REX 2014
REX (short for "Residence Exploration") is a special and exciting tradition at MIT. With all of the dorms putting on tons of events highlighting their unique cultures and traditions, REX is a great time to explore all of the many opportunities that the MIT dormitory system has to offer, and for incoming students to find a place to call home.
At East Campus, we have tons of projects and events going on all the time. Stop by the courtyard to see all the exciting events and projects going on, grab a burger (we have veggie burgers too!), dye your hair, take a tour, and relax.
Here's our schedule for REX 2014. All events take place in the EC Courtyard (between buildings 62 and 64) or in Talbot lounge (a big room on one side of the courtyard in building 62).
(You can also see the CPW 2014 schedule.)
| Saturday 8/23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Time | Event | Description |
| 12:00PM - 3:00PM | Courtyard Construction | Hey kid, ever used a chop saw before? No? Great! Here, cut this stack of 2x4s. Help us finish our roller coaster, swings, space trainer, and viking ship. (All day) |
| 12:30PM - 5:00PM | 2x4 Jenga | Don't screw up, kids! (All day) |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Hair dyeing | What color is your hair? It could be a different color! Whoa! (All day) |
| 2:00PM - 5:00PM | Viking Chess | Leave those strategy books at home. (All day) |
| 3:00PM - 5:00PM | Edible Burger Games | Come play with and eat rush burgers, rush burgers, rush burgers, and more (rush burgers)! |
| Sunday 8/24 | ||
| Time | Event | Description |
| 7:00AM - 10:00AM | We're not awake | If you are, clearly you weren't up late enough doing awesome stuff. Try harder tonight. |
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM | East Campus Build | Amusement park rides and a fort. Supplies will last. (We're entering the East Side party in style. Come help us finish our 'coaster.) (All day) |
| 12:31PM - 2:30PM | East Campus Sustain: Flesh Eating | See campus from the courtyard! Eat grilled meat circles and talk about medieval sustainability. Also serving vegetarians. |
| 2:00PM - 5:00PM | Hair Dying | Still have natural hair color? That's so 4th Century. Here's a chance to catch up with the times! |
| 8:00PM - 1:00AM | EAST SIDE PARTY | Come to the East Side, where the beat of the bass never dies. Ride our two (point five) story roller coaster, hang on to the swinging viking ship, get yourself space-trained, learn the true meaning of YOLO, and wrestle in substances never before wrestled in. And as you dance in the smoke, the lights, the thumping dreamscape of an unstoppable party, you too will taste the sweet nectar of freedom. |
| Monday 8/25 | ||
| Time | Event | Description |
| 10:00AM - 11:00AM | Advanced Standing Exam | True intelligence does not require a chair. |
| 10:59AM - 11:00AM | President Parker's Convocation and Welcome | Let President Parker welcome you into the community and ride our rides before you run over to the mandatory convocation! |
| 12:00PM - 12:30PM | Power Tools Seminar | You saw it here first. Get hammered as we drill knowledge into you. |
| 12:00PM - 12:30PM | Bring out your Hair! Bring out your Hair! | People are dyeing in droves. We're here to help. |
| 12:15PM - 3:23PM | girlz are hot eom | Meat is sizzling, come get some. |
| 4:00PM - 7:00PM | Ride our Rides | EHS approved this crap? (All day) |
| 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Soldering Seminar: Lahhhhhhhzer Tag | AHHHHHHHHHH. Pew. Pew. Pew. Pew. Build a yell-triggered laser tag gun and shoot your friends. No experience required. |
| 4:00PM - 5:00PM | Human Jousting/Sword Smithing | Real knights make their swords out of foam. |
| 4:30PM - 5:30PM | Profanity Embroidery | $*#&@^!!! Let out your frustration in a sewphisticated manner. |
| 6:30PM - 8:30PM | Stained Glass | By the end of this event, you'll have as many windows as friends! |
| 6:30PM - 8:30PM | Stained Glass Cookies | Note: cookies will not contain any glass. Probably. |
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM | Virtual Reality: Avoid the Hunt | Definitely doesn't involve a shock collar. |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | EC Wrought Iron Chef | East Campus Meal Plan: whatever you can cook using only this lobster, |
| 10:00PM - 1:00AM | Baker Skyline | Come dive into Orientation with the largest party of REX at the most social dorm on campus! Over 600 people attended last year! Party with your fellow freshmen and the residents of Baker House! (Baker's description) |
| 11:00PM - 11:01PM | Why are you here? | No, seriously, get out. |
| Tuesday 8/26 | ||
| Time | Event | Description |
| 11:00AM - 3:00PM | Be Amused | Come ride our roller coaster, swinging ship, swinging chairs, swinging axes... |
| 11:15AM - 11:30AM | Mandatory Swim Test | Twenty laps around Lake Fred! Go! Try not to get tetanus. |
| 12:30PM - 1:30PM | Scandinavian Carpentry | Är det en skruvmejsel i fickan, eller är du bara glad att se mig? See wat yew can bildt wit thies gud Ikea furniitur! |
| 12:33PM - 4:00PM | Ye Olde Rush Burger | Is it mutton? Probably not. We're not so sure it's beef either. |
| 1:00PM - 2:00PM | Peasant Fashion Show | That gunny sack really brings out your figure! |
| 1:30PM - 2:30PM | Medieval Tattoos and Hair Dyeing | Have you horrified your parents enough yet? I think not! |
| 2:00PM - 3:00PM | Balloon + Paint = Art | If twisty scrap metal counts, so does this. |
| 3:00PM - 5:15PM | Shield Making + Water War Prep | Forsooth, the Battle for Kresge Lawn is upon us! Come paint decorative (and functional) battle shields in preparation. |
| 5:14PM - 5:15PM | March to Victory! | Join the crusade, as we move forth to conquer West Campus, with our secret weapon! |
| 6:30PM - 8:00PM | Victory! | Smells like... |
| 6:45PM - 7:30PM | Power Tools Seminar | Wi not trei a holiday in Sweeden this yer? See the loveli lakes. The wonderful telephone system. And mani interesting furry animals. Including the majestic moose. |
| 7:30PM - 8:30PM | Victory Potluck | Courtesy of the squire of the high pot in noose. |
| 9:30PM - 10:30PM | Medieval Astronomy | See the universe revolve around us, and see that it is good. |
| Wednesday 8/27 | ||
| Time | Event | Description |
| 9:00AM - 9:01AM | FYRE closes today! | 4:59:59 seconds remaining...4:59:55 seconds remaining...4:59:50 seconds remaining... |
| 11:00AM - 1:45PM | Mandatory Fun | Hark, peasants. Ride our rides and enjoy yourself. |
| 12:00PM - 12:01PM | Get your FYRE decision in! | 12 MINUTES REMAINING!!!!!!! Not really, actually there's two whole hours... BUT YOU WERE SCARED RIGHT!?! |
| 12:30PM - 1:45PM | "Das Hamburger ist gut" | Cannibal Hordes |
| 1:00PM - 1:45PM | Power Tools Seminars | Much wood. Such power. Many screws. |
| 1:25PM - 1:45PM | Stupid Things With Will and Jake | Will you realize that this actually means the EC Courtyard? Will you be able to determine the gradient of Sir Jacobian's hair? Will Will Sirprise you? This and more till 1:44. |
| 1:30PM - 1:31PM | FYRE closes in 30 minutes | FIRE, FIRE, LET'S PLAY WITH FIRE!!!! Oh, FYRE? well, i guess that's okay too... |
| 5:30PM - 6:30PM | Salad Bar | ...n-n-not a r-rush burger? THE GLORY!!!! |
| 6:00PM - 7:00PM | Curtain Making | So the groundsmen can't see what you get up to in there |