Students majoring in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), the most popular department, collectively identify themselves as "Course VI" or "Course 6." Majors are numbered in the approximate order of when the department was founded for example, Civil and Environmental Engineering is Course I, while Nuclear Science & Engineering is Course XXII. MIT students often refer to both their majors and classes using numbers alone. The ring is traditionally made of gold, the beaver is the largest North American rodent, hence "gold beaver" has informally become "Brass Rat" in student lingo. "Brass Rat" refers to the MIT class ring, which prominently features the school mascot beaver on the top surface. There are a few "big events" such as Commencement (graduation), but many smaller, decentralized activities sponsored by departments, labs, living groups, student activities, and ad hoc groups of MIT community members united by common interests. MIT has relatively few formal traditions, compared to many other universities, but has a rich culture of informal traditions and jargon.
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