photos

Tuyo by Cool Hunting. It’s pretty, at least.

Howard W. Johnson, former MIT president, died on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Vocalist Karina Zeviani from Sao Paulo, Brazil channels Sting as she sings a contemplative cover of The Police’s “So Lonely” with Nouvelle Vague at Somerville Theatre last Sunday, January 24th.

A Cambridge Bomb Squad officer attempts to disable a device placed on Kresge Field on the morning of April 24. The device was, in fact, a cherry-bomb-shaped concrete block advertising for the weekend’s annual “Dance ‘...

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was expelled from the Interfraternity Council on Sept. 10. ATO’s house is shown here amidst Amherst Alley construction.

President Barack Obama’s limousine transported him from Building 13 to Kresge Auditorium via Memorial Drive for his address at Kresge Auditorium on Oct. 23.

Over 100 students attended an information session by DAPER on April 7 at the Johnson Ice Rink on the decision to cut varsity teams at MIT. A Q&A followed a presentation on the necessity of the cuts.

Phillip D. Hunt ‘12 is pole vaulting over the bar. He tied for fourth place in the event at the tri-meet held by MIT on Jan. 16 versus Bates College and Colby College. Both men’s and women’s team won.

“Eleanor,” the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team’s current race vehicle, reveals the gear and cockpit mounted on her chassis. Her aerodynamic top and solar array are suspended on sawhorses (rear).

The MIT Solar Electric Vehicle team’s solar car, Eleanor, is being inspected at one of the control stops during the world solar challenge in Australia.

The 2010 Mystery Hunt coin was designed to look like a pocket watch, recalling the time travel theme of the Hunt. The obverse of the coin bears the inscriptions “2010 MIT History Mystery Hunt” and “It’s About Time.” T...

Team Codex Seraphinianus coordinate and work on problems Friday night during the Mystery Hunt. They were based in several rooms in Building 5 this year.

This year’s Mystery Hunt, organized by the team Beginner’s Luck, began with a silent skit accompanied by an MP3 file which the Hunt participants were instructed to listen to on Friday, Jan. 15.

xkcd author Randall Munroe speaks to an audience in 26-100. The web comic artist visited on December 17 to answer questions and sign copies of his new book.