It’s how we choose to spend it that’s important. Every human on Earth has the same 24 hours in a day. In its right hand it holds a diploma that transforms into a telescope, personifying the adage “knowledge will guide you.” On its left hand is a pocket watch for a touch of classiness and old traditions, as well as to remind us to take control of our time and our lives. The beaver sits on a dam made from eight ivy leaves and a pinecone. The bezel is also a scratch-n-sniff, with the available choices between rose petals, your mother’s home cooking, freshly printed computer paper, and feet.
Sprinkled throughout the bezel are descriptive, well-constructed phrases like “very space” and “much cool”. We also feature a three-headed Doge Cerberus flying a rocket ship. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was also very influential for our growth and development as a class, so we feature the Greek goddess Athena dousing herself with a bucket of ice water. We then put it on a tank because tanks and we as a class made plans to purchase a class tank. For our Brass Rat design, we decided to abandon the beaver and use an actual rat. I saw one person shaking his fist proclaiming “F*ck yeah” repeatedly. The crowd was split between cheering and booing.
We then raffled off one grand prize of a free Brass Rat and a free hug from me.Īfterwards, the next two RingComm members went up and revealed the design of our 2017 Brass Rat bezel. Raivo and I were the first to come up, giving a quick talk on the history of the Brass Rat. The class president gave a forward before the presentation was handed off to RingComm. Then, the Ring Committee walked on stage. *All photo credits go to Daniel Mirny and Lenny Martinez The night started off with the entire class crowding together into Kresge Auditorium. As a lover of MIT culture and traditions, it was an honor to be able to contribute to the Brass Rat design. I had the pleasure of serving on the 2017 Ring Committee, and I enjoyed designing our class’s Brass Rat. The MIT Class of 2017 Brass Rat was revealed on February 13th during the 2017 Ring Premiere.