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Joseph M. Paggi ’16 (left) and Priyanka M. Chatterjee ’15 represent the A division sailing team in the Smith Cup, held this past Saturday. The team placed second in its event, losing to Tufts University.

Elizabeth A. Dethy ’15 dribbles the ball in the Women’s Field Hockey game against Endicott College last Thursday. MIT won 5–3.

An energetic crowd gathered on Kresge Lawn for MIT’s largest Zumba class on Thursday afternoon.

Lindsey M. Wang ’16, serves in the women’s volleyball game against US Coast Guard Academy on Tuesday night. MIT won 3 sets to 1.

MIT’s 14th president Paul E. Gray ’54 spoke at the ceremony. In fact, the past three presidents prior to Reif were in attendance: Gray, Charles M. Vest, and Susan J. Hockfield.

The MIT Ceremonial Brass performs.

John S. Reed ’61, chairman of the MIT Corporation, hands over the Charter of MIT to President L. Rafael Reif, making Reif’s presidency official.

The student percussion ensemble Rambax performs at the ceremony.

Runners take off from the starting line at the sound of the signal at the 2012 fall Beaver Dash on Saturday morning. The 5K run was part of the inauguration festivities for President L. Rafael Reif and benefits Habita...

The MIT Chorallaries sung a crowd-pleasing “The Engineer’s Drinking Song.”

Aaron H. Swartz, accused of mass downloading over two million documents from the JSTOR online journal archive with the intent to distribute them, exits federal court in Boston yesterday morning. Swartz appeared for an...

President L. Rafael Reif spoke about the opportunities to use technology to improve education.

James Champy ’63 walks back through Killian Court after the ceremony, holding the golden ceremonial mace.

Esther Duflo PhD ’90, the Abdul Latif Jameel professor of poverty alleviation and development, discusses MIT science and engineering against poverty at a public symposium on Thursday morning. The three-part symposium ...

The MIT Honor Guard, composed of several police officers, prepares to march into the ceremony.

The procession into Killian Court was led by James Champy ’63, the chairman of the Presidential Search Committee. He is also a member of the MIT Corporation’s Executive Committee.