The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper http://tech.mit.edu/img/small-flag.gif The Tech http://tech.mit.edu/ http://tech.mit.edu Headlines from The Tech, MIT's Student Newspaper en-usCopyright The Tech 1881-2013 Residents of Bexley considering housinghttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/bexley.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/bexley.htmlBy Kath Xu
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
Last Tuesday, Dean for Student Life Chris Colombo announced that Bexley Hall would be closed for up to three years for renovations, displacing all residents at the end of this semester. On Friday, the Bexley community collectively voiced their concerns and wishes in a letter addressed to Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80 and Dean Colombo, signed by over 70 students and GRTs. Grimson and Colombo responded to the letter yesterday afternoon. In the meantime, Bexley residents were given the option of entering a housing lottery, which closed yesterday at 5 p.m., if they wanted to remain in on-campus housing next year.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Swartz judge sides with MIT on release of case evidence http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/swartz.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/swartz.htmlBy Joanna Kao
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton ordered yesterday that some confidentiality restrictions be removed from evidence MIT had produced for the case against Aaron Swartz, which was dropped after his suicide in January. This is the first order since Swartz’s lawyers’ motion on March 15, which would have made information collected for the trial public. The judge agreed with MIT’s and JSTOR’s March 29 responses, asking that information including the names of employees be redacted. ]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News International students will experience new inspectionshttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/border.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/border.htmlBy Sara Hess
STAFF REPORTER
Last Wednesday, international students received an email from Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook, director and associate dean of the International Students Office, warning them to be prepared for a new and potentially time-consuming border inspection process when re-entering the U.S. Guichard-Ashbrook stated that the new inspection process is a “direct response” to the Boston Marathon bombings.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Plans for mixed-use development at intersection of Mass Ave. and Main St. http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/quest.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/quest.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News IN SHORThttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/inshort.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/inshort.htmlTue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Tsarnaev buriedhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/wiretwo.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/wiretwo.htmlBy Jess Bidgood
THE NEW YORK TIMES
BOSTON — The mystery surrounding the burial of the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has come to an end. The Boston Marathon bombing suspect was buried this week at a small Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Va.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Bomb suspect talked of jihadhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/wire.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/wire.htmlBy Ellen Barry
THE NEW YORK TIMES
KIZLYAR, Russia — It’s not every day that a well-dressed American shows up in this town, where shaggy cows meander over deeply rutted roads, so people remember Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Among the things that made the young visitor stand out, two acquaintances recalled Thursday, was his avid interest in waging jihad.]]>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Bexley Hall closing due to structural problemshttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/bexleynews.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/bexleynews.html
By Leon Lin and Bruno B. F. Faviero
EDITORS
Bexley Hall, home to 116 undergraduates, will be closed for renovations for up to three years beginning this summer, Dean for Student Life Chris Colombo announced at a meeting with residents on Tuesday.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Sal Khan talks education styles http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/khan.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/khan.htmlBy Kath Xu
ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR
On Wednesday, Salman A. Khan ’98, founder of Khan Academy, was brought to MIT by StartLabs to speak about starting Khan Academy and what he’s doing now. He fielded questions from MIT President Rafael Reif, who interviewed him on the stage of Kresge Auditorium. ]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News FEATURE: Going abroad from MIT http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/studyabroad.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/studyabroad.html
By Derek Chang
SENIOR EDITOR
When Jenny Shen ’13 studied abroad in Paris, she engaged in impromptu debates for hours on a lawn in front of the Louvre. “We watched the sun set over the Champs Elysees over a bottle of wine,” she said.]]>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News IN SHORThttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/inshorts.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/inshorts.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News 2.007 Design and Manufacturing competitionhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/2007.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N25/2007.htmlFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Grant funds threatened by sequesterhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/zuber.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/zuber.htmlBy Austin Hess
NEWS EDITOR
With over 70 percent of MIT’s yearly research funding coming from the federal government, the federal budget sequester will have a significant impact on research at the Institute.]]>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Course 18 movinghttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/math.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/math.html
By Anthony Yu
STAFF REPORTER
Handing in math problem sets may now require more exercise. In late June or early July, the entire Department of Mathematics will be moving to E17 and E18 as their current space in Building 2 undergoes a significant renovation. Undergraduate math majors have already experienced the effects of the construction, with their undergraduate lounge moved to the Compton Room, opposite 26-100, this past January. For the duration of the construction, the lounge will remain in the Compton Room. As for the rest of the department, all faculty, staff, and graduate student offices will be moved to the new “swing space” in E17 and E18, which will be shared with the Department of Economics, whose space in E52 is also being renovated.]]>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News Survey: Students, though stressed, are glad to be at MIThttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/survey.htmlhttp://tech.mit.edu/V133/N24/survey.html Results from the Student Quality of Life Survey are now available online. In early March 2013, Chancellor Eric Grimson PhD ’80 invited all students enrolled at MIT to participate. Over 54 percent of the graduate and undergraduate population responded to at least part of the survey before it closed on April 3, 2013.]]>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400News