Melissa Renée Schumacher—The Tech
Michael Anderson accepts his Darwin statue on Sunday night at BAHFest East, which was held at Kresge for the second year in a row. Six presenters defended their favorite Bad Ad hoc Hypotheses (BAH) explaining a certain phenomenon as being a result of evolutionary adaptation. Anderson was chosen by a combination of judges’ votes and audience applause. In addition to the doubtful looking Darwin, Anderson took home a $500 prize.
October 21, 2014
The Advance Standing Exam (ASE) takers, mostly students from the Class of 2018, generally did well on the tests during orientation this year, garnering an overall pass rate of 54.9 percent. This pass rate is slightly higher than last year’s 54.2 percent and 52-53 percent in recent years.
STAFF REPORTER
October 21, 2014
In the wake of recent campus deaths, students have been seeking mental health services in greater numbers, part of a general increase in mental health-related visits over the last five years, according to Alan E. Siegel, Chief of MIT’s Mental Health Service.
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STAFF REPORTER
October 21, 2014
The Undergraduate Association released the results of the 2018 Class Council elections in an email sent to all freshmen on Friday. The class elected Colin O. Webb ’18 as president and Daysi N. Gomez ’18 as vice president.
October 21, 2014
Dava Newman PhD ’92, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Housemaster of Baker House, was recently nominated by President Obama to be NASA’s deputy administrator.
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- Hong Kong leader reaffirms tough stance on elections (10/21/14)
- Shorts (right) (10/21/14)
- Texas officials clear 43 people after Ebola monitoring (10/21/14; 1 comment)
- Gene variant may protect Hispanic women from cancer (10/21/14)
- Amid a shift in strategy. IBM reports weak earnings (10/21/14)
- Dozens are killed in attacks on Shiite targets in Iraq (10/21/14)
- Weather: Break out the umbrellas! (10/21/14)
Opinion
- GUEST COLUMN: Implementing Mens et Manus (10/21/14; 4 comments)
Sports
- MIT ballroom dance team sweeps Harvard Beginners (10/21/14)
- UPCOMING HOME EVENTS (10/21/14)
- MIT keeps up solid form with 2-0 win (10/21/14)
- MIT pulls three-peat with a perfect ledger (10/21/14)
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