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NEWS EDITOR; UPDATED AT 11:00 P.M. 2/20/12
Brian G. Anderson ’13 was found dead in his third floor Next House dormitory room by MIT Campus Police slightly before noon today. He was 21.
EDITORS
February 17, 2012
Susan J. Hockfield, MIT’s 16th president, announced yesterday morning her decision to step down from the presidency after seven years.
EDITOR IN CHIEF
February 17, 2012
During her seven years as president, Susan J. Hockfield oversaw an aggressive expansion of MIT’s global footprint. Her years as president have been markedly outward-facing. During her tenure, she skillfully advanced MIT’s long-term interests by engaging in parnterships overseas and by securing a variety of donations for the David H. Koch Institute on Integrative Cancer Research and Fariborz Maseeh Hall, among other things. Hockfield’s administration has raised over $3 billion, more money than any one president has made during his term. She has created a number of relationships in politics and abroad. From bringing Obama to campus to creating alliances with Singapore and Russia, Hockfield has brought MIT’s influence around the globe.
February 17, 2012
Many visions of the future presented during MIT150 concern the Institute itself and nearby Kendall Square — but MIT’s Environmental Research Council (ERC) had larger goals in mind, global-sized goals. In December, the ERC released an implementation plan for the establishment of a Global Environment Initiative (GEI), whose challenge is to “integrate the Institute’s core strengths in … research to better understand the global environment and manage our role in it.”
February 17, 2012
The UA Council, the UA’s main ruling body that replaced the Senate, has been almost completely filled, with the off-campus representative yet to be determined. The Council includes representation for every dorm, the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Panhellenic Association (Panhel), the Living Group Council (LGC), and off-campus residents, each selected in a way determined by their constituents. The Council will have its first meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers, W20-400, according UA Vice President Amanda C. David ’13. The meeting will be open, and food will be served.
More News
- Looking to the future: Susan Hockfield’s resignation letter (2/17/12)
- IN SHORT (2/17/12)
- Suffolk Downs proposal may deter casino rivals (2/17/12; 1 comment)
World and Nation
- Shorts (left) (2/17/12)
- Colleges statewide see record applicants (2/17/12)
- Shorts (right) (2/17/12)
- Egypt uses Israeli treaty as bargaining chip (2/17/12)
- Seven arrested in Olympus accounting cover-up (2/17/12)
- Cameron details arguments against Scottish independence (2/17/12)
- Snowfall-deficient precipitation for today (2/17/12)
Opinion
- GUEST COLUMN: After 150 years, MIT is heading in the wrong direction with affirmative action (2/17/12; 125 comments)
Sports
- Nationally ranked volleyball wins Invitational (2/17/12)
- Men’s Basketball beats WPI (2/17/12)
- SPORTS SHORT (2/17/12)
- UPCOMING HOME EVENTS (2/17/12)
Campus Life
- Campus Life was not published this issue.
Arts
- INTERVIEW: Dear Uncle, there’s madness afoot (2/17/12)
- BALLET REVIEW: Quite simply, sublime (2/17/12)
- BOOK REVIEW: The other side of the world (2/17/12)