William Yee

Graduates suffer in the hot sun. The ceremonies were held under clear skies and narrowly missed rain in the afternoon.

The graduates line up inside the Johnson Athletic Center.

R. Gregory Turner ’74, president of the MIT Alumni Association, leads the procession and holds the ceremonial mace.

Laura M. Wacker ’13 rushes toward the goal under pressure from Bridgewater State lacrosse players on Saturday, Mar. 12. The Engineers lost 9-8.

Team Maa-Bara members Ogheneruno E. Okiomah G (right) and Elisha R. Goodman G (left) explain their project to the IDEAS Competition judges during the IDEAS poster section on Monday, April 25. Okiomah and Goodman’s pro...

MIT Executive Vice President and Treasurer Theresa M. Stone SM ’76 speaks at the UA Senate meeting Monday evening, as UA President Vrajesh Y. Modi ’11 and Senate Speaker Jonté D. Craighead ’13 look on. At the meeting,...

Laura M. Wacker ‘13 rushes toward the goal under pressure from Bridgewater State lacrosse players on Saturday, March 12. The Engineers lost 9-8.

Robert A. Weber ’13 throws the frisbee under pressure from a Northeastern defender. The Engineers and the Northeastern Huskies played an exhibition game at TD Garden on Sunday, March 6.

MIT’s Dance Troupe, May 7.

Dance Troupe freezes at the end of a house-style number choreographed by Kristopher B. Dos Santos ’10.

WeiYang Sun ’11, Adrianna L. Tam ’11, and Jia X. Wu ’10 peform a mashup of 2PM songs “Tic Toc” and “Heartbeat” at the Syncopasian spring concert on Sunday in 6-120.

(left to right) Reid C. Van Lehn G, Mason Tang ’10, and Armand E. Mignot ’10 show off their moves in the show’s opening hip-hop dance.

Sarah L. Sprague ‘13 led MIT in the women’s 3,000 meter run in the coed track and field invitational on Feb. 13..

William E. Bender ’12 scans the court to make a pass during the game against Coast Guard Academy on Feb. 13. MIT won 64–53 and clinched the NEWMAC regular season title. The team plays next at Springfield College on Sa...

Adam Goldstein ’10 (pictured) and his partner Bill Magnuson ’09 defeated 79 other teams to win the North American Debate Championships, held Jan. 29-31 in Toronto, Canada.

Nicholas R. LaBounty ’09 looks down for a pass in a game against New England College on Jan. 17, 2009.

Students rave during “Rolling” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild in late April.

Anisa K. McCree ’10 serves during MIT’s tennis match against Mount Holyoke College on Saturday. The engineers were defeated 5-4.

Emily Kuo ’13 dribbles through a Worcester Polytechnic Institute defensive player during the game on Saturday. The MIT Engineers won 4-0, extending their winning streak to five games.

Senior House will be getting Jagruti S. Patel ’97 and Antony N. Donovan ’94 as interim housemasters. In May residents had selected Walter R. Bender ’80 and Wanda Bender, but the Dean for Student Life rejected them for...

Nitish Nair G, PhD candidate for the Department of Chemical Engineering, receives his doctoral hood from department head Klavs F. Jensen at the Johnson Athletic Center midday Thursday.

Emily C. Suter ’11 performs in a contemporary piece choreographed by Danyi Wu ’11 and Casey K. Hua ’11 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Audi...

Pierre-Guy F. Douyon ’12 takes center stage in a popping piece performed by guest group Imobilare choreographed by Yang Zhang G, Mason Tang ’10, and Raymond Y. Cheng ’09 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Trou...

Corey J. Kubber ’11 confronts Tarikh C. Campbell ’09 in a piece by Adlai Grayson ’08 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Auditorium May 7–10.

Rachel N. Peterson ’09 dances to choreography by Adlai R. Grayson ’08 during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,” which will run in Kresge Auditorium May 7–10.

Nimisha Kashyap, Rachel N. Peterson ’09, Sonia Tapryal, and Kaitlin Walsh perform a Bollywood piece choreographed by Nimisha Kashyap during a dress rehearsal for the MIT Dance Troupe’s spring show, “In The Spotlight,”...

Jason (Todd Sandstrom) and Ivy (Kimberly A. Brink ’10) enjoy a birthday kiss as students look on during “One Kiss” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Ben Folds is seen performing at the Spring Concert on April 25 at the Johnson Athletic Center.

Dance hall girls turn their attention to Oscar (Curtis B. Liu ’10) in the Next Act show “Sweet Charity.”

(left to right) Jessica S. Kim ’10, Gloria Yang ’11, Dorothy Curran ’12, Tiffany J. Lin ’11, Jenna A. Berkowitz ’09, and Xindi Song ’10 perform the song “Big Spender” in the Next Act show “Sweet Charity.”

Servers (Eva S. Klinman ’10 and Michael T. Lin ’11, also a Tech Campus Life editor) look on as Vittorio Vidal (Julian Yuen ’12) catches Charity (Priscilla W. Army ’10) falling.

A cappella group Newtones from South Newton High School sings one of Ben Folds’ songs before Folds appeared on stage for the Spring Concert on April 25 at the Johnson Athletic Center.

Jason (Todd Sandstrom) woos Diane Lane (Emma C. Jeffries ’11) with students in the background during “Auditions” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Students (Hayley Ryan, Kimberly A. Brink ’10, Megan Rexius, Emma C. Jeffries ’11, Keri Boisclair, Dave Berger and Matthew S. Peairs ’09) surround Peter (Yoni Gray ’10) during “Epiphany” in the show “Bare” by the MIT M...

Kyle A. Atmore ’10 as Daddy Brubeck performs the song “Rhythm of Life” in the Next Act show “Sweet Charity.”

Oscar (Curtis B. Liu ’10) and Charity (Priscilla W. Army ’10) have a conversation on a roller coaster with a “hack” of Godzilla by the stage crew in the background in the Next Act show “Sweet Charity.”

Ben Folds interacts with his band on stage during the Spring Concert on April 25 in the Johnson Athletic Center.

Peter (Yoni Gray ’10) seeks guidance from Father (Dave Berger) during “Confession” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Attendees are seen waiting in line in front of the Zesiger Center to get into Spring Concert 2009 featuring Ben Folds on Saturday, April 25.

Peter (Yoni Gray ’10) and Jason (Todd Sandstrom) share a stolen moment in “You and I” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Song writer and vocalist Sara Bareilles, known for her hit song, “Love Song,” plays at the 2009 Spring Concert on April 25.

Indie band Hotel Lights, formed by songwriter Darren Jessee, performs as the starting band for the Spring Concert at Johnson Athletic Center on April 25.

Students rave during “Rolling” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Students enjoy pot brownies during the scene “Birthday Bitch” in the show “Bare” by the MIT Musical Theatre Guild.

Residential Life Associate Marc Lo (left) and Dean for Student Life Costantino Colombo (right) interrogate Priscilla W. Army ’10 as Charity.

A piano is seen falling from the roof of Baker House on Thursday, April 23 during Piano Drop. Piano Drop is hosted by Baker every year to commemorate Drop Date.

Senior James M. Bartolotta celebrates with the crowd after the team’s win against Rhode Island College on Friday, Mar. 6.

Senior Bradley H. Gampel carries the basketball down the court under pressure in the game against Rhode Island College on Friday, Mar. 6.

MIT students are seen at Rhode Island College on Friday supporting their basketball team.

Dancers Quinnton J. Harris ’11 (left) and Stephanie S. Shim ’10 perform in the dance “Now Boarding: Windy City Express” during dance group Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Motion this Thursday....

Pierre-Guy F. Douyon ’12 (left) and Quinnton J. Harris ’11 perform during the dance “Now Boarding: Windy City Express” at Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Motion this Thursday.

Rachel N. Peterson ’09 cranks it in the dance “Throwback Central” at Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Motion this Thursday.

Adlai R. Grayson ’08 shakes off during the opening dance titled “Touch and Go!” at Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Motion this Thursday.

Anikia F. Tucker ’10 shows off her moves in the dance “On the Corner” at Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Motion this Thursday.

(from left) Nana Essilfie-Conduah ’11, Tamika P. Tannis ’11, Anikia F. Tucker ’10, and Rachel N. Peterson ’09 shuffle during the dance “Throwback Central” at Mocha Moves’ dress rehearsal of their presentation Mocha Mo...

(from left) David A. Brescia ’10, Skylar W. Desa ’10, Yoni Gray ’10, Prannay Budhraja ’10, Mia A. Shandell ’10, Bryan C. Hernandez ’09, and Travis S. Newsad ’10 contemplate their murderous actions during the dress reh...

Jacob T. Shapiro 11 performs on the pommel horse in the men’s gymnastics team’s meet against Vermont University and Springfield College on Saturday in the duPont Athletics Center.

Timothy J. Stumbaugh 12 swims the 200 yard backstroke during the MIT Invitational this past Saturday at the Zesiger Center pool. Stumbaugh won the event with a time of 1:56.21 and was also victorious in the 400 indiv...

MIT varsity basketball coach Larry Anderson, communicates with players during a timeout in the game against Coast Guard Academy on Saturday in Rockwell Cage. The Engineers lost 63-67 in overtime.

Senior James M. Bartolotta drives the basketball under pressure from a Coast Guard Academy player on Saturday in Rockwell Cage. The Engineers lost 63-67 in overtime.

Senior Amy J. Marshall attempts for a pass in front of two Clark College basketball players on Saturday in Rockwell Cage. The Engineers lost 69-51.

Julius Caesar (center: Steve Barkhimer) debates going to the Senate with Calpurnia (left: Hanna S. Kuznetsov ’09) and Decius Brutus (right: David A. Brescia ’10), after receiving ominous news from Calpurnia.

Mark Antony (Sean P. Faulk ’11) mourns the loss of a friend.

Julius Caesar (front right: Steve Barkhimer) and Mark Antony (front left: Sean P. Faulk
’11) discuss Cassius’ character. Titinius (back left: Prannay Budhraja ’10), Trebonius
(back center: Skylar W. Desa ’10), Portia ...

The conspirators (left to right: David A. Brescia ’10, Skylar W. Desa ’10, Yoni Gray ’10, Prannay Budhraja ’10, Mia A. Shandell ’10, Bryan C. Hernandez ’09, and Travis S. Newsad ’10) contemplate their actions.

The Senate (from left to right: Travis S. Newsad ’10, Bryan C. Hernandez ’09, Prannay
Budhraja ’10) kneels to Caesar (Steve Barkhimer).

Titinius (left: Prannay Budhraja ’10), Octavius (center left: Max Goldman G), Cassius (center right: Bryan C. Hernandez ’09), and Brutus (right: Travis S. Newsad ’10) prepare for battle.

DeRon M. Brown ’10 is MIT’s first football All American in 11 years.

Women’s soccer, Sept. 13.

Women’s Volleyball, Sept. 20.

Members of the mystery hunt team Pet Mangoes made pancakes spelling the word “HUNT” as part of a team breakfast held on Saturday morning. Breakfast was held in the Simmons dining hall, which also served as the team he...

Nicholas R. LaBounty ’09 looks down for a pass in a game against New England College on Saturday Jan. 17.

Freshman members of the team Pet Mangoes Marie Hu, Brian D. McCarthy, Brian Carvalho work on puzzles on Saturday Jan. 17 in the team headquarters in Simmons dining hall. Pet Mangoes, a team consisting of residents, al...

Amy J. Marshall ’09 leaps in front of a Babson basketball player on Saturday Jan. 17. The Engineers lost 73-38.

Amelia L. Laughton ’06 and Thaddeus R. Cybulski ’10 perform at Dance Troupe’s dress rehearsal for the coming up show “Insomnia.”

Stephen G. Goodman ’12 and Elizabeth M. Kimball ’11 move to the beat at the dress rehearsal for Dance Troupe’s coming up “Insomnia” performance.

(Left to right) Jason A. Scott ’10, Kamo Jurn ’10, and Adlai R. Grayson ’10 get their groove on at the dress rehearsal for Dance Troupe’s coming up show “Insomnia.”

Dana B. Sulas ’10 belly dances during Dance Troupe’s dress rehearsal for “Insomnia” on Monday, Dec. 8.

Ylaine L. Gerardin ’10 performs a ballet at Dance Troupe’s dress rehearsal for its up coming show “Insomnia.”

Bianca Minola played by Lois Lane (Kimberly A. Brink ’10) explains that she wishes she could marry before her elder sister in “Tom Dick or Harry” while surrounded by her suitors Lucentio played by Bill Calhoun (Daniel...

Lois Lane (Kimberly A. Brink ’10), Lilli Vanessi (Kerry Brooke Steere), Bill Calhoun (Daniel A. Perez ’10), and Fred Graham (Justin D. Breucop ’12) open “The Taming of the Shrew: The Musical” with the song “We Open in...

Lilli Vanessi (Kerry Brooke Steere) and Fred Graham (Justin D. Breucop ’12) reminisce about old love during “Wunderbar.”

Things get a little more out of hand resulting in the townspeople of Padua panicking during “Kiss Me, Kate!”

Things get a bit out of hand onstage during “The Taming of the Shrew: The Musical,” resulting in Fred Graham (Justin D. Breucop ’12) disciplining Lilli Vanessi (Kerry Brooke Steere).

Lois Lane (Kimberly A. Brink ’10) complains about her beau Bill Calhoun’s (Daniel A. Perez ’10) gambling habit in “Why Can’t You Behave?”

Benjamin M. Huan ’11 lands a kick to the backside of SUNY Albany’s Owen Smith during the A-team (advanced) sparring competition at the MIT Sport Taekwondo Tournament held in the Johnson Athletics Center on Saturday, O...

Alexandra T. May ’10 leaps up for a kill in the women’s volleyball game against Wellesley College on Oct. 28. MIT lost 3-1, dropping the Engineers to 19-15 overall and 6-2 in the NEWMAC.

Lysander (Stephen G. Goodman ’12) holds back Hermia (Rachel W. Williams ’12) from attacking Helena amidst the chaos and quarrels caused by the fairies’ tricks.

DeRon M. Brown ’10 attempts to avoid a tackle in the football game against Western New England College. Brown rushes 207 yards for four touch downs in 25 carries, leading to an 48-15 victory for MIT.

MIT running back Robert C. Utz ’09 rushes out of the defensive line in the football game against Western New England College.

The lovesick Helena (Bianca W. Farrell ’11) clings to her beloved Demetrius (Steven J. Pennybaker ’12), while the invisible Oberon (Kellas R. Cameron ’10) plays tricks.

Puck (Sara E. Ferry ’11) and Oberon (Kellas R. Cameron ’10), fairies of the woods, have a violently playful fight as he commands her to find him a magic love flower.

Puck (Sara E. Ferry ’11) performs magic on Nick Bottom (Edward Carpenter ’10) in the Shakespearean play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Performances will take place on Oct. 24, 25, 30, and Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. in La Sala de Pu...

Titania (Grace M. Kane ’11) and her fairies (Jesse I. Wooton ’12 and Naomi A. Hinchen ’11) cuddle and scratch the donkey-headed Nick Bottom (Edward Carpenter ’10).

Christian W. Therkelsen ’11 takes control of the soccer ball from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. MIT triumphed 2-1 for their first victory over the Academy since 2004.

Alexandra T. May ’10 reaches for a block against Western New England College on Saturday, Oct. 18. MIT claimed first place in the Quad Tournament with victories over Western New England and Saint Mary’s Colleges.

Nirupama Yechoor ’11 aims for a pass past Smith College defenders on Saturday, Oct 18. A late goal pushed Smith College to a 2-1 victory during double overtime.

(From left) David A. Croom ’09, Kamo Jurn ’10, Jason A. Scott ’10, Ayaboe K. Edoh ’10, and Tarikh C. Campbell ’09 perform in Sigma Kappa’s Late Night on Saturday evening in Kresge as the dance crew Back Bay Boys.

Xudan Liu ’10 and Ainsley K. Braun ’10, both of Pi Beta Phi, performed as Ken and Barbie in the Sigma Kappa Late Night fundraiser for Alzheimer’s disease research.

Zeta Psi brothers Manuel Cabral ’12 (top) and Conor R. O’Rourke ’11 perform a flip during Sigma Kappa’s Late Night in Kresge on Saturday evening.

DeRon M. Brown ’10 rushes out from the defensive line in the Engineer’s game against Massachusetts Maritime on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Henry Steinbrenner Stadium. MIT overpowered Mass. Maritime 42-14 and led to thei...

Kathryn A. Pesce ’10 leaps up for the ball in between two Salem State players during a corner kick on Saturday, Sept. 13. The Engineers lost 0-1 due to an own goal in the 64th minute.

Kelly E. Schulte ’12 leaps up for a kill in front of a Rhode Island College player in the pre-season game on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Ben Huan ’11 receives a plate of “Gua Bun,” a traditional Taiwanese snack from Association of Taiwanese Students’ member Anne P. Liu ’08 during the ATS’s annual cultural fair “Strait to Taiwan” in the Stata Center on ...

2010 Ring Committee President Laura E. Aust ’10 shows off her Brass Rat during the ring delivery at Moakley Courthouse on the Boston waterfront on April 26.

Juan S. Villeta-Garcia ’10 receives his Brass Rat from the staff member of Balfour during the ring delivery at Moakley Courthouse on the Boston waterfront on April 26.

Drummer Heath Hamilton of the 2008 Spring Weekend Concert’s opening band Absentstar rocks out in the Johnson Athletic Center on the evening of April 25, 2008.

(left to right) Shawn Gelzleichter, Christian Hegg, Benjamin C. Williams ’11, Matthew N. Stern ’08, and Misha Leybovich G of the “Hot Metal” stripping squad proposition the audience in the Full Monty, a performance by...

Anthony D. Teixeira ’08 comes off the blocks in the 200-meter dash last Saturday at the Engineer’s Cup, held at Steinbrenner Stadium. Teixeira finished second overall in the sprint, and also placed first in both the l...

MIT men’s volleyball vs. Emmanuel College, Feb. 10.

MIT men’s lacrosse vs. Norwich University, April 14.

MIT Dramashop, “Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom,” Feb. 8–10 and 15–17.

Lindsay E. Hunting ’09 digs the ball in Tuesday’s volleyball game against Wellesley College. The Engineers remain undefeated and handed Wellesley their first loss after a 3-0 sweep.

Jean “Liz” E. Theurer ’10 and Amanda Young of Worcester Polytechnic Institute vie for control of the ball in a women’s soccer game Saturday. The game was a 6-0 shutout victory for the MIT Engineers.

Jean E. Theurer ’10 aims to score under pressure from a Bridgewater State defender midway through the second half of the Sept. 20, 2007 women’s soccer game. The Engineers overpowered the Eagles 2-1 in overtime.

Freshmen (left to right) Matthew G. Escoto ’11, Amanda S. Fried ’11, David B. Feldman ’11, and Kristin D. Kuhn ’11 enjoy waffles and a movie at Simmons’ Waffle Haus Monday at midnight.

A piano is completely destroyed after plummeting six stories from the roof of Baker House in the annual Piano Drop.

PANDAS CAN’T FLY—This unfortunate stuffed panda was selected for the test drop in Baker House’s Annual piano drop.

Obinna C. Anyanwu '09 leaps up in the men's triple jump event during Saturday's Coed Invitational track and field meet.

William B. Fedus '10 hands off the MIT baton to Christopher T. Bateman '07 during the men's 4x100-meter relay. The MIT relay team took first with a time of 43.55 seconds.

Aron Walker '07 clears a hurdle during the men's 400-meter intermediate hurdle race. Walker placed fourth in the event with a time of 58.91 seconds.

Dylan F. Roden '09 looks to make a pass in the men's lacrosse 15-7 win over Norwich University on April 14.

Emily Hwang '09 clears the bar during the women's pole vault competition. Hwang won with a clearance of 10'5.5".

Two vehicles involved in an accident in front of Simmons Hall yesterday caused damage to five other neighboring parked vehicles.

Daniel E. Bickerstaff ’10, as Charles, warns that chaos will ensue if Miss Faith yanks out all of Aretha‘s teeth.

Thomas S. Pollom ’09 leaps for a block against Mount Ida College in the MIT Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 10. MIT defeated Emmanuel College to win first place in the tournament.

Miss Faith (Gireeja V. Ranade ’07) extracts Aretha’s teeth and eventually Aretha from public record.