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Costantino “Chris” Colombo is MIT’s new dean for student life.

Noah S. Jessop ’09 is the Undergraduate Association President.

William Blaine Richardson III is seen in an interview during the Democratic National Convention on Monday.

A Kennedy sign is seen at the Democratic National Convention in support of Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.).

Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) is seen speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado on Monday.

Lorraine Hariton (left), a delegate from Palo Alto, Calif., and her son Glen Weyl (center) attend the Democratic National Convention on Monday.

(from left) Alessandro Chiesa ’09, Russell J. Ryan ’09, and Zackary M. Anderson ’09 appear at a press conference held by the Electronic Frontier Foundation to discuss their canceled presentation titled “The Anatomy of...

The inbound gates of the Kendall/MIT subway stop are seen on Sunday evening.

MIT students fight the annual East vs. West Water War on Kresge Oval on Sunday afternoon. See page 11 for more photos from Orientation and Residence Exploration.

Ahmed M. Hussain ’12 plays frisbee with some friends out on Kresge Oval on Sunday afternoon.

(left to right) Elena A. Tatarchenko ’11, Chao Xue ’12, and Jamie K. Huang ’11 tie dye shirts in front of Simmons Hall on Saturday.

(left to right) Kahlil A. Dozier ’12, Tanmay Kumar ’12, and Joseph W. Colosimo ’12 are seen soldering circuit boards as part of Residence Exploration at East Campus on Saturday.

A wooden roller coaster is seen erected in East Campus’ courtyard Saturday as part of their annual Residence Exploration activities.

Steven R. Lerman ’72 is the Dean for Graduate Education.

Rohan Abeyaratne, the Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics, is stepping down as the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department on July 1.

2010 Ring Committee President Laura E. Aust ’10 shows off her Brass Rat during the ring delivery at Moakley Courthouse on the Boston waterfront on April 26.