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<div class="gmail-inbox-preview" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";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">TerraByte, MIT Change Makers, Rebecca's</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 New Roman";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 18 March 6, 2018</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; 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-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(56,56,56)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" align="left" class="gmail-tblText" style="float:left;background-color:rgb(56,56,56)"><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"><p><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:20px">Hey undergrads,<span> </span><br><br></span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:20px">MIT I Messed Up is returning! MIMU is an event hosted by all four Class Councils and the UA Committee on Community & Diversity to bring students across campus together to celebrate our failures, mistakes, and misfortunes. Please<span> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:20px;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A1770E&e=C7371A&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">apply here</span></a></span></span><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:20px"><span> </span>to be a speaker.<span> </span><br><br>Also, this week is RAK week. Please help spread Random Acts of Kindness and show the MIT community that they are not alone.<span> </span><br><br>Have a wonderful week.<span> </span><br><br>- Kat<span> </span><br></span></span></p></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_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/image5403814.png" width="260" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 260px; 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"><p class="gmail-m_-7806329336743524743gmail-m_-1563041901152897003gmail-p2"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Can you think of a time when you <span class="gmail-il">messed</span> <span class="gmail-il">up</span>? Did you learn something new from it? Want to celebrate it?<span> </span><br><br></span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:small">MIT</span><span style="font-size:small">, I </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:small">Messed</span><span style="font-size:small"> </span><span class="gmail-il" style="font-size:small">Up</span><span style="font-size:small"> (MIMU) is a event hosted by UA Community & Diversity and all four class councils, meant to bring students across campus together to celebrate our failures, mistakes, and misfortunes. The goal of MIMU is to show students that failure is common among us, in a genuine, relaxed and encouraging way.<span> </span><br><br></span><span style="font-size:small">This year, MIMU will be held on </span><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">May 1st</strong><span style="font-size:small">,</span><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"> 6:00 - 8:00 PM </strong><span style="font-size:small">on</span><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"> Kresge Lawn</strong><span style="font-size:small">. The evening will be primarily comprised of stories shared by students, with performances from different campus groups interspersed throughout the event. <span> </span><br><br></span><span style="font-size:small">Interested in speaking? Have a story to share? Tell us </span><span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A1774A&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">here</a><span style="font-size:small"> about a time (or multiple) where you struggled with something and how you got through it! This form will close on </span><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><span class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">March 16th</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:small">.<span> </span><br><br></span>Feel free to contact <span> </span><a href="mailto:akabay@mit.edu" target="_blank">akabay@<span class="gmail-il">mit</span>.edu</a> with any questions, comments or concerns you may have!</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></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_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_25" 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(56,56,56)"><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/image5399532.png" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="560" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 1272px; 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"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>RAK Week 2018</strong></span><span> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>When: </strong>March 5-9, 2018<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:rak-committee@mit.edu"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">rak-committee@mit.edu</span></a></span><span> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>Link</strong>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A1770F&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://www.facebook.com/events/2111274809110513/</span></a></span><span> </span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255)">Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Week is an annual event at MIT dedicated to connecting members of the MIT community (students, faculty, staff, and associates) through small acts of kindness. It's a fun, light-heartaed week meant to encourage us to support one another because MIT is not a place one can handle alone. This event page will keep you updated on what's going on around campus in real time during RAK Week '18. You can also check out where acts are happening at <a href="http://mitrakweek.com">mitrakweek.com</a>!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></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_14" 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/image5379161.png" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="560" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 1200px; 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"><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)"><strong>Calling all designers, engineers, breastfeeding moms, supportive dads, postpartum health experts, and family leave advocates to the second Make the Breast Pump Not Suck! Hackathon at the MIT Media Lab.</strong></span><div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)"><strong> </strong></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">APPLY by <a><span class="gmail-aBn" style="color:rgb(56,56,56)"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Feb 28th</span></span></a>:<span class="gmail-m_-91959378282071475Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17710&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">https://www.makethebreastpumpnotsuck.com/participate/ </span></a></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)"> </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">• Focus on equity and inclusion — let’s innovate pumps, breastfeeding apps, clothing, accessories and spaces for everyone! We are interested in new products, services, spaces, and educational/artistic interventions. </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">• Hacking is more than about technology. We also want to flip cultural narratives, strengthen support networks, and challenge unfair systems.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">• Breastfeeding Innovator Fellowships are available for folks with financial need</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">• Babies are welcome! There will be a Baby Village to play in.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)"> </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">FAQ's and a short application<span class="gmail-m_-91959378282071475Apple-converted-space"> </span><span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17711&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(56,56,56)">at the link</span></a>. Please join us!</span></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></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_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_27" 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(56,56,56)"><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/image5403820.jpg" class="gmail-mobile-img-large" width="560" alt="" border="0" style="max-width: 1650px; 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We all have stories, hopes, fears, struggles, talents and passions. Come and share them. Dinner will be provided. Open to the whole MIT Community.<span> </span></span><br></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_1" 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><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span>MindHandHeart Innovation Fund</span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When: </strong>March 1-31, 2018<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:maisieob@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>maisieob@mit.edu</span></a></span><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17713&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/innovation-fund</a></span><span> </span><br><br><span><span><span>The MindHandHeart Innovation Fund is accepting applications from March 1-31. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to students, faculty, and staff with project ideas to make our MIT community more welcoming, inclusive, and healthy.</span></span></span></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><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span>DSL Speaker Series: Professor Daniel Jackson, Portraits of Resilience</span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When: </strong>2pm <span>March 8, 2018</span><strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span>26-100</span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:maisieob@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span><span>stran@mit.edu</span></span></a></span><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong><span>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17714&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">calendar</a></span><span> </span><br><br><span>Professor Jackson's work, Portraits of Resilience is a compilation of personal stories of MIT students, faculty, and staff who have grappled with daunting challenges, and found ways to overcome them and succeed, even in the fast-paced, demanding environment of MIT. Please RSVP at <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17715&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">https://tinyurl.com/JacksonMarch8</a></span><span> </span><br></span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_4" 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><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span>ASO Spring Dinner</span></strong> </span><span> </span><br><strong>When: </strong><span>7:30 - 10:30pm March 9, 2018</span><strong> <span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong>Lobdell<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:arab-comm@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>arab-comm@mit.edu</span></a></span><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17716&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">https://www.facebook.com/events/920686244773657/</a></span><span> </span><br><br><span><span>Join the Arab Students' Organization for a night of cultural celebration. There will be delicious Arab cuisine and beautiful cultural musical performances. Don't miss out, admission is free and open to all!</span></span></span></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-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><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span>MIT Bitcoin Hackathon</span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When: </strong><span>March 16-17 2018</span><strong> <span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong>Stata Center<strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:mitbtc-expo@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>mitbtc-expo@mit.edu</span></a></span><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17717&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">https://www.facebook.com/events/183265925612378/</a></span><span> </span><br><br><span><span><span>The first annual MIT Bitcoin Hackathon will be taking place at the Ray and Maria Stata Center on MIT's campus from March 16-17. Join 250 developers, students, and industry experts worldwide in building the next generation of decentralized applications. Sponsors will be presenting additional awards to track-specific projects. The Grand Prize will be $15K and opportunities for mentorship from select sponsors. Runners-up will receive $10K and $5K prizes, respectively. Admission is free, and no experience is required. Food and travel reimbursements will be provided for all eligible hackers (18+). Register here:<a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17718&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://forms.mit.edu/f/0g7eug</a></span></span></span></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><span style="font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif;font-size:16px"><strong><span><span><span><span>Course 0: God and the Philosophers</span></span></span></span></strong></span><span> </span><br><strong>When:<span> </span></strong>7:15 - 9:00pm <span>March 21, 2018</span><strong><span> </span><br>Where:<span> </span></strong><span>6-120</span><strong><span> </span><br>Contact</strong><span>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:ssomit@mit.edu" style="text-decoration:none"><span>ssomit@mit.edu</span></a></span><span><span> </span><br></span><strong>Link</strong><span>:<span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A17719&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none">http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject4</a></span><span> </span><br><br><span><span>Does God exist? What is the nature of God? What does God mean to humans? Is God unknowable? Is God good? Can God care? For Subject 4 of our Course 0 series, MIT philosophy section chair Prof. Alex Byrne and Prof. Jack Spencer -- two MIT philosophy faculty with a special interest in philosophy of religion -- will lead inquiry into such questions, and secular scrutiny of religious traditions of philosophy. No prior education in philosophy required. Free refreshments served at start, audience Q&A after discussion. Free entry.</span></span><span> </span><br></span></p></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>Submit your art and writing to Rune!</strong> </span></p><div><div><p dir="ltr"><strong>When: </strong>April 2, 2018<strong> <span> </span><br>Contact</strong>: <span> </span><a href="mailto:rune-board@mit.edu">rune-board@mit.edu</a> <span> </span><br><strong>Link</strong>: <span> </span><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A1771A&e=C7371A&c=BCBA2&t=0&email=euW8pQVPf07QNPIk%2BQ4Xo6BanR218rId&seq=1" target="_blank" class="gmail-in-cell-link">http://runemag.mit.edu/submit.php<span> </span><br><br></a>The RUNE (MIT's literary magazine) Spring Deadline is approaching! We invite all types of original writing: fiction and nonfiction, play scripts, flash fiction, short stories, poetry, memoir, essays, etc. We are also looking for quality art files of all types of art: digital, watercolour, mixed media, sculpture, pen and ink, charcoal, oil, photography, comics, sculpture, painting etc. Please, use the following link to submit your work: <a href="http://runemag.mit.edu/submit.php">http://runemag.mit.edu/submit.php</a> and feel free to contact us (we are also recruiting for board) at <a href="mailto:rune-board@mit.edu">rune-board@mit.edu</a>.</p></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-dv_21" 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(44,41,41)"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="600" name="tblText" align="left" class="gmail-tblText" style="float:left;background-color:rgb(44,41,41)"><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:28px;text-align:left"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:28px"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;font-family:"Arial Black","Arial Bold",sans-serif">WANT TO SEE YOUR EVENT IN THE BYTE?</span><span> </span><br><br>Submit an event<span> </span></strong></span><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:28px"><strong><a href="http://ua.benchurl.com/c/l?u=7A1771B&e=C7371A&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></strong></span></span><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:28px"><strong>! 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<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Kathryn Jiang</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Department of Mathematics</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Secretary of the Undergraduate Association</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div></div></div>
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