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Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo speaks about the interaction of poverty, growth, and democracy, particularly with regard to South and Central America, as part of the Legatum Pericles lecture series in the W...

Soloist Nozomi Ando, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Chemistry, sings “Dona Nobis Pacem” (“Grant us peace”) by Ralph Vaughan Williams in the concert choir’s spring concert on Sunday in Kresge. The concert a...

Thaddeus R. Cybulski ’10 cradles Casey K. Hua ’11 during a contemporary dance they choreographed.

MIT Lion Dance Club members bang on drums and demonstrate Chinese lion dancing during the CPW Festival in Johnson.

The varsity men’s lightweight crew passes the halfway point in Saturday’s 2K race against Dartmouth and Penn. The Engineers lost ground in the second 1,000 meters, finishing in third place.

The Tech: Like what you’re reading? Come visit the Tech office on the fourth floor of the Student Center or our booth at the Activities Midway to learn about MIT’s oldest student activity!

Hacks and Puzzles: The hallway between Buildings 16 and 56 features a puzzle on the floor, as well as murals describing the Institute’s hacking history.

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 Thursday morning.

MIT chapel: MIT’s non-denominational chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen, lies across from Kresge Auditorium. The metal sculpture behind the altar catches reflected light from the moat to provide ambient lighting inside.

With a variety of props before them, members of the Musical Theatre Guild speak to prefrosh during the CPW Festival.

Kendall T station: The Kendall subway station takes MIT students into the heart of Boston, as well as to the city’s large train station at South Station. The musical structure hanging over the rails is currently being...

Prospective freshmen play a twisted version of Twister during the CPW Festival held in Johnson on Thursday. Participants in the East Campus-sponsored event wore T-shirts with twister dots on them, adding a human dimen...

The MIT Logs perform in front of over 1000 prospective freshmen during the CPW Student Welcome and Prefrosh Icebreaker in Rockwell Cage on Thursday.

Hart Nautical Gallery: Lying in the middle of Building 5, this branch of the MIT Museum contains model ships, a rare early autonomous underwater vehicle, and information about Ocean Engineering, Course 2-OE (formerly ...

Prefrosh attempt to rebuild a giant foam Jenga tower, but to no avail.

Prospective freshmen play “Apples to Apples” on Thursday evening as part of McCormick’s CPW event.