wave pass under Massachusetts Avenue in the last mile of the 2015 Boston Marathon. This year’s marathon saw 26,610 runners finish.

Caroline Rotich (left), Buzunesh Deba (center), and Mare Dibaba (right) lead the elite womens’ race through Kenmore Square at the 2015 Boston Marathon. Rotich won with a time of 2:24:55.

Team 7, consisting of Aarshavi Shah, Alberto Mulero ’17, Michelle Sit, and Vahid Fazel-Rezai ’17, prepares its robot “Stack Overflow” for the next round at the the 2015 MASLAB competiton.

Three judges sample dishes made during the 7-11 Iron Chef Competition, part of the 2015 Bad Ideas Weekend. Teams were given $20 to prepare gourmet meals using only ingredients from a convenience store.

On Tuesday morning, alumni of Lambda Chi Alpha continued their 56-year-old tradition of repainting the Smoot markers on the Harvard Bridge. This year, the 179th Smoot included a tribute to MIT Officer Sean Collier.

A hack referencing Jack and the Beanstalk was deployed on top of the 3rd floor skywalk connecting buildings 66 and 68 late Friday (Oct. 24) night. The hack features a wooden castle, paper maché clouds, and a beanstalk...

Colin Godwin ’17 crosses the finish line at the NEICAAA Championships at Franklin Park in Boston on Saturday. The MIT Men’s Varsity Team placed ninth out of 39 teams.