<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-inbox-preview" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;text-align:-webkit-center;background-color:rgb(117,0,45);font-size:0px;max-height:0px;line-height:0;padding:0px">Thanks for your interest in MIT&#39;s Undergraduate Association.</div><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" name="bmeMainBody" bgcolor="#75002d" style="background-color:rgb(117,0,45);color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:medium"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" valign="top" align="center"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" name="bmeMainColumnParentTable" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td name="bmeMainColumnParent" style="border:0px none transparent;border-radius:0px;border-collapse:separate;overflow:visible"><table name="bmeMainColumn" class="gmail-bmeMainColumn" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%" style="max-width:100%;overflow:visible"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-blk_container gmail-bmeHolder" name="bmePreHeader" valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" style="background-color:rgb(221,221,221);color:rgb(102,102,102);border:0px none transparent"></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-bmeHolder" valign="top" align="center" name="bmeMainContentParent" style="border:0px none transparent;border-radius:0px;overflow:hidden;border-collapse:separate"><table name="bmeMainContent" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center" style="border:0px none transparent;border-radius:0px;overflow:visible"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-blk_container gmail-bmeHolder" name="bmeHeader" valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#75002d" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(56,56,56);border:0px none transparent"><div id="gmail-dv_9" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" class="gmail-bmeContainerRow"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tdPart" valign="top" align="center"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" class="gmail-tblText" align="left" style="float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:20px"><div style="line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px;font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,&quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&quot;,&quot;Lucida Sans&quot;,Geneva,Verdana,sans-serif"><strong>The Byte</strong></span> <br><span style="color:rgb(179,179,179);font-family:&quot;Lucida Grande&quot;,&quot;Lucida Sans Unicode&quot;,&quot;Lucida Sans&quot;,Geneva,Verdana,sans-serif"><strong>Vol. 3 Issue 4 October 4, 2017</strong></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_3" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table class="gmail-blk" name="blk_image" width="600" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:initial;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-bmeImage" align="center" style="padding:10px 0px;border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><img src="https://images.benchmarkemail.com/client773026/image4503686.png" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="600" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 1800px; display: block; width: 600px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_11" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" class="gmail-bmeContainerRow"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tdPart" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(56,56,56)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" align="left" class="gmail-tblText" style="float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:20px"><div style="line-height:28px;text-align:center"><p style="text-align:left"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px">Hey Undergrads, <br><br>Remember to pause today to take a deep breath and make sure you, your friends, and your peers are doing okay. There are many friendly, helpful people and resources around campus should you need them. <br><br>Wishing you all the best, <br>- Kat</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-b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ong>Where</strong>: Coffeehouse 3rd Floor Student Center <br><strong>Contact</strong>: <a href="mailto:jpriest@mit.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none">jpriest@mit.edu</a> <a href="mailto:ua-events-chairs@mit.edu"><br></a><strong>URL</strong>: <a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=74C1BB9&amp;e=BD62C1&amp;c=BCBA2&amp;t=0&amp;email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&amp;seq=1" target="_blank">Apply here!</a></p><p dir="ltr">Come relax with friends, drink smoothies, and eat food all for free!</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_19" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" class="gmail-bmeContainerRow"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tdPart" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" class="gmail-tblText" align="left" style="float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Black&quot;,&quot;Arial Bold&quot;,sans-serif"><strong>Creating A Mural for MIT Mental Health &amp; Counseling Thursday</strong></span> <br><strong>When</strong>: October 15, 2017 <br><strong>Where</strong>: MIT Mental Health <br><strong>Contact</strong>: <a href="mailto:ua-wellness-chairs@mit.edu">ua-wellness-chairs@mit.edu</a> <a href="mailto:ua-events-chairs@mit.edu"><br></a><strong>URL</strong>: <a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=74C1BB9&amp;e=BD62C1&amp;c=BCBA2&amp;t=0&amp;email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&amp;seq=2" target="_blank">Apply here!</a></p><p dir="ltr">If you&#39;ve ever walked into MIT Mental Health &amp; Counseling (MH&amp;C), you&#39;ll probably remember the dreary hallway leading to the office. We would like to change that! This semester, the UA and MH&amp;C are partnering to revamp the hallway leading to its offices. We are replacing the current black and white pictures with a colorful, mental health-inspired mural created by MIT students. If you are interested in designing and creating a mural that will hang in the hallway, please fill out the form. We will review submissions and select one/two persons/groups to create the mural. Materials/equipment required will be provided.</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_16" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" class="gmail-bmeContainerRow"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tdPart" valign="top" align="center" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" class="gmail-tblText" align="left" style="float:left"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial Black&quot;,&quot;Arial Bold&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Polemic! Live spoken word performance by JASMINE MANS <br></span></span><strong>When</strong>: 6pm October 14, 2017 <br><strong>Where</strong>: Bartos Theater (E15, lower level) <br><strong>Contact</strong>: <a href="mailto:cleeson@mit.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none">cleeson@mit.edu</a> <a href="mailto:ua-events-chairs@mit.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><br></a><strong>URL</strong>: <a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=74C1BBA&amp;e=BD62C1&amp;c=BCBA2&amp;t=0&amp;email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&amp;seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none">https://www.facebook.com/events/1999160593655866</a></p><p dir="ltr">Live spoken word performance by author, poet/performer, and teacher, JASMINE MANS. October 14, 2017 -- 6 pm Bartos Theater 20 Ames Street, Cambridge E15, lower level This event is free and open to the public. This event is being held in conjunction with Polemic!, the 2017 MIT History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture + Art Graduate Student Conference. This event is made possible with generous support from the History, Theory + Criticism Section (HTC), the Office of Graduate Education (OGE), the School of Architecture + Planning (SA+P), and the List Visual Arts Center. Thank you!</p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_23" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" cl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