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Elephants march down Massachusetts Ave. Thursday morning on their way to the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston where they are to perfom in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.

Thousands gather at the Red Sox rally held in Government Center on Oct. 1, 2007 in celebration of the Red Sox winning their first American League East pennant in 13 years. Lead band The Dropkick Murphys played a numbe...

Elizabeth A. Denys ’11 competes against Mount Holyoke College this past Saturday, Sept. 15. The Engineers shut out the Lyons 9-0.

Zachary A. LaBry ’08 (foreground) passes teammate Nick C. Loomis G (background) during a rocky downhill section of the “Wompatuck Whatchamacallit?!” race course. The MIT Cycling Club hosted the mountain bike race this...

Jeremiah T. Edwards ’10 climbs stairs during the Green Building Challenge held on Sunday night. Edwards went on to set a new record, climbing the building’s steps 48 times.

Zachary A. LaBry ’08 draws a bicycle in midair with a still-glowing ember at the end of a stick. The MIT Cycling Club hosted the “Wompatuck Whatchamacallit?!” mountain bike race this past Sunday, Sept. 16 in Hingham, ...

Katherine M. Boothe ’09 navigates her way past Vanessa Murphy of Simmons college in last Thursday’s field hockey game. The Engineers shut out the Sharks 2-0.

Lines for the free Community Picnic lunch stretched along both sides of Killian Court Monday. The tables remained well-stocked with food throughout most of the picnic.

The Graduate Student Orientation featured MIT mascot Tim the Beaver, who is shown here rubbing the head of David R. Singerman G.

Anh D. Nguyen ’10 (left) and Thananat Jitapunkul ’10 (right) bite into their sandwiches at the MIT Community Picnic on Killian Court Monday.

President Susan Hockfield discusses student life with (from left) Julie Laure K. Maison ’09, Neeharika Bhartiya ’10, and Timan E. Goshit ’09 at Monday’s MIT Community Picnic.

Elizabeth L. Palmer ’09 and Rachel B. Licht ’10 start the Man-Labs Trophy regatta this past Saturday, Sept. 8. MIT’s A Division sailing places first, just ahead of Yale and Harvard.

MIT Police officers look on as Monday’s MIT Community Picnic held on Killian Court wraps up.

Leeland B. Ekstrom G, president of the Graduate Student Council, talks to The Tech about graduate student life and his plans for the GSC.

The MIT Community Picnic took place Monday in Killian Court, where tables and chairs were set up for a few who got there early enough to find a seat.

Eddie Moore, Jr., Kieran A. Mclaughlan ’11, and Leah R. Dancy ’08 (left to right) eat lunch on Kresge Oval after Moore spoke at Wednesday’s Orientation diversity event. Moore is the director of diversity at the Bush S...