Embattled UA president and vice president will likely resign Wednesday
An Undergraduate Association Council meeting agenda published shortly before press time listed a âtransitionâ of power to the president-elect Matthew J. Davis â16 and vice president-elect Sophia Liu â17 with no mention of an impeachment vote, implying that the sitting officers, Shruti Sharma â15 and Billy Ndengeyingoma â15, will step down.
High pressure heralds return of spring
After a brutal winter in which it was colder than 40°F for over a month, the Boston area is finally getting a taste of above-normal temperatures. With a high of 69°F (21°C), yesterday was the warmest day of 2015 so far, 14° warmer than the normal high of 55°F (13°C) for this time of year.
Davis and Liu sweep UA presidential elections
The Undergraduate Association announced on April 11 that Matthew J. Davis â16 and Sophia Liu â17 had won the election for president and vice president with 61 percent of votes cast in their favor.
CORRECTIONS
Ray Wang was incorrectly listed as an author on an article that ran last week with the headline âTsarnaev guilty of bombing marathon, killing MIT officer.â
MIT holds debate on divestment as part of 'climate change conversation'
MIT became the first university to hold an administration-sponsored debate on fossil fuel divestment last Thursday, amid demands from student group Fossil Free MIT (FFMIT) that the Institute reallocate what they call âinvestments that will lock us in to catastrophic climate change.â
Norovirus outbreak âlikely overâ
Last weekâs norovirus outbreak is likely over, MIT Associate Medical Director Howard M. Heller wrote in an email to The Tech.
MITâs insult to parenthood
Last week, Lorraine Goffe-Rush, VP of Human Resources at MIT, announced the Instituteâs new policy on parental care. She wrote in an email on Tuesday that MIT is âpleased to announceâ that the Institute will provide âup to 5 days of Paid Parental Leave to eligible mothers and fathers,â within 4 months of birth or adoption. Goffe-Rush added, âWe are delighted to have this opportunity to further expand MITâs benefits to new parents in our community.â
Womenâs lacrosse earns 15-9 victory
The MIT womenâs lacrosse team closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule by defeating Gordon College, 15-9, last Friday night. Emily J. Young â18 led all players with five goals and added three draw controls for the Engineers, who improved to 10-2 and generated the programâs first back-to-back 10-win seasons. Jessica Castelline paced the Fighting Scots with three goals and an assist as their ledger lowered to 7-6.
MIT sweeps doubleheader to conclude Babson series
MIT completed its three-game New England Womenâs and Menâs Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) baseball series against Babson College with a doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon. A five-run, eighth inning was the difference in an 8-4 win in game one, while Nicholas J. Locascio â16 picked up his first win of the season in game two as he blanked the Beavers over the first eight innings in a 6-3 victory.
