[GSC-HCA-Offcampus] Off-Campus Housing March Events

[Elise Ledieu]

Hello Off-Campus Residents!

As the semester has already begun, here are some ways to get out of your labs and take a break. Participants will be selected from the signups (http://signup.mit.edu/OCH_March <http://signup.mit.edu/OCH_March>) on a lottery basis.

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: http://goo.gl/QtXtNP <http://goo.gl/QtXtNP>. We're always looking for help brainstorming and organizing new events.

Also, please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or ideas for a better MIT Off-Campus community!

Your friendly Off-Campus- Co-chairs,
Rachit, Elise, and Olesya

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1. Restaurant Week at Bistro Du Midi, Thursday, March 9th, 8:30 pm
2. Roaring Nights: Fun in the Tropics, Saturday March 25 @ 5:00pm
3. French Horror Movie Night, Wednesday, March 22, TBD
4. iREFS Program
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1. Restaurant Week at Bistro Du Midi
When: Thursday, March 9th, 8:30 pm
Where: Bistro Du Midi, 272 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
Contact: rneupane at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/OCH_March
Description: Restaurant Week is here in Boston!!! Let us dine in an amazing French restaurant that we otherwise would probably not consider for a day to day experience. You can check out their menu for restaurant week here: http://www.restaurantweekboston.com/restaurant/Bistro-du-Midi/

The signup is for a lottery for a spot. The dinner is a prefixed menu at $38. OCH will cover $20 towards the dinner so please bring cash to cover the rest and tip (or venmo works too).
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2. Roaring Nights: Fun in the Tropics
When: Saturday March 25 @ 5:00pm
Where: Franklin Zoo (Boston)
Contact: levsh at mit.edu
RSVP: https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=OCH_March
Description: Ever wondered what a luau at the zoo would be like? Here's your chance to find out! Limbo and dance your way through the Tropical Forest with music from a live DJ and compete in animal-themed games with friends! Watch the ring-tail lemurs as they discover tropical themed treats in their decorated exhibit. Meet some wild party guests through scheduled animal encounters.
Join zoo staff for a tour through the building to learn more about the free-flight birds, including scarlet ibis, yellow-billed storks, hadada ibis and more! This is a 21+ event and includes appetizers, one glass of wine, and a cash bar.

PLEASE NOTE that apart from the included glass of wine, OCH cannot cover the cost of alcohol. We can only subsidize part of the ticket cost, so if interested, please be prepared to bring $15 in cash. Sign-up is on a lottery basis and if you were selected you will be notified!
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3. French Horror Movie Night
When: Wednesday, March 22, TBD
Where: Landmark Theater
Contact: eledieu at mit.edu
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/OCH_March
Description: French horror movies are coming up in March. What to choose between a ghost movie "Personal Shopper" (Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hghXP4F3Qs&t=20s) or a bloody movie "Raw" (Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLVP13jX900) ? Combining emotional roller-coaster with suspense seems impossible but they did it. Choose your preferred movie under this link (https://goo.gl/forms/oJ1Y9Hy1IPYQW4Si1). 
The movie will be determined given interest. The spots will be attributed through a lottery system.

Followed up by drinks at CBC, to talk about the emotional experience (Food subsidized, not alcohol)
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4. iREFS 
When: Whenever
Where: Wherever
Contact: irefs-contact at mit.edu
RSVP: N/A
Description: What we do: 
The MIT iREFS group is a student group that provides peer support for all graduate students across the Institute. 
Our mission is to ensure graduate student wellness, especially in times of uncertainty, stress and conflict. 

Responsibilities: 
iREFS is comprised of graduate students trained in conflict management by Conflict Management at MIT. 
They are available to have confidential conversations, and can make informed referrals to other resources and offices at MIT. 

We are here to help and support YOU! 
Feel free to reach out to us at any time, we would love to take you out for coffee/tea & hear what's going on in your life!

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