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David Wartinger is awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering that certain roller coasters can help hasten the passage of kidney stones Sept. 13 at Harvard's Sanders Theatre.

Copies of HackMIT's direction booklets, which were provided to every hacker upon check-in.

A team of hackers present a demo of their award-winning Structurall project during the closing ceremony of HackMIT at Kresge Auditorium.

A team of hackers present their project to a member of the judging committee at Johnson Ice Rink.

Nearing 11 a.m. of Sept. 16, hackers in Johnson Ice Rink hurry to debug their programs before the judging begins.

Deer head rhyton depicting griffins attacking a bull, probably Black Sea area, c. 350 BCE.

A student walks past chalk art at the Stata Center that says "the Chancellor & the COD are RAPIST ENABLERS" Sept. 17.

A hacker catches up on sleep after working through the night and into the following morning at Johnson Ice Rink Saturday.

The hacking arena minutes after the start of the competition at Johnson Ice Rink.

About 12 percent of the Class of 2022 entered FYRE.

A student browses artwork at the Back to School Vendor Fair held Sept. 5 in front of the Student Center.

MIT #5, Amanda Garofalo '21, attempts to get the ball past two defenders from the University of New England Sept. 8.

An aquarium visitor watches a shark tank.

Teams charge their battery packs at Scotts Bluff National Monument after a day of racing.