MIT’s Lobby 10 to be renamed in honor of fallen veterans
Lobby 10, an area below MIT’s Great Dome that has long been a gathering place and site of spontaneous performances, will soon receive a new official designation: On Nov. 18, it will be renamed “Memorial Lobby” in commemoration of MIT alumni who have given their lives in wartime as members of the military services.The lobby’s walls already bear engraved memorials listing MIT alumni who gave their lives in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The lobby is also the site, once a year, of a 24-hour silent vigil by members of MIT’s ROTC programs. Last year, the inscriptions on the walls were restored and regilded, making them much easier to read.Several faculty members, students, and organizations have been advocating for the renaming of the lobby for at least two years.“We wanted to find something to recognize the soldiers who have been past MIT...