As a long-time non-student-but-affiliate MIT person, initially as "some person who volunteered to work on some SIPB project[1]", I've been continuously amazed b

As a long-time non-student-but-affiliate MIT person, initially as "some person who volunteered to work on some SIPB project[1]", I've been continuously amazed by the degree of openness of the MIT community. I could just walk in and visit the computer club, or go to an event with friends. Sure, administration doesn't care, but members of the faculty are regularly willing to help out non-students. (I got a temporary account by asking a staff member nicely, to help me work a project that furthered the goals of computing at MIT) So, thank you, MIT faculty, for clearly stating that people from all backgrounds are still welcome here[2]. [1]: http://sipb.mit.edu/ http://sipb.mit.edu/ [2]: http://yawh.mit.edu/ http://yawh.mit.edu/