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President Kornbluth Announces $75 Million Funded Climate Project

President Sally Kornbluth announced the Climate Project at MIT, a $75 million effort to power initiatives in decarbonization, climate renewal, and community and policy advancement.

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Ukraine@MIT holds memorial for Ukrainian students

On Feb. 26, Ukraine@MIT held a memorial at Lobby 13 for Ukraine students who lost their lives during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began over two years ago.

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An introduction from Karl W. Reid ’84, SM ’85: MIT’s new Vice President for Equity and Inclusion

In an Institute Community & Equity Office newsletter, Karl W. Reid ’84, SM ’85, MIT’s first Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, introduced himself to the MIT community with a note titled, “Coming Full Circle.” Reid highlighted his long ties to the Institute, from his past leadership positions to his upbringing. 

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Pro-Palestine protestors in front of Lobby 7, Saturday. The group, which convened in front of Cambridge City Hall to protest the developing situation in Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip, marched to MIT. Ellie Montemayor–The Tech
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Graduate Junction Licensing Center opens at MIT

Graduate Junction Licensing Center opens at MIT

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McCormick Hall due for renovation in summer 2025

McCormick Hall due for renovation in summer 2025

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Karl W. Reid, MIT’s first Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Courtesy of MIT Institute Community and Equity Office
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Protestors march from Cambridge City Hall to MIT calling for end to Israeli intervention in Gaza

The nationwide event, titled “Hands Off Rafah,” came after the Israeli government announced that its forces would move into Rafah, a city in the Gaza Strip.

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In Memoriam: Edward B. Roberts ’58 SM ‘58 SM ‘60 PhD ‘62

Professor Edward Roberts ’58, SM ’58, SM ’60, PhD ’62, of the Sloan School of Management, passed away on Feb. 27.

weather

March showers… bring April flowers?

Don’t be tricked by recent warm weather — despite temperatures nearly reaching the sixties earlier this week, make sure to keep dressing warm and dry as the next few days cool down again. Expect a variety of precipitation this weekend all the way from intermittent snow flurries tonight to warm(ish) showers on Sunday. High winds accompany the onslaught of midterms coming up this and next week, so try your best to keep both feet on the ground and not blown away in the current. Hopefully, after enduring a variety of ups and downs in our weather recently, we’ll be able to enjoy an early spring to save us from more gloomy weather. Fingers crossed!

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March 9. Add Date. Last day to add full-term subjects to registration. 

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Protesters gather on Massachusetts Ave outside Lobby 7, rallying in support for Palestine, Saturday, March 2 Kate Lu–The Tech
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The MIT Fencing team competes in the New England Intercollegiate Fencing Conference championships held at the Johnson Athletic Center track Ellie Montemayor–The Tech
Sports

Isaac Dobie ’27 captures NEWMAC Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Year

Isaac Dobie ’27, from Kitty Hawk, N.C., was named the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year for the 2023-34 season, making him the seventh Engineer to claim the honor.

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sports blitz

Friday, February 23rd:

puzzles & games

Crossword: Lost in Thought

This is a challenging themeless puzzle.

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The Oracle kicks things off with an energetic routine in the theater and dance show "Aristotle Thinks Again" in W97, Friday March 1st Courtesy of Alexander Laiman
movie review

In Kiss the Future, we find a U2 that’s much less corporate and crusty than today’s

With only the context of their auto-downloaded album and Sphere residency, I was pleasantly surprised by the more youthful, relatively revolutionary U2 in this new film, a thoughtful, serious piece of historical journalism on a largely forgotten war.

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Anyone but You would have been loved more by anyone but me

People who like rom-coms would have probably loved this movie, but I stand by my belief that when you watch one rom-com, you have watched all of them.

book review

Translation, colonialism, and nothing happening: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F. Kuang

Babel reads like a world-building reference that Kuang will use to write a better, more interesting novel later.

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Drew Lynch delivering a knee-slapper during his comedy act in Main Kresge on Sunday March 3rd, 2024 Omar Orozco–The Tech
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Students talk with potential employers at the European Career Fair at Johnson Track, Saturday Jade Chongsathapornpong - The Tech
faculty spotlight

A Passion for Teaching Chinese

Meet Kang Zhou, a Lecturer in Chinese

Science

E. coli doesn’t just cause Doom and mayhem in your guts

From microwaves to pregnancy tests, Ramlan is just continuing the tradition of “Doom running on everything.”

Science

New genetics of the inactive X chromosome reveals its surprisingly active role in the cell

The sex chromosome has been misunderstood for nearly sixty years. Researchers at the Whitehead Institute are working to restore its reputation.

Opinion

A Bavarian MIT?

In Fall 2023, Bavaria attracted over 7.2 million visitors, solidifying its status as a dream destination. These figures set a new milestone for the Munich Wiesn, the internationally acclaimed Oktoberfest. Equally record-breaking, and a hot topic for study abroad programs, is the ascendance of Bavaria's Technical University of Munich (TUM). For several years, TUM has been heralded as Germany's leading university, consistently securing top spots in the Shanghai Ranking, QS, and THE, with its graduates being ranked 13th worldwide in employer esteem. Despite Germany's innovation economy having a hard time, TUM students have consistently produced successful high-growth startups, prompting a question: What's going on in the land of Dirndl, Lederhosen, and why does it matter to MIT? 

guest column

From the River to the Sea to Every Mountain Top

Some of my fellow MIT students take issue with the chant “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” But do you know what actually exists from the river to the sea? A fractured patchwork of different political jurisdictions, within which about seven million Palestinians live without the same basic rights as seven million Jews.

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MLK Jr. Gala Action & Remarks

Let us remember the words of Dr. King: “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.”

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Feb. 26. Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of University of California Berkeley School of Law, will hold a panel is titled: “Campus Freedom of Expression: Antisemitism and Current Controversies.” This is the second panel in the series Dialogues Across Differences.

MIT suspends the Coalition Against Apartheid

Kornbluth’s administration suspends the CAA for violating Institute policy.

Dialogues Across Differences: Pamela Nadell hosts panel on understanding antisemitism

Nadell’s panel on Antisemitism consisted of her talk followed by a fireside chat with Vice Provost Richard Lester and a subsequent Q&A session with the audience.

Opinion

Growing concerns about the safety of the MIT community

We have watched with disappointment and unease over the past weeks as the Institute has reacted disproportionately to student activists, as it stifled the voices of our student community members, and as the Coalition Against Apartheid’s guest posts on the MIT Student Life Instagram page led to the page being...

DEI Bureaucracy Fails the Stress Test

Before we create another misguided bureaucracy—and particularly before we select the next Institute Community and Equity Officer, this failure of the existing administrative offices should be recognized by an immediate hiring freeze and a thorough examination of these programs by an objective outside party.

The ASA Should De-Recognize Groups that Deliberately Violate MIT’s Content-Neutral Policies

The resulting course of action that the ASA Board must take is clear: investigation and, if (presumably) appropriate, de-recognition of the CAA. 

Arts

Fussy, delightful prose, and convincing folklore: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

In this romantic historical fantasy, Fawcett sharpens whimsy to a swordpoint with an endearing stuffy faerie lore researcher, a capricious dandy love interest, and sentences that make you laugh out loud.

20 Days in Mariupol is a harrowing account of Ukrainian suffering at the hands of Russia

ears after the documentary was filmed, the war rages on, having killed tens of thousands of Ukrainians (including civilians) and displaced 10 million more. Yet American politicians still debate the validity of Russia's invasion or the need for international aid to Ukraine, making 20 Days in Mariupol a critical, grounding...

A beautifully rendered masterpiece: Ólafsson performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations

A classical concert may not be everyone’s top choice for a weekend diversion. However, it should be.

Sports

Sports Blitz

Saturday, February 10th:

Fall Sports Season Summary

The Engineers had an electric fall season. Here are some highlights! 

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Friday, December 1st: