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Boston Comic Con attendees move about the halls of the Seaport World Trade Center.

Independence Day fireworks seen over the Harvard bridge from the top of the Green Building.

Steve Sullivan ’15 (a Tech cartoonist) poses with a Mr. T cosplayer at Boston Comic Con.

MIT Police Sergeant Cheryl Vossmer cheers as a couple swing dances during the Boston Pops concert. Several other onlookers, including the flag-waver, sport “Collier Strong” shirts.

Dusk falls over the Boston Pops during their annual Fourth of July concert. The Pops perform annually at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade, playing music ranging from Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture to a Boston-themed vers...

A Bane cosplayer walks the halls of Comic Con with his protege, Baby-Bane.

Comic book fans and cosplayers stand in a line wrapping around the back of the Seaport World Trade Center, this year’s location for Boston Comic Con.

A mother and daughter dance during the Boston Pops concert. The Pops performed with a number of artists; this year, only artists with ties to Boston were selected.

As seen from the bank of the Esplanade near the Hatch Shell, fireworks explode over the Charles River.

A cosplayer dressed as Master Chief from the Halo video game series poses for fans.

Since loose bricks were discovered on Random Hall’s front facade in March, scaffolding has been erected in order to make repairs to the MIT dormitory on Massachusetts Avenue. The building will be closed for the whole ...

During the ceremony, graduates turn their class rings around as a part of MIT tradition.

Drew Houston ’05, founder of Dropbox and youngest Commencement speaker in at least 30 years, delivers the keynote address.

The MIT Police Honor Guard marches into Killian Court carrying the American, Massachusetts, and MIT flags to the stage.

President Reif hands out diplomas to graduates.

Graduates walk to their seats in Killian Court.