She then asked me if she could return to MIT in the fall and I said it’s hard to tell but that it had a low probability. I kept thinking she was not being clear enough when saying lyrics like “du dx.” She then taught me what must be the nerdiest fight song in the history of fight songs, the Beaver Call which she knew by heart. We then got to talking about MIT and she taught me why the beaver was chosen as the school mascot, beavers are hard working nocturnal engineers. She lamented that she wasn’t at the ring delivery ceremony in person, but was glad some of her friends called when they were there so she could hear the excitement of the event in their voices. ![]() After placing the ring on her hand, being careful to have the rat facing her, we took a picture: Taylor explained all the references that only MIT students would understand (like what “IHTFP” means.) Ordering the ring was one of the last things Taylor did before her health challenges started. ![]() Taylor and I went to a website so I could read all about this year’s design. Like many things at MIT there is a lot of thought and design packed into it. Brass Rat is the name of the MIT class ring. Today Taylor got her “Brass Rat” in the mail from her roommate (thanks Kyra) at MIT.
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