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Illinois Senator and presidential candidate Barack H. Obama speaks to a crowd of over 9,500 about his vision for America at a political rally on Boston Common on Oct. 23.

Illinois Senator and presidential candidate Barack H. Obama shakes Governor Deval L. Patrick’s hand after delivering a stump speech last Tuesday, Oct. 23.

Gavin M. Cotter ’09, Stephen P. Fournier ’09, and Alan D. Foreman ’09 (left to right) enter their boat, The Black Pearl, at the start of the final race at the Head of the Zesiger Cardboard Boat Regatta on Friday, Oct....

Cardboard regatta, Head of the Zesiger, winners Rebecca K. Oman ’08, Chensi Ouyang ’08, and Ellann Cohen ’08 cross the finish line after their first run on Friday, Oct. 19. Their boat, Ship Happens, was the only vesse...

A young mother watches over her children at a construction site. The children glance longingly at the bright McDonald’s restaurant next to them as people eat behind the large, sparkling windows.

Jean “Liz” E. Theurer ’10 and Amanda Young of Worcester Polytechnic Institute vie for control of the ball in a women’s soccer game Saturday. The game was a 6-0 shutout victory for the MIT Engineers.

Although other children around him are full of excitement, one child has heavy eyes as his mother tries to console his pain.

A child runs naked through the waste-filled paths of a camp outside of Delhi, India.

The new Ashdown House, NW35, is scheduled for completion in August 2008. Plans for the old Ashdown, W1, are still not finalized.

Kelsey K. Cappelle ’11 sets up a textbook spike against UMass-Dartmouth on Tuesday night. The Engineers won the match (30-20, 30-25, 30-19).

Solar 7, the “green” house being constructed by the MIT Solar Decathlon team, will be shipped to Washington, D.C. for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon competition in early October.

Residents from East Campus deliver fresh papaya to FOX25 Reporter Martin Morenz who was soliciting comments from students regarding the arrest of Star A. Simpson ’10. A melon with an embedded LED was also offered to r...

Star A. Simpson ’10 leaves the East Boston District Court after her arraignment the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2007 on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of a hoax device. She was released on $750 bail.

Reporters crowd around the cab Star A. Simpson ’10 and a friend are taking away from the East Boston District Court following her arraignment Sept. 21, 2007 on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of a hoax de...

Local media representatives barrage Star A. Simpson ’10 with questions after she was arraigned on charges of disorderly conduct and possession of a hoax device. Simpson was released on $750 bail on Sept. 21, 2007.

MIT defensive back Steven M. Nunez ’09 tackles Framington State College’s freshman running back Shawn Miller during the second quarter of the Engineer’s 10-17 home opener loss on Saturday at Steinbrenner Stadium. The ...