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BREAKING: MIT GSU passes first ever strike authorization vote | The Tech

The Tech

Out of 1,708 ballots, 92.5% of members of MIT’s Graduate Student Union (GSU) voted yes to authorize a strike yesterday evening.

Being sick @ MIT for a week sucks | The Tech

The Tech

I got absolutely nerfed by a mysterious illness and did not attend classes for a whole week.

New ‘Sense and Sensibility’ adaptation poorly translates its source material | The Tech

The Tech

Film adaptations of books must necessarily make compromises and cuts, and the work of carving out the heart of a story to transplant it intact from one medium to another is precarious. While revisions are necessary, the ones made in ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (2026) undermine the story, leaving it mutilated rather than translated.

Sports Blitz: Oct 5.–Oct. 18 | The Tech

The Tech

Engineers updates through Oct. 18.

MIT competes in the 2026 Head of the Charles Regatta | The Tech

The Tech

The 61st annual Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest three-day rowing regatta in the world, took place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18. Every year, the regatta draws nearly 400,000 spectators and 12,000 rowers from more than 32 countries. MIT Crew had seven entries on Saturday.

Freshman Sabine Smith makes history with MIT Volleyball | The Tech

The Tech

On Oct. 6, Sabine Smith ’30 of Park City, Utah, became the first MIT volleyball player in history to win the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Women’s Player of the Week award.

Collaboration: The cornerstone of innovation at MIT | The Tech

The Tech

How do we know an ocean we cannot see, hear, or listen to? From Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, MIT Future Fest set out to answer these questions and many more.

The science of bouncing back | The Tech

The Tech

On Oct. 14, Truwit joined Dr. Lauri Santos, professor of Yale University’s popular ‘Psychology and the Good Life,’ and host of ‘The Happiness Lab’ podcast, for a live taping at the Boston Museum of Science.

Amidst financial pressures, MIT’s endowment rises in 2026 fiscal year | The Tech

The Tech

The MIT endowment grew by 6.7% (now totaling $29.2 billion excluding pledges), according to the Report of Treasurer released by the Office of the Vice President for Finance at MIT on Oct. 2.

MIT announces “MIT for America” program | The Tech

The Tech

Cynthia Breazeal, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences and the Benesse Professor of Research in Education, and Eric Klopfer, director of the Scheller Teacher Education Program and the Education Arcade at MIT, are the initiative’s faculty co-directors.

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