Riding off their championship win at Nationals last fall, the ladies of the MIT Women's Rugby Club have certainly kept the momentum of their organization going. Last spring, they took home 2nd place at the annual Beast of the East tournament. Equipped with quite a few new rookie players, the team had a great season this past fall. It ended the regular season with no losses, and finished as runner-up in the NERFU finals. The success of the team has also been complemented by many individual successes. Over the summer, senior players Caroline Hunting and Alyssa Baccarella were invited to participate in the USA 7s camp. They, along with alumna player Erika Granger, were also able to play at the U23 level during the summer months. Recently, sophomore player Marisa Jasso was invited to attend the USA U20s training camp.
This spring MIT Women's Rugby plans to raise the bar in establishing its presence both on the pitch and off. On the schedule for their spring season are bigger, more competitive teams, some of which typically play at higher divisions. Also, the team will be putting on a rugby class for Spark as a way of spreading its knowledge of the game to participating youths. Finally, on April 30th, MIT Women's Rugby will be holding its annual "Prom Dress Rugby Tournament." The team invites any and all female students to come dressed in their thrift store best and get down and dirty on the rugby pitch. It should be a blast!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Monday, February 7, 2011
And the winner is.....
The Zesiger Center for Boston's Best Gym 2010.
We are proud to announce the Zesiger Center has won CityVoter's Boston's A-list Best Gym award. A Big thanks to everyone that nominated and voted for us. A well-deserved award that everyone at DAPER can be proud of.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
The 8th Annual DAPER Staff Chili Contest
And the Judges Award goes to…Summer Hutcheson for her Chili Caliente Verde. The judges unanimously agreed Summer’s Chili Caliente Verde had great texture and full flavor worthy of its name. The People’s Choice Award went to first time participant Craig Kaufman with his entry of Grandma’s House Recipe. Most were able to pick out the main ingredient in Jody Mello’s Pop It Like It’s Hot Chili, cayenne pepper, no surprise there! Sandy Lett brought drinks, and other dishes included Jen Miller-McEachern’s brownies, Surekha Vuppala and Tinna Gallagher brought chips to dip in the chili. And for the second year in a row Stephanie Kloos brought her famous corn bread, and back by popular demand Ryan Steele’s fantastic pigs in a blanket. For all those that participated in one way or another thank you. And to everyone that didn’t have time to make chili this year, start perfecting your chili recipes for next year!
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| Surekha Vuppala, Ryan Steel (standing), Meridith Volker, Sandy Lett, Summer Hutcheson |
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| Chili Contestants |
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
New York Alumni Event
Hareem Ahmad, Elizabeth Eisner, Siqi Chen & Phillip Eisner
John Benedick, Jeff Ma & Julie Soriero
Michael Chin, Mary Harding & Candace Roye
John Gambino & Nipon Da
Scott Hansen & DanielTruqu
Mary Harding & Michael Chin
Robert Owsley, Brendan Maddigan, Sebastian Gutierrez & John Benedick
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
November is Championship Month for Several MIT Squads
Cambridge, Mass. – Several teams representing MIT athletics had impressive showings at their respective Championship tournaments during the month of November.
Both the men and women cross country teams are headed to Waverly, Iowa for this Saturday’s NCAA Division III National Championships. After each squad captured the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) crown, the men were victorious at the New England Regional Championships , hosted by Williams College. Paul Welle placed sixth overall for Tech, who had two other runners in the top 12 of the meet.
The women punched their ticket to Iowa thanks to an eight large bid, and will head to Nationals on the legs of a fourth place finish in Williamstown. Tania Morimoto and Alina Gatowski placed eighth and ninth, respectively to pace the Engineers, who are currently ranked 7th in the nation. This is the first time in school history that both the men and women have qualified as a team for the National Championships.
After winning the Division III Eastern Championships at Connecticut College at the end of December, the MIT water polo team came home to host the Northern Division Championship, where they came into the tournament as the 3rd ranked team. Despite falling to Fordham in the third place match, the Engineers still earned a berth into the College Water Polo Association Eastern Championships, held Friday, November 19th to Sunday, November 21st at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The Engineers are again the fourth seed in the tournament and will play top seeded Princeton at 11:30 AM on Friday. Each team is guaranteed a game each day, so Tech will be fighting for position in the pool all weekend.
Finally, the MIT coed sailing team ended a very successful fall season by placing 13th at the 2010 Atlantic Coast dinghy championships, hosted by the Naval Academy. The Engineers were one of 18 teams from up and down the East Coast who had qualified for the championship weekend thanks to previous finishes, including a seventh place finish at last month's Erwin Schell Trophy.
Congratulations to all of the MIT fall teams and good luck to those still competing and the winter sports that are about to kick off their campaigns.
More Coverage on the Fall Championships at MIT Fall Championship Central.
Both the men and women cross country teams are headed to Waverly, Iowa for this Saturday’s NCAA Division III National Championships. After each squad captured the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) crown, the men were victorious at the New England Regional Championships , hosted by Williams College. Paul Welle placed sixth overall for Tech, who had two other runners in the top 12 of the meet.
The women punched their ticket to Iowa thanks to an eight large bid, and will head to Nationals on the legs of a fourth place finish in Williamstown. Tania Morimoto and Alina Gatowski placed eighth and ninth, respectively to pace the Engineers, who are currently ranked 7th in the nation. This is the first time in school history that both the men and women have qualified as a team for the National Championships.
After winning the Division III Eastern Championships at Connecticut College at the end of December, the MIT water polo team came home to host the Northern Division Championship, where they came into the tournament as the 3rd ranked team. Despite falling to Fordham in the third place match, the Engineers still earned a berth into the College Water Polo Association Eastern Championships, held Friday, November 19th to Sunday, November 21st at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The Engineers are again the fourth seed in the tournament and will play top seeded Princeton at 11:30 AM on Friday. Each team is guaranteed a game each day, so Tech will be fighting for position in the pool all weekend.
Finally, the MIT coed sailing team ended a very successful fall season by placing 13th at the 2010 Atlantic Coast dinghy championships, hosted by the Naval Academy. The Engineers were one of 18 teams from up and down the East Coast who had qualified for the championship weekend thanks to previous finishes, including a seventh place finish at last month's Erwin Schell Trophy.
Congratulations to all of the MIT fall teams and good luck to those still competing and the winter sports that are about to kick off their campaigns.
More Coverage on the Fall Championships at MIT Fall Championship Central.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Healthy Halloween Open House
This year's healthy halloween open house was a great success! Thank you everyone that joined us for the fun. Here are some pictures of the event for you to enjoy.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Tech Tip
The holiday season is right around the corner and scam artists and spammers will be out in full force to contaminate your computer, hi-jack your information or make offers that seem too good to be true. You have to be strong and use common sense. The adage "if it sounds too good to be true ..." applies in the electronic age more than any other time. If an email is out of character for someone you know, question it, they should know that something has happened to their email. Delete suspicious or unknown emails with attachments, it only takes a milisecond to hit the delete key as you go through your daily email. Be sure to empty deleted items from time to time.
The end of the year is a good time to do some email filing. For example, select all those messages in your inbox from January 2010 to August 2010 and move them to a subfolder within Outlook, Entourage or OWA. This could speed up your email retrieval and actually make it easier to find that one email that will answer all your project questions. Did you know that the search in Outlook, Entourage and OWA is quite robust and will allow you to search in all your email folders at one time?
The end of the year is a good time to do some email filing. For example, select all those messages in your inbox from January 2010 to August 2010 and move them to a subfolder within Outlook, Entourage or OWA. This could speed up your email retrieval and actually make it easier to find that one email that will answer all your project questions. Did you know that the search in Outlook, Entourage and OWA is quite robust and will allow you to search in all your email folders at one time?
Club Sports
MIT Triathlon has wrapped up a great season. Their recent outing in the Max Performance race series gave them a first place finish. In the Northeast College Triathlon Conference(NECTC) three women placed in the top 15 while the MIT team placed fifth in the all-Northeastern conference.
MIT Graduate Soccer Club earned a spot in the 2010 Cup Final of the Bay State Soccer League, against Mass Premier Soccer. The squad hoped to repeat it's last cup victory, which happened in 2007 and was also against Mass Premier. This time around MIT entered halftime down 1-0, but was outmatched in the second half to lose 7-0.
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Katie Quinn places 1st out of 145 women competitors MIT Cycling had another championship year. This is their third year in a row winning the Omnium team award for being best overall at the 2010 Collegiate National Track Championships. |
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| Laura Ralston, Nick Loomis, Zach Labry and Michael Garrett |
MIT Graduate Soccer Club earned a spot in the 2010 Cup Final of the Bay State Soccer League, against Mass Premier Soccer. The squad hoped to repeat it's last cup victory, which happened in 2007 and was also against Mass Premier. This time around MIT entered halftime down 1-0, but was outmatched in the second half to lose 7-0.
Graduate Soccer Club vs. Cambridge Arsenal in June
Physical Education
Physical Education wrapped up a very busy and successful fall term.
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| Physical Education Class backpacking at Mt Tom |
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Freshman Pre-Orientation Program - Discover Exercise & Wellness,
The Recreation Department offered its first ever Freshman Pre-Orientation Program (FPOP) this fall. The program, titled Discover Exercise & Wellness, focused on exposing the students to DAPER’s various resources and programs which encourage physical fitness and mental wellness so the students could easily initiate and maintain a healthy lifestyle at MIT. Ten incoming students participated in the program and the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
Led by Lauren Hanley and Jamie Drahos, the majority of the five days were split between team building activities, recreation games, introductory fitness classes, educational sessions, and exciting excursions around the Cambridge and Boston area. The students learned how to measure their heart rate, appropriate heart rate ranges for aerobic and anaerobic activity, mechanics of exercise, basic nutrition and its impact on the brain, swimming stroke efficiency, the importance of sleep, and relaxation techniques. Team building activities included high and low ropes course challenges which encouraged the students to step outside their comfort zones and grow as individuals and bond as a group. The freshmen were able to meet upperclassmen as they explored campus and the Harvard Square area together. The group also toured Fenway Park, Faneuil Hall, and the Freedom Trail, and enjoyed a BBQ at the sailing pavilion and an evening of sailing on the Charles River.
Thank you to everyone within the department who assisted with this program to make it a success!
Led by Lauren Hanley and Jamie Drahos, the majority of the five days were split between team building activities, recreation games, introductory fitness classes, educational sessions, and exciting excursions around the Cambridge and Boston area. The students learned how to measure their heart rate, appropriate heart rate ranges for aerobic and anaerobic activity, mechanics of exercise, basic nutrition and its impact on the brain, swimming stroke efficiency, the importance of sleep, and relaxation techniques. Team building activities included high and low ropes course challenges which encouraged the students to step outside their comfort zones and grow as individuals and bond as a group. The freshmen were able to meet upperclassmen as they explored campus and the Harvard Square area together. The group also toured Fenway Park, Faneuil Hall, and the Freedom Trail, and enjoyed a BBQ at the sailing pavilion and an evening of sailing on the Charles River.
Thank you to everyone within the department who assisted with this program to make it a success!
Head of the Zesiger 2010
Check out some pics from this year's Annual Head of the Zesiger Cardboard boat regatta!
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
MIT's Largest Zumba Class
On September 23rd MIT Recreation held it's first annual outdoor Zumba class. Approximately 100 people attended. Checkout the video below!
For more information on our group exercise program visit click here
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