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Forty-six Steelcase chairs have been stolen from the Student Center’s 24-hour reading room; their replacement cost is about $20,000. Inexpensive task chairs (center) have replaced some stolen chairs.

Shanghai’s explosive growth has fueled the rapid development of tall, architectural marvels.

A child watches a cricket game in one of Bangalore’s slum areas.

Devin M. Lewis ’10 was named to the Division III All-American Second Team by the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches.

The candidates for UA president and vice president: (left to right, with the presidential candidate on top) Lauren E. Oldja ’08 and Steven M. Kelch ’08, Manisha Manmohan ’08 and Fernando Funakoshi ’09, Martin F. Holme...

Freddy Benson (D.B. Bonds) is tempted and impressed by some “Real Big Stuff.”

Freddy Benson (D.B. Bonds) and Lawrence Jameson (Tom Hewitt) toast their dirty rotten selves.

Thomas H. Dohlman ’07 makes a backhand-slice during his singles match on Sunday, March 11. The Engineers took on Colby College at the Carr Indoor Tennis Facility.

Julia N. Roberts ’10 goes for the save during the women’s ice hockey game on Friday against the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Sunita Darbe ’09, Christopher J. Varenhorst ’09, Danbee Kim ’09, and C. Kiersten Pollard ’09 (left to right) examine the newly-revealed rings after the Class of 2009 Ring Premiere.

Ellen T. Wong ’09 (left) and Lihua Bai ’09 (right) marvel at the unique features of the 2009 Ring design.

Christopher G. Whitfield ’09, Class of 2009 Ring Committee chair, and Vice Chair Colleen P. Mosley ’09, explain the tradition of MIT’s class ring, dubbed the “Brass Rat.”

Mariel G. Kozberg ’09 (left, in brown) hands her ticket to Emily Jean Onufer ’10 (in pink) in order to claim her Class of 2009 shot glass and T-shirt.

Lagos Analysis Corp. filed a lawsuit in Nigeria against the One Laptop Per Child Foundation saying the project copied its multilingual keyboard technology. The company is based in Natick, Mass.

Large classes will have to find other venues next semester, as 10-250 will be undergoing renovations beginning during the Independent Activities Period and extending into the spring semester.

The Hotel@MIT (pictured), located on Sidney St. in Cambridge, is being sold by MIT and real estate company Forest City. The sale is expected to close in early December.