<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><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>I hope you're all excited for CPW this weekend!! (Perhaps the snow will melt by then??) Enjoy what may (hopefully...) be your last chance to build a snowman!<div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">----</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><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:small">This week we will be looking into one of the most prominent architects around campus and indeed the world: Eero Saarinen. <br></span><span style="font-size:small">Saarinen is most famous for the design of the St. Louis Arch. On </span>campus<span style="font-size:small"> Saarinen designed the MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium. <br></span><span style="font-size:small">For the MIT </span>Chapel<span style="font-size:small"> Saarinen had a vision: To create an island of tranquility for students. That is why the moat exists around the chapel. He also purposefully put in the design that the bricks should jut out so as to create a textured effect. There are no exterior windows </span>on<span style="font-size:small"> the chapel, only windows above the moat. The reason for this is so that when sunlight shines on the </span>moat<span style="font-size:small"> it will get reflected up into the chapel itself and create natural light patterns along the walls.<br></span><span style="font-size:small">Kresge Auditorium was designed so that there would be no structs or columns obscuring view. To accomplish this Saarinen designed the building such that almost all of the load is supported by the three points where the roof intersects the ground."</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"><span class="">Byte</span></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 <span class="">Byte</span>.</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 style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">MindHandHeart Initiative (MIT Medical): MIT Connect lunches</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">MindHandHeart Initiative Help-Seeking Working Group: Mental Health Think Tank in Lobby 10</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">the MIT Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Support & Wellness and the MIT Graduate Student Council: Samaritans: You Are Not Alone</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Office of the Chancellor: A Conversation with George Elbaum, Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">MIT Microbiome Club: MIT-Harvard Symposium: Health & Ventures in the Microbiome</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">MIT Water Club: MIT Water Innovation Prize Final Pitch</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Chancellor's Office: Community Conversation: Withdrawal and Readmission Policies</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Incube: Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup</b><br></li><li><b style="color:rgb(11,83,148)">Buddhist Students Club: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart</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 style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">--</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">
<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Monday, April 4<sup>th</sup> </font></span></b></p>
<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">MindHandHeart Initiative (MIT Medical) <a href="mailto:goodman@med.mit.edu">goodman@med.mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">MIT Connect lunches (Have lunch wherever you like)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">This grad-student-started program JUST expanded to all MIT students. Visit <a href="http://www.ghamut.org">www.ghamut.org</a> to sign up, and receive an email matching you to another student to have lunch. Each week one lucky pair of students receives lunch free!</font></span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Tuesday, April 5<sup>th</sup> </font></span></b></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">MindHandHeart Initiative Help-Seeking Working Group <a href="mailto:goodman@med.mit.edu">goodman@med.mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 10:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Mental Health Think Tank in Lobby 10 (Lobby 10)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Join members of MindHandHeart's Help-Seeking Working Group and clinicians from Mental Health & Counseling service for an informal, interactive brainstorm. Add your questions and ideas to the conversation. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:No. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">The Interfaith Fellowship <a href="mailto:allfaiths@exchange.mit.edu">allfaiths@exchange.mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 6:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food, Fun, & (inter)Faith (W-11 Main Dining Hall)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">A monthly gathering whose purpose is to build bonds of friendship amongst individuals at MIT with diverse faith-backgrounds. The gatherings include food, games, and meaningful conversation.</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">To sign up, just fill this form: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/f3April">http://tinyurl.com/f3April</a>.</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">the MIT Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Support & Wellness and the MIT Graduate Student Council <a href="mailto:mrorton@mit.edu">mrorton@mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 7:15:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Samaritans: You Are Not Alone (10-250)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Come to a panel about suicide and suicide survivors (those affected by suicide of a loved one).</font></span></p>
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<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Samaritans works to prevent suicide and support those affected. Their film about survivors precedes a panel Q&A with the director, clinicians and others.</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Thursday, April 7<sup>th</sup> </font></span></b></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">Office of the Chancellor <a href="mailto:haberlin@mit.edu">haberlin@mit.edu</a> 4</span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">:00:00 PM - 5:30:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">A Conversation with George Elbaum, Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus (A Conversation with George Elbaum, Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">MIT Hillel and the Chancellor’s Office will welcome Holocaust survivor and MIT alumnus George Elbaum to campus to discuss his childhood experiences in the Holocaust and how this influenced his later work in Aerospace Engineering and business.</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Friday, April 8<sup>th</sup> </font></span></b></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">MIT Microbiome Club <a href="mailto:microbiome-board@mit.edu">microbiome-board@mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 12:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">MIT-Harvard Symposium: Health & Ventures in the Microbiome (Bartos Theater (Building E15, MIT))</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Highlights innovative work and novel ventures in the microbiome, and recruiters for internships & full time jobs will be present. All undergrads welcome! More info and free registration here: <a href="https://microbiome2016.wordpress.com/">https://microbiome2016.wordpress.com/</a></font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">MIT Water Club <a href="mailto:linjenny@mit.edu">linjenny@mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 5:30:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">MIT Water Innovation Prize Final Pitch (32-123)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">The MIT Water Innovation Prize is a solutions-to-market competition for water startups. Entrepreneurs will present business plans, involving a technology or service aimed at solving a water-related problem, to win up to $30,000 in innovation grants.</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Wednesday, April 13<sup>th</sup> </font></span></b></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">Chancellor's Office <a href="mailto:haberlin@mit.edu">haberlin@mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 5:00:00 PM - 6:30:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Community Conversation: Withdrawal and Readmission Policies (Community conversation on withdrawal and readmission policies)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Share your feedback on recommendations to enhance withdrawal and readmission policies. Prof. Stewart, Dean Freeman & Chancellor Barnhart want to hear from you! April 13 from 5-6:30 p.m. in 3-270</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:Yes. </font></span></p>
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<p class=""><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'">Incube <a href="mailto:incube@mit.edu">incube@mit.edu</a></span></b><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"> 6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM</span></font></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup (10-250)</font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Hear stories and get advice on developing the idea, forming a team, raising money from investors and more. You may apply to be selected for a dinner with Sam after the talk: <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/Oif7XKOI7z">http://goo.gl/forms/Oif7XKOI7z</a></font></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Join our Facebook event.</font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Free?:Yes. </font></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:'CMU Serif Roman'"><font color="#000000">Food?:No. </font><font color="#888888"></font></span></p>
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