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New England Patriots players (from left) Brandon Bolden, Stevan Ridley, and Shane Vereen respond to fans’ ecstatic cheering during Wednesday’s Super Bowl victory parade.

A fan proudly shows off four fingers, representing the four Super Bowl victories of the New England Patriots in 2001, 2003, 2004, and 2014.

Fans clad in Patriots gear show off their New England pride during Wednesday’s parade.

Patriots cheerleaders celebrate with fans during the parade for the team’s Super Bowl victory.

Team 7, consisting of Aarshavi Shah, Alberto Mulero ’17, Michelle Sit, and Vahid Fazel-Rezai ’17, prepares its robot “Stack Overflow” for the next round at the the 2015 MASLAB competiton.

Fans crane their necks to get a better view of the approaching Duck Boats carrying the New England Patriots Wednesday morning.

Thousands wait Wednesday morning for the arrival of the New England Patriots at the parade in honor of their Super Bowl victory.

Jonathan Kraft, president of the Patriots, proudly holds the Super Bowl trophy.

A passerby inspects a Lobby 7 hack on Sunday afternoon which reads “TPB Lives!” in response to the return of torrent hosting website The Pirate Bay.

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

A mysterious Stonehenge hack stands in front of Kresge this past Thursday. MIThenge, a biyearly event in which the sun lines up with the Infinite Corridor, occurred the following evening.

Andrew A. Busse ’15 leaps over his opponents as he spikes the ball over the net. The Engineers overcame a deficit to clinch a 3-2 victory over UC Santa Cruz on Thursday Feb. 20.

Sailboats return in the waning light of a late October evening. A waxing crescent moon hangs brightly in the sky.

MIT’s 148th Commencement was on Friday, June 6. Over 2,700 students graduated, receiving over 3,400 degrees.

“Black Lives Matter” posters appear around campus in reaction to the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting of Michael Brown on Aug 9.

Students of the Martin Luther King Jr. Design Seminar, a program offered over IAP 2014, display art installations in Lobby 10 addressing topics such as human rights, justice, racism, and equality.