<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-inbox-preview" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Times;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:-webkit-center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(117,0,45);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-size:0px;max-height:0px;line-height:0;padding:0px">Come join the first ever BetterMIT Innovation Week & Makeathon Feb 12-16</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:Times;font-size:medium;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><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;border-collapse:separate;overflow:visible"><tbody><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-blk_container gmail-bmeHolder" name="bmeHeader" valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#75002d" style="background:rgb(117,0,45);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-weight:normal;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(117,0,45)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" class="gmail-tblText" align="left" style="float:left;background-color:rgb(117,0,45)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px;font-family:"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Sans",Geneva,Verdana,sans-serif"><strong>The Byte</strong></span><span> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(179,179,179);font-family:"Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Sans",Geneva,Verdana,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Vol. 3 Issue 16 February 12, 2017</span></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-weight:normal;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; 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More information can be found<span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:20px;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E51&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:underline">here</span></a></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:20px"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255)">.<span> </span><br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>BetterMIT Innovation Week</strong></span><span> </span><br>We're excited to kick off the</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> BetterMIT Innovation Week today with talks from Tactile and Mia Siochi of the NASA Langley Research Center! Events continue throughout the week and culminate in the Makeathon this weekend. <span> </span><br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>UA Council & Cabinet + Operations Meetings</strong></span><span> </span><br></span></span><span style="font-size:20px">Add yourself to<span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E52&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:underline">ua-council-listeners</span></a></span><span> </span>for meeting reminders, agendas, and minutes. The full list of Council and Cabinet meetings can be found on our<span> </span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E53&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:underline">website</span></a></span>.<span> </span><br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>UA-inform</strong></span><span> </span><br>Finally, I'm starting up ua-informed again---<span style="text-decoration:underline"><span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E54&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration:underline">add yourself</span></a></span><span> </span>for more in-depth discussions on things the UA is working on.<span> </span><br><br>Have a great week :)<span> </span><br><br></span><span style="font-size:20px">- Kat</span></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td width="100%" class="gmail-blk_container gmail-bmeHolder gmail-bmeBody" name="bmeBody" valign="top" align="center" bgcolor="#75002d" style="background-color:rgb(117,0,45);color:rgb(56,56,56);border:0px none transparent"><div id="gmail-dv_24" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_divider" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tblCellMain" style="padding:20px"><table class="gmail-tblLine" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-top-width:0px;border-top-style:none;min-width:1px"><tbody><tr><td><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_26" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_image" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="right" class="gmail-bmeImage" style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:20px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><img src="https://images.benchmarkemail.com/client773026/image5300546.png" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="560" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 640px; 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Come meet the Dean of Student Life and be heard!</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium"><strong><span style="color:rgb(12,178,255)">Learn</span></strong> <span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">-</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Polish the MIT learning experience and help students find their passions amidst MIT's overwhelming academic resources!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium"><span style="color:rgb(148,33,146)"><strong>Connect</strong></span> <span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">- </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)">Together we are strong. If you’re passionate about social justice, fighting depression, or bringing us together as a community, this is the category for you!</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)">We know our needs better than anyone else. Now’s the time to act! Come learn more about the community and how to realize your own initiatives with admini<span style="font-size:16px">strators </span></span><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">and faculty representatives from internal MIT organizations, and experienced student innovators such as the creators of </span><strong style="font-size:medium"><span style="color:rgb(236,83,57)">fire</span><span style="color:rgb(55,148,220)">hose</span></strong><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"> and <span> </span><br></span><span style="color:rgb(255,106,106)">LeanOnMe.<span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span> </span><br></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Location</strong>: E51 - Wong Auditorium</span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Date</strong>: <span class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Saturday, Feb 17th 12pm</span></span> - <span class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Feb 18th 4pm</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Link</strong>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E55&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://goo.gl/forms/qImrMe26rNKxeHPh1</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:medium;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>D</strong><strong>on’t miss out, register your team today and help us to build a stronger MIT!</strong></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_22" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_divider" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tblCellMain" style="padding:20px"><table class="gmail-tblLine" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-top-width:0px;border-top-style:none;min-width:1px"><tbody><tr><td><span></span></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-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:36px"><strong>Join WMBR, MIT's Radio Station! </strong></span></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" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_card" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-bmeImageCard" align="center" style="padding:0px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" class="gmail-bmeImageContainer" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" class="gmail-tdPart"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-bmeImageTable" width="600"><tbody><tr><td name="bmeImgHolder" align="center" valign="top" height="" style="padding:20px"><img src="https://images.benchmarkemail.com/client773026/image5324114.jpg" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="560" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 2200px; display: block;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-bmeCaptionTable" width="600"><tbody><tr><td name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" valign="top" align="left" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;padding:0px 20px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><strong>When: </strong>6-7pm February 12, 2018<strong><span> </span><br>Where: </strong>WMBR, Walker Memorial Basement 50-030<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:membership@wmbr.org">membership@wmbr.org</a><span> </span><br><strong>Link</strong>: <a href="http://wmbr.org">wmbr.org</a><span> </span><br><br>Attend a new member orientation to become a member of WMBR and be able to host your own radio show this spring! We welcome all kinds of radio content, including music, politics, poetry, comedy and more. You can also get involved without hosting a radio show, such as working on the technical aspects of running a radio station or putting on collaborative live performances.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_7" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_divider" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;font-size:initial"><tbody><tr><td class="gmail-tblCellMain" style="padding:20px"><table class="gmail-tblLine" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" style="border-top-width:0px;border-top-style:none;min-width:1px"><tbody><tr><td><span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_18" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:36px">EVENTS</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_2" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span>Advertisement for new class opened up to undergrads!</span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong>7pm February 6, 2018 <strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span>E51-325</span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><a href="mailto:elab-ta@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>elab-ta@mit.edu</span></a><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E56&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"></a><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E57&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://elab.mit.edu/e-lab-student-information/</a><span> </span><br><br><span>Want to know how to create your own startup? This class has just recently opened up to MIT undergrads— it was only for MBA students before! You can receive class credit for working with a startup this semester through the Entrepreneurship Lab class at Sloan (15.399). Student teams are matched with amazing startups working in Blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI, machine learning and more! There are lectures on Tuesday evenings, where you learn all of the latest research on what makes a successful startup. Register online at <a href="http://elab.mit.edu/e-lab-student-information/">http://elab.mit.edu/e-lab-student-information/</a> and show up to the first class (2/6)! Email <a href="mailto:elab-ta@mit.edu">elab-ta@mit.edu</a> with questions. </span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_6" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span>Spark</span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong>March 17 - 18, 2018<strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong>MIT campus!<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><span><a href="mailto:spark@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>spark@mit.edu</span></a><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E58&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span>esp.mit.edu/18spark</span></a><span> </span><br><br><span>Spark is a two-day educational program for middle school students, organized by the MIT Educational Studies Program that takes place on March 17-18. Teach anything you want in a 1-3 hour class! Sign up to teach at <a href="http://esp.mit.edu/18spark">esp.mit.edu/18spark</a> by 2/10. No experience in teaching required.</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_13" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong>4pm <span>February 15, 2018</span><strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span>10-250</span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><a href="mailto:info-events@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>info-events@mit.edu</span></a><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E59&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">MIT calendar</a><span> </span><br><br><span>Richard Schrock, F G Keyes Professor of Chemistry, delivers the James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture. Lecture title: Adventures in Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_5" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Student Org Leadership Workshops</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong><span>2/14, 2/15, 2/21 at 12:15 pm & 2/22 at noon<span> </span></span><strong><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span><span><span>W35-199</span></span></span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><a href="mailto:erthomps@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>erthomps@mit.edu</span></a><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><span><a href="http://wmbr.org">wmbr.org</a></span><span> </span><br><span><br><span>MIT SAO and DAPER are excited to offer a series of leadership workshops geared towards student organization members at MIT. These interactive lunch workshops will take place this month. Topics were identified as part of feedback from students on skills they need to successfully run an organization. Evicting the Elephant in the Room: Preventing & Resolving Team Conflicts Wednesday 2/14/18 at 12:15 pm Rolling Out the Red Carpet: How To Best Welcome New Members Thursday 2/15/18 at 12:15 pm Don’t Recreate the Wheel: Transitioning Leadership for Teams Wednesday 2/21/18 at 12:15 pm Recruit + Retain = Results! Thursday 2/22/18 at noon All workshops are taking place in W35-199</span><span> </span><br></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_17" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong><span>7:15pm February 15, 2018 </span><strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span><span><span>4-270</span></span></span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><a href="mailto:ssomit@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>ssomit@mit.edu</span></a><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E5A&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_darwin_2018</a><span> </span><br><span><br><span>Why does sex exist? What are males for? Is the gender binary real? And why does a microbe have the swingingest sex life of all? To mark Darwin Day 2018, Abby Hafer (scientist/author/educator/speaker) will come to MIT to present on the evolution of sex, and to debunk myths about sex and gender. Free entry, free birthday cake, and a theme art poster given away to one lucky attendee.</span><span> </span><br></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_12" class="gmail-blk_wrapper"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="gmail-blk" name="blk_text" style="font-family:initial;font-weight:normal;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;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="left" name="tblCell" class="gmail-tblCell" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;padding:10px 20px;color:rgb(56,56,56);text-align:left"><div style="line-height:21px"><p dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Islamic Jesus: A bridge between Islam, Christianity—and Even Judaism.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong><span>7:15pm February 15, 2018 </span><strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong>W11-Main Dining Room<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>:<span> </span><a href="mailto:adam1@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>adam1@mit.edu</span></a><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.bmetrack.com/c/l?u=7927E5B&e=C5AE2A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none"><span>tiny.cc/mit-akyol</span></a><span> </span><br><span><br><span>Religious tensions between Islam, Christianity and Judaism are some of the most complex, consequential and ominous challenges in today’s global community. Mustafa Akyol, a prominent Turkish journalist and Muslim intellectual, offers an unexpected possibility for building bridges between the three Abrahamic faiths: the Islamic Jesus—that is Jesus as he shows up in the Qur’an. 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