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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Hi Tang residents,<br>
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A gentle reminder to submit your application to be a part of the THRA: apply until
<u><b>Wed. Mar. 19, 11:59 pm.</b></u> Details below. <br>
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March is the time when the Tang Hall Residents' Association (THRA), the student house government, renews its board membership, and makes the residents aware of positions open for election next year. This time, we are happy to announce that there are a total
of <b>5 positions open on the THRA</b>: we need two sports chairs, two social chairs, and one publicity chair. An explanation of the responsibilities that go with each position can be found at the bottom of this email.</span></p>
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Should you be interested in applying to be on the THRA for 2014-15, please fill out the form no later than
<b style=""><u>Wednesday March 19, 2014, 11:59 pm EDT</u></b> at </span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black"><a href="http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/thra-application-form/" target="_blank">http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/thra-application-form/</a></span></p>
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<b style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Password:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black"> tang_apply_2014</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Note that the two 50-word “Idea Pitch” and “Relevant Experience” sections will be used during the voting process, for your candidature.</span></p>
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You will be notified of further election procedures once the nomination deadline passes.
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<b>Summary:</b><br style="">
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Why:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">
<b>Several perks! </b></span></p>
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1. You get to select your own room in Tang - no hassle of entering the housing lottery.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">2. You also get to shape Tang's social scene - introduce the kind of socials that you would like to have, and we will support you!
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">3. On a more serious note, it is important to have responsible people leading a large residence like ours. The better our community spirit, the more we can enjoy our time at
MIT.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">What:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black"> 5 THRA open positions for 2014-15: 2 sports chairs, 2 social chairs, and
1 publicity chair </span></p>
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<b>When:</b> Nominations open right now, and close on Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 11:59 pm EDT.</span></p>
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<b>How:</b> Go to <a href="http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/thra-application-form/" target="_blank">
http://tang.mit.edu/tang-hall-residents-association/thra-application-form/</a> with the
<b style="">password:</b> tang_apply_2014 and fill out the form. If you are unsure of dates such as graduation, fill out approximate values.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Thanks,<br>
THRA Officers</span></p>
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<b style="">Officer Roles and Responsibilities for open positions:</b></span></p>
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Social Chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Social Chairs shall organize and oversee a series of social events. There shall be at least one social event every two weeks during spring and fall semesters.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">At least one Social Chair shall be present at each social.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Social Chairs shall divide the coordination of welcome and ongoing social events among the association members and the residents in a fair and balanced way. However, it is ultimately
the Social Chairs’ responsibility to make sure each event happens.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Social Chairs shall work with the Treasurer to prepare funding proposals.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Social Chairs solicit event reports after each event and post them on the association web page.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Social Chairs shall organize a social cabinet clean-up at least once every semester. The members of the association are required to attend to at least one such event every year.</span></li></ol>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black">Sports Chair:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Sports Chairs shall oversee the organization of Tang Hall intramural sports teams.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Sports Chairs shall prepare and publicize sign up sheets for different teams.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Sports Chairs shall organize at least one sign up event in the beginning of each fall semester.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Sports Chairs shall recruit and select captains for each sport.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Sports Chairs shall maintain and update the sports board located at Tang lobby.</span></li></ol>
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<b>Publicity Chair:</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair is responsible for creating eye-catching color posters for each social event.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair is responsible for keeping the Tang Facebook page updated with upcoming events and photographs from completed events.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair shall be responsible of the bulletin board located at Tang lobby. The content of the bulletin board shall be updated at least once each month.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair shall be responsible of any large scale design related issues, such as big poster preparation and printing, designing t-shirts, cups, etc. for the association.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair shall reach out to other dorms for advertising GSC-funded events.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black; text-align:justify; line-height:normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The Publicity Chair shall also forward other MIT event emails to ‘tang-social’ mailing list.</span></li></ol>
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