CPW, via Video

CPW, via Video For those of you who couldnt make it to campus for CPW, here is a video recap of much that occurred! I hope this is helpful =) And for those of you who attended CPW it was great to meet you! Here are the videos, compiled from the great people at MIT TechTV and (of course) YouTube. Presidents Welcome Faculty Keynote Lecture This was the official CPW Welcome, including speeches by Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill, President Susan Hockfield, and an awesome keynote address by Amy Smith. Its long, but worth watching! Click To Play The CPW Festival The Festival occurred Thursday night, after the Student Welcome. Dozens of student groups offered activities ranging from 24 Jenga to big screen DDR to a liquid nitrogen ice cream extravaganza. It was really fun! Click To Play Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Panel Discussion (with special panelist Melis 08!) Click To Play Marching Band performs for President Hockfield You may have already seen Snivelys entry covering this 21: Bringing Down Next House blackjack event The Next House dormitory hosted some of the members of the famed MIT Blackjack Team on Saturday night, including a panel (first video, discussing their scariest moment while on the team) and a member who gave a card counting tutorial (second video). Interviews with Liz 12 and Andy 12 On the third day of CPW, Bryan 07 interviewed some students about their experiences so far. Click To Play Click To Play CPW Closing Ceremony: MIT Logs The Closing kicked off with this a capella performance from the Logarhythms. CPW Closing Ceremony: MIT Chorallaries The Chorallaries performed CPW Closing Ceremony: Jacob Sharpe 11 For my money, Jacobs juggling act was the highlight of the closing sadly, we dont have video of it, but heres another video with Jacobs act, at the Festival Mondial du Cirque De Demain (The Worldwide Festival of the Circus of Tomorrow) in Paris. Surprise fact: as in this video, Jacob was originally scheduled to perform with his equally talented and brilliant brother Nate 09, but Nate had a track meet. The Shapre Brothers are quite a duo I hope that gives you a flavor of the CPW that was