<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************</div><div> more extensive announcements online: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>headlines (details below):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1. Welcome New Graduate Women!</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sept 25, 4:30pm, McCormick Hall</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. 100K Elevator Pitch Contest kick-off mixer</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sept 25, 6pm, Asgard Restaurant</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Graduate Ring Premiere</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct 1, 7pm, Walker Memorial</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. Russell Peters</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct 3, 8pm, Kresge</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. IAP Externship Program</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Apply Now!</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Welcome New Graduate Women!*</div><div><br></div><div>Dear new graduate woman,</div><div>A reception will be held in your honor on Thursday, September 25th at </div><div>4:30 in the Brown Living Room of McCormick Residence Hall. Dean </div><div>Blanche Staton as well as other women administrators and faculty want </div><div>to welcome you to the Institute. As you begin your journey at MIT, we </div><div>want you to know some of the people and the resources that are here </div><div>for you, and it's equally as important that you have a chance to </div><div>connect and build relationships with one another.</div><div><br></div><div>________________________________________________________________________</div><div>*100K Elevator Pitch Contest Kick-Off Mixer*</div><div><br></div><div>Thurs., Sept 25 @ 6:00 PM</div><div>Asgard Restaurant</div><div>350 Mass. Avenue</div><div><br></div><div>Come to the MIT 100K Elevator Pitch Contest kick off mixer Thursday </div><div>the 25th at 6PM at the Asgard (350 Mass Ave). Enjoy free food and </div><div>drinks while schmoozing with your future MIT 100K teammates and</div><div>competitors. Last year's winners will be there to answer your </div><div>questions about the competition. This is the only open mixer before </div><div>the Elevator Pitch Competition next month, so come meet the rest of </div><div>your team!</div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:info@lelandcheung.com">info@lelandcheung.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Graduate Ring Premiere* </div><div><br></div><div>Attend the free premiere of the latest graduate ring design on </div><div>October 1 from 7 to 10pm in Walker! Enjoy food and beverages, </div><div>live entertainment, giveaways, T-shirts, and a raffle for free rings.</div><div><br></div><div>See <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/ring">http://gsc.mit.edu/ring</a> </div><div>for more information about the design and the premiere.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Comedian Russell Peters*</div><div><br></div><div>If you haven't heard, comedian RUSSELL PETERS is is coming to MIT!</div><div>The performance will take place at 8:00pm on Friday, October 3rd in </div><div>MIT's Kresge Auditorium.</div><div><br></div><div>Seating is limited, so be sure to buy early! MIT student tickets </div><div>will be available for $15 apiece, and all other tickets for MIT </div><div>faculty, staff, alumni, and non-MIT students will be sold for $25. </div><div><br></div><div>You can purchase your tickets online at the brand new Student </div><div>Activities Office website: sao.mit.edu. Be sure to check back to </div><div>the website for updated news on upcoming campus events and other</div><div>information regarding event planning at MIT.</div><div><br></div><div>Russell Peters’ comedy focuses on his Canadian upbringing and racial</div><div>stereotypes, parodying his parents and South Asian culture. Widely </div><div>known for actively engaging his audiences, Russell often talks to </div><div>individuals and makes remarks at or about them. Russell began </div><div>performing in Canada and has since sold out shows at London's Shaw </div><div>Theatre, the Apollo Theatre in New York, and Madison Square Garden. </div><div>Never having performed on American TV networks, Russell’s YouTube </div><div>videos have been viewed by over 6 million individuals. Russell is</div><div>currently working on a sitcom for FOX. </div><div><br></div><div>For more information on Russell Peters, visit his website at: </div><div><a href="http://www.russellpeters.com">http://www.russellpeters.com</a>/</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*IAP Externship*</div><div><br></div><div>The application process for the IAP Externship Program will open </div><div>September 24! The Externship Program matches you with alumni in </div><div>their workplace for job shadowing and/or practical experience. Alumni</div><div>around the world are looking to work with you! Come to an </div><div>information session on September 24 at 6:30 p.m. in 6-120. For more</div><div>information and to register for the Externship information session, </div><div>go to <a href="http://alum.mit.edu/students/externships">http://alum.mit.edu/students/externships</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div>
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