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The much-anticipated trial of the alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev began in federal court Monday, with about 400 of over 1,200 potential jurors showing up to complete a preliminary questionnaire. The jurors got a first sight of Tsarnaev and his attorneys, along with the federal prosecution team, who are preparing for a trial that is expected to take months and could end in the death penalty.
NEWS EDITOR
December 9, 2014
MIT is cutting ties with retired professor Walter Lewin after determining that the physicist, whose lectures had made him a beloved teacher and minor Internet star, had sexually harassed at least one student online.
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EDITOR IN CHIEF
December 9, 2014
Megan Smith ’86, chief technology officer of the United States and a former Google executive, will be MIT’s commencement speaker for the Class of 2015.
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STAFF REPORTER
December 9, 2014
Last week, Spencer R. Wilson ’15 was named a Marshall Scholar, joining 30 others nationwide who will receive a full scholarship for two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
December 9, 2014
Students in 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) presented final projects on Monday to potential funders, the MIT community, and guests. The theme to inspire this year’s designs was “adventure.”
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Opinion
- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (12/9/14; 1 comment)
- MIT’s alternative flavor of pride (12/9/14; 1 comment)
- GUEST COLUMN: The future of books in Hayden Library (12/9/14; 3 comments)
- GUEST COLUMN: Campus newspapers should be cautious when reporting accusations of cheating (12/9/14; 3 comments)
Campus Life
- INTUITIVELY OBVIOUS: Our white privilege (12/9/14; 28 comments)
- Opening up (12/9/14)
- TAKE A STAND: More than a kick-off (12/9/14)
Arts
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