Brian Hemond

A V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft departs Briggs Field, May 3.

Rush hour traffic and pedestrians cross the railroad tracks that border MIT’s campus where they intersect Massachusetts Avenue. The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is considering upgrading these rails for commuter...

Students watch as a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft departs Briggs Field during a brief rain squall on Monday, May 3. The Osprey, operated by the Marines of VMM-264, Air Station New River North Carolina, arrived at MI...

Cimarron J. L. Wortham G adjusts the rear derailleur of a bicycle brought to a free bicycle repair clinic held on the steps outside of the Stratton Student Center on Thursday. The clinic, held every year on Earth Day,...

Gregory E. Chamitoff PhD ’92, who recently returned from a 179-day tour of duty aboard the International Space Station as the Flight Engineer and Science Officer for Expedition 17-18, which began June 2, 2008, stands ...

Literature Professor Diana Henderson was named a MacVicar Fellow this year for excellence in teaching. Henderson’s areas of research include gender studies, Shakespeare, modernism, and world drama.

Brandon Russell G

On Wednesday, the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory was evacuated due to the accidental triggering of a sprinkler system during construction on the sixth floor. The flooding reached the ground floor, puddling ...

Noah S. Jessop ’09 is the Undergraduate Association President.

2008 Class President Phi Ho.

Heavy rains during the night and in the early morning fill every seat with rain water. Much to everyone’s relief, the rain ended just before the faculty and graduates entered Killian Court for this year’s Commencement...

Members of the Class of 2008 celebrate their new-found freedom at the end of the Commencement ceremony by throwing their caps into the air at Killian Court. See pages 10–11 for more photographs from MIT’s 2008 Commenc...

Department of Chemistry graduate Ziliang “Carter” Lin ’08 wears a cap decorated with the chemical symbol for chlorine during this year’s Commencement ceremony, which was held June 6 on Killian Court. Several other stu...

Graduate Student Council President Leeland B. Ekstrom.

Helen H. Liang ’08 (left) and Wendi Li ’08 celebrate as they walk down off the stage after receiving their undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. This year’s Commencement ceremony was he...

Rohan Abeyaratne, the Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics, is stepping down as the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department on July 1.

(from left) Priscilla W. Army ’10, Amber R. Lin ’11, and Eleanor H. Mallory ’11 dance to the beat of the Pantonic Steel Orchestra outside the Student Center last Friday.

Commencement 2007, June 8.

Doria M. Holbrook ’08 against Wellesley College, Nov. 14.

Jennifer A. Chao ’09 competes in the 100-yard backstroke event in a meet against Wellesley College on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center. Chao took first place in the event, helping MIT secur...

Rachel E. Price ’10 competes in the 500-yard freestyle event in a meet against Wellesley College Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center. Price finished fourth in the event, helping drive MIT to a ...

Ariadne G. Smith ’08 competes in the 100-yard breaststroke event in a meet against Wellesley College on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Zeisger Sports and Fitness Center. Smith place fourth in the event, helping MIT reach ...

Doria M. Holbrook ’08 lands a dive in the 1-meter diving event in a meet against Wellesley College Wednesday, Nov. 14. Holbrook took the top score in the event, helping drive MIT to a 179-118 victory.

Jennifer A. Chao ’09 swims in the 100-yard butterfly event in a meet against Wellesley College on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center. Chao finished in first place, her fourth first-place fini...

A road crew lays down new asphalt over the crosswalk in front of 77 Massachusetts Ave. late Thursday night, the second of three nights scheduled for the road’s maintenance.

A Fulvous Owl, Strix fulvescens, roosts in a tree outside the fourth story of Building 5 along Massachusetts Ave. Tuesday afternoon.

Illinois Senator and presidential candidate Barack H. Obama shakes Governor Deval L. Patrick’s hand after delivering a stump speech last Tuesday, Oct. 23.

The MIT lightweight crew team charges up the Charles River in the Lightweight Men’s Eights race on Sunday, Oct. 21 during the 43rd annual Head of the Charles Regatta, held this past weekend. The team finished 21st wit...

President Emeritus Charles M. Vest delivers the Commencement address to the Class of 2007 last Friday, July 8, in Killian Court. For more Commencement photos, see pages 5–­7.

MY BRAIN IS GOING TO EXPLODE! — A student graduates just in time. Commencement was held in Killian Court on June 8, 2007.

Institute President Susan Hockfield and Chairman of the Corporation Dana G. Mead lead the academic procession into Killian Court. Commencement was held in Killian Court on June 8, 2007.

Class of 2007 President Susan J. Shin shakes President Susan Hockfield’s hand while presenting the senior class gift during Commencement.

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Steven R. Lerman was appointed as Dean of Graduate Students this past Monday, June 11. His appointment takes effect July 1.

A MIT Campus Police honor guard carries the American, Massachusetts, and MIT flags to the Commencement stage. Commencement was held in Killian Court on June 8, 2007.

Jessica H. Liao G recieves her doctoral hood for completeing her degree in Materials Science and Engineering at the hooding ceremony held in Rockwell Cage yesterday.

Professor Harold F. Hemond PhD '77 (left, also the photographer's father) of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering receives the Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching from Professor Steven R. Lerman las...

(left to right) Sebastian Castro '09, Alejandro P. Ojeda '10, and Silverio Garcia '07 toss off a drink before joining their women in a quick salsa number called "Hasta Que Se Rompa el Cuero." MIT Dance Troupe holds it...

Daphne D. Hao '07 (front, left) and Qian Qian S. Tang '10 (front, right) dance in a piece called "Strategery." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 in Kresge Little Theater.

Fernando Funakoshi '09 and Mary Hong '10 dance together in "The Name's Bond, James Bond." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 in Kresge Little Theater.

Peter Guilday of Guilday Glass looks over his display of suncatchers in Lobby 10 last Friday, May 4.

Thaddeus R. Cybulski '10 (left) and Bettina H. Tso '08 dance together in a piece called "A Cob Web Sky." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 in Kresge Little Theater.

Members of MIT Imobilare dance in the dark outlined in red and green neon in a piece entitled "A Troupe of Dancers." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 in Kresge Little Theater.

(left to right) Kapil A. Dilwali '10, Tarikh C. Campbell '09, Emanuel P. Borja '09, Kamo Jurn '10, and Neal D. Miller '10 jump and dance in "DT Bhangra." MIT Dance Troupe holds its spring show through Sunday, May 13 i...

A pair of F-15 Eagles from Otis Air National Guard base fly over the MIT campus as part of the ROTC Pass-In-Review parade held on Barry Astroturf last Friday, May 4.

A fire beneath the Longfellow Bridge on Tuesday evening shut down the bridge and partially destroyed communication lines providing Internet access to MIT's Boston-side fraternities, sororities, and independent living ...

Ying Yang Twins’ Kaine sings “Get Low,” a track the duo recorded with the “King of Crunk,” Lil Jon. The Ying Yang Twins performed in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as the main act following Ozomatli in t...

The Ying Yang Twins’ D-Roc yells to the crowd. The Ying Yang Twins performed in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as the main act following Ozomatli in the annual Spring Weekend concert.

Ozomatli works its way through the crowd, leading a conga line. The group opened for the Ying Yang Twins in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as part of the annual Spring Weekend concert.

The Ying Yang Twins’ Kaine exchanges a few words with DJ Scientist while D-Roc takes a quick break. The Ying Yang Twins performed in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as the main act following Ozomatli in t...

The Ying Yang Twins, Eric “Kaine” Jackson and D’Angelo “D-Roc” Holmes, perform during the Spring Weekend concert in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27. See page 9 for more photos.

The crowd gets low with the Ying Yang Twins. The Ying Yang Twins performed in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as the main act following Ozomatli in the annual Spring Weekend concert.

The Ying Yang Twins’ D-Roc flings water out over the crowd. The Ying Yang Twins performed in Johnson Athletic Center on Friday, April 27, as the main act following Ozomatli in the annual Spring Weekend concert.