
Jaswanth Madhavan
The Dropbox booth at Career Fair 2011, prominently placed outside the entrance to Johnson Rink, drew hundreds of students not only searching for internships and employment, but also seeking their popular t-shirts.
September 23, 2011
When it comes to the job market, MIT students have still got it. A record 350 companies turned out for Wednesday’s Career Fair in Johnson. This year also marked the first time Career Fair was held — not coincidentally — on a student holiday.
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September 23, 2011
Gordon W. Wintrob ’12, Interfraternity Council (IFC) president, can sleep very well at night. The IFC had “a very safe, hassle-free Rush,” in which 455 bids were offered to 369 men, he said — about 1.23 bids for each freshman who rushed. Of the men that were offered bids, 321 (about 87 percent) have pledged as of Monday night.
September 23, 2011
It’s 1 a.m. You’ve just finished a p-set and you’re starving. What do you do? Most students hit up LaVerde’s or Chicago Pizza, but now East Campus residents have another choice for cheap, late-night snacking thanks to Vincent P. Le ’13, also known as Pinkie. Le and a small group of volunteers have recently started Pinkie’s Diner, open Sunday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. in the Talbot lounge in EC.
September 23, 2011
For a majority of the class of 2015, the math diagnostic was the first academic hurdle to conquer at MIT. On Aug. 29, 700 freshmen sat for the two-hour exam, used to suggest class placement for their Physics I GIR course.
More News
- Toast for sale! Grab a bite for $1.875 million. (9/23/11)
- Former MIT adult stem cell researcher resumes fight against human embryonic stem cell funding (9/23/11)
- IN SHORT (9/23/11)
- Claims of faster-than-light neutrinos announced (9/23/11; 1 comment)
- CORRECTIONS (9/23/11; 1 comment)
World and Nation
- Shorts (left) (9/23/11)
- In Europe, a chorus of outrage over execution of Troy Davis (9/23/11)
- Shorts (right) (9/23/11)
- Study calls single-sex education misguided & stereotype-reinforcing (9/23/11)
- US eyes business opportunities in Libya as the embassy reopens (9/23/11)
- EU excludes members Romania and Bulgaria entry to bloc’s travel zone (9/23/11)
- Satellite to rain from sky (9/23/11)
Opinion
- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (9/23/11)
- The Palestinian statehood ruse (9/23/11; 10 comments)
- Drawing the line (9/23/11; 1 comment)
- GETTING OUT OF THE RED Buying houses with other people’s money (9/23/11; 6 comments)
Sports
- MIT endures tough loss against Wellesley Blue (9/23/11)
- Water Polo takes three victories on West Coast (9/23/11)
- UPCOMING HOME EVENTS (9/23/11)
Campus Life
- Campus Life was not published this issue.