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Tim the Beaver is spotted at the Geiger Trophy, MIT’s annual intercollegiate costume sailing regatta. The theme of the event was “Noah and the Ark,” and participants dressed up as animals.

The last panel of ROFLcon was “The Internet Cult Leader,” featuring web-culture superstars (left to right) Moot of 4chan, Randall Munroe of xkcd, and Ryan North of Dinosaur Comics. The panel was moderated by Professor...

Howie Day sings “She Says” as part of an acoustic set he performed during MIT’s annual Spring Weekend concert, held Friday, April 25 in Johnson Athletic Center.

Third Eye Blind’s lead vocalist Stephan Jenkins sings at the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert at the Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

Mariam Kandil ’08 dresses up Tim the Beaver for the 2008 International Fair, held on the northern Kresge lawn on Friday.

Third Eye Blind performs at the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert at the Johnson Athletics Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

Drummer Heath Hamilton of the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert’s opening band Absentstar rocks out in the Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

Third Eye Blind performs on a small stage at the back of Johnson, opposite the main performance stage, to better reach all of the attendees who showed up to the concert late. Third Eye Blind was the headline band for ...

Third Eye Blind plays to a cheering audience at MIT’s Spring Weekend Concert at Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

Third Eye Blind played several songs from their upcoming fourth studio album Ursa Major to a cheering audience at the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert at the Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

(left to right) Shawn Gelzleichter, Christian Hegg, Benjamin C. Williams ’11, Matthew N. Stern ’08, and Misha Leybovich G of the “Hot Metal” stripping squad proposition the audience in the Full Monty, a performance by...

Internet icon Jay “Tron Guy” Maynard listens to the keynote address at ROFLcon on Saturday. Maynard become an online phenomenon when his costume, inspired by the movie TRON, spread across the Internet from postings on...

Third Eye Blind’s lead vocalist Stephan Jenkins pumps up the crowd at the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert at the Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

The stoplights and streetlights have periodically been out at the 77 Massachusetts Ave. crosswalk during recent evenings. Shown is an officer directing traffic in lieu of the traffic signal.

President Susan Hockfield welcomes prospective freshman Robbie McQueen at the Kresge Auditorium before her welcome speech at the start of Campus Preview Weekend on Thursday.

Amy Smith ’84 shares her experiences in Kenya with prospective freshman Kenyan Beneah Kombe after Smith’s CPW keynote speech in Kresge Auditorium on Thursday.