[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] Off-campus announcements: Free Food, T-Passes, Housing Info, and WHOI Picnic

[Luke Jensen]

Dear fellow off-campus graduate students,

We hope your summer is going swimmingly. Here are a few announcements about
upcoming activities and opportunities for free food. This newsletter
continues where we started last edition with a useful tip about a resource
or benefit for off-campus students that some of you may not be aware of.
For this week, the topic is MIT's subsidy program for MBTA passes.

Are you looking for housing right now (or have questions about your
existing arrangement)? Take a look at #2 and tell your friends.

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, the form is
here<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHdpb0hOTzZjS2tyal83Qnhqd3pmclE6MQ#gid=3>
.

Your off-campus co-chairs,
Luke and Kelsey

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1. Grad Student Tip: Subsidized MBTA Passes
2. Off-campus housing info session and discussion, Tues. June 18th, 6-7pm
3. MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic and Beach Day, Saturday, July 20th, 9:30am
- 6pm
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1. Grad Student Tip: Subsidized MBTA Passes
When: Deadline for FALL pass: July 31

Description: MIT subsidizes the purchase of MBTA monthly passes for
students and employees. Once you are enrolled in the program, a Charlie
Card, a reusable T-pass, will be issued to all Bus and Monthly LinkPass
users. A Charlie Ticket will be ordered for Commuter Rail and Commuter Boat
riders and ready for pickup during the last three business days of each
month.

You may apply for your 2013-2014 school year MBTA pass now by visiting
https://commuting.mit.edu/parking/index.html.  Once again, Fall 2013
Semester Passes and  Spring 2014 Semester Passes are available.   Apply now
and your September pass will be ready for pick up as early as August 28.
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2. Off-campus housing info session and discussion
When: Tues. June 18th, 6-7pm
Where: 4-163
Contact: gsc-hca-offcampus-chair at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/890864276
Description: GSC HCA off-campus invites you to an informal discussion (with
dinner!) about options for off-campus housing, tenant's rights, common
issues and potential solutions, and related resources. MIT's off-campus
housing director will be present to provide information and help answer any
questions you may have.

An RSVP is required, as limited spots are available for dinner. We will
notify those on the waiting list if spots open up.
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3. MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic and Beach Day
When: Saturday, July 20th, 9:30am - 6pm
Where: WHOI campus on Cape Cod (buses leave/return to MIT)
Contact: jp-contact at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/798762833
Description: GSC HCA Off-campus is sponsoring a limited number of tickets
to the annual MIT/WHOI Joint Program Picnic and Beach Day on Cape Cod! Swim
in the ocean, play beach volleyball, soccer, basketball, frisbee, tennis,
kickball, and other fun outdoor activities -- plus, there will be a
barbeque! Buses will leave MIT at 9:30am and return to MIT by 6pm.

MIT Off-Campus has a sponsored a block of 16 tickets, available on a first
come, first serve basis. Sign-up for these tickets via the link is required
by July 17th.
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