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7.013 student Valerie J. Chia ’13 gets Serenaded by the Logs on Friday outside of 26-100. Serenades are one of MIT’s Valentine’s Day traditions.

MIT Natya performs during the Laasya Indian Classical Dance Competition in Kresge on Saturday. Natya and Dheem, of Boston University, co-hosted the competition, and teams from six other universities competed.

Adrianna Tam ’11 of Syncopasian sings “Hua Tian Cuo” by Wang Lee Hom at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association banquet on Saturday night. ITASA is an annual conference about Taiwanese-American ide...

Kalmia Traver, Rubblebucket Orchestra’s lead vocalist, plays the tenor saxophone during the band’s concert at the Middle East this past Saturday.

Changes at LaVerde’s: There are new stations at its sandwich counter with printed menu slips, though saying your order still works. An iPhone app for sending in orders is promised.

Guy Fawkes (Chris Smith ’12) presents the Idol of Athena to King Phillip of Spain (Noel Morales ’12) and his translating nurse (Elaina Present ’12). The Shakespeare Ensemble’s William Shakespeare: Raider of the Lost F...

UA President Michael A. Bennie ‘10 has shaved his head in solidarity with a friend undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.

Volunteers hand out hummus samples at the Hummus Taste Off, sponsored by MIT Hillel, in the Bush Room on Jan. 28. Tasters voted for the best flavors and tried hummus ice cream from J.P. Licks.

Mixing business and pleasure: A Charm School instructor lectures students on proper etiquette during professional gatherings in which alcoholic beverages are served. MIT’s 17th annual Charm School, coordinated by Stud...

Jason Gurwin of Harvard Business school pitches his team’s idea to the audience and a panel of three judges at the finale of the MIT 100K Executive summary contest on Thursday in 10-250. He described his team’s busine...

Robert A. Habib ‘11 waits for a ball to rebound off the glass during Tuesday’s game against Brown University. The Engineers lost 9-0.

South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo blends gospel and dance during their concert at Sanders Theater on Saturday night.

Patrick J. Vatterott ’13 spikes the ball in the men’s volleyball match against Endicott College in Rockwell Cage on Tuesday. The Engineers fell to Endicott in the last set.

Satirizing MIT’s newest major, biological engineering, hackers representing “Stepford Labs” at the MIT Department of Biological Engineering installed a display case full of “enhanced” body parts in MIT’s Infinite Corr...

Ian Fischer ’12 pole vaults in the men’s track and field meet against Williams College and Coast Guard on Saturday. The Engineers won with 192.5 points to Williams’s 136.5 and Coast Guard’s 47.

Lauren S. Burton ’13 squares off against Wellesley’s defense in the women’s basketball game on Saturday. The Engineers lost a close game after a second-half surge from the Wellesley Blue.