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Check out this <a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/event/mit-black-history-month-events-2021/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">calendar of events</a> by MITii as well as the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mitbsu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">BSU</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mitbgsa/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">BGSA</a> instagrams for more updates & content throughout the month!<br class=""><br class="">Another initiative by </font>MITii aims to have more women and BIPOC founders coming out of MIT to close the gender and Black innovation gaps. One way they're immediately taking action is by highlighting Black enterprises/ventures that are MIT affiliated. If you know of any, please add them to <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10VwqfqSolV0E9mjgBotr97U-Jp7MK1yjoxbhLUABu7s/edit#gid=1524211299 " target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">this list</a>! <strong class=""> </strong><br class=""><br class="">Our <strong class="">first UA Council meeting will be held this Thursday</strong> from 9-10 PM ET at this <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">zoom link</a>. Council meetings are always open to undergrads & are a great opportunity to make your voice heard! Council is the primary representative body of the UA & is responsible for collecting student input on a variety of issues. <br class=""><br class="">As MIT Medical gets ready to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to the MIT community, we have a part to play by <strong class="">registering for the COVID-19 vaccine </strong>at <a href="http://o6os.mj.am/lnk/AG4AAGIzEj0AAcvBZ3oAAGXH5qwAAYCrmJwAJOnRAATIvQBgGtt9DTFE_7hJQ5iIVzeVbQl4mAAEleU/3/1Y6MV0cXns8gI4RgoA7asg/aHR0cHM6Ly9jb3ZpZHZhY2NpbmUubWl0LmVkdQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">covidvaccine.mit.edu</a>. Whether or not you are interested in being vaccinated by MIT, it is essential that you fill out this form right away so MIT can plan for on-campus vaccinations and request appropriate quantities of the vaccine.<br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class="">The Byte is a biweekly UA newsletter to inform undergraduates about what's happening in the MIT community.<br class=""><br class="">The Byte is run by the UA which works to improve your undergraduate experience through policy, projects, and events. We're always happy to listen to your suggestions, concerns, and comments. Learn more at <a href="http://ua.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ua.mit.edu</a>.</span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 17.5px;" class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class="">~ Naomi<br class="">UA Secretary</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed !important; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnBoxedTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; 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font-size: 12px;" class="">Contact:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> </span></font><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><a href="mailto:emilyhan@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">emilyhan@mit.edu</a>, <a href="mailto:saracola@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">saracola@mit.edu</a><br class=""><br class="">We are holding an mit community-wide huge school spirit contest hosted on instagram to raise morale and have fun during these sad remote times, running for the months of February and March! Undergrads, graduate students, faculty, staff, and pretty much anyone in the MIT community can submit entries in a variety of media across a variety of themes on instagram to share nostalgic memories of and your favorite things about MIT 💕. Every week prizes will be given out!! <br class=""><br class=""><em class="">funded by: mindhandheart & the baker foundation<br class="">organized by: some spirited undergrads 😋</em></span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/eb7998d4-657a-4c21-870d-3864aa876390.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 2160px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">MIT Coalition for Black Athletes<br class="">Join:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> </span></font><a href="http://tinyurl.com/MIT-Black-Athletes" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137); font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">tinyurl.com/MIT-Black-Athletes</a><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">We are looking to identify Black students who would be interested in joining a Coalition of Black Athletes. If you identify as Black and have been a member (currently or in the past) of a Varsity or Club sports team at MIT, please fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdiMMZIk_4H3bFj6CBvcJbG-HySIlg9rdSbLIDJtMzjDjUqWg/viewform" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">interest form</a>.</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/4e4bdda2-b98d-4792-9bd1-2b621fc452bb.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1398px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">I am a LEADer Conference <br class="">When:</strong> 2/1 - 2/12<br class=""><strong class="">Register: </strong><a href="http://tiny.cc/leader21" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">tiny.cc/leader21</a><br class=""><br class="">We are excited to share that registration for the inaugural "I am a LEADer" Conference is now open! This virtual conference stems from conversations with you - our MIT students! <em class="">You asked - we delivered!</em><br class=""> <br class="">Once you have registered - you will receive an email with all the workshops being exclusively provided to participants and can RSVP individually to each workshop via the links provided! Register <a href="http://tiny.cc/leader21" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> and become a LEADer in Equity and Diversity!</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/f4c0648d-c9fa-42a4-a7ed-1bf1a92a1d93.jpg" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 495px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">MIT Secular Society: Creationism Evolved<br class="">When: </strong>Friday, 2/12 from 7-8:30 PM ET<br class=""><strong class="">Where: </strong>Register <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqd-qgqTotE9ZTky0Y8tuLsn3ERsIeHf9L" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> to get the zoom link<br class=""><strong class="">Learn more:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1295449894160468/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Facebook event</a>, <a href="http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_darwin_day_2021" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">MIT event link</a>, <a href="http://darwinday.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">More about Darwin Day</a><br class=""><br class="">In celebration of Charles Darwin Day 2021, the Secular Society of MIT presents a special panel discussion by three passionate evolution theory proponents. Each produces educational videos on their channels, and participates in public debates, arguing for the science of evolution and common descent of all life, holding the line against a creationist movement that is (ironically) evolving new techniques to prop up creationism before the advances of scientific discovery and the information age.<br class=""><br class="">Panelist opening statements followed by discussion and audience Q&A. Free and open to the public.<br class=""> ------------------<br class=""><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/ssomit-announce" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Sign up for email event alerts</a> <br class=""><a href="http://facebook.com/SecularSocietyOfMIT" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/SecularMIT" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://ssomit.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Website</a>, <a href="mailto:ssomit@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Email</a></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/30f56177-71bc-42ad-aba6-7cff0e7fa331.jpg" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1425px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top" width="546" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">COVIDeos Part 2!<br class="">Sign up:</strong> <a href="https://forms.gle/oZy7iGyFkVmnB2N19" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://forms.gle/oZy7iGyFkVmnB2N19</a><br class=""><strong class="">Contact: </strong><a href="mailto:baker-foundation@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">baker-foundation@mit.edu</a>.<br class=""><br class="">Last semester the Baker Foundation hosted COVIDeos, a recorded discussion about how COVID has impacted, changed, and perhaps inspired the MIT community. <br class=""> <br class="">This semester, we’re pleased to announce that we’ve had enough interest to hold COVIDeos Part 2, focused on remote learning. If you have thoughts on how MIT could do Zoom classes better, a great experience you’d like to share, or a thoughtful professor you’d like to shout out, sign up <a href="https://forms.gle/oZy7iGyFkVmnB2N19" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>to be part of COVIDeos Part 2!<br class=""><br class=""><em class="">The Baker Foundation seeks out student initiatives that will enhance the undergraduate experience. If you're working on a project you think fits the mission head to <a href="http://bakerfoundation.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">bakerfoundation.mit.edu</a> to apply for funding!</em></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/ba379a5b-b998-4750-9607-7b9a32c4b3a9.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1080px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Interfraternity Council Formal Spring Rush<br class="">When:</strong> Virtual Rush Feb. 6-24<br class=""><strong class="">More info: </strong><a data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="http://rush.mit.edu" delay="150" href="http://rush.mit.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">rush.mit.edu</a><br class=""><strong class="">Contact: </strong><a data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="mailto:ifc-exec@mit.edu" delay="150" href="mailto:ifc-exec@mit.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ifc-exec@mit.edu</a></span></span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">The Interfraternity Council represents 26 male, female, and co-ed fraternities on campus. Formal Spring Rush will be virtual this year and registration is open at <a href="http://rush.mit.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">rush.mit.edu</a>. Spring Rush is open to all students at MIT regardless of class year or gender-identity. Feel free to explore different chapters at <a href="http://ifc.mit.edu/chapters" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ifc.mit.edu/chapters</a> and email <a href="mailto:ifc-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ifc-exec@mit.edu</a> with any questions.</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(6, 219, 152);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/103b8177-dd31-445b-ae41-9a826e311d8e.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 478px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Solitude & Solidarity: Issue Two of the Rooted zine<br class="">When:</strong> Submissions due Sunday 3/28<br class=""><strong class="">Submit content: </strong><a href="https://forms.gle/aKzNWvjoskzL163d8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a><br class=""><br class="">CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!<br class=""><br class=""><em class="">tl;dr Submit your art/writing to Issue Two of the Rooted zine on solitude and/or solidarity. </em><br class=""><br class="">MIT Asian American Initiative (AAI) is looking to feature stories from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community in the second issue of our zine series Rooted. Short stories, poems, drawings, photography, and any form of printable art revolving around the themes of solitude, solidarity, and boundaries are welcome. Anyone interested in contributing — whether an undergrad, grad student, faculty, staff, or alumni — is invited to submit. Anonymous submissions are welcome. Submit and read more details <a href="https://forms.gle/aKzNWvjoskzL163d8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> by Sunday, March 28, 2021! Check out last year's zine on immigration stories <a href="https://issuu.com/mitaai/docs/zinefinal_4_no_bleed_for_online_export-compressed" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>! Funded by the Council for Arts at MIT.</span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed !important; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><h3 class="null" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;"><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class="">UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION</font></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 5px solid rgb(205, 24, 81);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" align="right" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/7f5931cf-74bc-41b7-b23d-aa48c6428eac.png" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1481px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top" width="546" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Student Coder Needed - MIT Policy Pal<br class="">Apply:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> Send a resumé to <a href="http://kiaraw@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">kiaraw@mit.edu</a> or fill out <a href="https://forms.gle/G1SHfPsKEb3XP9oe7" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">this form</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Tldr; Get paid to implement a Chatbot in partnership with the UA that all MIT students can use this spring to navigate MIT’s COVID policies.</span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">We’re looking for a student to help the UA implement a Discord Bot that will answer questions about the Institute policy. Currently, the robot is up and running <a href="https://share.streamlit.io/sauhaardac/mitpolicypal/main/app.py" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here </a>, but will be moved to the MIT-wide Busy Beaver’s and MIT Class of 2024 Discord server to make it more easily accessible for all undergraduates. Time commitment will be a minimum of 3-4 hours/week during February. The work is paid. <br class=""><br class="">Prerequisites: Basic skills in Python; preferably some experience with creating Discords or Slack bots; an interest in helping improve the undergraduate spring semester experience :DD <br class=""><br class="">If you’re interested, please send a resumé to <a href="http://kiaraw@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">kiaraw@mit.edu</a>, or fill out <a href="https://forms.gle/G1SHfPsKEb3XP9oe7" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">this form</a>.</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 5px solid rgb(205, 24, 81);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" align="right" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/0c95afdc-4344-48e7-888b-a30ce05a02ce.jpeg" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1080px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top" width="546" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Q-Week Challenge<br class="">When:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> First Week of Classes, 2/16-2/21</span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Worried about boredom during Q-week? Join the UA for a series of fun events and challenges for the duration of the week. Open to students on and off campus, undergrads in Quads (teams of 4-6) will compete to win a variety of prizes. Sign up <a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6wZ9t1lBi3fNhMq" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>!</span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed !important; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnDividerBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnDividerBlockInner" style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table class="mcnDividerContent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; border-top-width: 2px; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(234, 234, 234);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><h3 class="null" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;"><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class="">INSTITUTE NEWS</font></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(249, 157, 58);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/b98e8e9f-92f7-4a66-a4dc-312ba397fe98.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1134px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">47th Annual MLK Jr Celebration</span></strong><br class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">When:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> Wednesday, 2/10 from 11AM - 1PM ET</span></font><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Register:</strong> <a href="http://diversity.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">diversity.mit.edu</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Join President Reif, fellow students, and others on 2/10/21, from 11am-1pm. The program presents an opportunity for reflection and joyful celebration of the lived ideals of Dr King in the MIT community.<br class=""><br class="">The 2021 keynote speaker will be Ijeoma Oluo, author of <em class="">So You Want to Talk About Race</em>. Brief remarks will be given by MIT Biological Engineering grad student Corban Swain and Urban Studies and Planning undergrad Mimi Wahid See more program info at <a href="https://diversity.mit.edu/mlk-celebration-2021" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://diversity.mit.edu/mlk-celebration-2021</a>.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightContentOuter" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td align="center" valign="top" class="mcnImageCardRightContentInner" style="padding: 0px; border: 5px solid rgb(249, 157, 58);"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardRightImageContentContainer" width="282" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=" mcnImageCardRightImageContentE2E" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/35c1d13f-b55c-4dc1-9f25-3b2c269a9ca3.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1327px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr></tbody></table><table class="mcnImageCardRightTextContentContainer" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="264" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="mcnTextContent" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding-right: 18px; padding-top: 18px; padding-bottom: 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Informed Philanthropy in Theory and Action (SP.256)</span></strong><br class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">When:</strong><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> Tuesdays 2-3:30 PM ET (VIRTUAL)</span></font><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Register:</strong> </span></font><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class=""><a href="http://bit.ly/pkgcourses" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">bit.ly/pkgcourses</a></span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Register for Informed Philanthropy in Theory and Action (SP.256) offered in partnership with the Learning by Giving Foundation! The class culminates with students making a group decision on how the Learning by Giving Foundation will disperse $10,000 to local community agencies. <br class=""><br class="">The course begins February 16 so learn more and register by February 12 at <a href="http://bit.ly/pkgcourses" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">bit.ly/pkgcourses</a>.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 5px solid rgb(249, 157, 58);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" align="right" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/6cc0978f-7b7a-4629-9eb6-c8d72d3456f7.jpeg" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 5880px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top" width="546" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Free Wall Street Journal Membership</strong><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Activate membership:</strong> </span></font><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class=""><a href="http://WSJ.com/ActivateMIT" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">WSJ.com/ActivateMIT</a></span><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">As a reminder, MIT Libraries has partnered with The Wall Street Journal to sponsor complimentary memberships for all students, faculty and staff of MIT. <br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">Activate Your WSJ Membership</strong><br class="">All students can activate their WSJ memberships at <a href="http://WSJ.com/ActivateMIT" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">WSJ.com/ActivateMIT</a>. Share this link with your peers for unlimited access to award winning news coverage on <a href="http://WSJ.com" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">WSJ.com</a>, invitations to virtual WSJ events and more. <br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">The WSJ Jobs Summit</strong><br class="">As Covid-19 continues to upend the job market, WSJ will be hosting another complimentary Jobs Summit on March 4. Designed with students and recent graduates in mind, we invite you to join us as we share a modern toolkit for navigating the job market. Invite your fellow club members and peers to RSVP through our registration page linked <a href="https://edu.wsj.com/e/858843/page-1685187-registration/4bpbd/198987947?h=dXLUjPS0nav-vvzvssAeVyq7mCEYoYXjBX9-SVSUbO8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>. <br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">Earn Your WSJ T-Shirt</strong><br class="">Refer five friends at your university to activate their school-sponsored WSJ membership and you’ll receive an exclusive WSJ t-shirt. Learn more and start sharing at <a href="http://WSJ.com/referral" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">WSJ.com/referral</a>. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="mcnImageCardBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody class="mcnImageCardBlockOuter"><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBlockInner" valign="top" style="padding: 9px 18px;"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnImageCardBottomContent" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 5px solid rgb(249, 157, 58);"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class="mcnImageCardBottomImageContent" align="right" valign="top" style="padding: 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/23021b31-fdb0-43c4-81c3-6c52b731d735.png" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1406px; border-top-left-radius: 0%; border-top-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-right-radius: 0%; border-bottom-left-radius: 0%;"></td></tr><tr class=""><td class="mcnTextContent" valign="top" width="546" style="word-break: break-word; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; padding: 9px 18px;"><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">MIT Innovation Initiative Spring ELOs</strong><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Contact:</strong> </span></font><a href="mailto:innovation@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">innovation@mit.edu</span></a><br class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class=""><em class="">Gain technical skills, stay engaged, and earn your ELO $ with MIT Innovation Initiative this Spring!</em><br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">Venture Match</strong> - discover, interview, and match with an internship at MIT affiliated startups, curated exclusively for Spring 2021. Gain the technical skills employers are most interested in — and complements your academic studies. <br class=""><br class=""><strong class="">InnovationWORKS (iWorks)</strong> - dive into the world of innovation & entrepreneurship at MIT and have a positive impact through hands-on projects aiming to solve community challenges in a fun environment. We’re hiring interns to lead projects such as… </span></p><ul class=""><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">building the virtual environment for one of the biggest events during CPW</span></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">collecting student user stories for a new I&E resource tool </span></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">developing the knowledge base for the future of the Corporate Innovation Program </span></span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">executing a strategy to launch the iHQ’s student venture studio</span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">All enrolled undergraduate students who have not yet received the guaranteed ELO funding are eligible for these paid opportunities. For more information and a link to apply, explore Venture Match <a href="https://innovationone.mit.edu/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> and apply to iWorks <a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/innovation-works-s21/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>. 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