News Analysis: A Wider War in the Middle East
The information laid out in this article is gathered through cross-referenced fact finding from independent primary news sources with correspondence capabilities in the Middle East as well as from verified secondary reporting and publicly available documents.
“ESP is imploding”: Crises, overhauls, and cancellations plague Educational Studies Program into the fall semester
Publisher’s Note: The information presented in this article is a synthesis of several interviews held with current and former members of ESP alongside extensive internal and external documentation reviewed by The Tech. These accounts, and references to consequential incidents and executive-level decisions made that underscored the group’s current state of affairs, were corroborated by documented information—such as meeting reports and internally-circulated records, emails, and private text messages among members—obtained by The Tech.
MIT Police Department releases 2024 security and fire safety report
The total number of criminal offenses decreased from 29 in 2021 to 23 in 2023.
MIT Health offers annual campus flu clinic
The clinic will take place in Walker Memorial from Monday Oct. 7 to Thursday Oct. 10 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
MIT begins the new Music Technology and Computation Graduate Program
On Sept. 27, MIT announced the launch of the Music Technology and Computation graduate program.
Fall Weather Starting!
Happy October! Overall, a pretty mid upcoming weather scope, matching the start of midterms season. With the start of the Fall, high temperatures are solidly in the 70s range and low temperatures are in the 50s, but are expected to drop further in the coming weeks. Enjoy the warmer weather before we plunge into the long, dark Boston winter!
Kyne Santos, author of Math in Drag, speaks at MIT
Kyne Santos, a drag queen and math educator, promotes her newest book published by Hopkins Press to an audience of MIT and Harvard students.
Harry Potter: The Exhibition transports us into the wizarding world of Harry Potter
Harry Potter: The Exhibition is an interactive and immersive exhibition that transports you into the wizarding world of Harry Potter. This exhibition takes you on the magical journey you have read about in the Harry Potter books and seen in the films.
Cirque de la Symphonie and the Boston Pops make a great combination
Unlike other Pops concerts, what made this concert special was the combination of circus acrobatics and instrumental music.
The BSO begins the 2024-2025 season with Concert for the City
On a drizzly, wet Saturday afternoon on September 21, the warm glow of Symphony Hall beckoned many concert goers to enter the Concert for the City, a sold-out concert for the BSO’s Opening Weekend.
The Geometry of Love: Romeo and Juliet
Director Diane Paulus makes Romeo and Juliet not just a play you want to read or listen to, but a play you want to watch.
Lockheed Leaves The Career Fair: Reflections on the Power of Principled Dissent
It is exceedingly clear that MIT weaponizes a facade of neutrality to defend its bottom line. We reject MIT’s presentation of itself as an unbiased arbitrator between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine voices because it is simply untrue.
Research for human rights abuses: how MIT breaks its own rules
Admin had to be dragged to the negotiation table, and when confronted with the atrocities and their power to stand against them, they equivocated about the “nuance” of the situation.
Decoding the Dogma: Dr. Gene-Wei Li on quantitative analysis of the genome and being named an HHMI Investigator
The Tech sat down with Dr. Gene-Wei Li to talk about working at MIT and his research at the forefront of computational biology.
Vibrant flavors abound at Life Alive
Editor-in-chief’s note: This is a sponsored review by Life Alive Organic Cafe.
End of Sunny & Warm Summer Weather Weather
The lovely weather of the start to cool approaches an end this weekend, with the first precipitation of the school year projected for the end of the week through the weekend. Plan accordingly for the career fair, as you might need to wait in a light rain shower to get...
Into uncharted territory: The Coalition for Palestine and the challenges of a student movement entering its sophomore year
As the fourth week of fall semester approaches and students have begun to lock in their calendars and schedules over the coming months, an unexpected calm takes hold. Coming from the heels of the most chaotic spring semester in recent history—as the ongoing Israel-Hamas war continues to shake up communities...
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End of Sunny & Warm Summer Weather Weather
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Into uncharted territory: The Coalition for Palestine and the challenges of a student movement entering its sophomore year
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The Ig Nobel Prize ceremony returns to MIT for the first time in 20 years
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Ten elite universities settle for disclosed amount in financial aid lawsuit; MIT not among them
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Kornbluth highlights progress made by the Institute in a call for giving
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In memoriam: Albert ‘Al’ Zesiger ’51, the namesake of the Zesiger Center
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President Kornbluth outlines Institutional priorities for the new year
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Rebuttal of Anti-Israel Claims (Part 2)
This is a continuation of my rebuttal of anti-Israel claims from a previous issue of The Tech.
The Tech must do better
The Tech has made a series of editorial mistakes in its coverage of the Graduate Student Union (GSU). It broke its own policy; it misled its readers; it failed to ascertain a basic fact; and it omitted important details.
Some Notes on Recent Protests at MIT
In this essay, I try to understand the failings of current protestors through a survey of recent large-scale protests at MIT.
A larger-than-life action thriller with a powerful message
Though the protagonist and the antagonist both have trouble controlling their anger, the former turns into a vigilante, while the latter vents his anger on innocent people who cannot stand up to him. The movie takes us on a high-octane rollercoaster of action sequences when these two men confront each...
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A royal family drama full of coloratura
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A larger-than-life action thriller with a powerful message
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Jesselyn Cook presents The Quiet Damage at the Harvard Book Store
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Words of love, words of life: MTG’s “Spelling Bee” spins a spellbinding tale of the evolution of self
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Log Log Land portrays the lives of music students at MIT in a cinematic light
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The subliminal mindf**k America: Green Day and the pitfalls of anti-establishmentarianism
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Jessica Shand G performs Transmutations at the MIT Media Lab
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I Saw a Stranger on the Street Today
I long to be next to the strangers that could have been my entire world. But there’s a reason we’re strangers, now. A reason that when I look into their eyes, I don’t see anything but distance. A reason why our orbits drifted apart.
things i’ve learned as an mit student
Now that my first year is officially over and i am a real person now (conservation of frosh or whatever), i feel like i am finally qualified to give children (aka frosh) advice and tell old people (aka non-’27s) about my experiences.
Growing to greatness: Professor Mary Gehring on plant epigenetics and becoming an HHMI Investigator
Prof. Mary Gehring, a core member of the Whitehead Institute and a professor of biology, explores how epigenetic mechanisms like DNA methylation influence gene regulation in plants. Her lab’s work, using the model organism Arabidopsis thaliana, stands at the frontiers of plant biology research.
Prof. Steven Flavell on researching neural circuits in C. elegans and being named an HHMI Investigator
C. elegans is a little roundworm, about a millimeter long and barely visible to the naked eye. And it only has 302 brain cells.
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Growing to greatness: Professor Mary Gehring on plant epigenetics and becoming an HHMI Investigator
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Prof. Steven Flavell on researching neural circuits in C. elegans and being named an HHMI Investigator
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OmicsWeb: start-up co-founded by MIT professor launches bioinformatics copilot
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MIT Biotechnology Group holds its first life sciences poster session
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Reshma Shetty ’08 PhD delivers keynote speech for the 2024 MIT School of Engineering and Schwarzman College of Computing degree ceremony
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Catalyzing medical innovation
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ChatMIT: Sam Altman on Start-ups, GPT, and the AI Revolution
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