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Wenjia Zhu ’11 and Bo Han ’10 use the Lindgren Library lobby for a quick phone conference on March 16. Because of budgetary constraints, Lindgren Library (Building 54) and the Aeronautics and Astronautics Library (Bui...

MIT Campus Police officer Joseph D’Amelio was arrested Saturday on drug trafficking charges after receiving a package containing hundreds of prescription painkiller tablets at an auto shop in East Boston.

The top line (maroon) shows the number of applicants per year, while the bottom line (maroon) shows the number admitted. The bar graph (black) shows the percentage change in applicants from year to year.

Malin Akerman as Silk Spectre II in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action-adventure film Watchmen.

Astronaut Gregory E. Chamitoff PhD ’92 poses with a picture of MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department aboard the International Space Station during his time in orbit last year.

Kirsten S. Hessler ’12 (right) lunges against an opponent in an attempt to score in Epee at Sunday’s NCAA Northeast Regional event held at the Johnson Indoor Track.

Many freshmen accept sophomore standing to declare a major and get a dept. advisor early.

The percentage of freshmen offered sophomore standing hovers from 14-17% each year. Typically, around 10-11% of freshmen end up with sophomore standing.

The UA candidates for the office of President and Vice President debate various issues concerning the undergraduate population. From left to right: Thomas W. Hay ’10 (VP) and Ryan W. Jackson ’10 (P), Raeez Lorgat ’12 ...