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Adele D. Phillips G defends against a player from the Brandeis University women’s ultimate frisbee team. The MIT women’s ultimate team “sMITe” played a scrimmage against the Brandeis Banshees Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at...

A packed crowd awaits the sneak preview of the film “Jumper,” hosted by the Lecture Series Committee in 26-100 on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008.

Adrienne M. Bolger ’09 hands off the baton to Andrea E. Bradshaw ’09 during the 4x400-meter relay. The MIT women’s track and field team finished the meet with 178.5 points, beating Bates College (158 points), Colby Co...

Doug Liman, director of the film “Jumper,” participates in a panel discussion at MIT with the film’s star Hayden Christensen and MIT Professors Edward Farhi and Max E. Tegmark on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in lecture hall 26-...

Hayden Christensen, star of the film “Jumper,” participates in a panel discussion at MIT with the film’s director Doug Liman and MIT Professors Edward Farhi and Max E. Tegmark on Wednesday, Jan. 16 in lecture hall 26-...

Participants in the Boston No Pants subway ride read the Boston Phoenix in their boxer shorts while waiting for a train at Park Street station this past Saturday.

Michael J. Snively ’11 works on a One Laptop Per Child XO laptop in his boxer shorts while riding an MBTA subway during the Boston No Pants subway ride this past Saturday.

Benjamin Gathier G, assistant pole-vault coach, clears 15’5 1/2” with room to spare during the track and field alumni meet held Saturday, Jan. 12. The meet pitted alumni from the MIT track and field team against the c...

Hazel L. Briner ’11, pole-vaulter and pentathlete, competes in a 400-meter hand-stand race held after Saturday’s track and field alumni meet. Briner finished the two grueling laps of the indoor track in 23 minutes, 16...

A snowman decorates the snowy lawn of Kresge Oval early Tuesday morning.

Adam Sablich, organizer of the Boston No Pants subway ride, addresses the crowd of soon-to-be-pantsless subway riders and media at the Alewife train station this past Saturday afternoon. The riders divided up into gro...

Students and faculty gather in Lobby 7 on Dec. 17, 2007 to take part in the MIT Community Winter Break, sponsored by the Office of the President. The Winter Break was postponed from its original date of Dec. 13 becaus...

Snow falls on the Stata Center during Cambridge’s first significant snowfall of the winter season on Dec. 13, 2007.

The MIT Logarhythms and their alumni perform “In Praise of MIT (Take Me Back to the Tech)” at their annual winter concert on Dec. 14, 2007.

Piles of snow surround the emergency call button on the walkway leading from 77 Massachusetts Ave. to the Student Center on Dec. 21, 2007.

A large playing card featuring President Susan Hockfield’s face appeared above the door to her office on Dec. 12, 2007. A note was also left on her office door by the hackers.