<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TL;DR:</span><span class="" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Tap into your creativity and help</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/bettermit/home" class="" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; text-decoration: none;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">make MIT a better place</span></a><span class="" style="font-family: "Open Sans"; font-size: 10.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the week of February 18th — speaker series, cash prizes, free food & swag!</span></div><div class=""><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Open Sans" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The BetterMIT Team presents our annual</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Innovation and Design Challenge</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">!</span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">As an event by students and for students, our aim is to empower you as you tackle community issues you’re passionate about. So we’re bringing in inspirational speakers to host discussions and workshops.</font></span></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">We break up student life into three categories</font></span></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Open Sans" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(10, 221, 145); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Live</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Revamp study spaces, facilities, and improve living conditions for students.</span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Open Sans" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(12, 178, 255); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learn</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Polish the MIT learning experience, interactions with faculty, and help students find their passions.</span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><font face="Open Sans" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(148, 33, 146); font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Connect</span><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> - </span><span class="" style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re passionate about mental health, social justice, or bringing us together as a community, this is the category for you!</span></font></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">There are over $3000 in prizes and an opportunity to present your ideas to MIT’s top Admins!</font></span></div><font face="Open Sans" class=""><br class=""></font><div class="" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Friday Speaker Series</font></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><img apple-inline="yes" id="A6782C46-975B-419A-BF1E-F2730EFC3830" src="cid:9B485748-348C-45DD-BF71-802D0BF4FA95@mit.edu" class=""></div><ul class="" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Dr. Joel Salinas - Neurologist Harvard Medical School & MGH</font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Anatha Chandrakasan & Susan Silbey — Dean of Engineering & Chair of MIT Faculty / Professor of Anthropology</font></span></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><div class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Chandra Briggman - Director Venture Cafe Kendall Sq</font></span></div></li><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 9pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Martin Culpepper — MIT Project Manus / Professor of Mechanical Engineering</font></span></p></li></ul><div class="" style="line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class="">Weekend Challenge</font></span></div><div class="" style="text-align: center; line-height: 1.656; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="Open Sans" class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="E0AE6EDD-8C47-4749-A80F-0F45FB77B614" width="640" height="415" src="cid:13FEDDA8-41D0-47D0-8538-E2C485EB89FC@mit.edu" class=""></font></span></div><ul class="" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><li dir="ltr" class="" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" class="" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 9pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 11pt; 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