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telling the tale
hadestown is a tragedy. the narrator, hermes, tells you this in the very first song. See, someone’s got to tell the tale Whether or not it turns out well Maybe it will turn out this time On the road to...
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Folding with Flair
About a year ago, I wrote about the origami I’d made at my internship in a “draft” blog post when I applied to be a blogger. That draft never saw the light of day (mostly because I forgot about it...
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in Black Valley Hostel
Magically eduroam01 university wifi, typically found at universities, not hostels 20 km from the nearest grocery store is giving me one bar. It actually loads search results and sends email, so I’m...
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Walking the Kerry Way
It’s cold down here, and dark, so I’ll keep this one brief. I’m in the common room, where the radiator is off. The German woman rooming with me tonight voices the entirety of her internal monologue...
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Happier Than Ever
A few months ago, May. When I’m away from you, I’m happier than ever Wish I could explain it better — Happier than Ever by Billie Eilish It’s final projects hell month, my stack of moving boxes are...
View Articlea not-so-cruel summer
it is the hot girl summer // went to The Eras Tour and over-thought, over-analyzed, over-felt every moment of it // dyed my hair purple // watched Qala a little too late and cried a little too much...
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flowers of fire and light
My favorite poi spinning pattern is the four-petaled antispin flower. If you do it neatly, it traces out the path parameterized by these equations: x = cos(t) + 3/4 cos(-3t) y = sin(t) + 3/4 sin(-3t)...
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The MIT Major Arcana
Each undergrad in MIT majors in one of 2101 The numbers skip 13, 19, and 23. The registrar lists CMS as XXI-CMS, and STS has no primary majors as of now. numbered courses, from 1: Civil and...
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taste
If you follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or (god forbid) LinkedIn, you might’ve seen me mention that I spoke to The Washington Post for an article about Gen Z and the job market. As you can see, the...
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And we leave it all behindCan’t you see we need some time? at a camp i attended junior year, they would play The Woods by Hollow Coves a lot near the end. it just, made sense. it was winter. we were...
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life, with the brass rat
It’s been three months since Ring Delivery, where sophomores receive their class ring to celebrate being halfway through their journeys. The event is somehow both underwhelming and overwhelming....
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making meaning
UFBoot does not converge, continue at least 100 more iterations My job on IQ-TREE has been running for more than an hour. For my UROP, I’m exploring the role of a bacterial communication system called...
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so you’re starting your first year?
This week, I worked as an Orientation Leader (OL) to help first year students acclimate to MIT. It was a fun, high-energy job. Every OL was assigned around 13 students, and I quite liked my crew....
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four ways to unstrip a screw
It’s work week at tΞp!01 pronounced 'Xi' like the Greek letter, tΞp is the co-ed fraternity formerly known as tEp. While work week in Greek life systems outside the MIT bubble might refer to something...
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Food for Thought [guest post]
by Tananya Prankprakma and Sophia Wang This post is a love letter to food written jointly by me (Sophia) and Tananya. I’m Sophia, the past head and creator of the Massachusetts Institute of...
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Simmons Cat
I love being back in Simmons after a long break. I get to hang out with friends in the 4AB lounge, eat dining hall food in Simdin, and rearrange the modular furniture like giant Lego blocks. Perfection...
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welcoming our new bloggers!
Summer has come and gone,01 in academic calendar only. it is definitely still meteorological summer last night wow it was warm and MIT is coming back to life. Students are back on campus, settling...
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walking into the MEng
This past Sunday, at 4 AM on the side of U.S. Highway 1 on Badger’s Island in Maine, along with Nathan S. ’25 and Jonathan H. ’25, I took my first steps on a 63-mile walk from Maine to Next House, an...
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a/n: this post is a little outdated – my hair is currently a faded blue. I recently got my hair re-dyed. My mother usually insists that I get my haircut at an actual salon, since she thinks that if I...
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Fall Sports at MIT
Hi, everyone! My name is Emiko, and I am one of the new bloggers :) I am a junior, and I play midfield on the Varsity Women’s Soccer team. I thought I’d give you guys a glimpse into the life of a...
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