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Digital Distraction Overdrive

Posted by: Robert Plotkin, MIT Class of '93, Course 6-3
Sunday, March 1, 2020

Robert Plotkin, guest blogger, will be giving a workshop as part of Radius's "Hack Your Mind" series on Thursday, March 12 at 12noon in 66-168.

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Looking Ahead With a Look Back

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Weeks have flown by and, just like that, the semester is over and we are in finals week. There are many students already making their exit from campus, hauling suitcases, looking both exhausted and relieved. We wish for them, and for all of the MIT community, a peaceful and restorative break.  Read more...

The Way In Is the Way Out

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Thursday, November 14, 2019

This coming Tuesday, as part of our Hack Your Mind series, we are hosting a screening of a powerful documentary called The Way Out. The film, Read more...

November Actions

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Friday, November 1, 2019

This week, Deborah Douglas, is our guest contributor.

Out of the Frying Pan

Posted by: Thea Keith-Lucas
Thursday, October 3, 2019

The members of the Movement for Anti-Oppressive Computing Practices bring together students and tech workers to demand more.

Mistake of Judgement

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Wednesday, September 4, 2019

With these controversies comes a choice: Maintain the status quo or take courageous steps to examine our actions.

A Time for Slowing Down--A Least a Little

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, June 10, 2019

The last of the graduation and alumni activities are now over and MIT has taken on a quiet calm--temporarily. The campus will be full of children soon as summer camp begins. In the meantime, there is this lovely lull.

As always, we have had a full and stimulating year. We have Read more...

MIT Students in Action

Posted by: Alonso Espinosa-Domínguez
Friday, April 5, 2019

Recently, a new student group has formed and has quickly become a galvanizing force on campus. The initiative took hold during Henry Kissinger's visit while the College of Computing's hosted three days of festivites in late February. The group, MIT Students Against War (SAW), has been continuing Read more...

The Half-Way Point

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Monday, March 25, 2019

Embarking on spring break allows us some slight breathing room to assess how the semester is going, as well as allowing us to continue planning for our up-coming programs.  We have had some excellent, thought-provoking events thus far, including the on-going initiative encouraging the MIT Read more...

Voicing Your Concern

Posted by: Patricia-Maria Weinmann
Thursday, March 14, 2019

Over the past few months, concern has been increasing regarding MIT's decision-making process and the lack of transparency and community input. The recent events leading up to the three-day celebration for the "ethically centered" College of Computing and the invitation of Henry Kissinger to our Read more...