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Hi everybody,<br><br>
We had another great day today, with hundreds of Welcome Packages and
T-Shirts handed out at the Info Booth in Lobby 10, the very successful
First Stop Shopping (see "personal message"), the Prudential
Skywalk, the crowded Grad School 101 and the Off-campus gatherings in
Allston and Inman.<br><br>
Tomorrow's events are:<br><br>
<b>Wednesday, September 1<br>
</b><i>10am -
4pm</i>
Information Booth [Lobby 10] (get your welcome package and t-shirt + a
lot of infos and tickets in Lobby 10)<br>
<i>10am - 11:30am</i>
Underrepresented Minorities Workshop [2-105] (information session
targeting underrepresented minorities)<br>
<i>11am &
1pm</i>
Campus Walking Tours [Depart Lobby 10] (discover MIT's campus)<br>
<i>11:30am - 1pm</i> Making the
Lab a Safe Space: Dealing with Conflict and Harassment at MIT (Workshop)
[2-105] (new workshop dealing with interactions within the MIT
community)<br>
<i>1pm - 2:30pm</i>
Campus Police Welcome Lunch [20 Chimneys, Student Center] (Campus Police
will give a presentation and provide lunch - attendance limited)<br>
<i>3pm - 4:30pm</i>
Athletics Gateway [Rockwell Cage] (learn about sports at MIT)<br>
<i>3pm -
5pm</i>
Spouses & Partners Coffee Hour [W20-400, Student Center] (meet other
spouses and partners of MIT graduates)<br>
<i>5pm -
7pm</i>
Welcome Reception under the Dome [Barker Library, 10-500] (MIT Libraries
and GSC bring you this relaxing evening under the Great Dome) <br>
<i>8pm -
10pm</i>
Weekly Wednesday [Muddy Charles Pub] (Come and enjoy beverages and free
food at the GSC's own Muddy Charles Pub)<br><br>
<b>US citizens:<br>
</b>Register to vote and get absentee ballot materials at the information
booth (Lobby 10) starting tomorrow!<br><br>
"<b>Personal Message</b>"<br>
During the First Stop Shopping, someone left a Bed Bath & Beyond bag
on the bus (with a light blue wastebasket and a Honeywell fan). Please
contact gsc-oc@mit.edu to get it back. Thanks.<br><br>
Good night everybody, see y'all tomorrow!<br><br>
Eric and Sylvain.<br><br>
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Sylvain Bruni / Eric Wade<br>
</b>Graduate Student Council - Orientation Chairs<br>
MIT Room 50-220 - 142 Memorial Drive - Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
Tel: (617) 253-2195 - Fax: (617) 258-9274<br>
Web:
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/gsc/orientation" eudora="autourl">http://web.mit.edu/gsc/orientation</a><br>
Email: gsc-oc@mit.edu<br>
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