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Students line up in front of 26-100 on Saturday night for the MIT Chorallaries’ nth Annual Concert in Bad Taste, an event where political correctness gets thrown out the window. The line was started last Wednesday eve...

Benjamin N. Nield ’12 counterattacks against his opponent in the foil competition. Nield finished 11-1 en route to helping the MIT foil squad place first. Nield himself finished in second place individually.

Andrew ‘Zoz’ Brooks PhD ’07 stands in front of the weather radar dish atop the roof of MIT’s Building 54 one afternoon this February.

Paul Baranay ’11 participates in a meeting on Sunday in Burton-Conner’s Porter Room to discuss the leaked consultants’ report on dining. The meeting was hosted by the Campaign for Students.

The Undergraduate Association’s Executive Board led a discussion about the future of dining at MIT during an emergency UA Senate meeting the evening of Monday, Feb. 16.

Professor Noam A. Chomsky lectured on Tuesday, Jan. 13 about the ongoing Israeli incursion into Gaza. Chomsky asserted that Israeli provocation was at the root of the continuing conflict with Palestinians and Hamas.

Millions of visitors congregate around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. yesterday. The crowds stretched from Capitol Hill to beyond the Washington Monument.

Inauguration viewers in 10-250 rise to their feet as President Barack Obama begins to recite the oath of office. For more photos from inauguration day events, see page 8.

Parisians watch President Barack Obama’s inaugural address outside a packed Carr’s Irish Pub in downtown Paris yesterday.

Hackers placed a presidential seal banner on the facade of Building 10, beneath the Great Dome, early on the morning of Jan. 20, 2009.

Jack H. Bourbonnais ’10 fights through a crowd of opponents during the men’s 5000 meter run during the Engineers’ indoor track meet at the Johnson Athletic Center on Saturday.

Class of 2011 Ring Committee Chair Mitchell T. Westwood ’11 and Vice Chair Anita Y. Lin ’11 unveil the Brass Rat bezel at the Class of 2011 Ring Premiere ceremony, held last Friday in Kresge Auditorium.

MIT Hackers placed a giant mock Brass Rat above the entrance to the Infinite Corridor in Lobby 7 on Friday morning, the day of the 2011 Ring Premiere.

Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts, was chosen to be the guest speaker at MIT’s 2009 Commencement Ceremony on June 5. Patrick, the second ever African-American elected American governor, has already spoken at MI...

Christina A. Margiotta ’11 tries on a yellow cardigan at J.Crew as personal shopper Topher Yandell offers helpful advice. About 30 MIT students participated in Charm School’s Dress for Success event on Jan. 28.

Partners line up to practice their technique during ballroom dance lessons at MIT’s 16th Annual Charm School on Jan. 30. Other events on Friday included a library etiquette class and a discussion on table manners.