I would imagine that MIT is particularly close to the hearts of many on this site.
Sigh. That justifies spamming HN?
Yep, despite the HN guidelines noting that stories about crime are off topic and "If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic." But, really, if people are voting these stories up, it's democracy in action, off topic or not. It's also ok to flag them as per guidelines.