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Last Published: June 12, 2009
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Eric D. Schmiedl—The Tech
Hackers placed a giant statue of the Greek goddess Athena in MIT’s Killian Court on May 18, the first day of final exams. The Athena statue stood atop a large pedestal and carried a shield inscribed with MIT’s “Mens et Manus” logo. Athena is the goddess of knowledge, wisdom, heroic endeavor, and strategic warfare, as well as the name of MIT’s campus-wide computing system.
BayTSP Labels MIT #1 in Digital Piracy; IS&T Disputes Claim
By Ana Lyons
June 12, 2009
MIT is the leading university for digital piracy and related copyright infringements within the U.S. for a second time in a row, according to a 2008 report from BayTSP (published May, 2009).
Weather Holds Up for Ceremony, Class of 2009 Walks Last Friday
By Ziwei Hao
STAFF REPORTER
June 12, 2009
“Even in the bleakest places, young people crave a reason to hope,” Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick told more than 2,200 graduating students at last Friday’s Commencement ceremony.
ATO’s Newly-Relicensed House Is Set to House Six
By Michael Yu
STAFF REPORTER
June 12, 2009
The Cambridge License Commission (CLC) granted the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity a housing license on Thursday, June 4, though ATO continues to navigate the rocky waters of university fraternity bureaucracy.
’07-08 Tute Disciplines Fewer; Eight Suspended
By Michael McGraw-Herdeg
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
June 12, 2009
The Committee on Discipline heard fewer cases in 2007-8 than in the prior year, a decline driven by fewer charges of unauthorized access and academic misconduct.
In Short
June 12, 2009
Police Log
June 12, 2009
The following incidents were reported to the Campus Police between May 1 and May 28. The dates below reflect the dates incidents occurred. This information is compiled from the Campus Police’s crime log. The report does not include alarms, general service calls, or incidents not reported to the dispatcher.
Deval Patrick to Speak at Commencement
By Daniela Cako
STAFF REPORTER
June 5, 2009
MIT’s 143rd Commencement exercises will take place this morning on Killian Court where more than 2,200 graduating students will receive about 2,600 degrees.
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