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The Kendall T stop, as viewed from the Marriott Hotel.

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Elizabeth A. Dethy ’15 shoots during a field hockey game against Lasell College.

AKIMITSU HOGGE—The Tech

Racers sail downward to the finish during MIT Sailing’s Midweek Firefly Regatta.

Sarah Liu—The Tech

A large American flag was suspended behind the stage at Sean Collier’s memorial by two firetruck ladders.

Tiffany Ira Huang—The Tech

The Green Building at MIT was lit in tribute to MIT police officer Sean Collier on the night of April 19, 2013.

Ho Yin Au—The Tech

Boylston St. remained blocked off two days after the Marathon bombings. Blue and yellow flowers, representing the colors of the Boston Marathon, were tucked into the barricade near a makeshift memorial.

Ethan A. Solomon—The Tech

More than 10,000 guests were in attendance at the Sean Collier memorial in Briggs Field.

The thousands of law enforcement officers present at fallen MIT police officer Sean Collier’s memorial were seated before a majority of MIT community members arrived at Briggs Field.

Tiffany Ira Huang—The Tech

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Aaron Swartz at a Boston Wiki Meetup, photographed in 2009.

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Aaron Swartz enters 16-004T on Jan. 4, 2011, face exposed.

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; DOCKET PAPER 81, EXHIBIT 13

Swartz enters 16-004T on Jan. 6, 2011, hiding behind helmet.

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; DOCKET PAPER 81, EXHIBIT 14

The Rhodes Scholar from MIT this year, John G. Mikhael ’13.

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James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) in Rush.

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MIT police officer Kevin O’Connor paid tribute to fellow officer Sean Collier in front of Building 32 on Friday, April 19, 2013. Collier was killed near this location the previous night by the Marathon bombing suspects.

Ho Yin Au—The Tech

Hundreds of paper cranes and origami flowers were draped on the MIT police cruiser in the Stata Center in honor of Officer Sean Collier.

TAmi Forrester—The Tech

AKIMITSU HOGGE—The Tech

Nicholas J. Locascio ’16 pitches in an MIT baseball game against Babson College.

Akimitsu Hogge—The Tech

Tucker T. Cheyne ’17 kicks for an extra point during a football game, helping the Engineers secure a win 56-36 against Maine Maritime Academy.

Sarah Liu—The Tech

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

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Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine.

From left: Kate Monster (Caroline B. Aronoff ’15), Nicky (David Wright), and Princeton (Matthew S. Peairs G) in the MIT Musical Theater Guild’s production of Avenue Q.

Orestes (Paul E. Kreiner ’12) embraces his sister Elektra (HyoJeong Choi ’12) in the final scene, while a chorus member (Hrant Gharibyan ’13) lifts an elder woman (Jennifer Wang ’13) to an upper tier of the stage.

SUBRAMANIAN SUNDARAM

Left to right: Kurt Diebner, Carl-Friederich von Weizsäcker, Otto Hahn, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Harteck, Walther Gerlach, Max von Laue, Horst Korsching (seated on floor), Karl Wirtz, and Erich Bagge in Operation Epsilon.

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A rendering of a possible design for MIT’s new eastern “gateway” at the Kendall T stop. The gateway is intended to mirror the grandeur of 77 Mass. Ave. The larger building in the right foreground will likely be a comm...

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Vanessa Trevino—The Tech A lounge on the second floor of Bexley overlooking the courtyard. The dorm has many creative pockets where residents congregate.

Vanessa Trevino—The Tech The mailroom at Bexley Hall with a composition of the 2006 residents and other quotes.

Vanessa Trevino—The Tech A resident of Bexley checks her email at Jonathan, the athena computer, while reading a sentimental letter sent out by another resident. The letter expressed the influence Bexley has had in his life and will continue to have over

Mark Antony (Zachary D. Tribbett ’13) stands over the dead body of Julius Caesar (Christopher D. Smith ’13) in the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s performance of Julius Caesar.

MELISSA RENÉE SCHUMACHER—The Tech

The characters played by Noah M. Arbesfeld ’13, Illan F. Halpern ’13, Cathy T. Zhang ’13, and Johari Frasier ’13 die at a party in Dramashop’s production of Margo Veil.

CERIDWEN A. RILEY ’15

Allison M. Schneider (left) confronts Chris D. Smith ’13 and Emily K. Lydic ’14 in Dramashop’s dark comedy, No Exit.

Building 12 could be demolished as early as Summer 2014, pending approval from the City of Cambridge. The building’s demolition will make way for the Nano-Materials, Structures, and Systems Lab (nMaSS), to be complete...

MELISSA RENÉE SCHUMACHER—The Tech

Infographic by WIll Conway

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Dennis Freeman PhD ’86, DUE.

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Chris A. Kaiser PhD ’87, former provost.

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Bexley Hall closed for renovations that will take up to three years at the end of the 2012-2013 academic year.

Vanessa Trevino—The Tech

Illustrations in Pritchett Lounge in Walker Memorial were edited by Bexlians after CAC expressed concerns about the “offensive” drawings. In August, former Bexley residents were given the lounge to use as a community ...

Nicole M. Power

A hole in the wall of Bexley Hall’s entry 50 was part of vandalism that happened in the now-closed dorm. Bexley will be undergoing extensive renovations for up to the next three years.

Joseph Maurer—The Tech

An 18-year-old MIT student fell four stories through a skylight at fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Sep. 11. The student did not sustain any life-threatening injuries.

Tami Forrester—The Tech

Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80.

Undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni waited to enter the Fall Career Fair on Friday, Sept. 20, in a line that went from the Z-Center, down Mass Ave and onto Amherst Street. The career fair provides op...

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Vanessa Trevino—The Tech The Space Center lounge in the Bexment, Bexley’s basement, is a common space where students come together. Some of the murals date back to the 1970s and 80s. Many MIT alumni have fond memories of the Bexment and come back to see

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...

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