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xkcd artist Randall Munroe is bombarded by playpen balls after they dropped from the ceiling of 10-250 during the LSC-sponsored xkcd lecture.

(left to right) Chienchuan Chen G, Marissa G. Desmond G, Charles Curran G, and Ian Kaminski-Coughlin cross an all-fiber bridge built across the Stata Moat by students in Materials in Human Experience (3.094). The brid...

xkcd author Randall Munroe considers audience suggestions for an on-the-fly comic regarding funny things that might fall from a kite. Randall Munroe gave a lecture on his webcomic, xkcd, to a packed house in 10-250 la...

Among the dinosaurs that menaced xkcd artist Randall Munroe during his lecture at MIT were a pair of radio-controlled velociraptors that occupied a right-hand portion of the stage. When the velociraptors moved towards...

xkcd author Randall Munroe signs a playpen ball with a man in a hat, a character featured in many of Munroe’s strips.

xkcd creator Randall Munroe autographs an inflatable dinosaur while explaining why it is technically not a velociraptor.

An audience member at yesterday evening’s xkcd webcomic lecture holds on to one of hundreds of labelled playpen balls which fell from ceiling hatches in 10-250. The label, which says ‘Our hobby: Posting “09 F9 11 02 9...

Daniel Wandel ’04 (right) sings a solo as members of the Cross Products croon along during their Saturday, May 12 spring concert.

xkcd creator Randall Munroe discusses different objects that could be dropped from a kite in order to confuse passersby.

Kristiana E. Schneck ’10 (left) performs solo with The Muses at the May 12 “Mocktail” event put on by the Student Health Advisory Council, SaveTFP, and the Interfraternity Council. The group will be performing their f...

Members of MIT Imobilare dance in the dark outlined in red and green neon in a piece entitled "A Troupe of Dancers." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 in Kresge Little Theater.

(left to right) Kapil A. Dilwali '10, Tarikh C. Campbell '09, Emanuel P. Borja '09, Kamo Jurn '10, and Neal D. Miller '10 jump and dance in "DT Bhangra." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 i...

Professor Harold F. Hemond PhD '77 (left, also the photographer's father) of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering receives the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching from Professor Steven R. Lerman las...

(left to right) Sebastian Castro '09, Alejandro P. Ojeda '10, and Silverio Garcia '07 toss off a drink before joining their women in a quick salsa number called "Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero." MIT Dance Troupe holds it...

Teammates Sanusi A. Dantata '07, Aaron S. Sarfati '07, and Thomas A. Hopkin '07 load the final concrete block on the bridge that they, along with two other teammates, built as their final project for Senior Civil and ...

Anna J. Simon '10, Ilan S. Rotmensch '09, and Elizabeth L. Labuz '09 (left to right) demonstrate their creation for Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering Design II (1.102). When pedaled at a moderate pac...