[UA] The Byte - October 5th, 2015

[Sophia Liu]

Hello Undergraduates,

Good luck this week! Remember *Let's Chat
<https://medical.mit.edu/faqs/lets-chat> is a new resource available to you* if
you just want to talk to someone. Tamar, our wonderful Student Support and
Wellness chair (ua-wellness-chairs at mit.edu), also sent out an *email
earlier last week with other resources available to you.*

*Interesting piece of history of the week *from our UA History Chair, Allan
Sadun (ua-history at mit.edu; add yourself to the
ua-history-interest at mit.edu mailing
list here <https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/ua-history-interest> if
you'd like to receive more interesting things!):



*"In early 2011, UAAP tried to make significant changes to Orientation, but
put the brakes on their plans after widespread student outcry. The Review
Committee on Orientation (RCO) was formed in order to carefully evaluate
Orientation in 2011, deliberate, and suggest changes that should be made to
Orientation for 2012. Orientation 2011 was atypical - there was a hurricane
and a number of things were cancelled - but this didn't stop the findings
of the RCO from becoming the bedrock of the MIT administration's current
understanding of why Orientation is the way it is and what it should be
doing.RCO-related materials may be found
at https://due.mit.edu/initiatives/review-committee-orientation
<https://due.mit.edu/initiatives/review-committee-orientation>. In
particular, the beginning of "Class of 2015 Orientation Survey Results
(PDF)
<http://due.mit.edu/sites/default/files/Class%20of%202015%20Orientation%20Survey%20Results.pdf>"
has a number of key findings. It's worth a look!"*

This is a link
<https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=04g3puac6u0p6t7nrsari3h5j8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/New_York>
 to subscribe to the Google Calendar, and if you'd like to see your events
in this email next week, add them here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zVbtXskaeNY51cfNeJp0cCdbjlrkSq07OWTTqv-2X3s/viewform>
. Around campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details
below*:*

   - *Active Minds: National Day Without Stigma - Stomp Out Stigma*
   - *MIT Joules - Women in Energy: Joules social*
   - *Active Minds: Depression Screening*
   - *GlobeMed at MIT: GlobeMed Gala for Hope*
   - *SaveTFP: Trivia Night*

Remember to take care of yourself and please get enough sleep,
Sophia Liu
Vice President of the Undergraduate Association

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*Monday, 10/5*


*Active Minds activeminds-exec at mit.edu <activeminds-exec at mit.edu> *10:00:00
AM - 4:00:00 PM

National Day Without Stigma - Stomp Out Stigma (Lobby 10)

         Come get a "Stomp Out Stigma" sticker, stomp on some bubble wrap,
and show your support for decreasing the stigma surrounding mental illness
and seeking help!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*MIT Joules - Women in Energy womeninenergy at mit.edu
<womeninenergy at mit.edu> *6:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

Joules social (Firebrand Saints (Kendall Square), 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA
02142)

         Come meet your fellow Joules in this purely social event! Joules -
Women in Energy is a community of the Energy Club that focuses on
supporting women in energy. All genders are welcome to attend this event.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.


*Friday, 10/9*

*Active Minds activeminds-exec at mit.edu <activeminds-exec at mit.edu> *11:00:00
AM - 6:00:00 PM

Depression Screening (W20 third floor, private dining rooms)

         We will be bringing clinicians to the student center for
depression screenings, in which students will be able to meet with a
clinician one-on-one to determine whether they are experiencing symptoms of
a mental health condition.
Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.


*GlobeMed at MIT arkaslow at mit.edu <arkaslow at mit.edu> *6:00:00 PM - 9:00:00
PM

GlobeMed Gala for Hope (Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive)

         GlobeMed is hosting our 2nd annual charity gala to benefit our
partner, Hope Through Health, and their HIV health clinics in northern
Togo. The night will feature speakers from the field of global health.
Dinner and a cash bar will be provided.

Free?:No. $15 for students

Food?:Yes.


*Friday, 10/16*

*SaveTFP SaveTFP at mit.edu <SaveTFP at mit.edu> *9:00:00 PM - 11:00:00 PM

Trivia Night (Coffeehouse, W20)

         Trivia. Prizes. Food. Come impress us with your knowledge of
trivial facts and you could win $20 in TechCash!

Free?:Yes.
Food?:Yes.
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