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Brian C. Gardiner ’11 (#8) moves to block a pass by Brown University as Matthew J. Perkins ’11 (front) and goalie Columbus P. Leonard ’12 (back) stand guard during the men’s water polo game on Sept. 24. The engineers ...

Alum Mary P. Harding ’07 (right) and Casandra N. Ceri ’13 vie for possession of the ball during the Engineers annual alumnae game on Saturday at Steinbrenner Stadium. The alumnae team, composed of past players and cur...

The Sloan Japan Club graduate student class of 2011 painted Japanese calligraphy at their show on Thursday by using a performer’s head as a brush to write “MIT.”

Current members of the Varsity Field Hockey team (white) win against their predecessors 5-0 at the Alumnae Game held on the Barry Astroturf Field on Saturday.

Rick Taylor (Rich Fulkerson) poises to strike a captive Bat Boy (Steven L. Camina G) during MTG’s rendition of Bat Boy: The Musical on Thursday in Little Kresge.

The Parkers — Gregory Lohman PhD ’07 (back left), Kerry Brooke Steere (back right), and Karen A. Hart ’11 (front right) — teach Bat Boy (Steven L. Camina G) the ways of civilization in MTG’s rendition of Bat Boy: The ...

Two boats from the MIT women’s sailing team cross paths on the Charles River during the Antonia Schuman Trophy competition on Sunday.

Soca & Associates and the Unity Sports Culture Club perform “Succulent Delights of Paradise” during the Cambridge Carnival International costume parade on Sept. 13.

A member of Cumm Cross Productions dances in their performance of “Aztecs: An Empire Remembered” Sunday during the costume parade of the Cambridge Carnival International.

A member of Cumm Cross Productions marches down the street during the performance of “Aztecs: An Empire Remembered.” The performance took place Sunday during the costume parade of the Cambridge Carnival International....

Cambridge mayor Denise Simmons waves to the crowd during the costume parade of the Cambridge Carnival International on Sunday. Mayor Simmons, up for re-election this November, was Grand Marshal of the parade.

Dynasty Productions presented “Signs of the Pagan” during the costume parade at the Cambridge Carnival International on Sept. 13.

The life of a bunny hangs in the balance as Bat Boy (Steven L. Camina G) battles his hunger for blood on Thursday evening during MTG’s rendition of Bat Boy: The Musical in Little Kresge.

Kameron L. Klauber ’12 looks past a defender for an open pass on Sept. 10 during the Engineers’ game against Simmons College. MIT won the game in a 9-0 shutout, improving their overall record to 5-0.

Alix Collins prepares cupcakes to be handed out at the Community Fall Break on Killian Court on Sept. 14. Reflecting the event’s theme of sustainability, the cupcakes were baked and served in miniature ice cream cones...

A man on stilts danced to the beat of steel drums in Central Square during the costume parade on Sunday. The parade was part of the Cambridge Carnival International, a festival celebrating African traditions.