Things to do before you graduate

Things to do before you graduate Every new freshman class gets, in their Orientation folders, a little poster on which are listed 101 Things To Do Before You Graduate. Out of curiosity, I picked up a copy of this years edition, and found that I have done a respectable 51 out of the 101 Things listed. Though I was disappointed that this years didnt include a couple of things on last years that Ive actually done, including getting published in the Tech. In general, though, looking through the list, I feel that a lot of the things on it are rather boring (Get your picture taken with Tim the Beaver), touristy (Have your parents take you to the North End), or non-MIT/Boston-specific (Go to a formal). Ive never understood the attraction of formals anyway, but thats a separate issue. There are many list items that are worth doing, butits just not that special. Which is why Ive decided to make a shorter list of my own, of things to do before you graduate that arent on the official list. I havent done all of these things (and no, Im not going to tell you if Ive done each one), but I think theyre all part of the MIT experience. I realize that many people will consider this list biased toward my own subculture. Guess what? I dont care. More Things to Do Before You Graduate: 1. Participate in Dorm Rush (or REX, whatever you want to call it) 2. See the live show of Rocky Horror in Harvard Square 3. Go on an Orange Tour 4. Go to Steer Roast 5. Mudwrestle at Steer Roast 6. Go to DTYD 7. Watch (or sing in) Bad Taste 8. Play a club or IM sport 9. Play in an Assassins Guild game 10. Run for UA office 11. Watch (or participate in) the UA Presidential/VP debate 12. Sit on top of the Great Dome 13. Contribute to How to Get Around MIT 14. Submit a piece to Voodoo 15. Participate in the annual Voodoo Telethon 16. Participate in a political demonstation at the State Capitol 17. Subscribe to a zephyr class 18. Listen to music on LAMP 19. Hang out at an alums apartment/house 20. Create a mailing list 21. Name your own Athena box 22. Write your own script that does something useful on Athena 23. Watch (or act in) an MTG production 24. Participate in Mystery Hunt 25. Talk to a Nobel Laureate 26. Make your own boffer weapon 27. Eat at Deli Haus in the Senior Haus basement 28. Visit all the dorms 29. Tool at the Coffeehouse 30. Eat a house dinner at an FSILG 31. Compete in an IAP robotics competition 32. Watch a movie on the projection screen in an empty classroom 33. Take free sailing lessons at the Sailing Pavilion 34. Pull a hack Well, thats a nice reasonable list. In case youre wondering, Ive done 24 of these 34 things. Like I said, Im not saying which ones, but Ill give you one clue I have mudwrestled at Steer Roast, where I battled Ross 05 in an East Campus Senator vs. Random Hall Senator match, and lost horribly.