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MIT’s Senior House held its annual Steer Roast party starting on May 1. The traditional kickoff involved using a roll of flaming toilet paper descended from the roof to light the steer-roasting pit, followed by mud wr...

Corey J. Kubber ’11 confronts Tarikh C. Campbell ’09 in a piece by Adlai Grayson ’08 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Auditorium May 7–10.

Chancellor Philip L. Clay PhD ’75 presents a $2,500 prize to Aquaport at the awards ceremony for the 2009 MIT IDEAS Competition on Monday evening in 32-123. The Aquaport team developed an affordable water transportati...

Pierre-Guy F. Douyon ’12 takes center stage in a popping piece performed by guest group Imobilare choreographed by Yang Zhang G, Mason Tang ’10, and Raymond Y. Cheng ’09 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Trou...

Emily C. Suter ’11 performs in a contemporary piece choreographed by Danyi Wu ’11 and Casey K. Hua ’11 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Audi...

Daniel Barkowitz, Director of Student Financial Aid and Employment at MIT, discusses financial aid with a family during Campus Preview Weekend at the Financial Aid counseling center. Barkowitz will leave MIT effective...

Nimisha Kashyap, Rachel N. Peterson ’09, Sonia Tapryal, and Kaitlin Walsh perform a Bollywood piece choreographed by Nimisha Kashyap during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,”...

Pablo Bello ’11, Edward Grinnel ’11, Elvine Pineda ’11, and Arielle Fischer ’11 placed 2nd, 1st, 3rd, and 4th, respectively, in this year’s 2.007 competition.The 2.007 game, “Sweepin’ the Nation,” consists of three ma...

East Campus House Manager Joseph F. Graham Jr. is awarded the James N. Murphy Award for his contributions to community life at the Institute during the 2009 Awards Convocation, held in 10-250 on Tuesday, May 5.

A robot built by Benjamin Moncivaiz ’11 begins a seeding match in the 2.007 (Design & Manufacturing) competition. The event ran from Wednesday to Thursday in the Johnson Athletic Center. This year’s competition involv...

Rachel N. Peterson ’09 dances to choreography by Adlai R. Grayson ’08 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Auditorium May 7–10.

Renaldo M. Webb ’10 (left) presented his project for the 2009 MIT IDEAS Competition at a poster and judging event on Monday evening in Lobby 10 and the Bush room.

ManYan Lam ’11 lies down on a bed of electronically actuated cylinders at the Silent Dance Party held last Saturday at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies. The cylinders vibrate, going along with the music that she...

Professor Linn W. Hobbs communicates with ham radio operators across the globe using the MIT Radio Society’s beam antenna on the roof of Walker Memorial. Thursday marked the 100th anniversary of the club’s founding. T...

Robert A. Boyd ’10 lifts his bike off the repair stand outside the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center after using the stand’s built-in bike pump to inflate his tires on Wednesday afternoon. MIT installed bicycle repair...

The 2008 Nobel Prize Winner in Literature, Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, answers questions from the audience during a discussion in 32-123 on Tuesday.