Gunman fires nearly 60 rounds into traffic on Memorial Drive
The gunman was previously involved in a 2020 shooting with police officers in South End and was released from prison.
A beautiful weekend and very warm week ahead
This will all change on Saturday, as a high-pressure system will move in and bring nicer weather along the way; the sun will be out and temperatures will climb into the mid 70s. Sunday will be even warmer, topping out in the 80s.
BREAKING: MIT Canvas goes down after cybercrime group breaches Instructure
Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, MIT students lost access to Canvas, the platform that hosts instructional material for nearly all courses, following a breach of the website’s parent company Instructure by cybercrime group ShinyHunters.
Cool and rainy weekend before nice weather returns next week
Temperatures this week have been running a bit below average with highs in the mid 50s, as opposed to the usual low 60s this time of year. This will begin to change next week.
MIT announces Co-op Planning Committee
On April 23, an email sent by Provost Anantha Chandrakasan, Chancellor Melissa Nobles, and Executive Vice President and Treasurer Glen Shor announced the formation of the MIT Co-op Planning Committee.
New Kendall/MIT station entrance opens
Serving the Red Line toward Central, Harvard, and Alewife, the new headhouse will replace a temporary entrance located under Google’s Cambridge office.
1,016 admitted students attend Campus Preview Weekend 2026
Throughout the weekend, prefrosh were able to attend performances, activities, and workshops from a selection of around 700 events run by volunteers from clubs, dorms, and FSILGs.
MIT Spokes cyclists bike cross-country to teach in rural America
Now in their 12th year, MIT Spokes plans to embark on a cross-country bike trip from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco, stopping along the way to hold STEM workshops for children in rural America.
Green Building Tetris hack returns after 10 years
If you wandered onto the east side of campus on April 18, you likely saw giant Tetris blocks cascading down the 153 colored windows of the Green Building.
MIT List Visual Arts Center celebrates 40 years
The List Visual Arts Center, MIT’s contemporary art museum, marked the opening of its 40th anniversary celebrations on Friday, April 10.
CPW to be cool and wet, with colder weather to return next week
Unfortunately, this CPW will not be all sunshine and warmth but instead, rather rainy and overcast, with temperatures running below slightly below average.
Amid security concerns, MIT to spend over $3 million on over 500 new surveillance cameras across campus
The project is unrelated to the shooting at Brown University in December and had already been underway at the time, according to a statement from MIT spokesperson Kimberly Allen.
4/13 In Short
Campus Preview Weekend begins on Thursday, April 16 and ends on Sunday, April 19.
Students can now use meal swipes at Dean’s Beans in Stata
On April 10, DormCon Dining Chair Eugenie Cha ’28 announced on dormspam that students would be able to use meal swipes to obtain grab-and-go meals at Dean’s Beans in Stata.
Delve, AI start-up founded by MIT dropouts, accused of fraud
The $300 million start-up founded by MIT dropouts Karun Kaushik ’26 and Selin Kocalar ’26 has met significant controversy after widely-circulated anonymous reports accused it of fraud.
Abdelbarr-Garfi talk food insecurity, first-year outreach, and engagement
On Sunday, April 6, ‘The Tech’ sat down with recently elected Undergraduate Association (UA) President Mariam Abdelbarr ’27 and Vice President Francesca Garfi ’29 to discuss their vision for the 2026–2027 academic year.
Meet The Standard’s ninth cohort: a program designed to support undergrad men of color
On March 18, ‘The Tech’ interviewed OACES Associate Dean and Director Sadé Abraham and The Standard Director Hector Arroyo De La Paz to discuss The Standard’s ninth cohort.
Unsettled weather continues, more cold next week
A southwesterly flow will return on Friday, bringing warmer air from inland with a high approaching 60°F. It will stay warm on Saturday; the sun may even come out briefly. On Sunday, the rain will return with the potential for a line of thunderstorms mid-day.