Class of 2029’s demographic profile echoes previous year’s decline in racial diversity
In mid-October, MIT Admissions released the first-year class profile, which includes demographic data and information about the updated methodology used to survey students.
Kornbluth expresses optimism about budgeting, financial aid, calculus outreach, and MIT-MGB
On Wednesday, Nov. 9, The Tech interviewed President Sally Kornbluth about how the Institute plans to navigate budget cuts and leverage its brand amidst changes to the federal landscape.
Seven incumbents and two challengers win seats to Cambridge city council
At 12:28 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, the City of Cambridge’s election commission announced the preliminary results of the 2025 city council and school committee elections.
East Campus holds annual Pumpkin Drop at Tang Hall to celebrate fall
A total of 153 pumpkins were dropped from a height of 248 feet from Tang Hall, one of the tallest buildings in Cambridge.
Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photographer Moises Saman gives a talk at MIT
In 2025, Saman won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his powerful black and white images of the Sednaya prison in Syria.
MIT’s yield rate increases from 73% in 2015 to all-time high of 86.6% in 2025
From 2015 to 2025, MIT’s yield rate has increased by more than 10%, from 73.0% to an all-time high of 86.6%, according to data from the MIT Registrar’s Office and MIT Admissions Office.
Hundreds of MIT students attend first-ever UROP Mixer in the Stratton Student Center
On Oct. 28, 2025 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the first-ever MIT UROP Mixer took place on floors two and three of the Stratton Student Center.
Brent Ryan to step down as Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning
On Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, Provost Anantha P. Chandrakasan announced that Professor Brent Ryan, PhD ’02 will step down as Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning, effective Dec. 31, 2025.
Wind gives way to brief bout of warmth
This week brings above average temperatures, with Saturday getting up to around 62°F, but early next week significantly cooler temperatures are expected.
Where allegations become facts and free speech is selective
Why was my essay on academic freedom and freedom of expression censored while Ian Hutchinson’s defamatory attack was published?
Midori joins the BSO to illuminate Takemitsu and Dvořák
It wasn’t until Midori joined when the atmosphere truly shifted.
George Balanchine’s Jewels returns to the Boston Ballet after 11 years
The three-part piece is a showcase of stretching ballet to its limits
Beatrice Rana casts magic from the piano
What she achieved at the keyboard often defied belief.
Pink Power: Legally Blonde (The Musical)
Berklee’s rendition of Legally Blonde raises its existing feminist messaging to a new level, all while maintaining the same fun, glittery energy of the original story.
Symphony Hall celebrates centennial of Phantom of the Opera
It was refreshing to hear the audience laugh and applaud throughout the film in response to its dramatic moments — a welcome contrast from the typical atmosphere at Symphony Hall.
‘One of Those Days When Hemme Dies’ delights moviegoers at Boston Turkish Film Festival
What stands out the most about this movie is its slow pace, which both heightens and diminishes frustration at various points.
Getting older
People talk about adolescence as if it’s the time when you get to decipher your future… but as I’m nearing the end of mine, I feel even more lost.
Why do we travel?
The pressure to go out and see as much as you possibly can is exacerbated by the fact that everyone around you seems to be doing it too. Everyone else is having a real thrilling, young people’s jet-set European summer — I mean, shouldn’t I be having one too? Social Media Blurb: Musings on travel culture.
Preventing the next bioweapon
As artificial intelligence advances, biotech leaders team up to boost DNA synthesis screening software security
Microsoft Chief Science Officer Dr. Eric Horvitz discusses the promises and perils of AI
Dr. Horvitz shared insights drawing on his experience as a CS industry leader and an MD/PhD.
From wealth gaps to climate costs: why global health matters
Kerry spoke to students and faculty on Nov. 3 about the influence of global health on economics and the climate.
Finding local solutions to a global problem
MIT Economics PhD Student Aaron Berman ‘26 on combating climate change, one case study at a time
