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http://tech.mit.edu/img/small-flag-inv.gif The Tech - Online Edition: Gallery http://tech.mit.edu/ Recent photos and graphics from The Tech rumsfeld /V134/N19/graphics/rumsfeld.html RADIUS-TWC The Unknown Known is a documentary film about former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. nasirjones /V134/N19/graphics/nasirjones.html Courtesy of Columbia Records Cover artwork of Nas’ critically acclaimed debut album Illmatic ridonkulous /V134/N19/graphics/ridonkulous.html Jessica L. Wass—The Tech Ridonkulous was one of many student groups to perform at the CPW Activities Midway in the Johnson Athletics Center this past Saturday. mug /V134/N19/graphics/mug.html Gregory Izatt <div class="bodytext">These mugs bearing MIT’s logo were handed out to prefrosh leaving the welcome ceremony of MIT’s Campus Preview Weekend last Thursday by pranksters waiting outside Rockwell Cage.</div> <div class="bodytext">As some would later discover, when the mugs are heated, “MIT” is overwritten with “Caltech,” and “The Institute of Technology” becomes “The HOTTER Institute of Technology.”</div> <div class="bodytext">Thirteen Caltech students had flown to Cambridge to distribute some 800 such mugs to high school students admitted to MIT as well as to Caltech alumni among MIT’s faculty and graduate student body.</div> <div class="bodytext">Julie D. Jester, the leader of the group, said that the prefrosh were totally unsuspecting and seemed excited to add to their collections of free trinkets.</div> <div class="bodytext">“We enjoy our prank rivalry between MIT and Caltech,” Jester said. “We wanted to rekindle that relationship.”</div> <div class="bodytext">She said that ad-hoc groups of Caltech pranksters are funded by alumni donations and by sales of T-shirts from a 2005 CPW prank in the same spirit.</div> <div class="bodytext">Another member of the group, Gregory R. Izatt, said that “CPW in particular is a really fun target,” noting how easy it is to blend in among the crowds.</div> <div class="bodytext">In a tweet, MIT admissions officer Chris Peterson SM ’13 called the mugs “snake oil by charlatans from other coasts.”</div> <div class="bodytext">Admissions officers had attempted to stop the prank, Izatt said, but they were too late.</div> paxeast /V134/N19/graphics/paxeast.html Skanda Koppula—The Tech Professional gaming team Dignitas competes in an Infinite Crisis tournament at PAX East, a gaming conference that was held this past weekend at the Boston Convention Center. cpw-battle /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-battle.html Melissa Renée Schumacher—The Tech Both musicians and audience members were shaking and swaying at the Battle of the Bands event on Saturday night in the Student Center. cpw-jadoo /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-jadoo.html Tami Forrester—The Tech Members of Chamak perform during Jadoo, the South Asian Culture Show, in Kresge on Friday evening. Hosted by MIT’s South Asian Association of Students, the show included performances from MIT and BU student groups. nextact /V134/N19/graphics/nextact.html Alexander C. Bost—The Tech Christopher A. Puchi ’14 leads the cast in Next Act’s production of Catch Me If You Can this past Wednesday in Next House’s Tastefully Furnished Lounge. The play is based on the life of con man Frank Abignale, Jr. whose fake identities included chief resident pediatrician, lawyer for the Louisiana State Attorney General, and an airline pilot for Pan Am. cpw-tetris /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-tetris.html Landon Carter—The Tech Hackers once again turned the Green Building into a game display for CPW. In 2011 the lights were set up to play Tetris, and this year, the building was lit with the popular game ‘2048’. cpw-talentshow /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-talentshow.html Sherry Ren—The Tech Senior Lecturer Daniel Braunstein PhD ‘97 of the Department of Mechanical Engineering presents an instrument he built at the 6th Annual Professor Talent show hosted by SaveTFP on Saturday. trent /V134/N19/graphics/trent.html li /V134/N19/graphics/li.html ofir /V134/N19/graphics/ofir.html cpw-sumo /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-sumo.html Sherry Ren—The Tech Two people participate in sumo wrestling outside Theta Delta Chi at the fraternity’s outdoor carnival event on Friday. cpw-icecream /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-icecream.html Landon Carter—The Tech Members of East Campus Second West, known as “Putz”, spray liquid nitrogen into a large bowl at their CryoFAC event on Saturday to make ice cream for hungry prefrosh. cpw-gbis /V134/N19/graphics/cpw-gbis.html Tami Forrester—The Tech The MIT Logarhythms perform during SGBIS, the Spring Greater Boston Invitational Songfest, on Friday in 10-250. SGBIS featured performances from 11 of MIT’s a cappella groups.