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Forces from the East arrive en masse shortly before the beginning of the war, sporting handmade signs and a variety of water-flinging devices.

LaVerde’s Market undergoes renovations during orientation for the second year in a row.

The war wages fiercely as both sides rush forward and begin throwing water in earnest.

A West Campus resident rallies morale from other participants running and waving a flag.

West Campus forces rally behind their wooden duck as they rush the forces from the East.

An East Campus resident announces their arrival by blowing a vuvuzela.

Members of the Class of 2017 have already started arriving on campus for a variety of activities including pre-orientation programs and sports practices.

After undergoing construction this summer that was crucial to structural integrity, Random Hall opens its doors to old and new students alike just in time for the new semester.

A cosplayer presumably dressed as SuperBatThor exits the Boston Comic Con.

Thousands of fireworks attendees stream across the footbridge overlooking Storrow Drive, making their way from the Hatch Shell and Esplanade back into Boston.

Boston Comic Con attendees move about the halls of the Seaport World Trade Center.

Independence Day fireworks seen over the Harvard bridge from the top of the Green Building.

Steve Sullivan ’15 (a Tech cartoonist) poses with a Mr. T cosplayer at Boston Comic Con.

MIT Police Sergeant Cheryl Vossmer cheers as a couple swing dances during the Boston Pops concert. Several other onlookers, including the flag-waver, sport “Collier Strong” shirts.

Dusk falls over the Boston Pops during their annual Fourth of July concert. The Pops perform annually at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade, playing music ranging from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to a Boston-themed vers...

A Bane cosplayer walks the halls of Comic Con with his protege, Baby-Bane.