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Benjamin M. Huan ’11 lands a kick to the backside of SUNY Albany’s Owen Smith during the A-team (advanced) sparring competition at the MIT Sport Taekwondo Tournament held in the Johnson Athletics Center on Saturday, O...

(foreground, from left) Undergraduate Association Senate Speaker Jason C. Forte ’09, Vice President for Institute Affairs and Secretary of the MIT Corporation Kirk D. Kolenbrander, President Susan J. Hockfield, and UA...

John A. Ochsendorf, seen in his office at MIT, is a 2008 MacArthur Fellow for his work in preserving historic structures and recovering ancient technology. Ochsendorf uses his knowledge as a structural engineer to stu...

The Media Lab extension construction site is seen on Thursday afternoon from the intersection of Ames Street and Amherst Street.

Grad Ring Committee chair Shahriar R. Khushrushahi G describes elements of the new Grad Rat to an audience of graduate students. The design was unveiled Wednesday evening in Walker Memorial.

Marc Abrahams, the master of ceremonies of the Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, is hit with paper airplanes as he announces the next Ig Nobel winner.

Ig Nobel Prize Laureate Dan Meyer swallows a sword for the audience. He won the Medicine Prize last year for investigating the side-effects of swallowing swords.

Team “Just Ducky” members (left to right) Sarah C. Wilder ’10, Zachary Bjornson-Hooper ’10, and Elizabeth A. Hass ’10 race against team “Tipsy” members Rahul Kar G and Santolina Savannet G in the Head of the Zesiger c...

MIT running back Robert C. Utz ’09 rushes out of the defensive line in the football game against Western New England College.

DeRon M. Brown ’10 attempts to avoid a tackle in the football game against Western New England College. Brown rushes 207 yards for four touch downs in 25 carries, leading to an 48-15 victory for MIT.

Last Friday, students gathered their books and sleeping bags to stage a “tool-in” in Lobby 7. Calling themselves the “Campaign for Students,” they protested an administration that they claim has excluded students from...

Brandon Russell G

Susan Hockfield discusses the Institute’s budget and the need for MIT to take leadership roles regarding economic and energy issues during the annual State of the Institute Forum on Sept. 29 in Kresge.

Susan J. Hockfield listens to (from left) Jennifer H. Moore ’09, Karlen E. Ruleman ’09, and Matthew S. Goldstein ’09 give her advice on choosing a college for her daughter, Elizabeth Byrne.

The Lehman Brothers’ booth was empty at the Career Fair, except for several packages of recruiting material that had been previously mailed. Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy shortly before the fair citing losses fr...

Timothy E. Chin G shows off his skills at the pool table. Chin is one of the top pool trick shot artists in the world.