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The blank of the Vol. 146 Issue 16 crossword, Mass Tech Terms.

The solution of the Vol. 146 Issue 16 crossword, Mass Tech Terms.

The cover of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's novel ‘The Dispossessed.’

An elevator in Building 32 (the Stata Center), which ranks first in the number of elevator service requests in the past eight years. Monday, Oct. 5, 2026.

The emergency buttons on an elevator operation panel. 749 elevator service requests were logged between Jan 2. and Sept. 20, 2026.

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An MIT police car parked along Massachusetts Avenue outside Lobby 7. The MIT Police Association has been in contract negotiations with the Institute since Monday, April 6, 2026.

McDermott Court outside of Building 54 (the Green Building) after reopening on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2026.

MIT facilities workers part of branch 32BJ of the SEIU demonstrate outside of Lobby 7 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

Prof. Linda Griffith moderates a panel for Menstruation Science Day on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026, which features panelists Sammy Jaye Lang, Stephanie N. Morris, Prof. Eliezer Calo, Dr. Steve Palmer, and Aleshia Carlse...

MIT facilities workers part of branch 32BJ of the SEIU demonstrate outside of Lobby 7 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

Members of 32BJ marched to President Sally Kornbluth’s office along the Infinite Corridor to deliver a signed petition on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026.

The GSU holds a practice picket in Kresge Lawn outside MIT Future Fest on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.

The GSU practices picketing along Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.

The Lobby 10 Dome and Killian Court on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. U.S. News & World Report placed MIT as the #1 national university in its 2027 ranking.

The GSU practices picketing along Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.