Hacks & Traditions: Complete Blog Archives
"Removing a hack"
by Snively '11 | May 22, 2009
This is too cool
"Athena, Deliver Us From Finals"
by Paul B. '11 | May 20, 2009
And lead us not into temptation of crying ourselves to sleep at night.
"One Giant Leap"
by Snively '11 | May 17, 2009
For beaver kind
"What now suckas!?"
by Snively '11 | May 09, 2009
That's right. I have a brass rat. What.
"Hack Safari"
by Snively '11 | April 28, 2009
I sneak around taking pictures and videos at night.
"Valentine's Day Special"
by Yan Z. '12 | February 14, 2009
Featuring calculus, people who hate me, and a picture puzzle
"MITblogs: The Next Generation"
by Paul B. '11 | February 11, 2009
Look ma, a hack!
"The 2011 Brass Rat!"
by Chris S. '11 | February 09, 2009
Can I turn this in in lieu of my blank lab report for tomorrow?
"A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 09, 2009
More on the evolution of the MIT class ring.
"Integration Bee"
by Yan Z. '12 | February 02, 2009
If this were televised, nobody would watch the Superbowl.
"This title is irrelevant"
by Yan Z. '12 | January 28, 2009
In which I discuss two important aspects of undergraduate life: scientific research and climbing stairs.
"Good Will Mystery Hunting"
by Yan Z. '12 | January 21, 2009
63 hours of puzzle solving: a classic part of the MIT experience
"Save Point"
by Paul B. '11 | December 31, 2008
sleep wake hope
"Recollections of a Stranded Traveler"
by Yan Z. '12 | December 22, 2008
IHTFP: I Have To Find a Plane. In the meantime, I reflect on happier interpretations of the acronym.
"Halloween, Part 2"
by Paul B. '11 | November 08, 2008
Sometimes it's fun to be somebody you're not.
"The Thong I Should Be Wearing [UPDATE]"
by Snively '11 | November 01, 2008
Sexy sexy undies.
"Hack or Treat"
by Paul B. '11 | October 31, 2008
A time for tricks.
"Flame War"
by Ahmed H. '12 | October 20, 2008
A play-by-play of the Class of 2012's first flame war.
"50 Years of NASA"
by Paul B. '11 | October 02, 2008
One small hack for MIT, one giant leap for NASA.
"Vespertilio"
by Snively '11 | July 18, 2008
No spoilers here.
"Ring Committee Wrap Up"
by Snively '11 | June 24, 2008
For those interested . . .
"The Class of 2010 Ring Delivery"
by Jess K. '10 | June 18, 2008
I think Abba said it best when they sang, "Ring, ring, why don't you give me a call?" (Okay, that was terrible. Cut me a break - I'm rusty.)
"Hacking"
by Snively '11 | June 07, 2008
A performance art that lets students remind the teachers who's smarter.
"The end, my friend"
by Melis A. '08 | June 07, 2008
Pictures from my graduation :(
"Ring Committee "
by Snively '11 | May 31, 2008
With a title like that, it has to be good!
"Cake-offs, chariot races, and salsa dancing"
by Melis A. '08 | May 12, 2008
As you may know, MIT has a strong and vibrant Greek community, made up of 27 fraternities and 5 sororities...
"Steer Roast 2008"
by Keri G. '10 | May 05, 2008
We Sport Death like it's never been done before
"Takin' My Time"
by Paul B. '11 | April 29, 2008
I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...
"CPW 2008: The Hack Edition"
by Snively '11 | April 10, 2008
What!? Already!?
"21: The Movie Night"
by Matt McGann '00 | March 31, 2008
From the Bay Area to Boston, Seattle to the Florida Keys, Houston to Chicago, the Class of 2012 hits the theaters.
"Class of 2012 Night at the Movies"
by Matt McGann '00 | March 26, 2008
'21,' the MIT Blackjack Team movie, opens this weekend... who's in?
"Tour/Hack/Math"
by Snively '11 | March 19, 2008
Three things that happen a lot at MIT
"While You Wait..."
by Paul B. '11 | March 09, 2008
...why not play Brawl?
"A Hack and Advice"
by Snively '11 | February 29, 2008
Two entries smashed into one.
"The Years of the Rat"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 21, 2008
More about MIT's famous class ring: the "Brass Rat."
"Happy Valentine's Day from MIT"
by Paul B. '11 | February 14, 2008
Because theobromine is delicious.
"How Many Liveblogs Can We Get Onto One Page?!"
by Snively '11 | January 20, 2008
Mystery Hunt Part 3.5
"Hack Study Break"
by Paul B. '11 | December 11, 2007
MIT is home to some very dedicated gamers.
"V Storms the Senate"
by Paul B. '11 | November 06, 2007
One hack is not enough.
"Remember, Remember the Fifth of November"
by Paul B. '11 | November 05, 2007
Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day as only MIT can.
"Go Sox!"
by Evan B. '10 | October 25, 2007
I'm not a big sports fan. Never have been. Nashville doesn't have much in the way of good professional sports...
"Where the Sun Shines, There Hack They"
by Laurie Everett | August 02, 2007
MIT is known for many things, including its legendary hacks.
"Class of 2009 Ring Delivery"
by Laura N. '09 | April 24, 2007
The '09s get our brass rats. We think this makes us like, so cool.
"Give Financial Aid "The Big Screw" -- I need your vote!!"
by Daniel Barkowitz | April 10, 2007
Express how you feel about Student Financial Services and Financial Aid by participating in the Big Screw!
"The 2009 Brass Rat"
by Laura N. '09 | February 19, 2007
My highly biased and personal opinions about Ring Premiere.
"MITHenge"
by Melis A. '08 | January 31, 2007
Blinded by the light.
"Mystery Hunt 2007"
by Matt McGann '00 | January 16, 2007
A final report from this year's awesome IAP puzzling solving funfest.
"Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles"
by Bryan O. '07 | January 15, 2007
A dizzying amount of puzzles
"The Coin Has Been Found!"
by Bryan O. '07 | January 14, 2007
Mystery Hunt 2007 is quasi-over.
"MYSTERY HUNT!"
by Bryan O. '07 | January 13, 2007
Live from Mystery Hunt!
"Mystery Hunt Day 1"
by Matt McGann '00 | January 12, 2007
Liveblogging the beginning of this year's campus-wide puzzling competition.
"'Twas the night before the 8.01 final"
by Keri G. '10 | December 17, 2006
and all through the Haus, everyone was studying like nothing else. Including me. Just not right now.
"Where's Waldo?"
by Bryan O. '07 | December 12, 2006
Hack Attack!
"Get Your Wii On."
by Bryan O. '07 | November 19, 2006
A Dome Hack!!!
"As though we weren't hosed enough..."
by Jessie L. '07 | September 11, 2006
...we've been graced with a fire truck on the Great Dome! In case you can't tell, that inscription says "MIT...
"My Brass Rat"
by Mollie B. '06 | August 20, 2006
The Brass Rat is not a subtle thing.
"A Half-Century of Hacking"
by Anthony R. '09 | August 16, 2006
MIT's original hackers are still alive and well, right on campus and just a short walk from the steps of the Student Center.
"A quick plug"
by Jessie L. '07 | August 09, 2006
It had been quite a while since I looked at MIT's online Hack Gallery. But now, I look, and I...
"Idiots! MIT hacked the poll!"
by Matt McGann '00 | June 06, 2006
"MIT won in a landslide!"
"Doonesbury Conclusion"
by Matt McGann '00 | May 26, 2006
Official Doonesbury news.
"Cake Concert, Wing Dinner, and Senior Ball"
by Melis A. '08 | May 07, 2006
An action packed 2 weekends: Cake, a wing dinner, and Senior Ball!
"Ring delivery!"
by Melis A. '08 | April 23, 2006
Saturday night was Ring Delivery!
"This was meant to be written a week and a half ago"
by Jessie L. '07 | April 22, 2006
Yeah, I've been a slacker about writing this up. So in my last entry, Caltech's cannon appeared at MIT for...
"Cannon Hack"
by Matt McGann '00 | April 10, 2006
The famous tale of the Caltech Cannon Hack.
"Caltech, Bring IT on"
by Bryan O. '07 | April 06, 2006
Just some harmless rivalry...
"Just Saying"
by Mitra L. '07 | April 06, 2006
More...
"MIT hacks Caltech"
by Jessie L. '07 | April 06, 2006
Some of you may remember last year, when Caltech students came to hack MIT during CPW (Warning: Very biased site...
"Best. Hack. Ever."
by Ben Jones | April 06, 2006
The title says it all.
"MIT wins the gold"
by Jessie L. '07 | March 02, 2006
Oh look, how interesting. MIT seems to have won an Olympic gold medal at Torino. All photo credits go to...
"Citius, Altius, Mens et Manus"
by Sam M. '07 | February 28, 2006
In the words of a great woman, "Yay, a hack!"
"Another hack"
by Laura N. '09 | February 21, 2006
Snow and hacks and exams.
"Numbers are names too"
by Mollie B. '06 | February 17, 2006
What, you don't speak entirely in numbers at your school?
"A bevy of beautiful Brass Rat bezels"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 13, 2006
A tour of the past 8 MIT class rings.
"Presenting...the 2008 Brass Rat!!!"
by Melis A. '08 | February 10, 2006
As the only sophomore blogger, it is my duty, no, pleasure, to describe the unveiling of 2008 Brass Rat.
"Giving Laura an assist"
by Jessie L. '07 | December 24, 2005
Laura had an interesting entry a little while ago about the Mario Bros. hack, and a subsequent one answering people's...
"Tricky Questions"
by Laura N. '09 | December 20, 2005
A follow-up entry to answer all of the 50 million comments I got about the hack photos I posted.
"Mario Institute of Technology hack"
by Matt McGann '00 | December 15, 2005
Laura's entry on an awesome hack.
"Yay! A hack!"
by Laura N. '09 | December 14, 2005
Know what're cool? See title.
"Art in the Infinite, Vol. 2"
by Bryan O. '07 | December 14, 2005
MIT meets King Koopa.
"Not in our stars, but in ourselves"
by Sam M. '07 | November 12, 2005
Or in ourselves not to see our stars... or something.
"Trick or Treat!"
by Bryan O. '07 | November 01, 2005
Smashing pumpkins, and no I don't mean the band.
"Hacks and meta-hacks"
by Jessie L. '07 | September 14, 2005
A few nights ago, I was walking down the Infinite Corridor with two of my hall's freshmen, when one of...
"Nerd movie update"
by Matt McGann '00 | May 24, 2005
Like many of you, I caught Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith this weekend. If you stayed...
"Bruno Recalibration"
by Matt McGann '00 | April 22, 2005
It was 86 degrees F in Boston on Wednesday! A blooming tree in front of the Senior House dormitory Now,...
"The Brass Rat"
by Matt McGann '00 | February 28, 2005
Last night, I attended the ceremonial unveiling of the design of the MIT Class of 2007 class ring. (Thanks to...
"Jargon"
by Matt McGann '00 | January 06, 2005
Putting the definition of punt at the end of my last entry got me skimming through the glossary of my...
