athletics

campus facilities

For the most comprehensive list of activities and facilities (including hours) around campus, see the following URLs:

Here is a summary below:

Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center (Building W35)—An Olympic-class 50-meter pool, seating for 450 spectators, six squash courts, a sports medicine area, a huge fitness center and much, much more. This center opened in Fall 2002.
Dupont Athletic Center (Building W32)—An older facility with lockers, rifle and pistol ranges, a weight room with Nautilus and Universal systems, trainers’ room, six squash courts and rooms for fencing, wrestling and general exercises.
Johnson Athletic Center (Building W34)—Hockey rink, 200 m. Synthetic track and multipurpose infield.
Rockwell Cage (Building W33)—Three basketball, or six volleyball, or eight badminton courts.
DuPont Gym (Building W31)—Two basketball/volleyball courts and gymnastic apparatus.
Briggs Field (west of Kresge and Zesiger)—23 acres for football, track, soccer, softball, Frisbee, etc. Outdoor tennis courts.
Alumni Swimming Pool (Building 57)—25 yd. competition pool, smaller teaching/warm-up pool. Also eight squash courts, two of which may be converted for handball. Alumni Pool re-opened in June 2004 after an extended period of renovation.
Pierce Boathouse (crew) (Building W8)—Along the Charles River, opposite Burton House.
MIT Sailing Pavilion (Building 51)—Along the Charles River, opposite Walker Memorial.
Carr Tennis Bubble and outdoor tennis courts—mitathletics.cstv.com/facilities/duponttennis.html

MIT has approximately 24 intramural sports (web.mit.edu/athletics/www/intramurals/index.html), each having various levels of competition. If you are interested in an intramural sport, contact the Intramural Office at x3-7947. Sign-up sheets for Sidney-Pacific intramural teams are posted at the front desk or you can contact the Sidney-Pacific athletics committee at sp-athletics-chair[at]mit[dot]edu.

Carleton Street behind MIT Medical and right next to Kendall T (lunch time only)
- Jerusalem Café: Middle Eastern
- Gooseberry’s: Pan-Asian

Baker House Dining (Building W7 (Baker House), Ground Floor): Traditional dinner entrees and sandwiches, cooked-to-order stir-fry. Halal meals and Kosher food available.
Lobdell Food Court (Building W20 (Stratton Student Center), Second Floor): Sepal (Middle Eastern). Shikansen (Japanese and Chinese), Cafe Spice (Indian), Subway (made-to-order sandwich).
McCormick House Dining (Building W4 (McCormick Hall), Ground Floor): Hot entrées and vegetarian options.
Next House (Building W71 (Next House), First Floor): Antipastos, grill, and sandwich menu. Vegetarian Options (dedicated equipment for preparing vegetarian items only).
Refresher Course (Building E52 (Sloan Building), First Floor): Made-to-order sandwiches and wraps, daily hot entrée special, cappuccino, and assorted fresh-baked goods. Open for breakfast and lunch.
Simmons Dining (Vassar Street): Cooked-to-order foods, a full delicatessen, and self-service options.
Steam Café (Building 7 (Rogers Buiilding), Fourth Floor): simple and substantial meals from around the world .
Forbes Family Café at Stata Center (Building 32): Continental breakfast and extensive lunch menu. Hot entrees and made-to-order specials, as well as grab-n-go sandwiches and salads. Open extended hours for café items such as coffee, snacks and to-go meals. Also serves ‘The Balanced Way” meals with less calories and fat, and higher fiber.

Anna’s Taqueria (W20 (Student Center), First Floor): Tacos, burritos, quesadillas.
BioCafe (Building 68 (Biology Building), First Floor): Bagels and made-to-order sandwiches, soup, chili, coffee, pastries.
Bosworth Coffee Shop (Building 7, Lobby): Cappuccino, espresso, latte, tea, pastries and desserts.
Café 4 (Building 4, 1st Floor): Coffee, bagels, muffins, soup, sandwiches, salads.
Dunkin’ Donuts and Cambridge Grill (W20 (Student Center), First Floor): Donuts, coffee, hot grilled-to-order sandwiches, pizzas and salads.

Cosi (Main st. next to Kendall T, besides MIT Press): Made-to-order hot sandwiches, salads, pizzas and desserts.
Kendall Food Court (Main st. next to Kendall T, and behind The Coop): Au bon pain (sandwiches, salads) Note: There is another Au bon pain in Main st., Salad Bar (salads and hot entrées pay-by-the-pound buffet), Sbarro (pizza and pasta), Teriyaki Cafe (Chinese), Beijing Tokyo (sushi and Chinese).
Rebecca’s Café (Main st. next to Kendall T, besides Cosi): Quiches, made-to-order hot sandwiches, entrées, salads and desserts.

For more information on campus dining see web.mit.edu/dining