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Stephen A. Morton ’10 splashes into the sand during his final attempt in the trials of the triple jump at the NCAA Division III indoor track and field national championships. The MIT track and field teams sent three a...

Skaters from the Skating Club of Boston’s Act 1 theater on ice team perform at the annual MIT Figure Skating Club Exhibition on March 15 in Johnson Ice Rink. The event featured 27 club skaters and 12 guest programs.

Amy R. Magnuson ’10 flies 17’6” through the air to secure fourth place and the MIT long jump record at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships this weekend at Harvard University. Magnuson also broke t...

Carl E. Wieman ’73 delivers a talk entitled “Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science” for the 2008 MacVicar Day lecture, held Friday in 32-123.

In Bangalore, vegetable stands line commercial streets and provide easy access to fresh produce.

Hutongs are streets in Beijing that are packed with communal-style housing developments. Though the space is limited, families usually have enough. Here, two hutong residents demonstrate exercises with Chinese yo-yos ...

The southeast corner of MIT’s NW35 dormitory, which will soon house about fifty undergraduates.

Jae Rhim Lee (left) of MIT’s Visual Arts Department speaks with bystanders at the Seamless Fashion Show, which showcased wearable technology. Lee’s suit was impregnated with mushroom spores designed to break down harm...

Good Fashion at MIT: Jose C. Sepulveda ’10 is wearing a white shirt from JC Penney ($15), an argyle sweater from Express ($30), and jeans from JC Penney ($20). Why we like it: The look is simple and warm, but the bold...

Senator Kennedy, Governor Patrick, and Senator Kerry look on as Senator Barack H. Obama addresses the crowd.

Attendees waved homemade signs to express their support for Obama.

Massachusetts senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry speak on stage just before Senator Obama.

Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama waves to an excited crowd during a rally last night at the World Trade Center in Boston.

Graffiti in Buenos Aires reads “Human rights were only violated in the past?”

Shanghai’s riverside, historical Bund area is lit up from new development.

MIT women’s volleyball vs. U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Nov. 2.