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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
June 12, 2009
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.
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.
World and Nation
- Obama Seeks ‘New Beginning’ With Islamic World (6/5/09)
- New Hampshire Approves Same-Sex Marriage (6/5/09)
- Small Businesses Taking Steps Toward Online Networking (6/5/09)
- A First French Open Title: Federer Can See It Now (6/5/09)
- Chrysler Sale to Fiat Moves to Higher Court (6/5/09)
- Shorts (right) (6/5/09)
- Weather: Summer Outlook (6/5/09)
- Shorts (left) (6/5/09)
- Pentagon Replaces Top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan (5/12/09)
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Older News
- Graduate Student Dies After Fall From E19 Roof (6/5/09)
- Final Blue Ribbon Report Removes Some Unpalatable Recommendations (6/5/09)
- Sec. of Energy Chu Pushes For Greater Technology Research (6/5/09)
- ATO Receives Housing License; Alcohol, Roof Access Restricted (6/5/09)
- Plaque Shows Off Alum Smoot’s Contribution to Measurement (6/5/09)
- Student Life Fee Up $22 From Last Year (6/5/09)
- Hackers Leave Lunar Lander on Dome (6/5/09)
- Six Masked Westgate Intruders Flee From Police, Still Unknown (6/5/09)
- News Briefs (6/5/09)

