
Kit Haines
MIT students who decided that there wasn’t enough power at the Occupy Boston protests sent over two bike-powered generators in case of an emergency.
October 18, 2011
The Undergraduate Association is developing a new proposal that aims to restructure MIT’s undergraduate government into a more cohesive body. According to a plan released by the UA Restructuring Committee, the UA Senate could be replaced by a council composed of independently elected dormitory and FSILG leaders. If approved, the UA hopes to instate the new government during an IAP transition period.
October 18, 2011
Oct. 10, Columbus Day, marked the Big Labor and Student Solidarity March, the largest Occupy Boston protest so far. Since Sept. 30, Boston-area residents have come together to protest in Dewey Square, acting in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street Movement. On Columbus Day, the number of participants in the march was estimated to be around 10,000, according to Nadeem A. Mazem ’06, an Occupy Boston spokesperson and MIT squash coach.
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STAFF REPORTER
October 18, 2011
Leland Cheung, a former Sloan School of Management student who made headlines in 2009 for being the youngest person and first Asian-American elected to the Cambridge City Council, is running for re-election. This season, Cheung’s main initiatives include promoting the local economy, affordable housing, public education, energy conservation, and government transparency. Cambridge residents will head to the polls on Nov. 8.
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October 18, 2011
Elections are just around the corner! You have until tomorrow, Oct. 19, to register to vote in the Nov. 8 Cambridge municipal elections. The deadline to register in Massachusetts for the Nov. 2 general election passed on Oct. 13.
More News
- IN SHORT (10/18/11)
- CORRECTIONS (10/18/11)
World and Nation
- Shorts (left) (10/18/11)
- US considered cyberwarfare in Libya attack plan (10/18/11)
- Shorts (right) (10/18/11)
- Supreme Court to hear two human rights cases (10/18/11)
- Putin defends his decision to seek a return to the presidency (10/18/11)
- Bank forecasts Eastern Europe will grow more slowly due to debt crisis (10/18/11; 1 comment)
- Weather: Pattern of beautiful weekends and rainy midweeks to continue (10/18/11)
Opinion
Sports
- Taekwondo goes international (10/18/11)
- Soccer nets 2-0 victory against Coast Guard (10/18/11)
- Sports Shorts (10/18/11)
Campus Life
- NERDY WITH A CHANCE OF RANDOM Don’t be a block-head (10/18/11)
- Institute Double Take (10/18/11)
- Events: Oct. 18 - Oct. 24 (10/18/11)
Arts
- Arts was not published this issue.