Katrina M. Ellison ’10 leaps for the kill during the game against Brandeis University last Saturday. The Engineers lost 3-2.

Alexandria C. Hall ’12 delivers a crushing backhand in Saturday’s match against Suffolk University. Despite Hall’s 7-6, 6-4 loss to Lauren Cameron, the Engineers steamrolled the Rams 8-1 in their fifth consecutive win.

The community picnic on Sept. 8 introduced the New Ashdown to MIT students, faculty, and employees.

The community picnic on Sept. 8 took place in the New Ashdown with tents set up in the courtyard.

The remodeled 10-250 lecture hall boasts a new color scheme of olive green and beige, blue “runway” lights lining the steps, higher ceilings, and modern walls.

The MIT community enjoys lunch inside one of the new community lounges in the New Ashdown during the community picnic on Sept. 8.

MIT students, professors, and faculty pick up food at the community picnic on Sept. 8 at the New Ashdown. Unfortunately, the sandwiches ran out an hour into the picnic.

MIT students wait in line to receive food during the community picnic on Sept. 8.

One of the most popular lecture halls on campus, 10-250, as it looked before its renovation on Nov. 11, 2007.

Last semester, 10-250 was renovated, raising the ceiling, replacing old carpet, and installing wider seats.