
Arfa Aijazi—The Tech
W1, which will house at least 460 undergraduates, is the cornerstone of MIT’s long-term plans to increase enrollment by 300 students.
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
November 24, 2009
Three MIT students were named Rhodes Scholars last Sunday, setting a record for the number of MIT students awarded the prestigious Oxford fellowship in any one year.
November 24, 2009
For years, MIT has dreamed of increasing the number of undergraduates back to 4,500. That dream is still distant. Adding about 300 students means adding support staff, adding more sections of the General Institute Requirements and finding a place for all the students to stay. Adding students means finishing the renovation of the undergraduate dormitory W1, and untold other costs.
November 24, 2009
You don’t always get into the college you want, but some students get a second chance.
NEWS EDITOR
November 24, 2009
This occasional feature follows up on news stories long past their prime. In this edition: the dismissal of long-time Student Support Services Dean Jacqueline Simonis and what caused the faculty uproar over her departure.
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World and Nation
- Proton Beams Are Back on Track at Collider (11/24/09)
- Iran Expanding Effort To Stifle the Opposition (11/24/09)
- Autistic Runaway Youth Spent 11 Days On Subway (11/24/09)
- Sounds During Sleep May Aid Memory, Study Says (11/24/09)
- The Gloves Come Off At Amazon and Wal-Mart (11/24/09)
- Shorts (left) (11/24/09)
- Shorts (right) (11/24/09)
- Weather: Happy Thanksgiving! (11/24/09)
Opinion
- Editorial: Dining Reform Set to Repeat History (11/24/09)
- Questioning Capitalism (11/24/09)
- Copenhagen Needs Obama (11/24/09)
- Corrections (11/24/09)
Sports
- Women’s Cross Country Places Fifth at NCAA Div. III Nationals (11/24/09)
- Sports Shorts (11/24/09)
- Upcoming Home Events (11/24/09)
Campus Life
- Campus Life was not published this issue.