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The inbound gates of the Kendall/MIT subway stop are seen on Sunday evening.

MIT students fight the annual East vs. West Water War on Kresge Oval on Sunday afternoon. See page 11 for more photos from Orientation and Residence Exploration.

Ahmed M. Hussain ’12 plays frisbee with some friends out on Kresge Oval on Sunday afternoon.

(left to right) Elena A. Tatarchenko ’11, Chao Xue ’12, and Jamie K. Huang ’11 tie dye shirts in front of Simmons Hall on Saturday.

(left to right) Kahlil A. Dozier ’12, Tanmay Kumar ’12, and Joseph W. Colosimo ’12 are seen soldering circuit boards as part of Residence Exploration at East Campus on Saturday.

A wooden roller coaster is seen erected in East Campus’ courtyard Saturday as part of their annual Residence Exploration activities.

Steven R. Lerman ’72 is the Dean for Graduate Education.

Rohan Abeyaratne, the Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics, is stepping down as the head of the Mechanical Engineering Department on July 1.

2010 Ring Committee President Laura E. Aust ’10 shows off her Brass Rat during the ring delivery at Moakley Courthouse on the Boston waterfront on April 26.

Juan S. Villeta-Garcia ’10 receives his Brass Rat from the staff member of Balfour during the ring delivery at Moakley Courthouse on the Boston waterfront on April 26.

A view of the Casa Rosada and the black fence that divides La Plaza de Mayo, where mothers and grandmothers marched to protest against the government.

Dana G. Mead PhD ’67 speaks to the Undergraduate Association at their weekly meeting in W20-400 on Monday evening.

Teaching assistant and researcher James F. Bredt ’82 stands behind his 4-foot aluminum screw trophy after winning Alpha Phi Omega’s annual Big Screw competition.

Karen L. Chu ’08, Lucia T. Tian ’08, and Anna J. Simon ’10 (clockwise from left) of the MIT synchronized swimming team compete in the 2008 East Zone Regionals held last weekend at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.

Terrascope lecturer Ari W. Epstein PhD ’95 presents different toppings that one can eat with hamentashen. The annual Latke vs. Hamentashen Debate took place this past Wednesday evening in a packed 26-100.

A latke mascot (Matthew S. Cons ’08) and a hamentashen mascot (Lindsey A. Pete ’08) duke it out before Wednesday’s annual Latke-Hamentashen Debate held in 26-100.