Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Political Economy of Media

Celebrity Crush: Emma Stone

iPhone or Blackberry: iPhone

What Technoculture Means to You: Technoculture is a word to describe our culture. Considered an interpretation, many would argue it is more and more a reality. Technoculture to me is taken very literally, it is a term used to label our current society. We are not just a culture but a culture immersed in technology, we are dependent upon it. This is perhaps not a surprise to many but this fact requires a lot of critical attention. Welcome to FIMS everyone, a degree of critical thinking. As you move through your university career in this program, technoculture evolves into greater meaning until hopefully at the end of your degree you have a firm understanding of the term... hopefully.

A Blurb About Yourself: I am your President for the 2011/2012 academic year, I'm EXTREMELY excited about it! I hope each and everyone of you are ready for an exciting year filled with an array of different events brought to you by the MITSC. A little bit about myself: I am in my fourth year of MIT - Honours Specialization, I LOVE this program, have met so many wonderful people through it and have developed a unique outlook on life. I love getting involved around western, since I love people I feel it's an excellent way to meet other people, its worked out well. For the past two summers I have been working for Labatt Brewing Company and I absolutely love working there, hoping to get involved with them after school. I have a sister who loves soccer, a mom who has Facebook, a dad who listens to Gaga, and a new puppy that's too cute. I wish you the best this year, please reach out to me for answers, opinions, or drinks at Jacks almost any day of the week.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors & Creative Writing Minor, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Sandy Smeltzer's Political Economy of Media

Celebrity Crush: Eric Northman (his alter-ego Alexander Skarsgard isn't too shabby)

iPhone or Blackberry: Android

What Technoculture Means to You: Why over 1000 McDonald's have WiFi; you can mow your Big Mac then Google "how to get special sauce out of my shirt" without going over your data plan.

A Blurb About Yourself: I take my VP Academic position very seriously and in preparation I have begun integrating tweed into my daily wardrobe, carrying large volumes of theorist-dense literature and working out to Chopin.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 2500. Warren blows my mind.

Celebrity Crush: Jenny Stranges. I totally saw her on City Line once.

iPhone or Blackberry: BB of course.

What Technoculture Means to You: It means being part of a faculty that dares to acknowledge how technology and culture are one in the same.

A Blurb About Yourself:  Communications is my thing, so expect to be MIT informed. Whether you want to get involved on campus, or get the latest MIT information, I am your man. I am passionate about this faculty because after three years, I think and talk in a more critical way. Cannot wait to talk to you soon!

Enrolled in: MIT, year IV

Favourite MIT Class:  The course formerly known as Culture Vulture

Celebrity Crush: Ryan Gosling vs. Bryan Greenberg vs. John Mayer

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry, although we're currently having some commitment issues

What Technoculture Means to You: I'm pretty sure I heard it's just a word that Tim Blackmore made up, but whatever. I mean, it's Tim Blackmore.

A Blurb About Yourself: Greetings fellow FIMS students! For the past 3 years I have been in love with this faculty and have been blown away by the annual MITSC events - Reunion Parties, Formal, Inappropriate Office Party, etc. I'm so excited and flabbergasted that I'm now responsible for organizing these legendary faculty outings as your VP Events! This year's MITSC has some of the most creative minds, meaning you better buckle your seats belts for what is sure to be an incredible year. According to Mark Twain, 20 years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did - think about it...

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Children Advertising and Consumer Culture with the one and only Kyle Asquith!

Celebrity Crush: It's a toss up between Steve Martin and Zachary O. Valliant

iPhone or Blackberry: BBerry

What Technoculture Means to You: The squiggly red line the appears under the word when I type out the name of my program on Microsoft Word.

A Blurb About Yourself: Sup party animals! As the VP External on this year's MITSC, it is my duty to ensure that you are kept fully up to date on EVERYTHING USC. It is also my main priority to ensure that the most unique and innovative faculty at Western is proudly represented at USC meetings every other Wednesday. As a council, we have some great things planned so that you can meet the rest of the MIT family. I don't want to ruin any surprises, but I will say check your emails because you don't want to miss out. Oh, and just so you know, I am the world's best dancer and I can't wait to see you on the dance floor at our first event!

Enrolled in: MIT & English Popular Literature and Cultural Studies Minor, year III

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 2500 — Meaning of Technology

Celebrity Crush: Major crush on Ashton Kutcher

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry

What Technoculture Means to You: The social, economic, and political influences and effects surrounding technology and the world we live in.

A Blurb About Yourself: I love long walks on the beach, candle lit dinners, star gazing, all accompanied by some Michael Buble in the background.

Enrolled in: Political Science, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: ...awkward

Celebrity Crush: Gerard Butler and Rachel McAdams

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberryyyyyy

What Technoculture Means to You: To me, technoculture refers to a culmination of the behaviours and interactions between social groups, technology and culture

A Blurb About Yourself: I am a HUGE "workaholic." It's disgusting. I am a stickler for organization — always recording everything in my agenda AND blackberry; in case, god forbid, I lose either. I live for vintage movies and chocolate. I love dance, loud music and my frosh. I am addicted to my redbull and despite my best efforts, I laugh when people get physically hurt. I enjoy travelling and looking at photography blogs. I spend every free second with friends and family.

Enrolled in: MIT, year II

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 1500

Celebrity Crush: Chad Kroeger

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry

What Technoculture Means to You: Technoculture is the way society and technology blend seamlessly together. CNN Twitter updates and Netflix — need I say more?

A Blurb About Yourself: FIMS, I am responsible for connecting our fabulous faculty with past graduates so you can gain knowledge and information about potential careers. Email me if you have any questions or ideas about potential events or ways to get in contact with alumni. Diana Vreeland said: Don't think you were born too late. Everyone has that illusion. But you aren't. The only problem is if you think too late.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Documentary Media with John Reed (MIT 2662)

Celebrity Crush: Jonathan Forani

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry

What Technoculture Means to You: The fact that I had to look up the word technoculture to answer this question, further confirms I came to school to get my MRS.

A Blurb About Yourself: We have some WILD personalities on MITSC this year, myself included. I am here to make sure that everyone is heard in each meeting and that we stay on task. And to quote my idol, "Know what? Bitches get stuff done"- Tina Fey.

Enrolled in: MPI, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Intro to Global Communication with Comor.

Celebrity Crush: Count Chocula

iPhone or Blackberry: I don't like.

What Technoculture Means to You: Robots. I find them mostly titillating.

A Blurb About Yourself: I don't want a place to stay, get your booty on the floor tonight - make my day.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors & English Minor, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Tales of Tinseltown

Celebrity Crush: Jonathan Rhys Meyers

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry

What Technoculture Means to You: Let's be real, it's a made-up word. But the important thing is that the word is reflective of our faculty: edgy, innovative, and not afraid to break a rule or two.

A Blurb About Yourself: So what is a "Faculty Liaison" you ask? I'm the student rep on behalf of you — the MIT student body — and the MITSC to work with the FIMS faculty on policies that affect students. As students we have more power than we realize. Remember the old grade range policy? We worked hard to do away with it on MIT electives last year and we succeeded. Whether you're brand new to FIMS or a dear old friend, get to know your council and get involved. My challenge to you is this: reach out to your student council on issues that matter to you. And don't forget to show your pretty face at MIT events. Brace yourselves for a wild ride. MIT-ers.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors & French Minor, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 3442: Television and US Social Movements in the 60s with Torres

Celebrity Crush: Bradley Cooper - umm have you heard him speak French?

iPhone or Blackberry: iPhone

What Technoculture Means to You: Having an app for everything.

A Blurb About Yourself: Wee! This is my first year on council and i am beyond excited to be a part of the MITSC. I'm hoping to make this year as fun, memorable and stress-free as possible for those graduating, so feel free to come to me with any ideas, questions or concerns and we'll figure it out together!

Enrolled in: MIT Honors & Film Minor, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 2500

Celebrity Crush: Jennifer Connelly

iPhone or Blackberry: People

What Technoculture Means to You: It means I get phantom vibrations, am friends with the lady in my GPS, and enjoy the reel as much as the real.

A Blurb About Yourself: Film enthusiast and lover of interesting people.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 2100

Celebrity Crush: "My Drunk Kitchen" girl

iPhone or Blackberry: BrickBreaker over Angry Birds any day of the year

What Technoculture Means to You: It doesn't exist in any known dictionary but don't let that call our faculty's legitimacy into question -- it's exactly for that reason that "technoculture" is so very MIT. We don't give a damn, we're making it a word anyway.

A Blurb About Yourself: I'm someone who likes a lot of things and doesn't like a lot of other things. There are a few things really cool about me also, but you can be sure that I also have a couple things that aren't. Ambiguity and sarcasm are my pet peeves and the mitZine is my unconsenting muse.

Enrolled in: MPI, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Activism and Mainstream Media with Mandy

Celebrity Crush: Justin Timberlake. Don't judge. He has been with me all along.

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry. Long nails make touch screens impossible.

What Technoculture Means to You: Cyborgs, John Reed and just about anything you want to classify. Technoculture is a word you have to explain to potential employers, grandparents and anyone else who asks what you do in schools. It's a word I'm really happy about dropping from my major upon switching into MPI.

A Blurb About Yourself: I'm really excited to be on MITSC this year representing the MPI stream. I spent the summer interning at a non-profit in Manhattan and learned a ton about social justice and putting it into practice. I'm a passionate musician with little skill to match, but I love playing my guitar and writing music. I'm a self-proclaimed nerd and MPI enthusiast and I'm really looking forward to meeting all the new MPI students. This year, I'm hoping to get the MPI classes more involved in social justice and change. I am wide open to suggestions of what you'd like to see in MPI this year, so feel free to send me an email any time!

Enrolled in: MTP [Multimedia], year III

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 2100: The Political Economy of Media

Celebrity Crush: Rachel McAdams

iPhone or Blackberry: Instead of answering this question with a banal preference in mobile phone, as critical-thinking MIT students we should rather point out the issues that become evident by the ease with it can be answered, or by the normality of the question itself: the mobile phone market is controlled by an ostensible duopoly whose products have become so heavily integrated into society that they have created a binary rivalry over which people maintain dogmatic loyalties. This is not only indicative of a massively successful business endeavor, but also of our susceptibility to the technological sublime; since most people simply do not question the implications of these technologies on which we so desperately rely, we, as a society, remain vulnerable to corporate manipulation. If we continue this mindless devotion to a technological revolution, technology will continue to take the "human" out of humanity, and I'm not sure I like it. PS. I totally have a Blackberry.

What Technoculture Means to You: See above.

A Blurb About Yourself: I hate writing about myself.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year IV

Favourite MIT Class: Public Opinion (MIT 3217)

Celebrity Crush: Noam Chomsky

iPhone or Blackberry: Email

What Technoculture Means to You: The interplay of technology, culture and John Reed.

A Blurb About Yourself: Media enthusiast, news junkie, cultural critic and FIMS fanatic. Three-time MIT soph and former mitZine editor-in-chief. Enjoys graphic design, electronica and Marx.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year II

Favourite MIT Class: 1500 with the legendary John Reed

Celebrity Crush: Emma Watson (insert wand joke here)

iPhone or Blackberry: Blackberry

What Technoculture Means to You: At it's core, the intricate web of social interactions and ideas that dictate our day to day lives.

A Blurb About Yourself: Musician/producer, connoisseur of exotic teas, croquet enthusiast, avid twitter user (@themattwright), boat shoes collector, and all around gentleman.

Enrolled in: MIT Honors, year V

Favourite MIT Class: The Culture of Consumption (Comor)

Celebrity Crush: Deborah Harry, circa late 1970s. Or Emma Stone, circa now.

iPhone or Blackberry: Android?

What Technoculture Means to You: A source of confusion on my CV. And succinctly: "the interactions between, and politics of, technology and culture." Thanks Wikipedia!

A Blurb About Yourself: I'm a first-time council member on a victory lap from MTP's Multimedia (aka Interactive Media) stream. Big fan of words, twentieth century music and Internet memes.

Enrolled in: MIT, year I

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 1500

Celebrity Crush: Ewan McGregor

iPhone or Blackberry: iPhone

What Technoculture Means to You: John Reed lecturing on YouTube from a hospital bed.

A Blurb About Yourself: I enjoy reading books and painting things. I've also been on Lego-robotics teams and dabble in amateur digital animation. If you enjoy life and 1990's culture we'd be well-suited for each other! Email me with any MITSC questions, I'd love to help!

Enrolled in: MIT, year I

Favourite MIT Class: MIT 1500

Celebrity Crush: the Will Smith in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

iPhone or Blackberry: love/hate relationship with the blackberry.

What Technoculture Means to You: Listening to Tim Blackmore rant about essentially nothing but absolutely everything at the same time.

A Blurb About Yourself: I love: people who sing what they’re thinking, drawing every moment I get the chance, reading historical diaries and people with a lot of tattoos. I’m here if you need anything!