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A notable drop-off: Pianos tumble at MIT

A crowd watched as a piano fell from the roof of Baker House dormitory at MIT in Cambridge. The event began in 1972 and is staged to celebrate the last day students can drop classes without having them appear on their college transcript.
Michael Dwyer/AP
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A crowd watched as a piano fell from the roof of Baker House dormitory at MIT in Cambridge. The event began in 1972 and is staged to celebrate the last day students can drop classes without having them appear on their college transcript.