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In addition to runners, there were 39 wheelchair racers and 21 handcycle racers who entered the marathon.

Brad A. Golden runs in a patriotic suit. Other runners also had humorous outfits, such as tutu dresses.

On Tuesday, a large Dalek appeared perched on the Stata Center. Daleks are genetically engineered organisms which appear in the British science fiction series Doctor Who.

Sharon Cherop (right) won the women’s race with a time of 2:31:50 while Jemima Jelagat Sumgong (left) came in second with a time of 2:31:52.

Spectators peer out of a window to watch the runners.

Thomas J. Moriarty ’14 performs a solo for the Logarithms during the CPW Kickoff Event Thursday evening. Dean of Admissions Stuart Schmill ’86, TyShaun Wynter, and Ridonkulous also presented.

Last Friday, a large fake bomb was hung from Lobby 7 to advertise the Dance Til You Drop party held by the Burton Third Bombers (BTB).

One fake acrobat hangs from an aerial silk.

Mayumi Fujita finished seventh in the women’s race with a time of 2:39:11.

Runners are encouraged by supportive signs from the crowd.

This year the Boston Marathon featured over 22,000 runners, of which approximately 96% finished the race.

Tommy Greenless of Walnut Creek, CA finished 36th in the men’s race with a time of 2:34:08.

Bryan M. Beller ’12 prepares to catch the ball at the Men’s Lacrosse game this past Wednesday afternoon. The Engineers won a decisive 8-6 victory over Salem State University.

Workers install an image on the side of N52, the MIT Museum, for an exhibit in the Kurtz Gallery — Berenice Abbott, Photography and Science: An Essential Unity, which runs May 3, 2012 through Dec. 31, 2012.

Architects Toshiko Mori and Maya Lin, center, break ground for Novartis’ new building at 181 Massachusetts Ave. The new building, on the former Analog Devices lot, should start to rise up in early 2013. To the right o...