Melissa Renée Schumacher

Stuart Schmill, Dean of Admissions, takes a pie in the face for charity on Friday. Alpha Epsilon Pi organized the event to raise money for Innovation Africa. Over $100 was raised to pie Dean Schmill. Twenty-four peopl...

On Friday night, students participated in the Dandelion Project, a collective artwork on Kresge lawn. Each participant wrote a wish on a card and hung it up inside a large round tent. At the center of the tent was a “...

Aaron L. Pike of Champaign, Illinois, races in the 119th Boston Marathon.

Meb Keflezighi and the lead group of the male elite field push on after covering Heartbreak Hill.

A large crowd gathered near Boston College to cheer runners on, holding witty encouraging signs.

Kathryn K. Wopat ’15 rounds third base during MIT’s doubleheader against Wheaton College on Saturday. MIT lost both games 5-3.

King Ferdinand (Deng-Tung Wang) woos the Princess of France (Emily Taradash).

Don Armado, portrayed by the Melissa Nussbaum Freeman for the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble, intimidates his audience during a dress rehearsal of Love’s Labour’s Lost, which runs March 19 through March 22.

The MIT Undergraduate Energy Club hosted the 2015 Energy Expo on Thursday in Lobdell. Students networked with representatives from energy companies.

The bridge connecting Buildings 12 and 24 was removed on Saturday in preparation for the demolition of Building 12.

A community gathering in memory of Matthew L. Nehring ’18 was held in the Memorial Lobby of Building 10 on Tuesday night. President L. Rafael Reif addressed the attendees.

A vigil for the victims of the shooting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, organized by the MIT Muslim Students Association, was held in Lobby 7 on Thursday.

Students attempt to bury the sculpture “Transparent Horizon” in snow on Tuesday following a record-breaking period of snowfall.

The Institooters, a flute ensemble conducted by Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, performed in Lobby 10 on Thursday evening.

Protestors march towards Boston Common on Thursday night, Dec. 4, in a rally against police brutality.

A die-in was held at the Harvard Memorial Church at noon on Sunday, Dec. 7, to protest state violence.

A die-in was held at the Harvard Memorial Church at noon on Sunday, Dec. 7, to protest state violence. Masks handed out to participants read “We can’t breathe”.

Members of the Boston Police watch as protestors march towards Boston Common on Thursday night, Dec. 4, in a rally against police brutality. Several streets were shut down, and several people were arrested.

Paige Omura ‘17 and Ty Ingram ‘18 compete in the Crews Regatta on Sunday. Each boat is manned by a skipper and a crew, so in the Crews Regatta, the crew becomes the skipper. Two MIT teams participated, and they placed...

A young girl learns how to DJ at the sound technology exhibit at Girls Day on Saturday at the MIT Museum. The event featured nine hands-on exhibits geared toward young women interested in careers in science and engine...

A blood-stained zombie watches the progress of a team through the haunted house.

On Saturday night, the annual Pumpkin Drop was held at the Green Building. Hundreds of pumpkins were dropped from the top of the building, and spectators used the pumpkin pieces to have a food fight afterwards.

Michael Anderson accepts his Darwin statue on Sunday night at BAHFest East, which was held at Kresge for the second year in a row. Six presenters defended their favorite Bad Ad hoc Hypotheses (BAH) explaining a certai...

Skipper Laura Dunphy and crew Kayla Ngan approach a turn marked by a buoy during one of the races in the President’s Trophy regatta on Sunday. MIT went on to finish second in that race and in the regatta. The regatta ...

Hayden Library will soon undergo renovations.

Jake Ohlbaum and Harry Price, members of the Black Moons, perform on the steps of the Student Center on Thursday. The event was part of the Coffeehouse Lounge program, a weekly concert series.

Last Friday, members of Fossil Free MIT put up blue caution tape around campus, showing where the water level will be during a storm surge like the one caused by Hurricane Sandy, after the projected 2050 sea level ris...

A couple participates in the MIT Open Ballroom Dance Competition, which was held on Saturday and Sunday at the Rockwell Cage. Dancers at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels competed in Standard, Latin, Smooth,...

A “Prayer Canvas” was laid out in Boston Common, decorated with messages of hope, solidarity, and love for Boston during the marathon. Markers were provided so that anyone could add to the canvas.

Both musicians and audience members were shaking and swaying at the Battle of the Bands event on Saturday night in the Student Center.

One Night Stand for Student Rights was held in the Student Center this past Friday night to raise awareness of sexual assault, domestic violence, and other related issues at MIT, with the goal of making MIT a safer pl...

Kerry A. Emanuel, an MIT professor in the EAPS department, gave a talk on global warming on Wednesday, Feb. 26, in 4-237. The talk was sponsored by Fossil Free MIT, and is part of a series of lectures that will be hel...

John R. Ross SB ‘67, PhD ‘74 speaks with members of the MIT class of 2017 at a Class Connections event on Sunday. Held by the MIT Alumni Association, the event invited those from both classes to share their experience...

Mark Antony (Zachary D. Tribbett ’13) stands over the dead body of Julius Caesar (Christopher D. Smith ’13) in the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s performance of Julius Caesar.

Building 12 could be demolished as early as Summer 2014, pending approval from the City of Cambridge. The building’s demolition will make way for the Nano-Materials, Structures, and Systems Lab (nMaSS), to be complete...

Kara N. Presbrey ’16 models a dress made from leaves, paper, and wire at the MIT Trashion Show last Friday night.

Building 12 could be demolished as early as Summer 2014, pending approval from the City of Cambridge. The building’s demolition will make way for the Nano-Materials, Structures, and Systems Lab (nMaSS), to be complete...

The men’s Foot of the Charles regatta was held on Saturday morning. It included heavyweight and lightweight races for crews of two, four, and crews of eight or more. The women’s Foot of the Charles was held last Satur...

Students in 2.00, Introduction to Design, tested their final projects in the Stata center on Monday, Nov. 18. They were challenged to build a device to destroy an “asteroid” represented as a balloon. The “asteroid” wa...

Gamelan Galak Tika performed on Saturday night in Kresge auditorium. Pictured, Shoko Yamamuro performed a traditional warrior dance. Gamelan is a type of complex percussion music based on pentatonic scales, used in Hi...

The Green Building was lit up for the occasion.

The Boston Vegetarian Food Festival, an exhibition of vegetarian and vegan food, clothing, and other products, was held on Saturday and Sunday.

More than two hours after the game ended, fans still lingered around Fenway Park.

Police and emergency personnel were on hand in Boston after the game, stationed as far away as Massachusetts Avenue.

MIT Police and the Department of Facilities held a ceremony on Friday morning outside the Stata Center to dedicate a memorial stone in honor of Officer Sean Collier.

Paola Cappellaro (left), an associate professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering and Susan J. Hockfield (right), the former President of MIT, share insights during an interdisciplinary panel on wom...

Chefs prepare rolls and other assorted items at Avana Sushi, a sushi joint in Chinatown with a wide variety of options on its menu.

Children and adults played with musical instruments at the Instrument Petting Zoo during the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival held in Boston this past Saturday.

The Berklee P-Funk Ensemble performs during the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival.

The Berklee P-Funk Ensemble performs at the Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival held in Boston this past Saturday. Other performers included The Bell Afair, the Rick DiMuzio Quintet, and the Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors.

The MIT Folk Dance Club held a contra dance on Tuesday night in Lobdell on the second floor of the Student Center. Contra dances will be held in the student center every Tuesday night through October.

Rohun Kulkarni ’15 and Priya Garg ’15 play life-sized Connect Four in front of W20 on Monday in front of the Student Center. The game was constructed by Clowns@MIT.

The Department of Mathematics is moving to buildings E17 and E18 due to construction.

Members of the MIT community enjoy the Feast at Steer Roast this past Saturday. The weekend-long event, hosted by Senior House, included mud-wrestling and musical performances by various bands.

(right to left) Illan F. Halpern ‘14, Steven B. Fine ‘15, Ariel Schvartzman ‘15 and Jesse D. Kirkpatrick ‘15 shave their beards during a Hillel barbecue on Sunday, after growing them for a month to raise money for cha...

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the memorial service on Wednesday. Other notable guest included Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, singer-songwriter James Taylor, and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren.

The MIT community joined law enforcement officials at the service.

Members of the Irish American Police Officers Association of Massachusetts play on the bagpipes in honor of Sean Collier.

MIT police officers place the casket of their fallen colleague down.

Vice President Joseph Biden spoke at Sean Collier’s memorial service on Wednesday.

Members of the MIT community joined law enforcement officials at the memorial for Sean Collier Wednesday on Briggs Field.

Following a “reflection” held on Kresge Lawn Wednesday afternoon, members of the MIT community sign cards for hospitals and first responders to the Boston Marathon tragedy. The reflection, hosted by Students at MIT Al...

Two vintage P-51 Mustangs from the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation flew over Fenway Park on Monday to mark the start of the Red Sox’s first home game of the season, against the Baltimore Orioles.

Workers at the Le Meridien Hotel held a rally on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in front of Cambridge City Hall, then marched to the hotel, located in Central Square. They have been calling for a boycott for the hotel since ...

Choose to Reuse was held on Thursday in the TSMC lobby of the Stata Center. Items that are no longer used can be donated rather than thrown away, and the donated items are then available for free to whomever wants the...

Mark Antony (Zachary D. Tribbett ’13) stands over the dead body of Julius Caesar (Christopher D. Smith ’13) in the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s performance of “Julius Caesar.”

Brutus (Katie A. Roe ’14) discovers the body of a comrade in the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s performance of “Julius Caesar.”

The MIT Symphony Orchestra performed and recorded Igor Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” on Friday night, March 15, in Kresge auditorium.

Mark Antony (Zachary D. Tribbett ’13, left) leads a Roman citizen (Salvador Esparza ‘14, right) out of a crowd to see Julius Caesar’s (Christopher D. Smith ‘13) body up close in the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble’s performa...

Part of Random Hall’s façade recently came loose on Wednesday, March 6, and the rest will need serious repair. The white-painted brick wall, once the interior wall between 282 Massachusetts Avenue and a building forme...

Preethi Vaidyanathan ’15 and Diego A. Giraldez ’15

Daniel L. Mendelsohn ’15

Professor Agustín Rayo

Professor Arthur Mattuck

Darryl M. Williams ’14

Nisha S. Dalvie ’16

Professor Anette Hosoi

On Tuesday night, author and journalist Chris Hayes (right) discussed his new book Twilight of the Elites with Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Dr. Martin Luther King Visiting Professor. The event was held in the Simmons Hall Mu...

On Sunday afternoon in the third floor hallway above the Infinite Corridor, onlookers experienced “MIThenge,” the twice-yearly phenomenon in which the setting sun aligns with the Infinite Corridor.

A structure was constructed from triangular styrofoam pieces in the lobby of building 7 on Thursday, and passers-by were invited to add new pieces to it. The project was part of the open house for prospective students...

A construction crew demolishes the building at 219 Vassar St. on Monday morning. The TCC Vassar childcare facility will be constructed in its place.

Last Friday night, the MIT Shakespeare Ensemble held a free showing of the film 10 Things I Hate About You on Kresge Lawn. Students came equipped with snacks and blankets for fending off the cold while they watched th...

Rebecca A. Vasquez ’12 demonstrates the Narrow Rickshaw project at the D-Lab showcase at the MIT Museum on Saturday.

On Tuesday, a large Dalek appeared perched on the Stata Center. Daleks are genetically engineered organisms which appear in the British science fiction series Doctor Who.

Zara K. Karuman ’13 performs a routine on the uneven bars during Saturday’s gymnastics meet in Dupont.

Students from Wellesley College play a game during the Relay for Life on Saturday night. The relay was held from 6 p.m. on Saturday to 6 a.m. on Sunday in Johnson Athletic Center, and raised over $76,000 for the Ameri...

Professor Jeffrey A. Hoffman argues that latkes are the perfect space food at the annual Latke vs. Hamantashen debate on Tuesday night. The debate ended in a tie, and both foods were served at a reception afterwards.

Hackers dressed the Alchemist in the likeness of Steve Jobs on Monday. There was also an Apple logo hack in Lobby 7 the same day — all in honor of the recently deceased visionary.

Ruth D. Abrams ’14, Elana Ben-Akiva ’15, Noa Ghersin ’14, Benjamin Z. Niewood ’15, Elisabeth L. Rosen ’14, Sarah J. Toledano ’15, and Inbar S. Yamin ’15 decorated the MIT Sukkah on Tuesday night. The Sukkah will be on...

In 2005, hackers turned the Infinite Corridor into a level from the Nintendo game Mario. This weekend, to commemorate the hack, hackers put up structures — built from soda cans — of Mario and a piranha plant next to t...

The Tang Hall Lounge features a pool table and a flat panel TV mounted on the wall.

The Marlar Lounge (37-252) has the perfect equipment for practicing presentations.

The Rainbow Lounge (50-005) has LBGT-related materials in addition to study spaces.

The Black Students’ Union (BSU) Lounge (50-105) is a place for BSU members to relax and hold events.

The CSAIL lounge (32-G950) is a popular location for larger events, like the kickoff of the CSAIL Olympics.

The large Edgerton Lounge (NW10-032) has table-top games and a wide-screen TV.

The small Edgerton Lounge (NW10-034) has space to chat with friends as well as Athena computers and a printer.

The Green Room in the Infinite Corridor is a popular study destination between classes.

The Margaret Cheney Room (3-310) is a private space for MIT women complete with study areas, beds, showers, a kitchen, and a grand piano.

The CSAIL Recreation Zone (32-D440) offers fun diversions from a hard day of coding.

The Dreyfoos Lounge on the first floor of the Stata Center boasts group study areas.

The Concourse Lounge (16-128), open only to Concourse students, boats a kitchen and seminar room.

Works of origami art submitted to the 10th Annual OrigaMIT Student Origami Competition are now on display in the Weisner Student Art Gallery in W20. Shown here is Tim the Beaver, designed and folded by Michelle Fung ’...

Jeremy M. Hahn ’12 (Protoss) takes on Yue Jack Chu G (Terran) in the first round of the Starcraft II tournament finals on Sunday, March 6. Hahn went on to the final round, but lost to Max M. Nelson ’12 (Terran).

Aerial 3D Survey of MIT Campus (2010) by Zebra Imaging is one of six holograms on display in the MIT Museum as part of the Luminous Windows exhibition. The exhibition runs until April 1, 2011.

Lunar Lander (1984) by Michael A. Teitel MS ’86 and the MIT Spatial Imaging Group is on display at the MIT Museum from sunset to 2 a.m. until April 1st, 2011.

Students swarm the hallway from Building 26 to 8.

Workers at the Auburn, MA MassWeb facility oversee the printing of The Tech. See more of how The Tech is made on page 11.

Philip D. Tynan ’11 tries to solve one of the problems in the final round of the 2011 Integration Bee. He won, calculating three of the final round integrals (many problems were not solved). Tynan received a copy of “...

The new David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research is seen on Thursday. Construction on the building is nearly finished, and labs will begin moving in soon.

Novartis might demolish the Analog Devices building, on Massachusetts Avenue between Albany St. and Smart St., to make room for a new building with twice the footprint.

(front to back) Brian Carvalho ’12, Brian D. McCarthy ’12, Alexander P. McCarthy ’14, the crew of the Osokkvandi Ond, paddle toward the finish line at the annual Head of the Zesiger cardboard boat regatta on Saturday....

Hexagonal volcanic rocks form the Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Supercomputers stand in one of the machine rooms at CSAIL on Wednesday. After two water chillers at the central cooling plant failed on Tuesday, CSAIL was forced to shut down inessential machines to avoid overheating....

Secret ninja courtyard: Also known as the Atomic Courtyard, this space is bordered on all sides by Buildings 6, 6C, 4, and 2, and is only accessible through basement tunnels.

Steam Café: Located on the fourth floor of building 7, Steam is the result of a collaboration between the School of Architecture and Planning, MIT Dining, and Sodexho Corporation. The cafe serves mainly organic and nu...

Early on the morning of March 18th, a student fell from this roof hatch on the ninth floor of the Stata Center’s Dreyfoos Tower. The student lay immobilized for hours before being found by police around 8:30 a.m..

UPS driver Al F. Licarie has been working the MIT delivery route for 15 years. He is “finally graduating”, to a new route on the other side of Main Street.

MIT Natya performs during the Laasya Indian Classical Dance Competition in Kresge on Saturday. Natya and Dheem, of Boston University, co-hosted the competition, and teams from six other universities competed.

South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo blends gospel and dance during their concert at Sanders Theater on Saturday night.

Melissa A. Showers ’13 pulls ahead of runners from Brown and Sacred Heart during the Women’s cross country race on Oct. 10. MIT went on to finish 4th out of 49 teams.

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was expelled from the Interfraternity Council on Sept. 10. ATO’s house is shown here amidst Amherst Alley construction.

Workers began removing the tarp on the scaffolding around the Great Dome on Monday. The dome has been receiving repairs to prevent leaking and water damage since the summer.

The MIT Cube Club held its first cubing competition on Saturday. Dozens of competitors gathered from around the country in 26-100 to test their skills at solving Rubik’s Cubes. Puzzles varied in difficulty; 5x5x5 cube...

The MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble performs “Quietude” by Thad Jones at the “Technology on the March” Family Weekend Concert on Friday evening.

Melissa A. Showers ’13 pulls ahead of runners from Brown and Sacred Heart during the Women’s cross country race on Saturday. MIT went on to finish 4th out of 49 teams.

The H1N1 Swine Flu virus has been spreading on campus. MIT Medical has been leading a campaign that attempts to reduce transmission.

Rachel C. Mayer ’10 chalks an advertisement on Monday for Poetry Night at The Number Six Club.

The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity was recently expelled from the Interfraternity Council and is appealing the decision. ATO’s house, shown here awaiting repairs on Monday, currently houses fraternity members.