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On Tuesday, September 21, MIT announced the closing of PBE, after the IFC placed a four-year suspension on the fraternity.

Michael Turner, one of eight athletes featured in MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge, does a roll over a small patch of grass in City Hall Plaza.

Pip Andersen, who took home 2nd place, jumps from the top of a van to the side of a pickup truck during the practice session.

Patrick Bryan side flips off the tire after running off the stairs behind him during the practice session.

Yoann Leroux meditates on the top of a fork lift during the practice session in anticipation for throwing a difficult and dangerous backflip in the preliminary competition. He also spent nearly 15 minutes placing sand...

Patrick Bryan throws a gymnastics-inspired trick on the back of a pickup truck after learning it just ten minutes before the beginning of the competition.

Marcus Gustafsson of Sweden practices his flip over two prop newspaper boxes filled with luggage bags an hour before the competition.

The top three (Jason Paul, Pip Andersen, and Marcus Gustafsson) celebrate on the podium with their champagne seconds before making it rain on the crowds below.

Yoann Leroux executes a backflip precision on a 15-foot-high fork lift. He has said that he has done the same trick at heights twice as high.

Marlena Love is the newly appointed as Assistant Dean and Director of FSILGs on campus.

At an emergency Undergraduate Association meeting on Wednesday, students and senators discuss the proposed mandatory dining plan for fall 2011. A survey conducted by the UA showed that a significant number of students...

Most common student concerns for the UA. Square area corresponds to student interest. Numbers refer to quantity of student references to the issue in the survey results

Silhouettes take the spotlight during the Ratatat concert at the House of Blues on October 5, 2010.

Walker Memorial, where many exams are held, could be the new home of the Music and Theater Arts department. According to Associate Provost Martin A. Schmidt, “the Music and Theater program has had a need for new space...

Microsoft Chief Research Officer Craig Mundie visited MIT this Thursday to give a talk on human-computer interaction as part of the Dertouzos lecture series hosted by CSAIL. Mundie talked about the advantages and appl...