Erica Y. Griffith ’10 addresses protesters and passersby during the Tuesday afternoon protest in Lobby 7 held by the Campaign For Students, a concerned students group. The protest was organized by students in response to the Saturday-evening leak of a draft dining proposal that recommended mandatory meal plans. See Page 10 for more photos of the protest.

Associate Dean of Residential Life Programs Donna M. Denoncourt (left) and Senior Associate Dean for Residential Life Karen A. Nilsson spoke with students during the Campaign for Students protest in Lobby 7 on Tuesday.

MIT band Supa Dupa is seen performing at The Battle of the Bands, which took place in La Sala de Puerto Rico on April 18 during MIT’s Campus Preview Weekend.

Battle of the Bands took place in La Sala de Puerto Rico on April 18 during MIT’s Campus Preview Weekend.

Some time after Campus Preview Weekend, vandals calling themselves “Local 151” defaced the Hacking Ethics mural in an MIT basement as retaliation after members of the hacking community cleaned up graffiti in the area.

Hackers installed a solar-powered Boston MBTA-style subway car riding on the wall around MIT’s Great Dome on Monday, April 27, visible from Killian Court. The train’s next stop is listed as “Baker House,” referring to a hackers’ tradition of asking, “Is this the way to Baker House?” when discovered in strange or illicit locations by officers of the MIT Police.

Robert A. Boyd ’10 lifts his bike off the repair stand outside the Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center after using the stand’s built-in bike pump to inflate his tires on Wednesday afternoon. MIT installed bicycle repair stands next to the Z-Center and next to the Stata Center recently.

East Campus House Manager Joseph F. Graham Jr. is awarded the James N. Murphy Award for his contributions to community life at the Institute during the 2009 Awards Convocation, held in 10-250 on Tuesday, May 5.

MIT’s Senior House held its annual Steer Roast party starting on May 1. The traditional kickoff involved using a roll of flaming toilet paper descended from the roof to light the steer-roasting pit, followed by mud wrestling.

Hackers put a large banner reading “LONG LIVE ROAST” across the facade of MIT’s Building 10 on the morning of May 1, the first day of the multi-day Steer Roast party at Senior House. Look at page 10 for more pictures of Steer Roast.