Bill Gates, philanthropist, will give talk on April 21
Bill Gates, philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, will speak at MIT on April 21 in an effort to motivate students and faculty to solve some of the world’s most significant problems.
Airlines, the masters of flight overbooking, have refined the practice of bumping to a science
Ryan W. Kingsbury SM ’09 is the rare flier who’s actually looking to be bumped from a flight.
Corrections
Because of an editing error, a letter to the editor last Tuesday criticizing the location of the new shuttle monitor was attributed to the wrong author. The letter was written by David A. Brescia ’11, not Andrew Freeman.
As the number of unpaid internships rises, many regulators are concerned that the practice is illegal
With job openings scarce for young people, the number of unpaid internships has climbed in recent years, leading federal and state regulators to worry that more employers are illegally using such internships for free labor.
In shift from Depression scholarship to White House policymaking, Sunshine Queen finds voice
WASHINGTON — Christina D. Romer PhD ’85 was so spooked by a momentary lapse during a long-forgotten MacNeil-Lehrer spot during the Clinton administration that she avoided doing television for a decade. Today, the UC Berkeley professor is the most visible face of the Obama administration’s economic team, from the showcase Sunday talk shows to live cable spots from the White House lawn.
MIT faces less competition for ... MIT
The battle for the letters “MIT” is fierce, but one source of competition for those letters looks out of the running, at least for now.
Undergrads may sign up for Harvard library privileges
Under a new pilot system between the MIT Libraries and the Harvard College Library (HCL), MIT undergraduates may now borrow from select Harvard libraries. Undergraduates were able to begin signing up for HCL Special Borrower cards yesterday. The cards grant access to several of Harvard’s 70-plus libraries.
Man arrested for rape in Building 2 Tuesday morning
A man was arrested early Tuesday morning on campus and charged with two counts of rape and one count of trespassing.
Assault in Building 2
A man was arrested early Tuesday morning on campus and charged with rape and trespassing.
Bias found to be a persistent hurdle for women pursuing careers in science
A report on the underrepresentation of women in science and math by the American Association of University Women, released Monday March 22, found that although women have made gains, stereotypes and cultural biases still impede their success.
After health bill, a push to curb costs
Though the effects of the health reform bill have yet to be felt, the passage of the bill shined a hard light on health care inequities and runaway medical costs. Professors, and staff at MIT Medical are already preparing for the bill’s consequences by conducting new research and looking for new ways to fix health care inefficiencies.
Large Event Fund Allocation, April to May 2010
The Large Event Fund (LEF) sponsors large, social events (larger than 150 people) on campus that are open to everyone in the MIT Community. Over four funding cycles over the academic year, the LEF gives out approximately $100,000. Source: MIT Association of Student Activities
INTERVIEW Leland Cheung’s plan for Cambridge
Leland Cheung, an MBA/MPA student at MIT Sloan School of Business and Harvard Kennedy School of Government, was elected to the nine-member Cambridge City Council in November last year and is currently serving a two year term. In addition to being the first student to be elected to a seat on the council, Cheung is also the council’s first Asian-American member.
Corrections
A brief last Tuesday incorrectly stated that U.S. Census forms must returned via mail by April 1 (National Census Day) for all students, or students will be subject to a $100 fine. Instead, students residing in dorms and FSILGs should return forms to Residential Advisers or House Managers by Monday April 5. Students residing in dorms or FSILGs should obtain census forms from their RAs or house managers, whose information can be found at: <i>http://web.mit.edu/census/contacts.html</i>.
ARCADE Allocations, April to May 2010
The Assisting Recurring Cultural and Diversity Events (ARCADE) fund is managed by a committee of representatives from the Assocation of Student Activities, Undergraduate Association, Graduate Student Council, and the Campus Committee on Race Relations. ARCADE supports recurring diversity events on the MIT Campus. Source: Association of Student Activities
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK Prefrosh in Providence
Last Thursday, I found myself standing in the same hotel as I had been two years prior when I was accepted to MIT. It was at the Radisson Providence Harbor Hotel in Rhode Island, where the MIT Club of Rhode Island has been hosting its prospective freshmen dinner since 2007.
Breast cancer genes can’t be patented, judge rules
A federal judge on Monday struck down patents on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The decision, if upheld, could throw into doubt the patents covering thousands of human genes and reshape the law of intellectual property