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Workers at the Auburn, MA MassWeb facility oversee the printing of The Tech. See more of how The Tech is made on page 11.

A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft departs Briggs Field, May 3.

The U.S. Army’s artillery squad fires off cannons during the Boston Pops’ rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.” The “1812 Overture” is a traditional part of the July 4th Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the ...

President Susan J. Hockfield spoke on January 7, 2011 about the uniqueness of the MIT community and thanked the MIT 150 steering committee for their work in putting together the MIT 150 exhibit. The exhibit floor at t...

Maja Wiehrowska ’13 (left) and Laura Royden ’13 (right) dance in liquid nitrogen during the CPW Festival on April 8. The liquid nitrogen ice cream, provided by East Campus, is an icon of MIT student culture.

Philanthropist, Microsoft co-founder, and Harvard dropout Bill Gates speaks to students in Kresge Auditorium on April 21 about global health, poverty, and education. He encouraged students to apply their talents towar...

Genius grant for graviational wave detection, Oct. 8.

MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition, April 24.

Man-Yan Lam ’11 guides the Women’s crew team, Oct. 24.

Nicholas A. Davis ’14 goes for the layup, Dec. 7.

Women’s Rugby regionals, Nov. 6.

Senior Reactor Operator Agata E. Wisniowska ’11 performs a startup, June 4.

Dramashop performs Arms and the Man, April 16.

Rubblebucket Orchestra at the Middle East, Feb. 20.

Professor Donald Sadoway toasts to his last day of 3.091, Dec. 8.

For Campus Preview Weekend 2010, hackers installed a high-class lounge (complete with pool table, sleeping cat, whiskey, and hack plans) upside down on the Media Lab Arch on the morning of April 8.