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In case you missed it, BSU members released a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLua-sphWTs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">video</a> & <a href="https://thetech.com/2021/02/25/reimagining-mit-curriculum" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">accompanying Op-Ed</a> for Black History Month-- check it out!</font><br class=""><br class="">Tuesday, 3/2 from 8-9 PM will be the third UA council meeting of the semester! The meeting will be happening <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> & we will be discussing a consensus decision on the MIT Climate Action Plan (visit <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/uacouncil" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ua.mit.edu/uacouncil</a> for more details)! This is a chance to have your voice heard by your council representative on policy that could be presented to institute leaders. <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. 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As we contend, separately and together, with the pressures and losses of this long crisis, President Reif and the MIT Chaplains are inviting the MIT community to an online gathering for reflection.<br class=""><br class="">Through music and poetry as well as prayers drawn from the diversity of the world’s spiritual and ethical traditions, we will honor the people we have lost, recognize one another’s struggles, reflect on what gave us meaning and celebrate the strengths we found. After the opening program, attendees may join the Chaplains and fellow community members in small Zoom groups for further conversation, including the opportunity to name those new insights, habits, practices and friendships from this strange time that we each hope to sustain – our personal “Covid keepers.” </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 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="mcnImageCardRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 18px 0px 18px 18px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/69e3d43b-990d-43f1-8817-91ec8f24e8da.png" width="254" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1312px; 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">MIT COVID Surveillance Study<br class="">Participate: </strong></span></font><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><a href="http://medical.mit.edu/covidstudy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">medical.mit.edu/covidstudy</a></span></span><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""> Are you in Covid Pass?<br class=""><br class="">If so, you are eligible to participate in the MIT COVID Surveillance study to help better understand how behaviors influence transmission rates during a pandemic.<br class=""><br class="">To participate: </span></font></p><ul class=""><li class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class="">Sign up at <a href="http://medical.mit.edu/covidstudy" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">medical.mit.edu/covidstudy </a></span></span></li><li class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Fill out regular surveys about your behaviors during the pandemic</span></font></li></ul><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">You also have an opportunity to use a wearable device to track your health.</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 align="right" 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: 18px 18px 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/93a04ef4-e519-4820-a641-f2ee21db6d14.png" width="501" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 501px; 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="528" 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">dynaMIT Mentor Applications</strong><br class=""><strong class="">Apply: </strong><a href="http://tinyurl.com/dynaMentor2021" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">tinyurl.com/dynaMentor2021</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Are you excited about STEM, and want to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers? Do you want to meet other MIT students who are also passionate about education?? Are you looking for opportunities to help students from underserved communities to gain exposure to the STEM field???<br class=""><br class="">Look no further, dynaMIT is where you want to be this summer!! dynaMIT is a two-week-long STEM enrichment program for local middle-schoolers of underprivileged backgrounds, with the aim of INSPIRING young minds who have low exposure to the STEM field. As a mentor, you'll work closely with a small group of students to do interesting scientific experiments and fun, educational activities, and make a difference in their lives! Check out our website at <a href="http://dynamit.mit.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">dynamit.mit.edu</a> for more information and examples of activities we do.<br class=""><br class="">dynaMIT needs you, and our application for summer 2021 is now up!! APPLY <a href="http://tinyurl.com/dynaMentor2021" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">HERE</a> BY MARCH 7th!!!</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 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/073663fd-0d48-49e1-ae38-b5b46fa7526b.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1294px; 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">IFC and Panhel Present: BLACKBALLED</strong><br class=""><strong class="">When: </strong>Monday, 3/8 from 3-4:30 PM ET<br class=""><strong class="">RSVP:</strong> <a href="http://tiny.cc/BLACKBALLED" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">tiny.cc/BLACKBALLED</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">MIT IFC and Panhel are excited to be hosting BLACKBALLED, a lecture on campus racism by author and speaker Lawrence Ross. Ross wrote Blackballed and The Divine Nine, and has lectured at hundreds of college campuses across the nation. The virtual lecture on March 8th at 3PM ET, and admission is free to all MIT students.<br class=""><br class="">Save the date and <a href="http://tiny.cc/BLACKBALLED" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">RSVP</a> to receive the Zoom link! Learn more about Lawrence Ross and the event at <a href="http://mitifc.com/blackballed" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">mitifc.com/blackballed</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="200" 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/abe2286f-3039-4d87-bd13-15169aca148b.png" width="190" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 577px; 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="346" 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Women’s Entrepreneurship Showcase<br class="">When: </strong>Monday, 3/8 from 6-9:30 PM ET<br class=""><strong class="">Apply: </strong><a href="https://www.stemgemsmit.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">stemgemsmit.com</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Celebrate the Women Run Start-ups at MIT/Wellesley! See the <a href="https://www.stemgemsmit.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">website</a> and flyer for more info!</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/cc5a766d-fdfd-435f-a9af-48ab9d8154e5.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1350px; 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 School Spirit Contest</strong><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Submissions form:</strong> <a href="http://bit.ly/3puzDTq " target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">bit.ly/3puzDTq </a></span></font><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Learn more:</strong> <a href="http://bit.ly/2MtpnfJ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Full details</a> & <a href="http://bit.ly/3opJUyP" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">@mit_school_spirit</a> </span></font><br class=""><strong style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; 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/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="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/480b3a31-ad3b-4544-8aae-2a1bb8a3e365.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="">Secular Society: Out and Out Episode 9<br class="">When:</strong> Wednesday, 3/10 from 7-8:30 PM ET<br class=""><strong class="">Where: </strong>Register <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYlcu-urjgjHtzeIiw_wfHVyUvk_azzNFDY" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a><br class=""><strong class="">Learn More:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/415888549633969" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Facebook event</a>, <a href="http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_outandout_episode9" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">MIT event</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mp88XfzTTtQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">YouTube Live Stream</a><br class=""><br class="">The Catholic Church is one of the oldest, wealthiest, most influential, and most centralized religious institutions in the world, claiming unbroken apostolic succession and divine mandate beyond scripture for nearly two millennia. Like hundreds of millions the world over, Jenna Belk was raised to find belonging in its fold, and answers in its teachings. Once having prepared herself to serve the Church, she is today not only an atheist, but is one of the most public and active advocates for atheism in her generation, while also promoting curiosity and kindness in the community.<br class=""><br class="">The Secular Society of MIT is proud to have her as the featured speaker for the 9th episode of our "Out And Out" ex-believer story-sharing series. Talk followed by audience Q&A. Free and open to the public. The event will be recorded. Stay on after for a post-event informal discussion hangout.</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/12fb4095-3b9d-4b7b-b779-27d62b87caf4.png" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 575px; 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-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">UA Council Meetings<br class="">When:</strong> Meeting schedule & links <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/uacouncil" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> <br class=""><strong class="">Where:</strong> <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1f_jL4UdpWYCKcsg_97BOD" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://mit.zoom.us/j/94848054203</a><br class=""><strong class="">Contact:</strong> <a href="mailto:ua-secretary@mit.edu?subject=UA%20Council" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ua-secretary@mit.edu</a><br class=""> </span></span></p><p dir="auto" style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class="">UA Council is the legislative body of the Undergraduate Association. All student are welcome to attend meetings and add items to the council agenda by emailing <a href="mailto:ua-secretary@mit.edu?subject=UA%20Council" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">ua-secretary@mit.edu</a>. Keep up with the going-ons of Council by adding yourself to ua-council-listeners via Athena or <a href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/ua-council-listeners" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">WebMoira</a> and reading the published <a href="http://ua.mit.edu/minutes" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">meeting minutes</a>.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class=""><em class="">Upcoming Meetings:</em></span></span></p><ul class=""><li class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 2nd from 8-9 PM ET</strong></span></font></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, March 16th from 8-9 PM ET </span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, March 30th from 8-9 PM ET</span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, April 13th from 8-9 PM ET</span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, April 27th from 8-9 PM ET</span></li><li class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, May 11th from 8-9 PM ET</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 14px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" class="">If you want to learn more about council, check out their <a href="http://web.mit.edu/ua/governing-docs/council-bylaws.pdf" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">governing documents</a>.</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 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/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. 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