You Know it’s spring break at MIT when:
- There’s no lunch line at the Chinese food van parked in front of 77 Massachusetts Avenue.
- No shoulder-to-shoulder traffic along the Infinite Corridor.
- Lights at the LFM-SDM cubical area were turned off.
- Emails from fellow students were down to practically nil.
- No undergrads seen doing homework in the Student Center.
I met up with Joanna, Zach, Stephanie, and Lewis in the Stata Center
at MIT on the first day of spring break. Joanna who is an alumna of MIT
hasn't been on campus since 2000. Since a lot have changed since 2000,
I volunteered to give them a tour of the Stata Center, the Zesiger Center (Z-center),
E40 (ESD
faculty/office where my office is), and the Tang Center. Joanna was
impressed how modern and well-equipped the Z-center is. Our tour of the
campus ended with Joanna showing us Barker Library, a place she loved
hanging out when she was grad student. Have you ever wonder what is
inside the Great Dome, a distinctive architectural feature of MIT? Go
to the Barker Library on the 5th floor of building 10 to find out.