<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_15110adfccdaaec1" alt="Inline image 1" width="112" height="112" class="" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Hello Undergraduates, </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">I hope you're excited about welcoming the class of 2020 today, and that you're hanging in there--we're almost at spring break! You've done so much to get to this point, and you should be proud of it!</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">----</div><div><br></div></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:12.8px">Interesting piece of history of the week </b><span style="font-size:12.8px">from our UA </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">History</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> Chair, Alexander Sludds (</span><a href="mailto:ua-history@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">ua-history@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">; add yourself to the </span><a href="mailto:ua-history-interest@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">ua-history-interest@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> mailing list </span><a href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/ua-history-interest" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> if you'd like to receive more):</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><blockquote style="font-size:12.8px;margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><i><span style="font-size:12.8px">"</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">This week we are going to concern ourselves with something that a lot of old civil engineers might remember, camp technology. For the sake of brevity I will let this following video explain to you the need and culture behind camp technology:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#3367d6" style="font-size:12.8px"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtOGgQHZkY" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRtOGgQHZkY<br></a></u></font><span style="font-size:12.8px">Camp Technology was an idea that</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span>original<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">came from MIT professor George F. Swain. Swain was passionate about MIT and in 1900 wrote a</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span>9174 word<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">essay in Popular Science Monthly praising the infrastructure and vision of the institute. It would come as a surprise to everyone when Swain left the institute in 1909 to join the newly formed Harvard Graduate School of</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span>Applied<span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Science. Even more interesting is that Swain wrote to President Maclaurin in 1914 telling him that his recent attempts at a merger with Harvard were of great benefit to the institute.</span><span style="font-size:small">"</span></i></blockquote><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><span style="font-size:12.8px">----</span><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><span style="font-size:12.8px">If you're planning an event, you should submit it </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zVbtXskaeNY51cfNeJp0cCdbjlrkSq07OWTTqv-2X3s/viewform" target="_blank">here</a></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> for it to be featured in The </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Byte</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">! </span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">This is a</span><a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=04g3puac6u0p6t7nrsari3h5j8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px"> link</a><span style="font-size:12.8px"> to<b> </b></span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold">subscribe</span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold"> to the </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold">Google</span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold">Calendar with all the events on The Byte.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Around campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details attached!</span></div><ul><li><b><font color="#0b5394">UA Sustainability: The Climate Conversation: Featuring MIT’s VP of Research, Maria Zuber<br></font></b></li><li><b><font color="#0b5394">MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team: Arcturus Homecoming<br></font></b></li><li><b><font color="#0b5394">MIT Shakespeare Ensemble: Much Ado About Nothing<br></font></b></li><li><b><font color="#0b5394">SaveTFP: St. Patty's Day Cookies</font></b><br></li></ul><div style="font-size:12.8px"><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Best,<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Sophia Liu </div><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#999999">Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Class of 2017</font></div><div><font color="#999999">Vice President of the Undergraduate Association</font></div><div><font color="#999999"><br></font></div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000">--</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Want to work on a project to help undergraduates? Join the UA </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nZuFyXmhQ6Gxe_t61wUtrq8AVHTobnH8luVRu5p2aCc/viewform?c=0&w=1" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">!</span><br><span style="font-size:12.8px">Have feedback for the UA? Let us know </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fRB2Grg4ryaI3gQ7r2RiSXw0YfE1aMBd4zGOCjd-drU/viewform" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">here</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">!</span></div></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">--</div></div><div>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Monday, 3/14</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">UA Sustainability <span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:ua-sustainability-exec@mit.edu"><span style="color:blue">ua-sustainability-exec@mit.edu</span></a></span></span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> 5:00:00 PM - 6:00:00 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">The Climate Conversation: Featuring MIT’s VP of Research, Maria Zuber</span> (4-270)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Ask all your questions about MIT's Climate Action Plan or other campus related topics at our informational panel with Vice President of Research Maria Zuber. Food will be served.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:Yes. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:Yes. </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Thursday, 3/17</span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team <span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:gosolar@mit.edu">gosolar@mit.edu</a></span></span></u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif';color:blue"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">3:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Arcturus Homecoming</span> (Lobby 10)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Come see the MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team and see Arctutus, our 2015 World Solar Challenge vehicle. We recently returned from racing the car through the Australian outback, and we would like to thank the MIT community for helping us get there.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:Yes.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:Yes.</span></p>
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<p class=""><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">MIT Shakespeare Ensemble </span></u><a href="mailto:ensemble-request@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">ensemble-request@mit.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> </span></u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> 8:00:00 PM - 10:00:00 PM</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Much Ado About Nothing (W20-202, La Sala de Puerto Rico)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> Come see the Shakespeare Ensemble's spring show, Much Ado About Nothing! Reserve tickets to our performances at <a href="http://ensemble.mit.edu/tickets">ensemble.mit.edu/tickets</a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:No. $5 for MIT, Harvard, Wellesley students; $9 for MIT community; $12 for general public</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:No. </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Friday, 3/18</span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"></span></p>
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<p class=""><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">MIT Shakespeare Ensemble </span></u><a href="mailto:ensemble-request@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">ensemble-request@mit.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> </span></u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> 8:00:00 PM - 10:00:00 PM</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Much Ado About Nothing (W20-202, La Sala de Puerto Rico)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> Come see the Shakespeare Ensemble's spring show, Much Ado About Nothing! Reserve tickets to our performances at <a href="http://ensemble.mit.edu/tickets">ensemble.mit.edu/tickets</a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:No. $5 for MIT, Harvard, Wellesley students; $9 for MIT community; $12 for general public</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:No. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">SaveTFP </span></u><u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><a href="mailto:savetfp@mit.edu">savetfp@mit.edu</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">9:00:00 PM - 11:00:00 PM</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">St. Patty's Day Cookies</span> (Coffeehouse (W20 3rd floor))</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Cookies. Icing. More sugar. Come fight those everyone-went-to-Cancun-for-Spring-Break-but-me blues with some green (in the form of icing and sprinkles)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:Yes.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:Yes.</span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Saturday, 3/19</span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"></span></p>
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<p class=""><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">MIT Shakespeare Ensemble </span></u><a href="mailto:ensemble-request@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">ensemble-request@mit.edu</span></a><u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> </span></u><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> 8:00:00 PM - 10:00:00 PM</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Much Ado About Nothing (W20-202, La Sala de Puerto Rico)</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'"> Come see the Shakespeare Ensemble's spring show, Much Ado About Nothing! Reserve tickets to our performances at <a href="http://ensemble.mit.edu/tickets">ensemble.mit.edu/tickets</a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Free?:No. $5 for MIT, Harvard, Wellesley students; $9 for MIT community; $12 for general public</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Sans Serif'">Food?:No. </span></p>
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