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William Lipscomb was the prize in the Win-a-Date with a Nobel Laureate contest. Lipscomb won the Nobel Prize in 1976 for “chemical attraction.”

Gareth Jones of the University of Bristol uses hand puppets to explain how bats perform oral sex on each other, before being censored by the “V-chip” at the Ig Nobel Awards Ceremony on Thursday. Jones won the Ig Nobel...

Cynthia Barnhart PhD ’88 is acting as the dean of the School of Engineering while the United States Senate decides whether to confirm Subra Suresh ScD ’81, the current dean, as the next director of the National Scienc...

Students learn about companies at Career Fair 2010, sponsored by the MIT Class of 2011, the Graduate Student Council, and the Society of Women Engineers, on Thursday. Over 330 companies attended.

Students have been receiving many more packages this year, clogging mail rooms at dorms. Some blame Amazon Student, a new program that gives free two-day shipping for students with .edu mail accounts.

E62, the new Sloan building, is now open for classes. The building will be dedicated in May 2011. The chain‑link sculpture in front of the building (left) was designed by Cai Guo-Qiang, and was completed in June.

Lauren Quisenberry ’14 unleashes an explosive serve with heavy topspin. Still a freshman, Quisenberry led the victory 5-2 in first singles.

A camera mount was installed on the south-west corner of the Green Building yesterday. It is pointed directly at Maseeh Hall (W1).

Fariborz Maseeh ScD ’90 contributed $24 million to complete the construction in W1, which had stalled for lack of funds. Maseeh Hall is scheduled to open in fall of 2011 and will help expand MIT’s student population.

Notices on PBE’s door inform freshmen that there will be no more rush events.

Beta Theta Pi was brought before the Rush Infractions Board on Sunday.

John Cena “fireman carries” a Nexus team member during the 5-on-5 tag team elimination. In the end, the Nexus team takes down Cena, WWE Champion Seamus, Chris Jericho, The Edge, and Randy Orton.