REX 2022
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 current schedule for REX 2022. Its still being updated as we finalize our schedule, so check back for more events! Most 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 import the list of events to your calendar.
| Tuesday 8/30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| all day | Grill and Chill | Burgers and friends ALL DAY | Courtyard |
| 9-10AM | Indoor breakfast | Cook and/or eat breakfast in a kitchen and hang out with residents. | 5E kitchen |
| 10AM-5PM | EC Dorm Tour | "EAST THE DORM" Find a friendly tourguide in the courtyard for an East Campus dorm tour! Leaves approximately every half hour. | Talbot |
| 12-3PM | Hair Dying | If you're worried about what your parents will think, natural colors such as leaf green, sky blue, and grape purple also available. | Courtyard |
| 1-2PM | Baguette Fencing | Breads of various shapes and sizes used to spar each other not just baguettes. Sourdough for shields | 5W kitchen lounge |
| 2-7PM | Roller Coaster!! | The EC Rollercoaster will be coasting from 2PM to 7PM Tuesday and Wednesday (and even later if you can sweet talk upperclassmen in the EC Courtyard to operate it!). | Courtyard |
| 2-3PM | What would you do with a baguette in the shower? | Come have a baguette picnic in the stickmen showers as we discuss bread, showers, bread in showers, water, and anything in between. | 1W showers |
| 2-3PM | Protest | Have you ever wanted been infuriated by the squirrels? Do you think the world would be better off with no squirrels in the EC courtyard? Come and demonstrate your support!!! | Courtyard |
| 2-5PM | Ropes in the courtyard | Courtyard | |
| 3-4PM | Baby Food Taste Testing | taste test various baby foods | 5W kitchen lounge |
| 3-4PM | Fruits and Vegetables! | Eat fruits and vegetables so you don't get scurvy (and as a welcome break from the diet of exclusively rush burgers) | Courtyard |
| 4-5PM | Morning Club | We eat breakfast together, listen to music and vibe in the early hours of the day. This is often done by slugs who have 9ams during the schoolyear. But this time, it's in the afternoon | 4E lounge |
| 4-7PM | Climbing Crow's Nest | Climb our climbing wall! Yarrr. | Courtyard |
| 7:30-8:30PM | Fluffy Town | Come build & hang out in a fun blanket fort on EC 3rd East (Tetazoo)! Will start right after folks come home from the water war | 3E lounge |
| 8-9PM | Rise of the Potato | Today we honor the most beloved Potato by making many dishes utilizing this supreme ingredient. Some dishes will be good, others will be… inventive. Come partake in either the making or the consumption of these dishes. | Talbot kitchen |
| 8:30-9:30PM | *tea* party | we sip tea, we spill tea on anything and everything mit | 5W lounge |
| 8:30-9:30PM | Super Fly Night Fidget Time | Come have the dullest time learning to ballerly fidget with our practice balisong trainers! | 5E glouge |
| 8:30-10PM | Mosh Pit | Mosh to hardcore music and chat about the Boston underground music scene. | 4W lounge |
| 10-10:10PM | disappearance act | Time, much like our existence during this block of time, is but an illusion | Courtyard |
| Wednesday 8/31 | |||
| 9-11AM | Cursed Waffles | Are you hungry this fine "morning"? In the mood for some delicious "waffles"? Come stretch the definition of the word waffle and enjoy some tasty breakfast! | 3E kitchen |
| 10AM-5PM | EC Dorm Tour | East Campus? I thought you said WEAST Campus! Find a friendly tourguide in the courtyard for an East Campus dorm tour! Leaves approximately every half hour. | Talbot |
| 12-4PM | Grill and Chill | Burgers and friends ALL DAY | Courtyard |
| 12-3PM | Hair Dying | We've been coloring hair so long that our hands have literally turned into rainbows. Please advise. | Courtyard |
| 2-7PM | Roller Coaster!! | The EC Rollercoaster will be coasting from 2PM to 7PM Tuesday and Wednesday (and even later if you can sweet talk upperclassmen in the EC Courtyard to operate it!). | Courtyard |
| 3:30-4:30PM | Body Pillow Fight | Body pillow fight | 2E lounge |
| 3:30-4:30PM | Nap time | We take a nap. | Talbot |
| 4-5:30PM | Climbing Crow's Nest | Climb our climbing wall! Yarrr. | Courtyard |
| 4:30-5:40PM | Anti-scurvy drive thru | Ahoy mateys! Got scurvy? Looking for some nice cold drinks after your hard work building for rush? Well we’ve got you! Drive? Bike? Walk? Skate? Sail? or come up with some other clever way of navigating yourself to the outside window of the 1st west parallel where we will be serving smoothies, orange juice and fruit! Come to the kitchen to help out or enjoy the vibes and the views of the rush coaster outside :) | Stickman (1W) window |
| 4:30-6PM | Body Painting | Paint on yourself or an EC resident, because painting on your skin doesn't just have to be on your face! | Courtyard |