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...Such “hacks?? have a rich history at MIT. There is even a university website, hacks.mit.edu, which documents and glorifies these pranks. Among the most notorious was the 1999 transformation of MIT’s Great Dome into a gargantuan, mock R2-D2 paying homage to the release of “Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: A ‘Hacking’ Heritage | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...then I considered the potential repercussions of a conviction, and my initial ambivalence towards the fate of the students gave way to trepidation. While certain of MIT’s more famous “hacks?? appear to have been staged by students auditioning for MTV’s “Beauty and the Geek,” the “hack” is a time-honored tradition every bit as venerated at MIT as the Harvard-Yale football game is here...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: A ‘Hacking’ Heritage | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

Harmless university traditions such as MIT’s “hacks?? or the Harvard Lampoon’s pranks are a source of pride among students, faculty, and alumni. They imbue a university with a unique character that helps to make it distinguishable from others. Such pranks also serve to break down generational boundaries, fashioning communal, experiential bonds between those affiliated with the university young...

Author: By Stephen C. Bartenstein | Title: A ‘Hacking’ Heritage | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

There is one ironic truth that the book hits upon, though. Its opening chapters talk of how Washington is divided between “wonks” and “hacks??—the former being all brains, the latter being all strategy, both useless without the other...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tome Raider— The Plan: Big Ideas for America | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...recent appearance on Crossfire, it is well worth a 10-second Internet search. Rather than use the appearance to promote his new book, Stewart launches into a comic assault on the show itself, accusing hosts Tucker Carlson and Paul Begalla of being “partisan hacks?? who hurt the quality of political discourse in the country. After an awkward exchange, commercials cut off the confrontation as Stewart finally resorts to calling Tucker a “dick.” Unfortunately, Stewart’s point, while important and valid, is lost in the hilarity...

Author: By Brian A. Finn, | Title: Keeping Up With the Comics | 10/26/2004 | See Source »

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