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A group of no-pants-riders are seen at the Park Street subway station on Jan. 10.

Brendan Sullivan talks on his cell phone at Jimmy D’s, where the over-21 part of the Boston No Pants subway riders gathered for chips and drinks after the ride. As part of the annual Boston No Pants event, people rode...

This past Sunday, an MIT logo appeared in the snow in the courtyard bordered by buildings 18, 26, 8, and 6. More snowfall is expected this Thursday.

Pants-free people ride the subway on Jan. 10.

Pantsless people wait for the subway at the Alewife stop as the train is approaching.

Nicholas R. LaBounty ’09 looks down for a pass in a game against New England College on Saturday Jan. 17.

Members of the mystery hunt team Pet Mangoes made pancakes spelling the word “HUNT” as part of a team breakfast held on Saturday morning. Breakfast was held in the Simmons dining hall, which also served as the team he...

Members of the Manic Sages team organize their previously-solved puzzles in order to tackle a metapuzzle at 6 a.m. on Jan. 17. A metapuzzle is a puzzle whose solution is found by using the answers to puzzles from each...

Female alumni chat at the Association of MIT Alumnae’s “Woman-to-Woman - Life After MIT” networking event on Thursday, Jan. 15.

Captain Jennifer A. Chao ’09 swims the 200-yard butterfly for the Engineers during the meet on Sunday Jan. 18 versus NEWMAC rivals Coast Guard Academy and Springfield College. Chao took first place in both the 100-met...

A spaceship crew chronicles its daring escape from the planet Zyzzlvaria at the opening ceremony of the year’s annual puzzle competition, the MIT Mystery Hunt, on Friday, Jan. 16. During the 2009 Hunt, teams of proble...

Members of the Mystery Hunt team Manic Sages, affiliated with MIT’s Experimental Studies Group and with Mathcamp, concentrate on solving individual puzzles.

Amy J. Marshall ’09 leaps in front of a Babson basketball player on Saturday Jan. 17. The Engineers lost 73-38.

Freshman members of the team Pet Mangoes Marie Hu, Brian D. McCarthy, Brian Carvalho work on puzzles on Saturday Jan. 17 in the team headquarters in Simmons dining hall. Pet Mangoes, a team consisting of residents, al...

Anjali Tripathi ‘09 answers questions about the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team at the Energy, Environment, and Sustainability Student Group and Project Showcase on Thursday night Jan. 15 in Lobby 10. The showcase was...

Senior Amy J. Marshall attempts for a pass in front of two Clark College basketball players on Saturday in Rockwell Cage. The Engineers lost 69-51.