Graduate students Shaya Famini, left, and Joseph Laracy catch a fly-fishing lesson on Wednesday, Jan. 11. 'Introduction to Fly Fishing,' taught by Dave Micus of the Registrar's Office, was an Independent Activities Period (IAP) offering held in Walker Memorial Hall, which provided a backdrop of murals by Edwin H. Blashfield. Photo / Donna Coveney

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on January 25, 2006 (download PDF).