A sleuthing Redditor found actor and actual MIT alumnus Erland van Lidth '77 wearing his class ring as an extra in the 1980 film Stir Crazy. The 2012 MIT Brass Rat was launched in space on Monday, February 8 on STS Mission 130 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavor. And learn more about how MIT gave "Ghostbusters" its "geek cred" in an MIT News story from earlier this month.Īnd bonus points to any MITers who can spot a Brass Rat in any non- Iron Man films. Read more about MIT post-doc James Maxwell and how his research was used in the film. We know this list is incomplete, but if you have some facts or points in history we missed that you’d like to suggest be added, please comment below. Learn more about the Class of 2020 Brass Rat. Congratulations MIT class of 2016 Herff Jones and MIT Ring Comm invite all graduates to stop in today 11-4pm Student Center- 20 chimneys- to have your Brass Rat cleaned and polished for graduation Also last chance to buy under contract prices. Wiig's role as Gilbert is a small part of MIT's role in the film. The Brass Rat will figure into Commencement celebrations held virtually, due to MIT’s campus being closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Brass Rat 2016 is at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). And will we see any ghosts at MIT in the Ghostbusters sequel?.Did she receive her undergraduate or graduate degree at MIT? MIT's Class of 2013 received their beautiful 'Brass Rat' during the Ring Delivery Ceremony held in Fenway Park in May, 2013.When did she graduate, and from what Course?.So Slice will leave it you, our MIT alumni community, to begin to piece together her background. Much like Tony Stark, Erin Gilbert's fictional time at MIT is clouded in mystery. Tonys (canonical) birthday is May 29th, 1970 making him 15 when this story. They were members of ring committee which designs the the brass rat, MIT's class ring. Above, you can see Selin and Caroline posing during ring delivery. The brass rat is coming for the Class of 2019. Timeframe: Tony and Rhodey are together at MIT during the 85-86 and 86-87 school year. In the arts, Alpha Phi members include members of Dance Troupe, lead singers in Resonance A Cappella Group, and Producers of our student plays and musicals. The Brass Rat is the class ring of MIT- a beloved tradition and something that MIT alumni hold dear for years after they graduate. On Duty and Off (The Brass Rat Remix) CodenameCarrot. Gilbert was spotted wearing a Brass Rat in at least one scene in the movie, and in a case of life imitating art, Wiig was spotted in MIT gear during the filming of the movie. Words: 11865 Chapters: 3/3 Comments: 35 Kudos: 179 Bookmarks: 46 Hits: 3311. Kristen Wiig plays Erin Gilbert, a ghost-busting paranormal investigator and physicist at Columbia University who is also an MIT alumna. Wearing a Brass Rat signifies that you were enrolled/graduated from MIT and generally denotes that you were an undergraduate there. But earlier this month, the Brass Rat was spotted in another summer blockbuster- Ghostbusters. Stark won Slice of MIT's fictional alumni tournament and notably wears an MIT Brass Rat in the Iron Man films. When it comes to MIT in the movies, the Institute's most memorable character might be Tony Stark (or whoever is underneath the Iron Mark armor).
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