
Freshman Ian Smith, foreground, calls up a map of the MIT campus to show his family on Friday, Oct. 14. Family Weekend, which brings hundreds of families to campus each fall, was held Oct. 14-16. With Ian from left are his father, Steve, his mother, Gayle, and his brother, Brian, 12. The Smiths are from Elmhurst, N.Y.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 19, 2005 (download PDF).