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VERONA, ITALY—Incoming graduate student, Alex Chan G, takes a break from work to relax above Verona in Italy. This photo is part of a series that showcases the summer adventures of Tech staff members.

GRAND CANYON, ARIZ.—Summer storms pass through the Grand Canyon in Arizona. This photo is part of a series that showcases the summer adventures of Tech staff members.

A west campus student narrowly deflects a water balloon at Monday’s annual East vs. West Water War at the Kresge Barbecue Pits.

NEW YORK, N.Y.—Alice Tao ’08 (silhouetted) is seen peering toward Columbus Circle and Central Park in New York City from the second floor balcony inside the Time Warner Center. This photo is part of a series that show...

East campus residents clear the way for the paper-maché “Trojan Elephant” they made for the East vs. West Water War.

PASADENA, CALIF.—Tech Chairman Michael McGraw-Herdeg ’08 poses next to the Fleming House Cannon, which is chained to the ground, at the California Institute of Technology. MIT hackers borrowed the cannon in April 2006...

Freshmen (clockwise from bottom-left) Amelia R. Browning ’11, Jacob L. Albritton ’11, Kristen M. Anderson ’11, and Mengwen Zhang ’11 play the card game Fluxx in Burton-Conner on Tuesday afternoon.

Students head to the Chapel’s moat after the completion of the annual East vs. West Water War held Monday on Kresge Oval.

West campus students head to Kresge Oval in preparation for the annual East vs. West Water War held Monday.

YELLOWSTONE, WYO.—A bison grazes next to Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. This photo is part of a series that showcases the summer adventures of Tech staff members.

West campus students use homemade shields to protect themselves from east campus during the annual East vs. West Water War held Monday.

Colleen P. Mosley ’09 and Navine Nasser-Ghodsi ’09 battle it out with their foam weapons during the Residence Exploration West Side Bash on Barry Astroturf Field Sunday evening.

Performers from Samba Tremeterra of the Brazilian Cultural Center during Cambridge’s annual Caribbean Carnival International. The parade started 15 years ago as a street fair and has grown to a 1.5 mile route taking i...

Rachel A. Bowens-Rubin ’11 (left) and another freshman ride desk chairs down an underground ramp between Buildings 66 and 68.

Freshmen (left to right) Matthew G. Escoto ’11, Amanda S. Fried ’11, David B. Feldman ’11, and Kristin D. Kuhn ’11 enjoy waffles and a movie at Simmons’ Waffle Haus Monday at midnight.

Katherine J. Rahlin ’09 is pulled up the East Campus zip-line before being released at the top. The zip-line, put up for Residence Exploration, stretched north-south on steel cables strung between the parallels.