The committee agreed upon a three part construction, with a primary image on the bezel of the ring and two other images on the two shanks.Д¬ontroversy quickly arose over whether to honor the Beaver or the Great Dome on the bezel some members of the committee even questioned MITвЂ™s choice of the beaver as its mascot. Brigham Allen, then President of the Class of 1929, called upon one member of the classes of 1930, 1931, and 1932 and entrusted them with the task of designing a ring that the Institute Committee would ultimately approve as the Standard Technology Ring. The Class of 2008 will congregate again on Saturday, April 22 at the Boston Public Library to receive their rings.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Brass Rat tradition was born in the spring of 1929. Middleton вЂ™08 and was sent to the ring artist for an official look, Geltman said. The prank was designed by Ring Committee historian Akil J. вЂњWe gelled very well with each other,вЂќ he said, and decided that a spoof bezel would be a hilarious idea. Geltman said that the idea for the prank arose during ring committee meetings. The spoof design featured a food truck, a popular lunchtime option for MIT students, and a group of tourists, who are вЂњever present here at MIT.вЂќ The words вЂњpuntвЂќ and вЂњtoolвЂќ were repeated on this bezel, which in addition to the cartoon beaver had a chain-link fence to remind students of construction on campus. A boat with a DNA helix sails away in the river, symbolizing the loss of Course 13 (Ocean Engineering) and simultaneously the addition of a Biological Engineering major. Under him is a pile of sticks spelling IHTFP, acronym for two diametrically opposite well-known MIT slogans. It features a beaver sitting on the banks of the Charles River, facing left like on the original 1930s beaver. The ringвЂ™s face, or bezel, is again very traditional. The majority of students surveyed wanted the original MIT seal on the ring, Geltman said. Last year, the inclusion of a woman on the 2007 Brass Rat drew criticism from some students. It was received with thunderous applause that lasted almost a minute. This year, the MIT seal was unaltered, in response to suggestions from members of the class of 2008, Geltman said. In a tribute to MITвЂ™s first female president Susan Hockfield, the goddess Athena stands in Killian Court, wearing presidential regalia. MIT terms вЂњpuntвЂќ and вЂњtoolвЂќ are written in the clouds behind the dome. In recent years the class year has been featured at the top, but the вЂњ08вЂќ on this yearвЂ™s ring is at the bottom, with the same font and location as the 1930 ring.ДЄdditionally the shank featured the Great Dome and the number 141 written in binary, for this 141st graduating class. The class shank was very similar to that of the original Brass Rat from 1930. The traditional Boston and Cambridge skylines are included on the sides of the ring, but the Cambridge skyline is set at night, with a crescent moon in the sky. The real design included many traditional features, but also was the first to feature the hackerвЂ™s map depicting all the campus buildings reachable by underground tunnels. Motola-Barnes вЂ™08 stepped to the podium and said вЂњthat was a joke,вЂќ the audience responded with whoops and cheers. Murmurs of вЂњpure confusionвЂќ could be heard from the audience, said Geltman. However, before the unveiling of the real bezel, a spoof version featuring a cartoon beaver was presented. This yearвЂ™s ring is вЂњsimple and elegant,вЂќ and students generally liked the design, though a few said that it lacked symbols special to the Class of 2008, said Ring Committee Chairman Joshua A. last Friday, the line of students awaiting the unveiling of the Class of 2008 brass rat stretched almost to Massachusetts Avenue. PDF of This Issue Traditional Design, Seal Featured on 2008 Brass RatД«y the time the doors to Kresge Auditorium opened at 7:30 p.m.

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