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Dance Fitness in Boston

Dance Fitness in Boston

Workout AND have fun!

July 8, 2019 | Erika A.

I entered graduate school as an awkward, uncoordinated person. I will leave it as a prima ballerina. Just kidding. But jokes aside, Boston has quite a few fun, unique dance fitness opportunities, and I have them to thank for making me a more coordinated, flexible, happy person. Dance fitness classes usually work like this: you […]

MIT Time

MIT Time

A tradition of tardiness

July 8, 2019 | Abigail C.

I am perpetually late. No matter how much I look forward to an event, it seems physically impossible for me to arrive on time. This quality is something I have always tried to overcome, but with limited success. I’ve set aside extra time to get ready, but I somehow find other tasks that need to […]

Comedy Lab

Comedy Lab

How a research group in EECS became stand-up comedians in 10 weeks

July 1, 2019 | Helen X.

One year ago, my advisor, Prof. Charles Leiserson in CSAIL, arranged for our research group to take a stand-up comedy class with Dana Jay Bein, a local comedian with Improv Boston. Charles sold it to us as an opportunity to work on our communication skills while participating in a fun activity as a group. Nobody […]

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Learning to Teach, Teaching to Learn

Embracing opportunities to teach at MIT

July 1, 2019 | Casey E.

I love helping people learn. I first got a taste of this at the military academy where I completed my undergraduate degree. I taught new cadets and new Airmen about marching and other aspects of being in the military. Later, I worked an obstacle course where I had to teach safety and proper obstacle completion […]

Learn to Swim

Learn to Swim

One of the many free PE classes offered at MIT

June 24, 2019 | Shashank A.

I was brought up in places far from lakes and rivers. The non-availability of swimming facilities in my high school and college led to my inability to learn to swim until I joined MIT as a graduate student. Here at MIT, however, the presence of Charles River right next to the campus inspired me to […]