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Fariborz Maseeh ScD ’90 contributed $24 million to complete the construction in W1, which had stalled for lack of funds. Maseeh Hall is scheduled to open in fall of 2011 and will help expand MIT’s student population.

Notices on PBE’s door inform freshmen that there will be no more rush events.

Beta Theta Pi was brought before the Rush Infractions Board on Sunday.

John Cena “fireman carries” a Nexus team member during the 5-on-5 tag team elimination. In the end, the Nexus team takes down Cena, WWE Champion Seamus, Chris Jericho, The Edge, and Randy Orton.

East and west campus residents duke it out with water balloons and water cannons at the East vs. West Water War in front of Kresge on Monday. The Water War is an annual REX tradition.

Two Brazilian Jiujitsu fighters compete in Grapplers Quest, a grappling tournament held at the UFC Fan Expo August 27 and 28.

Canadian Mixed Martial Arts fighter Shawn Tompkins (right) teaches a right hook during a training session. He emphasized starting with a jab and punching with the shoulders.

UFC lightweight fighter Clay C. Guida signs autographs for a young fan Friday morning.

Henry Moore (United Kingdom, 1898 – 1986), Three-Piecde Reclining Figure, Draped. Bronze. Killian Court. Gift of the Eugene McDermott Family and Other Friends of MIT.

Anish Kapoor (India, 1954 - ), Untitled (Sculpture for TSMC Lobby). Stainless steel. TSMC Lobby, Stata Center (Bldg, 32G). Commissioned with MIT Percent for Art Fund. Kapoor’s sculpture is MIT’s newest addition to it’...

Frank Stella (Malden, Massachusetts, 1936- ) Loohooloo. Acrylic on fiberglass. (Bldg. 7, 3rd floor), Wolk Gallery. Gift of Elliot K. Wolk, MIT Class of 1957.

Jacques Lipchitz (Lithuania, 1891 – 1973, Italy), Birth of the Muses. Bronze. Hayden Library (Bldg. 14W), west plaza. Gift of Yulia Lipchitz in Memory of Dr. Jerome B. Wisener.

Alexander Calder (Piladelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898 – 1976, New York, New York), La Grande Voile (The Big Sail). Painted steel. McDermott Court. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott. Standing at a soaring height of 40 ...

Auguste Rodin (France, 1840 – 1917), Large Head of Iris (Grosse Tête d’Iris). Bronze. Hayden Library, 2nd floor (Bldg. 14S), Humanities Library. Rodin best known for his mastery of the human form, as in his famous sc...

Sol LeWitt (Hartford, Connecticut), Bar of Color within Squares. Terrazzo floor. Green Center for Physics (Bldg. 6C). Commissioned with MIT Percent for Art Fund.