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Clarissa: The boss.
Head TA and not afraid to let you know.
Rising senior at MIT; Linguistics and Philosophy.

Rooz: The Hottie.
Assistant head TA and main crush of all female MITES students. He even smells cute. PhD candidate, Harvard-MIT; Health Science and Technology.

Carlos: The Wild One.
Part hyper 13-year-old, part former foreign exchange student. Rising senior at MIT; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Kwame: The TV Lounge Bum.
Looking for Kwame? 10 to 1 he's in the 7th floor lounge checking out the tube.
Recent graduate of MIT; Electrial Engineering and Computer Science.

Sammy: The Party Boy.
Always ready for, well, a party--not that there are much of those around here. Rising sophomore at MIT; Mathematics?

Luis: MechE Master.
Looking for duct tape?
He's your man.
Attends Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering.

Marilyn: MIA, represent!
Tess and Ashley's TA, enough said.
Rising sophomore at Harvard; Social Studies/Pre-Law.

Theresa: Miss Thing.
We didn't think college students could dress that nice.
Rising sophomore at Stanford; Science, Technology, and Society.

Geoff: The Quiet One.
Cool, calm, collected--a man of few words.
Rising sophomore at MIT; Linguistics and Philosophy.

Kristina: The Big Sister.
Fourth floor shrink and giver of good advice.
Undergrad at Harvard; Women's Studies.

Alejandro: The Nice Guy.
He's just so nice. I bet he'd still be smiling if you stole his car.
Rising sophomore at MIT; Biology, Theoretical Math.

Rodrigo: Mr. Serious.
It's been three weeks and we've seen him smile once.
Master's student at Columbia; Grad School of Design.

Ashley: The Littlest One.
Keep your eyes low or you might miss this cute bio TA.
Ph.D. Candidate at MIT; Molecular Biology.

Tony: Mr. Clean
Physics teacher by day, Roxy bouncer by night.
Rising junior at MIT; Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Marc: Monopoly-Playing, Fly-Fishing Industrial Spy.
And we thought that he was just the biochem TA. The whole mystery-man thing might just work with the ladies.
Research Assistant.

Karina: The Lady in Red.
Master debugger by day, femme fatale when the sun goes down.

Elliott: Pink Shirt Wearing, Flame Breathing, Hairless Computer Guy
He goes shopping with adolescent girls...but we love him anyway. Rising senior at MIT; Brain and Cognitive Sciences.
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