Monthly Archives: March 2012

Interview with Arnie Roth

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Kathryn Dere

Here is the rest of the The Tech’s interview with Grammy award-winning conductor, composer, and music director Arnold Roth. If you missed the first part of the interview, read it here: http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N12/arnieroth.html. Interview conducted by Philipp Diesinger. The Tech: How do … Continue reading →

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Live Blog: GZA, rapper of the Wu Tang Clan, speaks at MIT about hip hop and how it relates to civic media

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Joanna Kao

Thanks for following The Tech’s live blog. Look out for a full article about the event in Friday’s issue of The Tech. 6:58 p.m. Condry gives GZA an MIT sweatshirt to end the event. A line forms for autographs at … Continue reading →

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Interview with 2015 Student Council President!

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Mario Martinez

Former editor-in-chief of her high school newspaper, starter of a non-profit, and researcher for the National Institute of Health, 2015 Student Council President Jessica J. Yang ’15 took some time to sit down with The Tech on Wednesday to talk about … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky on the Arab Spring

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Mario Martinez

Famed professor and linguist Noam Chomsky gave a lecture on the Arab Spring and some of its consequences Thursday night in 26-100. This event was sponsored and carried out by both Amnesty International and i-House, and its main purpose was … Continue reading →

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Shinkle ’15 wins Republican State Committeewoman position, according to unofficial results

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Joanna Kao

Caroline B. Shinkle ’15, has won the position of Republican State Committeewoman, according to unofficial results posted on the City of Cambridge website. Shinkle won 175 of the 247 total votes in the First Suffolk and Middlesex District, which is … Continue reading →

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MITx begins today, more than 90,000 enrolled

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Joanna Kao

Over 90,000 people have enrolled in MITx’s first course in Circuits and Electronics (6.002x), which begins today. This free online course is taught by EECS professor and CSAIL director Anant Agarwal, EECS Senior Lecturer and CSAIL Co-Director Chris J. Terman, … Continue reading →

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Quick Quotes from Andrea Wong, president of Sony International Production

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Joanna Kao

Andrea Wong ’88, president of Sony International Production and an alumni of electrical engineering, gave a talk and Q&A this afternoon at the Stata Center. Wong spoke about her introduction to the world of entertainment, how big a risk it … Continue reading →

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