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Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy plays Charlie Parker’s “Yardbird Suite” on trumpet as a fun, yet appropriate diversion in a lecture entitled “The Music of the Primes,” held yesterday evening in 26-100.

Dancers strike a pose at the end of “Greasy Bois & Girls,” a piece choreographed by Bettina H. Tso ’08, in MIT Dance Troupe’s annual spring show, entitled Summer Nights. The show, held in Kresge Little Theatre, runs t...

MIT Steel Bridge Team members Adam Benjamin Talsma ’10, left, and Quinn A. Vollmert ’08, right, construct a bridge in front of the Student Center on May 5 while their teammates Jose G. Cano ’09, Tracy R. Takemura ’08,...

Jessica D. Luttkus ’08 strikes a pose in “Heatwave,” a piece choreographed by Tarikh C. Campbell ’09, in MIT Dance Troupe’s annual spring show, this year entitled Summer Nights. The show runs through Sunday, May 11, i...

Steer Roast 2008 Veep Erik D. Fogg ’09 (right) and Hani Sallum ’96 (left) pose for the cameras in their armored costumes at the kickoff for Steer Roast 2008. MIT Senior Haus’ annual weekend-long Steer Roast party star...

Marcus du Sautoy presents a large die with a single prime number P on it. Sautoy used the prop to help explain the prime number theorem, which describes the density of the primes, in a lecture entitled “The Music of t...

Hannah J. Hsieh ’09 dances in a piece called “Tell Me Something Good” in the MIT Dance Troupe’s annual spring concert, this year entitled Summer Nights and held in Kresge Little Theatre. The piece was choreographed by...

Chris Liu ’10 (center), and Chukwuka C. Mbagwu ’11 (right) dance in a piece entitled “Candy and Caprice,” choreographed by Alexandra M. Beyer ’10, Jason A. Scott ’10, Kamo Jurn ’10, Tarikh C. Campbell ’09, Thaddeus R....

Gregory D. Tao ’10, winner of the 2.007 robotics competition “Da(yes)MIT,” is carried on a victory lap by Utilikilt-wearing Professor Alexander H. Slocum, last night in the Johnson Athletic Center.

Neptune performs at Steer Roast 2008, Senior Haus’ annual weekend-long party featuring the lighting of the fire pit, mud wrestling, and band performances.

Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explains how the waveform of a violin’s sound can be expressed as a linear combination of pure tones. The explanation served as a stepping stone toward explaining the utility of t...

David S. Baumgartner ’08 removes blocks as Professor Herbert H. Einstein looks on after the bridge designed by his team failed to support the 2000 lbs it was intended to hold. The event took place outside of student c...

Big Bear performs at Steer Roast 2008. MIT Senior Haus’ annual weekend-long Steer Roast party started at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2 with the lighting of the fire pit and traditional mud wrestling (featuring Haus housemas...

Javier M. Duarte ’10 throws Cinjon T. Resnick ’10 while mud wrestling at Steer Roast 2008 on April 2. Steer Roast is Senior Haus’ annual weekend long party that started at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 2 with the lighting of ...

Heather A. Levites ’08 and Adlai R. Grayson ’08 step through a routine in “Perfect Sense,” a piece choreographed by Grayson and Adam Kho ’08 in MIT Dance Troupe’s annual spring show, entitled Summer Nights. The show r...

Absentstar lead vocalist Derek Ingersoll charms the crowd at the beginning of the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert held in the Johnson Athletics Center on Friday evening. See pages 8–9 for more photos from Spring Weekend.