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Consider joining an Institute Committee!</em><br class=""><br class="">Institute Committees are committees of students, faculty, staff, and administrators that play central decision-making roles across a range of topic areas, including MIT grading policy; financial aid; diversity, equity, and inclusion; campus planning; and academic curricula. If you're interested in representing the study body through a seat at the table where you have equal voting power to MIT's senior officers, faculty, and administrators, apply <a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cIn21u84BsSLgl8" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a>! 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Zoom link will be sent prior to the event.</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="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/7be652b2-d44f-4104-8f53-229e02247814.jpeg" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1280px; 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">SVG Relief Drive<br class="">Donate: </strong>Please Venmo @Boston-for-SVG </span></font><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Contact: </strong><a href="mailto:abscott@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">abscott@mit.edu</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">The Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been left reeling from a series of volcanic eruptions that have severely disrupted the residents' lives, forcing some to leave their homes while also destroying their property. <br class=""><br class="">The Caribbean Club is appealing to the MIT community for donations to aid with disaster relief. All donations will go to an organisation called Hairouna Hope, a non-profit organization based in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which provides assistance through medical missions and humanitarian service. It has been operational for the past few years but officially registered as a non-profit with Commerce and Intellectual Property Office since early 2021.<br class=""><br class="">To make donations, please Venmo @Boston-for-SVG. Within the Venmo request, please indicate whether you would like your donation to be used as needed by the shelters or specify from the options: medical mission, medication, food, toiletries and/or clothes. If you have any questions, please contact Abigail Scott (<a href="mailto:abscott@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">abscott@mit.edu</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 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/0310218b-426f-4dd5-9a2a-5398838b47b5.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 496px; 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="">New VOXEL Lab<br class="">Share your ideas: </strong><a href="https://airtable.com/shrXKBZsIfwPduHGH" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a><br class=""><br class="">The new music/art prototyping lab (called the "VOXEL lab") at the new MIT Innovation Head Quarters (building E38) is being created! The space is set to open fall 2021, and will be open to ALL MIT students! The team creating this makerspace would love feedback regarding what people would like to see in the new lab space. All ideas are welcome! Please fill out <a href="https://airtable.com/shrXKBZsIfwPduHGH" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">this (brief) idea form</a> to share your vision for the lab.</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="mcnImageCardRightImageContent" align="left" valign="top" style="padding: 18px 0px 18px 18px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/_compresseds/7907164b-9731-4e9c-b43d-4a7ad01bf271.jpg" width="254" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 1714px; 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="">SaveTFP's Spring Events<br class="">When: </strong>Fridays 9-11 PM ET<br class=""><strong class="">Learn more: </strong>Add <a href="https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acebd4535d9c473c0d6e529eb&id=887c8659da&e=60ef4c7608" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">SaveTFP's Google Calendar</a>, <a href="https://mit.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acebd4535d9c473c0d6e529eb&id=2a6962cfca&e=60ef4c7608" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">fill out this form</a> to be added to SaveTFP's mailing list</span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Mark your calendars for SaveTFP's remaining Spring Events!<br class=""><br class=""><em class="">SaveTFP is committed to reducing stress and facilitating student social activities while increasing health awareness and curbing dangerous behaviors at MIT. </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/2f895e4e-238f-4305-a9bd-a6ba3540d35d.png" width="272" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 880px; 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 Panhel Scholarship Fundraiser<br class="">Donate: </strong><a href="https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/25796" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">This year, the MIT Panhellenic Association is launching its first annual fundraiser to increase financial accessibility for new members of the community! The Panhel Scholarship Fund will provide up to 40 new member awards and aims to lower the financial barrier associated with initial membership by covering the cost of new-member pins/badges and initiation fees.<br class=""><br class="">DONATE HERE: <a href="https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/25796" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">https://crowdfund.mit.edu/project/25796</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""> </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/4ceb50b3-ca8c-4fd6-88a7-b260bd744003.jpeg" 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=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Secular Society of MIT Course 0: Subject 7<br class="">When: </strong>Friday, 5/7 from 7pm-8:30 PM ET</span></font><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class=""><strong class="">Where:</strong> Register <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvf-mppzgiG9fPFkobMpgzHX6AQpk729_a" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">here</a> <br class=""><strong class="">More Info:</strong> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/445254390232895/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Facebook event</a>, <a href="http:// http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject7" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">MIT event</a>, & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i90nYS3os0g" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">YouTube Live Stream</a></span></font><br class=""><br class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery? Was the "slavery" permitted and regulated by the Hebrew Bible really just debt/indentured servitude? What treatment of slaves was permitted or prohibited in Israelite religious law? Were slaves just property in that society? How did people end up in slavery to Israelites? Join us for the 7th subject of our "Course 0" discourse series, as Assyriologist Dr Joshua Bowen addresses common apologetic defenses of slavery in the Hebrew Bible. Talk followed by audience Q&A. Free and open to the public.</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="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: 18px 18px 0px;"><img alt="" src="https://mcusercontent.com/0cb9f68f0bc51d0385e5d8872/images/1d2ea889-1660-432b-ab62-0ff6417d0247.png" width="518" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 990px; 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="">COVID-19 Vaccine<br class="">Survey: </strong><a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b9I9sTXUDHkGxG6" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">Here</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 planning on getting the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available? Do you have concerns? MIT Medical wants to know what you are thinking. Please fill out <a href="https://mit.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b9I9sTXUDHkGxG6" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 124, 137);" class="">this quick survey</a>, designed in collaboration with the UA Committee on COVID-19, to help MIT Medical plan vaccination efforts.</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="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="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/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; 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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=""><strong class=""><font face="roboto, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif" class=""><span style="font-size: 12px;" class="">TOMORROW, </span></font><span style="font-family: roboto, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;" class="">Tuesday, April 13th from 8-9 PM ET</span></strong></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/e943a84e-d6b8-4b1b-b87c-5026067d5f48.png" width="554" class="mcnImage" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none; vertical-align: bottom; max-width: 886px; 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 Innovation] Missing Banana Lounge? 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