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Web Celeb
In December, John MacInnis, BIND ’13, logged on to the video game blog Kotaku— a morning ritual—and found himself staring at one of his class projects: a toast-firing gun designed specifically for Mega...
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To Third Period and Beyond
Provost Russell Pinizzotto’s hopes for his Introduction to Astronomy class this fall were high—very, very high. Literally, hundreds of miles above the Earth. Instead of focusing only on textbooks and...
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An App for Aid
Project: The Haiti Emergency Relief Application, by Sean Smith, BCOS ’12. WHAT IT IS: A smart phone application that helps connect Haitians to first responders. WHY IT IS NEEDED: “Haiti doesn’t have a...
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Coaster Connoisseur
Derek Poitras, BMET ’14, is an amusement park authority. His various park visits total as many as 20 a year, he cofounded his own amusement park fan site, and he has already graduated from the Disney...
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The Long Shots
Opposing teams ignore Wentworth’s rifle and rowing teams at their peril. Here’s a look at how both squads are playing spoiler to traditional powerhouses and turning rookies into all-stars. (Click image...
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In Memoriam: Loutfallah Georges Chedid
As Nic Peterson, BELM ’07, waited to pay his respects at the January 11 wake of Associate Professor Loutfallah Georges Chedid, EE ’83, he fought back tears. When Peterson had contemplated dropping out...
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Getting Fresh
When Phil Carbone’s mother recently mentioned that her refrigerator had broken, he made her a deal: “I’ll buy you one,” he said, “but I’m going to modify it.” She knew her son loved to tinker, so she...
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Trial Tech
Lawyers are arriving in court these days with a lot less baggage. Fewer and fewer attorneys are showing up with stacks of banker’s boxes stuffed with evidence, depositions, and research. Instead,...
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This past February, six groups of students and four groups of alumni battled it out for Boston Bruins tickets at the 4th annual ice sculpture competition on Wentworth’s quad.
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Thinking Ahead
Nikola Tesla, a prolific inventor with a background in both electrical and mechanical engineering, has been a great inspiration to me. He was a genius driven by a desire to improve people’s lives. His...
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