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MIT freshman Julia Heyman, 19, of Encinitas, center, and other MIT students learn about table manners during a recent workshop at the university.

MIT freshman Julia Heyman, 19, of Encinitas, center, and other MIT students learn about table manners during a recent workshop at the university.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, students of all ages participated recently in etiquette workshops offered by the school.

Placing the napkin

Sophomore Emad William, 21, who is studying computer science at MIT, learns the proper way to place his napkin in his lap.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Learning etiquette

At MIT, students learn about etiquette in Charm School.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Table manners workshop

Sophomore Marianna Agudelo, 19, of Atlanta, who is studying biology, attends a table manners workshop at MIT.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Fork and knife

Some took the lessons less seriously than others at the MIT Charm School workshop on table manners.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Walking to class

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, students make their way to classes in January.   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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