MIT

If you have $34 Billion in the bank, are you still a non-profit?

rickburnes — Thu, 08 May 2008 23:45:30 -0400

Quite a discussion over at Blue Mass Group about the possibility of taxing the endowments of Harvard ($34b, according to the Globe) and other private universities in the Commonwealth.

Note to Harvard folks: Locked-down campus wifi unavailable to visitors doesn't make you any friends in this discussion.

MIT buys up more of Cambridgeport

adamg — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:14:06 -0400

To buy four properties for $90.5 million.

Laffblogging

adamg — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:17:10 -0400

Maria Varmazis is liveblogging ROFLCon, the laffcon at MIT.

And taking photos, too.

The Stata Center sucks? Yeah, well so does much of BU, critic sniffs

adamg — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:57:25 -0400

Silber Knocks New Architecture in Book, Built Junk at Boston U.

One guess what the author of that review of John Silber's harangue about new buildings at MIT and Harvard thinks about former BU strongman Silber's own fleet of new buildings across the river.

... Is he angry that his 13 million square feet have risked nothing, aspired to nothing and achieved no glory for the institution he led for so long?

He ought to be.

Via Geoff Edgers.

MIT prepares for attack

adamg — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:39:04 -0400

Zombie attack.

Via MetaBoston.

4 on 21

adamg — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:01:59 -0400

Leslie Turek reports she worked with one of the original card counters (she was his supervisor, in fact):

Lining up by MIT

adamg — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:42:18 -0400

Dave Alpert requests the city of Cambridge get its act together and figure out how many lanes go in which direction on Mass. Ave. near the Charles before somebody fails "this MENSA field sobriety test."

MIT adds single-sex hours at swimming pool

adamg — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:48:53 -0400

The Tech quotes school officials on the difference between their program and a Harvard Harvard women-only period at a gym: It had nothing to do with religion, it's done after regular hours and men are offered their own hour, as well.

LED Girl has (another) day in court

adamg — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:23:54 -0400

UPDATE: Judge continued case to May 23; see comments below.

An East Boston District Court judge is expected to rule today on a request by Star Simpson to dismiss those Logan bomb-scare charges, the Suffolk County DA's office advises.

An appreciation of the MIT chapel

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:16:56 -0500

Nate Phillips admires it, but says you have to go inside the 48 Mass. Ave. building for the full effect since the outside is basically a completely uninviting windowless brick cylinder.

... Inside, there is a spectacular use of natural lighting, created by a larger circular skylight. A tall sculpture created by Harry Bertoia dangles metal shards from the skylight and further emphasizes the light from above, creating an eerie effect. ...