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MIT Grad Students Labeled ‘Security Threats’
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 12, 2008
Two oceanography graduate students at MIT have been labeled "security threats" by the Department of Homeland Security
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MIT Offers More Aid for Middle Class
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- March 11, 2008
Thirty percent of students could benefit.
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A New Physics Superstar
By Kim Clark -
Education
- January 10, 2008
His online lectures draw fans around the world
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Get an MIT or Yale Education Free
By Kim Clark -
Nation & World
- December 20, 2007
50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2008: Get a MIT or Yale education on the Web
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Massachusetts Can't Get Enough Weird Bomb Scares
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 29, 2007
Massachusetts has had several bizarre bomb scares, including an empty Keystone Light box at UMass.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 2, 2007
Natalie Portman teaches microfinance, Notre Dame student writes Harry Potter book, Beauty and the Geek star praises MIT
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The Music Industry Campus Crackdown Continues
By Christina Mueller -
Education
- September 5, 2007
Letters were sent to 58 colleges warning of possible lawsuits against students.
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It's Like Family Feud but With Biz Students
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 13, 2007
On CNBC's Fast Money MBA Challenge, teams of business grad students duke it out.
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The Funny Thing About Virgins...
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 9, 2007
A study out of the University of North Carolina shows that young people with an IQ score either below 70 or above 110 are more likely to be virgins than their average-intelligence counterparts.
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MIT Professor Threatens Hunger Strike: No Food Till Tenure
The Paper Trail
- January 12, 2007
A biological engineering professor at MIT who was not granted tenure last month plans to begin fasting February 5--and he won't stop until administrators promote him and fire the provost who didn't. In an independent review of the case, senior faculty members decided the denial of tenure was fair, the Tech reports, but the professor, who is African-American and argues his denial was racially based, disagrees.
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- December 5, 2006
MIT has launched a fundraising drive--but this one will raise money just for students, the Tech reports.
Cornell University's antihazing website is a "great place to pick up hazing ideas," IvyGate reports.
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MIT Hacker Enters 1,000 Votes for Taco Bell
The Paper Trail
- November 16, 2006
MIT's dining services recently asked students what kind of food they wanted in their dining hall. "At the close of the survey, over half of the votes were for.
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- November 7, 2006
*Texas Christian University's first ever "ranch management" major will graduate soon, the Daily Skiff reports..
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