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Hackers installed a 40-foot-long Nyan Cat and rainbow trail in Lobby 7 last week. A popular internet meme, Nyan Cat is a flying cat with a Pop-Tart body that leaves behind a rainbow trail, whose journey is frequently ...

Freshmen stand, kneel and sit on the floor at the back of 26-100 during the first lecture of 7.012. The fall semester biology GIR spilled over the 566-seat capacity of 26-100, though there was no overflow room, as is ...

The Rebecca and Art Samberg Lobby. This lobby houses Maseeh’s front desk and the entrance to its dining hall, as well as a small lounge.

Maseeh’s lobby. Maseeh features a number of additional security measures at its entrance, including MIT ID card access to use the elevators or access the stairways from the main lobby.

The northern dining area of the Howard Dining Hall in Maseeh, one of two dining areas in the hall.

One of a few desert and beverage bars in the Howard Dining Hall in Maseeh Hall. The dining hall includes a number of food stations featuring different cuisines, plus a comfort food station and a grill.

Each Maseeh floor is similar in style, but the wall colors vary. Rooms are arranged hotel-style, with student rooms, GRT apartments, and bathrooms all branching off of the central halls. Maseeh also features air condi...

A lounge with a working fireplace in the northern dining area of the Howard Dining Hall. The hall includes two dining areas, as well as a personal dining room that can be reserved for events or used as overflow space...

The front desk at Maseeh Hall.

Pi Beta Phi will be moving in to the MIT-owned property at 405 Memorial Dr. next year. The house was formerly occupied by the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, and has since undergone big renovations.

East Campus warriors blare their vuvuzelas during the annual East vs. West Water War on Kresge Oval yesterday evening. The water war is a time-honored Residence Exploration (REX) tradition.

Most freshmen arrived on campus this week to participate in one of about 20 pre-orientation programs. On Wednesday night, close to 100 of these freshmen gathered to play Capture the Flag in the tunnels under and aroun...

Here’s a cool picture we took over the summer. Send pictures of your summer experiences to us at photo@tech.mit.edu!

Yet another camera (left) was recently added to those monitoring campus from atop the Green Building. The new camera, ensconsced in its dome on the south-east corner of the rooftop, appears to be remotely controllable...