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Last Published: November 20, 2009Boston Weather: 53.0°F | FairFeng Wu—The TechSteven P. Bartel ’10 poses with a traffic cone as part of the MIT couture runway show during Kappa Alpha Theta’s KATwalk on November 11. KATwalk is a benefit fashion show featuring boutiques around the Boston area. Proceeds of the event go to KAT’s national philanthropy, Court Appointed Special Advocates, dedicated to helping abused and neglected children. Check out more photos of the event on page 13.STAFF REPORTERNovember 20, 2009Faculty members unanimously passed two motions at Wednesday’s faculty meeting: one establishing academic guidelines for prolonged emergencies on campus and the second scheduling the September student holiday on the same day as the fall career fair.November 20, 2009MIT Medical vaccinated nearly 1,050 students against the H1N1 flu-virus last Tuesday as part of a quickly arranged clinic.By Tamar LewinTHE NEW YORK TIMESNovember 20, 2009As the University of California struggles to absorb its sharpest drop in state financing since the Great Depression, every professor, administrator and clerical worker has been put on furlough amounting to an average pay cut of 8 percent.November 20, 2009
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Last Published: November 17, 2009Boston Weather: 43.0°F | FairMelissa Renée Schumacher—The TechThe MIT Cube Club held its first cubing competition on Saturday. Dozens of competitors gathered from around the country in 26-100 to test their skills at solving Rubik’s Cubes. Puzzles varied in difficulty; 5x5x5 cubes are seen here.November 17, 2009MIT’s Graduate Student Council (GSC) recently added national policy to its otherwise campus-based advocacy agenda, pushing for tax exemption of graduate student stipends, open access to federally funded published research, and higher caps on H1-B visas for advanced-degree holders to members of Congress earlier this fall.November 17, 2009November 17, 2009The race for the APO Ugliest Man on Campus kicked off yesterday with the first three contestants: Roberto J. Melendez ’12, Chinua E. Shaw ’13, and Jeremy B. Dalcin ’13. Interestingly, all candidates are residents of Next House. However, there are rumors from APO’s Kelly A. Drinkwater ’11 that the Bexely-Minus-Fascists Sink will enter the competition soon. Students can vote for the ugly candidates by placing pennies or bills into their corresponding jars. One point is equal to one cent.November 17, 2009
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- Women’s Cross Country Team Wins NE Regional Championship(11/17/09)
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STAFF REPORTER; LAST UPDATED AT 12:50 A.M. MONDAY.Administrators believe that “as far as we now know,” missing graduate student Guangtao Cong “is safe and we know his whereabouts,” said Dean for Graduate Education Steven R. Lerman ’72 on Saturday.
STAFF REPORTER; LAST UPDATED AT 10:05 P.M. SATURDAY.
STAFF REPORTER; LAST UPDATED AT 7:55 P.M. FRIDAY.MIT police are investigating the possible disappearance of Singapore-MIT Alliance graduate student Guangtao Cong, who was reported missing a few days after he missed an exam on Monday. Late Friday evening, MIT spokesperson Nathaniel W. Nickerson said, “According to the MIT Police, it is likely that he flew internationally on Tuesday. MIT Police and the MIT Administration are trying to contact him and have been throughout the week.”
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