After divestment debate, GSC reps also dispute vote count
Confusion over how votes should be counted has left a Graduate Student Council resolution, which urges MIT to divest its endowment from big fossil fuel companies, in limbo.
God is not at your graduation
An “inclusive, secular invocation” will replace the traditional commencement prayer this year, according to an email from the Commencement Committee that was forwarded to MIT undergraduates by the UA president on Friday, May 9.
Walsh vows housing crackdown in Boston
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said Wednesday that the city will levy $300 daily fines on scofflaw landlords, increase the number of inspections, and demand that colleges in Boston disclose the addresses of under
Institute announces new environmental initiative
MIT announced Thursday a new initiative on the environment meant to “promote transformative, cross-disciplinary research,” according to a press release.
Senior House to receive RLAD by fall despite residents’ opposition
By this fall, every dorm on campus will have a Residential Life Area Director (RLAD). Since the program began two years ago, each dorm has successively received one except for Senior House, home to some of the most vocal opponents.
CORRECTIONS
An article about Joan Jonas in the Tuesday, April 29 issue of The Tech incorrectly stated that the her work at the Venice Biennale would be multimedia. In fact, the nature of Jonas’s exhibition is not yet known.
‘Major gift’ endows new food, water lab
MIT alumnus Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel ’78 has provided a “major gift” to establish the Abdul Latif Jameel World Water and Food Security Lab (J-WAFS) according to an MIT press release.
No. 6 rejoins IFC after years away
MIT’s fourth oldest fraternity, The Number Six Club (No. 6), has rejoined the Interfraternity Council after being an Independent Living Group for almost six years. No. 6, MIT’s chapter of Delta Psi, had left the IFC in 2008 due to disagreements over the Clearinghouse system used during Rush.
IN SHORT
Join MIT Commuter Connections for Bike Awareness Day 2014 on Wednesday, May 14 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the steps of the Student Center. Register your bike with MIT Parking and Transportation. You can also participate in the Mass Commuter Challenge to get free giveaways, including helmets, leg bands, lights, and popcorn.
MIT Professor Lazarus researched solar wind
Editor’s Note: John Belcher, an MIT physics professor, was a close colleague of Alan Lazarus. Marianne Lazarus, the wife of Alan Lazarus, and his daughter, Julia, contributed to this obituary.
Four MIT faculty elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Four MIT professors are among the 84 members newly elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year, according to an MIT News Office press release. The new members, announced Tuesday, are economics professor Daron Acemoglu, brain and cognitive sciences professor Emery Brown, biology professor Alan Grossman, and Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences professor Timothy Grove.
Institute announces final design for new nanotech laboratory
Starting in spring 2018, MIT nanotechnology researchers will no longer have to go to Harvard to find suitable lab equipment. On Tuesday, MIT announced that it has committed $350 million to the construction of a new state-of-the-art nanoscale research facility.
CORRECTIONS
The print version of an article in the Tuesday, April 29 issue of The Tech incorrectly suggests that Professor Simon Johnson is involved with Rubin and Elitzer’s project.
Six Mass. colleges scrutinized for sexual assault case handling
In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Department of Education released a list Thursday of 55 colleges across the country — including six in Massachusetts — facing federal investigations into their handling of sexual assault and harassment complaints.
6.00 to be replaced by new 6.0001 and 6.0002
Two new classes will be introduced during the 2014-2015 academic year that will replace 6.00 (Introduction to Computer Science and Programming) and cover its entire curriculum. 6.00 is currently required for Course 9 and Course 20 majors.
CLARIFICATIONS
An article about Phi Sig’s JudComm hearings in the Friday, April 25 issue of The Tech is clarified to state that Evan Tencer did not speak on behalf of the IFC. IFC president Haldun Anil does not endorse Tencer’s statements.
Pair raises $500K, preparing to rain bitcoins on undergrads
Donors have committed to give $100 in bitcoin to each of MIT's about 4,500 undergraduates this fall. Jeremy L. Rubin '16 and Daniel B. Elitzer, a first-year Sloan MBA student, are spearheading the project, which they hope will sow the seeds of an innovative bitcoin 'ecosystem' at MIT.