[Gsc-hca-offcampus] Upcoming Events

[Jeffrey T Chambers]

Hi Off-Campus Grads,
Here are some upcoming events happening around campus. I hope everyone 
is enjoying this (almost) spring weather we have been having. Once it 
warms up a little more, off-campus will be having a BBQ, so lets hope 
winter will finally leave.

~Jeff Chambers
GSC Off-Campus Chair


Events:
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1. LEGS 105
2. A Taste of Scotland
3. Go-karting!
4. Apply to be an SP officer!
5. Carbonrally
6. MIT Shuttle Route Changes
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Event Details:
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1. LEGS 105: Group Motivation - Keep it going
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
6:00pm-8:00pm, PDR 1&2 (W20-301, third floor of student center)
Register at: http://tiny.cc/legs105
Dinner provided

Ever have a great idea but not quite sure how to get people to rally 
around it?
Come to this workshop to learn about motivation factors and utilizing 
them to
keep a group or project moving forward.  *Dinner will be provided.* Space is
limited.

Presented by Stephen Immerman, Sr. Associate Dean for Student Development
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2. A Taste of Scotland scotch tasting

NO SLOW LINES THIS TIME!
A Taste of Scotland, featuring 2 hours of tastings of the Glenlivet 
single malt
scotch whisky. TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
http://gsc.mit.edu/scotch

Includes:
- tastings of The Glenlivet scotch whisky
  (12, 15, 16, 18, and 21 year varieties)
- gift bags

When: Thursday, April 23rd, 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: Morss Hall (1st floor of Walker Memorial)
Tickets: $7 for MIT graduate students, $7 for guests (max of 1 
guest/student)

Must be 21+ to attend this event.  Tickets will not be available at the 
door.
Questions?  Email gsc-ac at mit.edu
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3. Go-karting!

12 teams...2 hours...1 race...are you up for it?

F1 Boston is high-speed, high-intensity go-karting at its best, and the 
GSC is
subsidizing a trip there in April!  Here are the specifics:

What: go-karting at F1 Boston in Braintree (http://www.f1boston.com/)
When: Saturday, May 9th, 1:30-6:30 PM
Note: each graduate student may buy up to 1 guest ticket

Tickets:
With transportation: $30 for MIT grad students, $35 for guests
Without transportation: $25 for MIT grad students, $30 for guests

Buy your tickets online at http://gsc.mit.edu/f1boston
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4. Apply to be an SP officer!

Get guaranteed housing at SP for 2009-2010. Over 30 positions
available. Make new friends, develop leadership experience, work
alongside talented and motivated peers, and help shape SP for the
coming year.

Email: spec at mit.edu
http://s-p.mit.edu/spotlight/sp_2009.jpg
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5. Carbonrally
 From April 8 to May 8, the first ever MIT Carbonrally will take place. 
Students,
staff, and faculty are encouraged to form teams to reduce their carbon 
footprint
through small personal actions such as avoiding eating meat for 2 days a 
week,
knocking a few minutes off your shower time, and unplugging your PC at 
night.
There are currently 25 different challenges you can accept on 
Carbonrally.com,
and new ones are added regularly.

Teams can be of any size, and the top ten teams will win $100 TechCASH. 
Scoring
is based on the total reduction of carbon emissions for each team from 
April 8
to May 8. It takes only 5 minutes to register and join a team, and 1 
minute to
accept your first challenge.

In 2008, Carbonrally participants from across the U.S. took over 50,000 
personal
actions and reduced emissions by 1400 tons. Let's add MIT's impact in 2009.

Visit http://www.carbonrally.com/pages/MIT-rally to sign up.
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6. The changes explained below are proposed to satisfy neighborhood 
complaints on Bay State Road in Boston. After extensive research and 
conversations with many of you, MIT Parking and Transportation has 
determined the following changes to be most effective and least 
disruptive to student life and safety. It is our goal to provide safe 
shuttle service while maintaining good relations with our neighbors. 
Mutually agreed upon changes will be put into place on June 1, at the 
end of the school year.

The proposed Boston West Saferide route change will eliminate the stop 
at 64 Bay State Road by continuing the shuttle down Commonwealth Ave 
westbound, turning right onto Deerfield Street then left onto Bay State 
road stopping at 111 and 155. The shuttle will exit Bay State Road by 
taking a left onto Granby Street traveling two blocks on Bay State Road.

The Boston Daytime Shuttle will maintain the current route until school 
year service ends on May 29. When service resumes on September 1, the 
proposed Boston Daytime Shuttle route change will eliminate all stops on 
Bay State Road by continuing the route on Commonwealth Ave.  The shuttle 
will stop on Commonwealth Avenue westbound, at the MBTA stop at Silber 
Way, and will turn left on Cummington Street  to reverse direction onto 
Commonwealth Avenue eastbound.

MIT reserves the right to use Bay State Road when Red Sox games and 
other unforeseen traffic make Kenmore Square impassible. Please provide 
feedback on these proposed changes. Larry Brutti <lrbrutti at mit.edu>
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