Yunus to Give 2008 Commencement Address
Ten thousand people are expected to attend this morning’s Commencement exercises, at which a Nobel laureate will speak and about 2,300 students will receive almost 2,600 degrees.
New OLPC Laptop Will Open Like a Book, Have Two Screens
One Laptop Per Child unveiled the next generation of its XO laptop last month. The new machine is smaller, cheaper, and will open like a book to reveal two touch-sensitive displays.
In Between Class, Students Blow Glass
On a Sunday afternoon in April, Brendon Edwards plunges a blow pipe into a furnace hot enough to burn flesh from bone. Edwards, an advanced glassblower and instructor, is trying to make a glass bulb at the end of his pipe by rolling the pipe through the pool of clear molten glass.
Police Log
<i>The following incidents were reported to the MIT Police between April 4, 2008 and June 3, 2008. This summary does not include incidents such as false alarms, general service calls, or medical shuttles.</i>
Next House’s Housemaster Search Will Continue in September
The search for a new Next House housemaster will continue into the fall because this spring’s search yielded only one candidate, Professor Robert C. Berwick PhD ’82. Berwick will continue to be a candidate in the fall.
Thirty Years Later, Nightline Is Still Here to Listen at x3-8800
MIT’s peer listening service, Nightline, will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year.
Student Resources
The Student Health Advisory Committee prepared a list of health care resources for students that is available online at <i>http://web.mit.edu/medical/student/resources/</i>. An excerpted list is shown below.
With Students at the Helm, Ambulance Stands Ready
Five years ago, if you called on campus for an ambulance, the MIT Police would show up. The officers dispatched to help you would be fully-certified emergency medical technicians, but they still carried badges. These police EMTs might take you to the hospital, but they might also write you up afterwards.
More MIT Students Are Using Mental Health Services
One in six students used MIT’s Mental Health Services in the 2006–2007 school year, a rate that has increased by about fifty percent in seven years, according to data provided to <i>The Tech</i> by Chief of Mental Health Services at MIT Alan E. Siegel.
In-House Discussion of Alcohol Risks Featured in New Prevention Program
Next year, all fraternities hosting events with alcohol will be required to put three-fourths of their members through a new alcohol education program. The program, a 90-minute talk held in each fraternity’s house, is designed to get students talking about drinking.
MIT Medical, Mental Health Guard Access To Your Information
What information about your medical care does MIT share with other people?
Student Use of Mental Health Services Over Time
Student Use of Mental Health Services Over Time
MIT Biodiesel Team Future Uncertain As Costs Wildly Escalate
The Biodiesel@MIT project, which aimed to reprocess used vegetable oil from campus dining facilities into eco-friendly biodiesel fuel to power the Tech and SafeRide shuttles, appears to have called it quits earlier this week, after running into a series of difficulties acquiring space and growing costs.
MIT Medical Works to Identify, Address Causes of Suicide
It’s a question that lurks in the minds of many admitted students (and their parents): Is MIT safe for me?
Gas Leak Causes Evacuation of NW21 and NW30
The gas main which feeds NW30 was broken at 2:30 p.m. yesterday by employees of Bond Brothers working on the NW35 project. As a precaution, buildings NW21 and NW30 were evacuated by the Cambridge Fire Department. The workers were installing a storm drain when they broke the main. By 3:04 p.m., occupants were allowed back in to both buildings. During the leak, NW30 lost gas for a brief period of time. The “all clear” was issued around 4 p.m., according to Ruth T. Davis, Communications Manager of MIT’s Department of Facilities.
Schools Use Controversial Commissioned Agents To Recruit Foreign Students
When Xiaoxi Li, a 20-year-old from Beijing, decided she should go to college in the United States, she applied only to Ohio University — not that she knew much about it.
Health at MIT
The most fundamental concern of the MIT community must, of necessity, be its own health. If we are to maintain this essential component of the university, we must first understand the system, what works, and what needs improvement. The purpose of this special section of The Tech is to explore the wide range of health issues at MIT, mental health chief among them.
66 Percent Accept MIT’s Offer Of Admission; May Admit Off Waitlist
Two-thirds of the 1,554 students admitted to the Class of 2012 have accepted MIT’s offer of admission. This year’s 66 percent yield is the third highest in MIT’s history, and only a slight drop from last year’s record high 69 percent yield.