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All of the universities that I visited had some version of a giant Chairman Mao statue. This one is at Fudan University in Shanghai.

Katherine A. Jarrell ’08 (left) and Tess E. Wise ’10 show their vocal chops at the OMG Concert thrown by the MIT Chorallaries on Friday, May 9.

The MIT Medical Building (E23) is located next to the Media Lab near Amherst and Ames St.

The waiting room at MIT Medical’s Mental Health Services.

The gas main which feeds NW30 was broken at 2:30 p.m. yesterday by employees of Bond Brothers working on the NW35 project. As a precaution, buildings NW21 and NW30 were evacuated by the Cambridge Fire Department. The ...

A factory worker studies proofs inside a retaken factory in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Chilavert.

Daniel D. Jimenez ’10 learns how to perform CPR on a dummy in La Sala de Puerto Rico on April 3, 2008 in an event sponsored by MIT-EMS.

The MIT-EMS ambulance parked outside Building 9.

Howard D. Kellogg ’08 pedals hard during the Iron Nerd Triathlon on Saturday, May 5, 2007, held as part of last year’s Wellness Week sponsored by the Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Life.

Pictured is the first of three Automated External Defibrillators installed in Spring 2006 in the Student Center. The other two were installed in the Stata Center and Infinite Corridor, and more were added the followin...

Jessica Sunmee Kim ’10 is seen walking past a Nightline poster in Building 16 on Monday.

Salman A. Aldukheil ’10

Joseph P. Diaz ’10

Elizabeth H. Bellocchio ’10

Kyle M. Knoblock ’11

Anjan Soumyanarayanan G

Jesse Lopez ’08

Margarita N. Trevino-Garrido ’11

Susanna “Zan” Barry, a health educator at MIT Medical.

Jacqueline M. Wentz ’10 runs out of the water pit during the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Associations’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship, held last Thursday through...

Adrienne M. Bolger ’08 passes the baton to Leanne M. Veldhuis ’08 in the women’s 4x400-meter relay at the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic Associations’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship, held last Thu...

2.007 winner Gregory D. Tao ’10 sets up his robot in the starting box. The annual 2.007 competition, this year entitled “Da(yes)MIT” or “Save the Baby Beavers,” was held last Wednesday and Thursday, May 7 and 8, in th...

Jacob G. Latcham ’09 concentrates on steering his robot, intending to dump the “trees” he harvested from the “forest” into the “river.” The annual 2.007 competition, this year entitled “Da(yes)MIT” or “Save the Baby B...

A robot built by Radu Gogoana ’10 pulls back the barrier containing the “food” pellets and diverts the flow of falling balls into the starting box. The annual 2.007 competition, this year entitled “Da(yes)MIT” or “Sav...

The MIT Chorallaries sing “The Engineer’s Drinking Song” before the beginning of the second round of the 2.007 competition. The annual 2.007 competition, this year entitled “Da(yes)MIT” or “Save the Baby Beavers,” was...

Jazz pianist Harvey Diamond stands after playing Duke Ellington’s “Don’t You Know I Care?” at a Saturday evening concert in memory of Herb Pomeroy, founder of the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble. The concert featured perfo...

Ethan L. Huwe ’10 tries unsuccessfully to extract his robot from the clutches of his opponent’s “bother bot,” a small robot designed to rapidly cross the competition field and jam its opponent’s movement. The annual 2...

Eleojo E. Ocholi ’08 (second from right) and Daniel J. Wendel ’05 (right) take the lead vocals in the MIT Cross Product’s performance of “In the Light” by dc Talk during Saturday’s concert in 54-100.

President Noah S. Jessop ’09, Vice President Michael A. Bennie ’10, Treasurer Riley E. Brandt ’11, and Secretary-General Ian P. Tracy ’11 are sworn in as the UA’s Executive Officers for the 2008-2009 academic year at ...

Alto saxophonist Katrina L. Schoen ’11 plays a solo during Billy Strayhorn’s “Blood Count,” performed by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble during a concert in memory of Ensemble founder Herb Pomeroy. The Saturday evening...

Stephanie C. Chan ’09 plays the harp during the world premiere of “The Calling,” composed by Jamshied Sharifi ’83 for Saturday evening’s concert in memory of Herb Pomeroy. The concert featured performances by the MIT ...

2.007 competition winner Gregory D. Tao ’10 hands his trophy to second-place Ethan L. Huwe ’10 as course professor Alexander H. Slocum ’82 picks him up to carry him on a victory lap around the arena. The annual 2.007 ...

A robot constructed by Joshua B. Gafford ’10 rescues a baby beaver and places it in the competition board’s “lodge,” the only robot in the second round and beyond to do so. The annual 2.007 competition, this year enti...

MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble pianist Matthew D. Rosario ’10 finishes John Cale’s “Sig Ep” with a flourish during Saturday evening’s concert in memory of Herb Pomeroy, the Ensemble’s founder. The concert featured perform...

Flügelhorn soloist Christopher N. Kottke G (left) and Festival Jazz Ensemble director Frederick E. Harris, Jr pause for a moment at the conclusion of Saturday evening’s concert in memory of Ensemble founder Herb Pomer...

Everett Longstreth shares some words with the audience prior to conducting the Festival Jazz Ensemble through John Cale’s “Sig Ep.” Saturday evening’s concert, held in memory of Ensemble founder Herb Pomeroy, featured...

Arushi Dugar ’08 sings at the OMG Concert thrown by the MIT Chorallaries on Friday, May 9.

Encased in a foam suit, Aaron E. Ramirez ’10 makes last minute adjustments and checks on his robot prior to facing an opponent in the second round of the 2.007 competition. The annual 2.007 competition, this year enti...

The graph shows the top reported health impediments to MIT students’ academic performance. These results are from the National College Health Assessment research survey organized by the American College Health Associa...

A concert in memory of Herb Pomeroy, founder of the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble and accomplished musician and teacher, was held this past Saturday, May 10, in Kresge Auditorium. The concert featured performances by the...

Dr. Richard S. Orr ’62 (left) presents a signed award of appreciation to Festival Jazz Ensemble director Frederick E. Harris, Jr on behalf of the Ensemble alumni band. In presenting the award, Orr thanked Harris for o...