Meryl E. Gibbs ’16 leaps to spike the ball during Sunday’s NEWMAC championship game against second seed Babson College, which they lost by a slim margin during the last match. Regardless, the team, 27-5 for the season, received a bid for the NCAA tournament this past Monday.

Erica Danielle Swallow, an MBA candidate at the Sloan School of Management, speaks on a panel alongside fellow MBAs during the Web Summit in Dublin.

On Tuesday morning, alumni of Lambda Chi Alpha continued their 56-year-old tradition of repainting the Smoot markers on the Harvard Bridge. This year, the 179th Smoot included a tribute to MIT Officer Sean Collier.

The Harvard South Asian Dance Company performs during Tamasha, a cultural showcase presented by the MIT South Asian Association of Students, on Friday night in Lobdell. The show also included dance performances by MIT Bhangra, MIT Natya, and MIT Chamak and a vocal performance by the MIT Ohms.

Meredith M. Benson ’17 uses a makeshift crossbow to pop a balloon.

The ceiling of the second room of the haunted house, where teams had to unlock a zombie-filled cabinet in order to get to the next room.

A young girl learns how to DJ at the sound technology exhibit at Girls Day on Saturday at the MIT Museum. The event featured nine hands-on exhibits geared toward young women interested in careers in science and engineering.

Andrew R. Berta ‘16 tries to pop a balloon held in place by Morgan K. Moroi ‘16.

Zoe R. Sheinkopf ‘17, Zachary M. Mikaya ‘16, Diego A. Huyke ‘17 and Anna P. Zukowski ‘17 remove the remains of a balloon from their device, “The Viper.”

Ory Tasman ‘16 takes a shot on goal during MIT’s 11-9 victory over Connecticut College on Saturday night. The game was the second of three this weekend as part of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Northern Division Championship, which the Engineers ended up winning 2-1. The Engineers play for a shot at the 2014 CWPA Championship at the United States Naval Academy on Friday, November 21.

Chess Master Marc Esserman competes in 10 games simultaneously during Sunday’s MIT-Harvard Chess Tournament hosted by the MIT Chess Club.

Institute Community and Equity Officer and physics professor Edmund Bertschinger was part of the Newbury Street Shutdown march on Oct. 25.

Comedian Michael Somerville performs in front of an audience at 10-250 on Saturday. The event, which featured teasing jabs at MIT as well as humorous remarks about his relationships with women, was hosted by the de Florez Fund for Humor and the Mechanical Engineering Naval Construction & Engineering Program.

Paige Omura ‘17 and Ty Ingram ‘18 compete in the Crews Regatta on Sunday. Each boat is manned by a skipper and a crew, so in the Crews Regatta, the crew becomes the skipper. Two MIT teams participated, and they placed second and third. BU was the winner.

The control room where Next Haunt operators monitored the status of teams as they went through the house via infrared camera.

A team celebrates successfully making it out of the haunted house.

Thomas M. Burns ‘17, Emile M. Augustine ‘17, Kelly B. McGee ‘17, and June Kim ‘17 guide a balloon into their device shaped like the head of a beaver.

Kirsten M. Augdahl ‘16 and Anuj Khandelwal ‘17 prepare to pop a captured balloon.

Students pet Beethoven the therapy dog at the MIT Wellness Fair on Friday in the Z-Center main lobby. The Wellness Fair provided students with a chance to relax and get information about de-stressing and support groups as well as get a massage, have a snack, and win raffle prizes.

A blood-stained zombie watches the progress of a team through the haunted house.