Brian Hemond—The Tech
Members of the Class of 2008 celebrate their new-found freedom at the end of the Commencement ceremony by throwing their caps into the air at Killian Court. See pages 10–11 for more photographs from MIT’s 2008 Commencement Exercises.
STAFF REPORTER
June 13, 2008
A graduate student faces felony charges after MIT Police found three students in a caged room in Building NW16 late Saturday night. The incident is reminiscent of the felony charges filed against three hackers found exploring the Faculty Club in October 2006.
SENIOR EDITOR
June 13, 2008
Pouring rain gave way to calmer skies as MIT’s 142nd Commencement began last Friday. Over 2,000 students received degrees in front of approximately 10,000 guests, including members of the 50-year reunion Class of 1958.
NEWS AND FEATURES DIRECTOR
June 13, 2008
An MIT graduate student was injured Wednesday in a small lab explosion in Building 16.
STAFF REPORTER
June 13, 2008
The Task Force on Student Engagement was established to increase student involvement on Institute decisions, announced administrators and student government leaders in the March/April issue of the MIT Faculty Newsletter.
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- Interest Grows for International Iran Atom Facility (6/13/08)
- Animated Series ‘As the Wrench Turns’: New Turn for Magliozzi Brothers and PBS (6/13/08)
- Tackling Stereotype Of Asian-Americans In Higher Education (6/13/08)
- In Short (6/13/08)
World and Nation
- Guantanamo Camp Remains, But Not Its Legal Rationale (6/13/08)
- Critics Raise Cries of Sexism In Clinton Coverage (6/13/08)
- Japan Wages War on Its Widening Waistlines (6/13/08)
- Zimbabwe Detains Opposition Leader Again, and Aide Is Held On (6/13/08)
- House Passes Extension of Unemployment Benefits (6/13/08)
- Shorts (left) (6/13/08)
- Shorts (right) (6/13/08)
- Weather: The Heat Is Gone (6/13/08)
Opinion
- Opinion was not published this issue.
Sports
Campus Life
- Reporter’s Notebook (6/13/08)
- Life’s Lemmas (6/13/08)
- Talk Nerdy to Me (6/13/08)
- Squid vs. Whale (6/13/08)
Arts
- Arts was not published this issue.
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