Charm School
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)
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)
At MIT, students learn about etiquette in Charm School. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Sophomore Marianna Agudelo, 19, of Atlanta, who is studying biology, attends a table manners workshop at MIT. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Some took the lessons less seriously than others at the MIT Charm School workshop on table manners. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, students make their way to classes in January. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)