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Multicolored staircases visibly connect the floors of E14, the Media Lab extension. Architect Fumihiko Maki designed the building with many spiral staircases, straight staircases, and elevators to encourage movement a...

Workers begin grinding the marble chunk-infused floor of the Media Lab extension’s central atrium, which will be polished to a glossy finish. The expanse of interconnected airspaces surrounding the atrium necessitated...

Project Athena was created in the ’80s to give students computer access. Nowadays, most students have their own computers — though many still use the clusters. On Monday afternoon in room 12-182, students are using th...

President Barack Obama and Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) exit Air Force One at Logan International Airport on Friday morning minutes prior to arriving on the MIT Campus.

President Barack Obama speaks about his administration’s energy policy and MIT’s Energy Initiative at Kresge Auditorium on Friday. The President started his speech jovially mentioning that MIT hackers had placed his m...

President Barack Obama waves to the cheering crowd in Kresge Auditorium after his introduction by Prof. Ernest J. Moniz, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative, on Friday. The President visited MIT to view laboratories...

Members of the MIT Lightweight Men’s Varsity Crew launch from Pierce Boathouse Sunday before competing in the Head of the Charles. The two-day rowing event is one of the sport’s most celebrated.

Members of MIT Crew approach the starting line at the Head of the Charles Sunday during the Women’s Lightweight Eight event. The two-day rowing competition is one of the sport’s most celebrated.

Ryan Breneman ’10 rows for MIT Crew in the Head of the Charles, one of rowing’s most celebrated competitions. The two-day event drew teams from around the world.

Ernest I. Park ’12, with the MIT Logarhythms, sings “Knock on Wood” by Eddie Floyd at the Greater Boston Invitational Songfest on Saturday night.

President Barack Obama will encourage Americans to lead the global economy in clean energy during his speech today in Kresge Auditorium at 12:30 p.m. Obama is pictured here with Governor Patrick during his campaign st...

An excited MIT student awaits the arrival of President Obama in front of 77 Mass. Ave on Friday.

President Barack Obama speaks about his administration’s energy policy and MIT’s Energy Initiative at Kresge Auditorium on Friday. The President started his speech jovially mentioning that MIT hackers had placed his m...

President Obama shakes hands with members of the audience following his speech about clean energy at Kresge on Friday. MIT was given 200 tickets to allocate; Kresge’s maximum capacity is 1,000 people.

Demonstrators on the steps of 77 Mass. Ave. on Friday morning show their support for the Massachusetts Cape Wind project and other policies to combat global warming. Their gathering coincided with the President’s arri...

Members of the MIT community assemble in the shape of