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MIT plans to develop its real estate at 298-334 Mass Ave. A five-story, 240,000 square foot facility will replace buildings just north of Random Hall.

A view of the Kendall Inbound T stop as it exists today. There is little connection to the rest of campus, and visitors come out of the stop and say, “Where’s MIT?”

An artist’s rendition of Kendall Square, looking east towards Boston, in the springtime after development. The plans are not definite and are certain to change in the future.

A present-day view of Kendall Square looking down Main Street towards Boston. MIT recognizes that the retail space in Kendall Square today doesn’t engage passers-by.

What To Drive Out? artist response by Liu Xiaodong.

Joseph D’Amelio is scheduled to go on trial on March 22, 2011. D’Amelio was charged after receiving a package containing hundreds of prescription painkillers at an auto shop in East Boston on Saturday, March 13, 2009.

An artist’s rendition of what Kendall could look like in the wintertime. A large screen might exist in the background and there might be dances. Or not — these are preliminary conceptions, and are certain to change.

Judge Bruce R. Henry will decide if Anna L. Tang (left), the Wellesley student who stabbed Wolfe B. Styke ’11 (right) in October 2007, was too mentally ill to “appreciate the wrongfulness of her conduct.”

Walker Memorial may become the new home of the Music and Theater Arts department. Currently, Walker houses a number of student groups, in addition to being used for exams.

The Forbidden Karate Kid: Jackie Chan films about Western youth improving themselves through martial arts — ideal for an evening in with your fellow training-montage fans and cartons of Chinese takeout.