[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] Off-campus events and announcements: New Shuttle Line, Red Sox, Families

[Luke Jensen]

Dear fellow off-campus graduate students,

Starting next week, we can look forward to riding a new shuttle line
serving Inman Square, Union Square, and East Cambridge as a free service to
the MIT community. Please see below for details - this is a pilot program
with
 success depend
ing
on usage levels, so be sure to hop on and check out the shuttle whenever
you get a chance! Thanks to the GSC Transportation Subcommittee.

Other upcoming events are included below as well. As always, if you have a
suggestion for an event or an issue regarding off-campus life that could be
relevant for discussion with the GSC, please let us know. If you have an
event that you would like advertised to this list, use this
form<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdpb0hOTzZjS2tyal83Qnhqd3pmclE6MQ#gid=3>
.

Your off-campus co-chairs,
Luke and Kelsey

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1. New Shuttle Line, Pilot program begins 9/3/2013
2. Evening at the Red Sox, 9/3/2013, 7:10pm
3. Join the VP of IS&T Selection Committee!, Application due September 1,
2013
4. 2013 MIT Family Carnival, Saturday, Aug 31st, 2-6pm
5. YouTube Night, Tuesday, September 3, 8pm
6. MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub, Tues, Sep 10, 8p. Show starts
8:30p.

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1. New Shuttle Line!
When: Pilot program begins 9/3/2013
Where: Imman Square, Union Square and East Cambridge
Contact: gsc-hca-transportation at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: MIT Transportation and the GSC Transportation Subcommittee are
happy to announce the launch of a new Shuttle Line this Fall. The line will
serve Imman Square, Union Square and East Cambridge. It will run every 30
minutes on average on a daily basis. Hours of service will be 6 pm - 2:30
am on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and from 6 pm to 3:30 am on
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The routing of the line can be found
attached.

At this point, this Shuttle Line is a pilot program. Its continuation in
2014 will depend on ridership numbers. So if you live in some of the areas
served by the new line and if you are interested in using the line in the
future, please consider using it as much as possible from September to
December. We need you to advocate in favor of the line in the future!

If you have any question or recommendation, please contact us at
gsc-hca-transportation at mit.edu.

Best regards,
Alex, Maite and Brian
GSC Transportation Subcommittee
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2. Evening at the Red Sox
When: 9/3/2013, 7:10pm
Where: Fenway Park
Contact: ljensen at mit.edu
RSVP: signup.mit.edu/redsox
Description: Meet up with fellow off-campus students for a night at
Fenway - Red Sox vs. Tigers
! GSC HCA off-campus has a limited number of tickets available, and will
randomly select from those on the signup sheet* and notify via email on
Friday, August 30th after 5pm. We will meet at the stadium.

*Sign-up does not guarantee a spot, but will enter you (or you+guest) into
the random selection process. 7 individual signups and 4 two-person signups
will be selected, with any cancellations filled out of the respective
signup list.
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3. Join the VP of IS&T Selection Committee!
When: Application due September 1, 2013
Where: Email resume and a short statement to gsc-nominations at mit.edu
Contact: gsc-nominations at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: - Background: MIT is searching for the next Vice President for
Information Systems and Technology (IS&T)!
- Benefits 1: Meet and work with MIT administers, faculties and staff and
learn about the high level leadership team at MIT
- Benefit 2: Interview potential candidates and provide your input on the
VP-IST position
- Benefit 3: Gain knowledge about the IS&T vision of support to the
academic and research mission
- Time commitment: 1 full day followed by a debrief session (date TBD).

GSC Nominations Board
http://gsc.mit.edu/committees/nb/
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4. 2013 MIT Family Carnival
When: Saturday, Aug 31st, 2-6pm
Where: Kresge Lawn
Contact: westgate-pres at mit.edu
RSVP:
https://westgate.mit.edu:444/registration/event_view.php?t=2013.08.15.16.23.26.6625&eid=1365
Description: Face Painting, Balloon Twister, Beavers, Cotton Candy,
Popcorn, Duck Pond, Ring Toss, Bean Toss and more will all be part of this
fun event for children and adults ages 0+. There will be fun games for you
and your children to play all afternoon. Located in the Kresge Lawn.

Registration<https://westgate.mit.edu:444/registration/event_view.php?t=2013.08.15.16.23.26.6625&eid=1365>is
suggested by not required.

Feel free to extend this invitation to all your MIT friends! This event is
part of the 2013 Orientation Events, sponsored by Graduate Student Council,
so Free for all MIT family!
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5. YouTube Night!
When: Tuesday, September 3, 8pm
Where: Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House (NW35)
Contact: teec-officers at mit.edu
RSVP: NA
Description: * Request videos and vote on the queue using your smart phone,
tablet, or laptop. Submitters of top videos in each VJ-announced category
win prizes!
* Free snacks and soft drink. Bar and Kitchen open as usual at 7:30pm.
Kitchen open until 11pm.
* Sponsored by the Graduate Student Council. Hosted by the Thirsty Ear
Executive Committee (TEEC).
* 21+ w/ govt photo ID only. Please have govt & MIT ID ready to show at
door.
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6. MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub
When: Tues, Sep 10, 8p. Show starts 8:30p.
Where: Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House (NW35)
Contact: teec-comedy at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: - Join us for another MIT Comedy Night, with headliner Shawn
Carter (Boston Comedy Festival).
- Hosted by Thom Crowley, featuring Will Drevo, Sam Ike, Mickey McCauley,
Ronan McGovern, Susana Vasserman, Zach Wener-Fligner.
- Snacks and soda provided. Presented by the Thirsty Ear Executive
Committee (TEEC). Sponsored by GSC Funding Board, Peter de Florez '38 Humor
Fund, and GradRat.
- 21+ govt ID required for entry. Please have ready to show at the door.
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