Thursday's Schedule
PARENTS: Don't miss the Parent Connector Drop-In on Saturday, April 18th at 7:30 in the Barker Library Reading Room (Room 10-500).
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| Time | Type | Event Title | Location | Description |
| 9:00am-12:00am | * | CPW Registration and Help Desk | Student Center, 2nd Floor, La Sala de Puerto Rico | |
| 9:00am-12:00am | D | Next House Hospitality Lounge | Next House (W71), Tastefully Furnished Lounge | Nothing says "welcome" like an endless supply of snacks, cookies, and juice! Enjoy Next House's relaxed and friendly atmosphere while basking in the glory of food. Start CPW off right - stop by Next's Hospitality Lounge! |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | C | Classes | Various Locations | Many MIT classes open their doors to prefrosh during CPW. See your registration packet for a list of classes, sorted by date/time and by subject area. Before sitting in on a class that is not on the list, please get prior permission from the department, as some classes will be holding exams or do not have space to accommodate visitors. |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | PO | Hillel Open House | Religious Activities Center, Building W11, Downstairs | Stop by at any time to the Hillel Office (basement of W11) to meet the Hillel Staff. While you're here, you can get your very own MIT Hillel t-shirt (in Hebrew). |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | FOM | Chocolate City Jukebox | Student Center Steps (W20) | Come join us for an opportunity to listen to hip-hop, r&b, reggae, and dancehall provided by the Brothers of Chocolate City. Stop by to hang out, listen to hot music, and introduce yourself to a chill atmosphere. |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | D | New House Welcome Lounge | New House (W70), House 1, Lounge | New House welcomes you to MIT- with snacks and New House residents to help you get oriented to MIT! Chips, drinks, hostess snacks, and various other things to fuel your hunger will be out waiting for you throughout the day. Come drop by whenever! |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | * | UROP Tours Sign-up | Sign up in the Student Center, 2nd Floor, La Sala de Puerto Rico | See first-hand the accessible and cutting edge research opportunities available to MIT undergraduates! A complete list of tour descriptions will be available at registration. Tour sign-up required to participate. Sign up at CPW registration in La Sala de Puerto Rico. Limit one tour per student; first-come, first-served. For general information about the UROP program, come to the UROP discussion panel Friday, April 17th at 11:00am in Kresge Auditorium (W16). |
| 9:00am-5:00pm | *P | Parent Hospitality Lounge | Student Center, 2nd Floor, La Sala de Puerto Rico | Grab a cup of coffee or tea and chat with current MIT parents as well as other parents of MIT prefrosh. Also, learn about the MIT Parents Association and the Parent Connector Network from current volunteers and staff. |
| 9:30am-4:30pm | * | Financial Aid Appointments | Sign up in the Student Center, 2nd Floor, La Sala de Puerto Rico | Have questions regarding your financial aid package or the financial aid process in general? Either get your questions answered immediately by the Financial Aid Counselor on-hand or schedule a 20-minute appointment to speak one-on-one with a Student Financial Services representative. Visit the Student Financial Aid desk in the Student Center, 2nd Floor, La Sala de Puerto Rico. (Scheduled appointments will be held in 11-120, the Student Services Center.) |
| 10:00am-11:00am | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 10:00am-5:00pm | CF | Classes with Beta Theta Pi | Campus | Wanna check out cool classes offered at MIT? If you're interested, email gobeta@mit.edu for a list of classes we can take you to. |
| 10:30am-11:30am | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 11:30am-12:30pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 11:30am-2:00pm | F | Lunch at Kappa Sigma | Kappa Sigma, 407 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Just got to MIT? Stop by our house on campus for some lunch. |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 12:00pm-2:00pm | FP | Lunch with TDC | Theta Delta Chi, 372 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Come join us for a spectacular BBQ featuring our awesome chef. |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 12:44pm-1:00pm | GO | Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer | Religious Activities Center, Building W11 | Join the Muslim Students Association for Dhuhr (Midday) Prayer. |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | A | Ocean Engineering Open House | Room 3-270 | Discover the exciting possibilities of course 2-OE. Meet faculty that lead the field in ocean modeling, underwater robots, ship design, acoustic sensing, wind energy and more. Also, learn about the Ocean Engineering curriculum and dedicated laboratories that support this truly amazing major. |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | A | Opportunities for Aerospace Engineers in the Future of Space Explorations | Room 35-225 | Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, a former NASA astronaut, flew five shuttle missions and was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2007. Hoffman is now a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics but still has close ties with NASA. Among courses taught by Prof. Hoffman is the popular project-based course, 16.00 - Introduction of Aerospace and Design, which meets in the spring and is open to freshmen. (Reception to follow.) |
| 1:00pm-3:00pm | F | Lunch with Nu Delta | In front of Student Center (W20) | Eat and chill with the brothers of Nu Delta. |
| 1:30pm-2:30pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 2:00pm-3:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 2:00pm-3:30pm | A | Introduction to CSAIL | Room 32-D463 | This event will serve as an introduction to the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL): who we are, what we do, and what the role of the lab is in shaping the technologies of tomorrow. |
| 2:00pm-3:30pm | D | InsiderÕs Tour of MIT | Next House (W71) | Do you want to learn how to navigate MIT's confusing tunnels and crazy campus? Come with us! We'll show you the best places to eat, study, and other cool places you won't see on a regular tour. |
| 2:00pm-4:00pm | ARC | Open Visual Arts class | Building N51, 3rd Floor (next to MIT Museum, 265 Mass. Ave. Enter on Front Street) | Participate in an introductory Visual Arts Program class (Intro to Visual Arts or Intro to Video). To participate, come to the Visual Arts Program administrative office at 2PM (N51-328) at 265 Massachusetts Avenue (grey door on Front Street) next to the entrance to the MIT Museum. |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 2:30pm-4:00pm | *DP | Residential Life Information Session | Kresge Auditorium (W16) | Come to this session for your introduction to Residential Life at MIT. Our on-campus residential community boasts 12 residence halls, 38 fraternities, sororities and independent living groups as well as a wide variety of dining services. Karen Nilsson, Senior Associate Dean for Residential Life, will lead a discussion covering life in residences, residential support offerings, activities, dining options, roommate matching and more. WeÕll equip you with the most important questions youÕll want to ask this weekend as you explore the Institute and tell you where to go to find the answers. |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 3:00pm-5:00pm | D | Ultimate Frisbee, Soccer, Hacky Sack | New Ashdown House (NW35) | Help the Phoenix Group's IM Ultimate Frisbee and Soccer teams hone their skills! We may also have a few games of hacky sack going on as well. All skill levels welcome. |
| 3:17pm | DO | Make your own truffles | Random Hall (NW61) | Do you want the delectable chocolate with raspberry? Will you show your chutzpah by trying the chocolate with chipotle? How about the chocolate with death wasabi - only for the brave of heart and palate... (Brought to you by Random Hall and the Lab for Chocolate Science.) |
| 3:30pm-4:30pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery.ry. |
| 3:30pm-5:00pm | D | Back to Kindergarten | Next House (W71) | Nervous about college? Relax and return to your kindergarten days, where your biggest worry was your favorite crayon breaking. Come finger paint, play with playdoh, and enjoy goldfish and juice boxes with current students and other prefrosh! |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | *AP | Student Opportunities to Go Global Panel | Room 26-100 | This panel of administrators, faculty, and students will help you understand the range of international opportunities available to students to go global and the resources they can utilize to pursue their interests. The panel will also answer questions about specific programs, scheduling an experience abroad, safety and funding. |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | *T | Campus Tour | Student Center, 2nd Floor | Departing on the hour and the half hour from Wiesner Student Art Gallery. |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | D | I Scream for Ice Cream | Burton-Conner House (W51), Conner-side BBQ pits | Brainfreeze hurts, but it's worth it. Come hang out with us and eat our ice cream. |
| 4:00pm-6:15pm | D | Faire la cuisine avec La Maison Francaise! | New House (W70), House 6, 5th Floor Kitchen | Help La Maison Francaise prepare a scrumptious meal from scratch. Cooking at French House is always fun whether we're making pizza or coq au vin. Stick around until dinnertime, quand nous mangerons. No kitchen experience required! |
| 4:00pm-6:30pm | F | Volleyball on Kresge with Kappa Sigma | Kresge BBQ Pits (outside W16) | Come relax and play a friendly game of volleyball with the brothers and female friends of Kappa Sigma. We'll meet up at 4pm and head over to the Kresge BBQ pits (right behind Kresge Auditorium - the thing that's 1/8 of a sphere... kinda hard to miss). |
| 4:00pm-7:00pm | F | Welcome BBQ at Alpha Epsilon Pi | Alpha Epsilon Pi, 155 Bay State Rd., Boston | Meat is what's for dinner at our house in Back Bay Boston. Come enjoy good food, good music, great people, and a beautiful view of Cambridge and the Charles River...7th stop on the Boston West Saferide. |
| 4:00pm-7:00pm | DP | East Campus Dorm Tours | East Campus Courtyard (between Buildings 62 and 64) | Come to East Campus to pull a tour guide out of our box of light and magic. |
| 4:00pm-11:00pm | O | The TechÕs Open Newsroom | Student Center, 4th Floor, Room W20-483 | Come watch as we put together tomorrow's issue of The Tech, featuring a special section about none other than you, our visiting prefrosh! Visit us and find out how you can be part of it. If you stop by early enough, you might even be able to grab a byline! |
| 4:15pm | F | Human Ricochet Robots | Epsilon Theta, 259 St. Paul Street, Brookline | Play a robot in an industrial factory, as we turn this classic puzzle/board game into a life-sized competition. Meet us in Lobby 7 at 4:15 to catch our Big Silver Van to Epsilon Theta. |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm | GO | Asr (Afternoon) Prayer | Religious Activities Center, Building W11 | Join the Muslim Students Association for Asr (Afternoon) Prayer. |
| 4:45pm-5:15pm | D | Hacking Presentation: Recent Hacks | Next House (W71) | Interested in MIT's long-running tradition of hacking? Come by Next House and learn about the exciting hacks pulled at MIT in recent years. |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | R | MIT Community Sing | 77 Mass. Ave., Lobby 10 | Join the MIT Concert Choir for a sing-along that includes some of the great choral works of the last few centuries. Come to sing or just to listen. Scores and cookies will be provided. |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | O | Leadership Ice Cream Dessert Fest | Room 4-146 | Build your own giant ice cream sundae with MIT's Leadership Training Institute! Come learn about community service and our mentoring program with local area high school students. Explore international service opportunities in Mexico, China, and South Africa! |
| 5:00pm-6:00pm | AO | The Math Behind Card Shuffling | Room 4-163 | Come join us for an hour of math, card tricks, and pizza! C. L. E. Moore Instructor Sami H. Assaf will be talking about some new results on riffle shuffles, showing how very simple math can be used to prove very interesting results, especially if you are an avid card player. |
| 5:00pm-6:30pm | A | Chemistry Open House | Room 4-370 | Come hear from faculty and Chemistry majors what Course V has to offer you. Learn about UROP opportunities and careers as well as the curriculum that will get you there. Refreshments will be served. |
| 5:00pm-7:30pm | DM | NALGAS Fiesta | Next House (W71) | Come chill with the Next Association of Latinos Giving Alltimate Satisfaction (NALGAS) - a Student Latino Group founded Nov. 2008 to promote appreciation of Latino Culture at Next House! Eat tons of Latino food, learn NALGAS' history, listen to classic Latino music and throw your cares to the southern breeze as you break an authentic pinata! See you South of the Border! Open to everyone! |
| 5:00pm-8:00pm | F | Theta Xi BBQ | Theta Xi, 64 Bay State Rd., Boston | Come have some fun and grab a bite to eat at our house in beautiful Boston. We'll be grilling food on the historic Bay State Road and serving refreshments on our rooftop haven. It's the closest you can get to Boston's infamous CITGO sign without breaking the law. |
| 5:00pm-8:30pm | *P | Featured House Dining for Parents | Various Locations | Check out MIT's House Dining options in Ashdown House (NW35) - 6-8pm; Baker House (W7-100) - 5:30-8:30pm; McCormick Hall (W4-100) - 5:00-8:00pm; Next House (W71-100) - 5:30-8:30pm; and Simmons Hall (W79-100) - 5:00-8:00pm. Bring your CPW Parent Meal Voucher (available at registration) and your meal is free! |
| 5:15pm | F | Honey Mustard Chicken At Epsilon Theta | Epsilon Theta, 259 St. Paul Street, Brookline | Come enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal with honey mustard chicken, spinach salad, and cherry crisp for dessert! Vegetarian options are always available! Meet us in Lobby 7 to catch our Big Silver van to ET. |
| 5:17pm | D | Meme free path | Random Hall (NW61) | Do you liek mudkips? We liek mudkips. |
| 5:30pm-7:15pm | *M | Minority Student Discussion & Dinner | Walker Memorial (50), Morss Hall | Enjoy great food and meet students from the African American, Latino, and Native American communities. Hear about clubs, events, and organizations with which you could be involved, as well as personal stories of life as a student of color at the Institute. |
| 5:30pm-7:15pm | *PM | Minority Parent Reception | Stata Center (32), 4th Floor, The R and D | MIT welcomes parents to its African American, Latino, and Native American communities. You are invited to join campus administrators, faculty, current students, and parents to learn more about the campus, student resources, and support services. Guest speakers from throughout the community will share their insight and experiences. |
| 5:30pm-7:30pm | D | Got game? | Burton-Conner House (W51), TV Lounge | Whether you're a n00b or totally 1337 come show us your moves at Halo, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Wii Sports, and more at the BC TV lounge. Snacks included! |
| 5:47pm | D | Attack of the stir fry! | Random Hall (NW61) | Stirred Food. Fried Food. But none as tasty as Stir Fried Food. With copious amounts of soy sauce (or not). |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | RPO | Toons for Dinner | Campus dining halls | Come experience a cappella like you never have before! The MIT/Wellesley Toons, MIT's only cross-campus a cappella group, will be performing through all the dining halls on campus, starting with McCormick and ending with Simmons. Dorm food, good music, and PRIZES! Hope you see us there! |
| 6:00pm-7:00pm | F | Dinner by Dave | Delta Upsilon, 526 Beacon St., Boston | Come over and enjoy some delicious food cooked by our very own Chef Dave Zeno. Delta Upsilon is across the Mass Ave. bridge and to the right at 526 Beacon Street (we have a blue door and a putting green out front). |
| 6:00pm-7:30pm | S | Ultimate! | Briggs Field C (grass field in front of MacGregor - W61) | MIT's Men's Ultimate Frisbee team is preparing for the Championship Series! Come watch our most intense scrimmage of the year at our last practice before the sectional tournament this Saturday. The captains will be available after practice ends at 7 to answer any questions you may have about college Ultimate. |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | RO | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series Marathon | Room 4-231 | Love Yu-Gi-Oh? Hate it? The MIT Anime Club presents Little Kuriboh's insane and inappropriate internet parody about the SERIOUS BUSINESS of playing a children's card game. We will watch all the super special awesomeness we can fit in 2 hours. Also, there will be food. |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | F | Gerry's World Famous Fried Chicken at Skullhouse | Phi Kappa Sigma, 530 Beacon St., Boston | Come to Phi Kappa Sigma (Skullhouse) for chef extraordinaire Gerry Martinez's delicious fried chicken, with corn and mashed potatoes. You haven't tried chicken until you've tried Gerry's chicken. |
| 6:00pm-8:00pm | FP | Dinner @ TDC | Theta Delta Chi, 372 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Come enjoy a delicious dinner made by our chef. |
| 6:00pm-8:30pm | F | Kappa Sigma Open House Dinner | Kappa Sigma, 407 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Stop by our on-campus location to grab some dinner and play some foosball, pool and more with the brothers of Kappa Sigma. |
| 6:00pm-8:30pm | *P | Featured House Dining for Parents | Various Locations | Check out MIT's House Dining options in Ashdown House (NW35) - 6-8pm; Baker House (W7-100) - open until 8:30pm; McCormick Hall (W4-100) - open until 8:00pm; Next House (W71-100) - open until 8:30pm; and Simmons Hall (W79-100) - open until 8:00pm. Bring your CPW Parent Meal Voucher (available at registration) and your meal is free! |
| 6:15pm-7:30pm | D | Dinner! | New House (W70), House 6, 5th Floor Kitchen | Aimes-tu la nourriture? So do we! Come enjoy an amazing homecooked meal from one of MIT's cultural houses: French House! |
| 6:17pm | D | LN2 Ice Cream | Random Hall (NW61) | Colder than the heart of a freshman physics professor. |
| 6:30pm-7:30pm | F | Dinner at Zeta Psi | Zeta Psi, 233 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge | Looking for a warm, home cooked meal? Come enjoy a delicious family style dinner prepared by the Brothers of Zeta Psi. |
| 6:30pm-8:30pm | F | AWESOME dinner at pika! | pika, 69 Chestnut St., Cambridge | Join us for an AWESOME dinner with the ingredients of FANTASTIC, DELICIOUS, and AMAZING. Your friendly neighborhood pika chefs will whip up an incredibly tasty dinner just for you! Bring friends and stick around afterward to check out our treehouse, the firepole, and our four story house that is always full of surprises. Take Cambridge SafeRide West. Call the pika front desk phone at 617-492-6983 for directions. |
| 6:55pm | F | Gluck! | Epsilon Theta, 259 St. Paul Street, Brookline | What's Gluck? It's speed multiplayer solitaire! How does that make sense? Come find out! Meet us in Lobby 7 to catch our Big Silver van to ET. |
| 7:00pm-1:00am | D | Movie Night | New Ashdown House (NW35) | Not ready to embark on the craziness that is CPW? Come be a couch potato with us as we watch movies selected from NW35's extensive collection! |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | RO | Breakdance Workshop | Student Center, 2nd Floor, Lobdell Dining Hall | In addition to being a world-class research school, MIT is also developing a strong reputation as a center of Boston breakdance activity. Come to a practice for a short lesson and meet both MIT students and other local professional bboys. |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | *A | Prelaw Panel | Room 4-153 | This panel discussion will provide Prelaw students the chance to hear from MIT alumni/ae who are currently attending law schools in the Boston/Cambridge area. This is an opportunity to learn about programs, ask questions, and gain insight regarding the application process. |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | A | Department of Biology Open House | Room 68-181 | Are you a prospective course 7 (Biology) major or minor? Are you thinking about a double major with 7 / 7A? Are you considering pre-med? Come and talk about your options in the Major and Minor in Biology programs. (After 6:00pm, enter Building 68 across from the Stata Center parking lot at the door closest to Building 66.) |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | GO | Super FHE | McCormick Hall (W4), East Penthouse | Hurry over to McCormick (meet in the lobby) for Thursday's Family Home Evening 'Super Edition' with Latter-day Saint students. We guarantee fun activities, treats, a message, and the opportunity to meet new friends with shared values. You'll leave inspired for the official Class of 2013 Student Welcome, just as weekly FHE inspires us at MIT. |
| 7:00pm-8:00pm | F | Dinner with Beta | Beta Theta Pi, 119 Bay State Rd., Boston | Enjoy some hot food and stick around for a night of music, movies, and games. Beta is the 5th stop on the Boston West Saferide. |
| 7:00pm-8:30pm | F | Sundaes on Thursday | Kappa Sigma, 407 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | You'll be gone by Sunday, so enjoy some ice cream now. Make your perfect sundae at our top-notch sundae bar or have our distinguished sundae chef make one for you. Fun is guaranteed. |
| 7:00pm-8:30pm | *P | Featured House Dining for Parents | Various Locations | Check out MIT's House Dining options in Ashdown House (NW35) - 6-8pm; Baker House (W7-100) - open until 8:30pm; McCormick Hall (W4-100) - open until 8:00pm; Next House (W71-100) - open until 8:30pm; and Simmons Hall (W79-100) - open until 8:00pm. Bring your CPW Parent Meal Voucher (available at registration) and your meal is free! |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm | D | Burgers, French Fries, and Smoothies | Senior House (E2) | Just got here? Come get some Burgers, French Fries, and Smoothies. |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm | O | Quizbowl Practice | Room 4-144 | Interested in playing quizbowl at MIT? Come to practice, meet the team, and see what we're all about! |
| 7:00pm-9:00pm | FO | Game! | Phi Kappa Sigma, 530 Beacon St., Boston | Video games, card games, board games - we have them all. Come enjoy a relaxing night of gaming with the brothers of Phi Kappa Sigma (Skullhouse) before the CPW festival. Games include: Gears of War, Wii Sports, Settlers of Catan, poker, pool, ping-pong, foosball and much more! |
| 7:17pm | D | Random-ized algorithms | Random Hall (NW61) | Have you ever felt bitter that computers get to have all the fun sorting large volumes of data? Come try your hand at sorting, median-finding, and other (equally exciting) applications of sophisticated algorithmic design. |
| 7:28pm-8:00pm | GO | Maghrib (Evening) Prayer | Religious Activities Center, Building W11 | Join the Muslim Students Association for Maghrib (Evening) Prayer. |
| 7:30pm-8:30pm | POM | NSBE Pie & Ice Cream Social | Black Student Union Lounge (Room 50-101) | Had enough time to get some good dinner? Well come by and have dessert on us! Members of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will be hanging around and socializing over some delicious pie and ice cream. |
| 7:30pm-8:45pm | *P | Parent Welcome | Room 26-100 | Stu Schmill, Dean of Admissions, Donald Sadoway, John F. Elliott Professor of Materials Chemistry, and Phillip Clay, Chancellor and Professor of City Planning, welcome the Class of 2013 parents to Campus Preview Weekend. |
| 8:00pm | RPO | Antiretrovirals and Water Refugees: A Living Newspaper on Haiti | Kresge Little Theater (Room W16-035) | Dramashop's spring production will be a fun show for anyone interested in video, puppetry, acting, Haiti, healthcare, or Carnivals. Directed by master puppeteer John Bell, this show is a multimedia experience combining the formats of video projection, live sound design, and all kinds of puppets! Students $6, Pre-Frosh $3. |
| 8:00pm-9:00pm | D | Set Tournament | New House (W70), House 6, 5th Floor | Think you can jouer du Set? We at French House challenge you to play the undisputed Intergalactic Set Champion, Davie Rolnick. Bonne chance! |
| 8:00pm-10:00pm | RDPO | Next Act presents "Sweet Charity" | Next House (W71), Tastefully Furnished Lounge | Come see Next Act's production of this hilarious musical comedy, featuring call-girls, movie stars, preachers, and romance! This year marks Next Act's 25th anniversary, and we invite you to come celebrate with us! Tickets are free and will be available at the door. |
| 8:17pm | D | Muffinocalypse | Random Hall (NW61) | I control the system. I control the muffins. BANG! Muffins... of the Patriots! |
| 8:30pm-9:30pm | * | CPW Student Welcome & Pre-frosh Icebreaker | Rockwell Cage, Building W33 | The official welcome for the Class of 2013! This will be the first time that all of your prospective MIT classmates will be together - a great opportunity to begin meeting each other. |
| 8:47pm | D | Bad scifi movie marathon | Random Hall (NW61) | The annual Random Hall Bad Sci-Fi movie marathon: where Sci-Fi Channel original movies are the best-case scenario. |
| 9:00pm-12:00am | F | Delts Poker Night | Delta Tau Delta, 416 Beacon St., Boston | Come play poker with the brothers of Delta Tau Delta and some of the coeds from the Boston area. |
| 9:00pm-11:00pm | F | Movie Night with TDC | Theta Delta Chi, 372 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Think you've seen HD on a big screen TV? Well come check out our 73" TV and relax with our stadium seating. We'll even let you choose which movie you want to watch from a few of our personal favorites. |
| 9:30pm-12:00am | * | CPW Festival | Johnson Athletics Center, Building W34 | MIT students welcome you to the community. Experience what makes us unique and what MIT students do for fun. |
| 9:47pm | D | Board games | Random Hall (NW61) | Monopoly? Not a chance. Come and play our smorgasbord of Betrayal at the Twilight Imperium Robo Rally Escaping from Zyzzlvaria with Munchkins and Ricochet Robots Scrabbling for Tickets to Ride the Zombie Fluxx. |
| 10:00pm-12:00am | F | Theta Xi Game Night | Theta Xi, 64 Bay State Rd., Boston | It's not bedtime yet! Hop on Saferide and join us for a night full of fun and games. Enjoy some pool, Foosball, video games, or even a nice round of board games all while snacking on foods made in-house on our famous Frialator. |
| 10:00pm-2:00am | D | MIT Movie Night at Simmons | Simmons Hall (W79), Multi-purpose Room | Where can a degree from MIT get you? Well we know a couple fictional MIT students who ended up as superheroes and poker players. Come watch their stories on our glorious 10 foot movie screen with Bose surround sound. Movie snacks will be provided! |
| 10:00pm-2:00am | F | Party at DU | Delta Upsilon, 526 Beacon St., Boston | Tonight's your first night at college and you only get one chance to do it right. Come throw down CPW-style at DU while your host is doing p-sets. |
| 10:00pm-7:00am | F | Breakfast for Dinner: All Night | Sigma Phi Epsilon, 518 Beacon St., Boston | Hungry again? We've got you covered with pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, and more. Plus, we'll have an X-box hooked up to our projector and movies going all night long. Stuff your face, rock out, or just hang out. |
| 10:30pm-1:00am | D | Baker House Presents THE PARTY | Baker House (W7), Dining Hall | Come kick off CPW with the hottest party of the night at the most social dorm on campus! Featuring a dance floor, live DJs spinning today's hottest beats, and refreshments! Party with your fellow prefrosh and Baker residents. Stay for the after-party and food to follow. |
| 10:30pm-1:30am | F | Poker | Phi Sigma Kappa, 487 Commonwealth Ave., Boston | Bring your game to the table against fellow prefrosh and some of us older guys. The winner will walk away with a new iPod nano. Third stop on Saferide Boston West. |
| 10:30pm-1:30am | F | Movie on the Roof | Phi Sigma Kappa, 487 Commonwealth Ave., Boston | Enjoy a movie on our roof deck overlooking the heart of Kenmore Square, the famous CITGO sign, and Fenway Park. Third stop on Saferide Boston West. |
| 10:30pm-11:30pm | DM | New House 4 Study Break | New House (W70), House 4, 5th Floor Lounge | Come share delicious food with the fantastic people of New House 4 at our weekly study break. |
| 10:47pm | D | Gluck | Random Hall (NW61) | You've played solitaire, but have you played 4-person competitive solitaire? Come try it out at Random Hall! |
| 11:00pm-12:00am | ACO | FIREHOSE: Your Art Teacher Lied to You! | 6th Floor of Building 24 | From the physics of optical lenses, to parallax, to the bio-chemistry of rods and cones, this class will explore, in depth, the mechanisms of human vision. This class is part of ESP's FIREHOSE Event! Come hang out, eat our food, and take classes until stupid late. |
| 11:00pm-12:00am | ACO | FIREHOSE: How To Build R | 6th Floor of Building 24 | What is a real number? What, you keep using numbers like sqrt(2) and pi and you don't know what they actually are? Come find out how one actually builds the real numbers from scratch using a method called Dedekind cuts. This event is part of ESP's FIREHOSE! Come hang out, eat our food, and take classes until stupid late. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | D | S'mores and MIT stories | Next House (W71) | Nothing brings back warm childhood memories like s'mores and campfire stories. Join Next House for some chocolate-marshmallow-graham cracker goodness as we share some entertaining MIT tales. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | D | Late Night Cocoa and Cookies | New House (W70), House 6, 5th Floor Kitchen | Join us for some chocolat chaud and some cookies du chocolat, sur La Maison. ;) |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | F | Skullhouse's Making it Rain, Financial Stimulus Party | Phi Kappa Sigma, 530 Beacon St., Boston | The economy got you down? The brothers of Phi Kappa Sigma (Skullhouse) feel your pain. However, we propose a one-night bailout of music, caffeine, and good times to drown your woes. No more Bawling! Let's go back to the days of (Red) Bull-ish attitudes, Monster stock values, and DoubleShot of indulgent spending. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | F | E=mc^2 and Quantum Mechanics with senior Rudolfo Santana | Theta Delta Chi, 372 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Discussing some of the reasons why Modern Physics is so strange and different from Classical Physics, ÒProfessorÓ Santana will guide you through the derivation of E=mc^2 and the solution to the easiest Quantum Mechanics problem, the Infinite Square Well. There will also be snacks provided. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | F | Midnight Snack | Theta Chi, 528 Beacon St., Boston | Come eat french toast sticks, bacon, wings, pot stickers and other tasty fried snacks with the guys at Theta Chi. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | ACO | FIREHOSE: Speaker Taming | 6th Floor of Building 24 | Learn how speaker designers use passive circuitry to tame drivers with complicated behavior and combine their sounds into a work of art. Then compete against your peers to spontaneously configure a better-sounding speaker. This class is part of ESP's FIREHOSE Event! Come hang out, eat our food, and take classes until stupid late. |
| 11:00pm-1:00am | RCO | FIREHOSE: Origami Construction Inc. | 6th Floor of Building 24 | OC Inc. is a supplier of creations involving structural business cards and a complete lack of glue. We work innocent prefrosh for long hours on fiendish projects. Labor laws??? What labor laws??? This event is part of ESP's FIREHOSE! Come hang out, eat our food, and take classes until stupid late. |
| 11:00pm-2:00am | F | ** AEPi Cidernight ** | Alpha Epsilon Pi, 155 Bay State Rd., Boston | Pass me that apple cider!! Hot cider, homemade banana bread, and loads of other baked goodies make this late night event a can't-miss...7th stop on the Boston West Saferide. |
| 11:00pm-3:00am | ACO | FIREHOSE!!! | 6th Floor of Building 24 | MIT in a nutshell: Come hang out, eat our food, and take awesome classes from late till stupid late! Brought to you by the Educational Studies Program (ESP) and the Experimental Study Group (ESG). |
| 11:30pm-1:00am | F | Midnight Buffet | Kappa Sigma, 407 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | Not thinking about calling it a night, were you? Drop by the Kappa Sig stoop instead for a late-night snack, some pick-up basketball, or that last match of fifa. |
| 11:50pm-1:00am | F | Late night snack after Physics Lecture | Theta Delta Chi, 372 Memorial Dr., Cambridge | All those questions leave you hungry? We have you covered. |
| 11:55pm | F | The Stainless Steel Rat vs The Boy Who Invented the Bubble Gun | Epsilon Theta, 259 St. Paul Street, Brookline | "Can people be reconstituted...with TPSI technology?" ...against their will?" ...like orange juice?" Can you compete with abysmal sci-fi writers from the 70's? We'd like to see you try! Write your own ending to a sentence from one of our library's "classics" and try to fish out the original. Meet us in Lobby 7 to catch our Big Silver van to ET. |
| 11:59pm-1:00am | DM | Churros y Chocolate | New House (W70), House 3, Dining Area | Come join us after the festival for our weekly study break and enjoy some churros and abuelita hot chocolate! |
| 11:59pm-2:00am | F | Midnight Ultimate Frisbee | Briggs Field | Ever played frisbee with flashing glow-in-the-dark discs? Here is your chance! |