[UA] The Byte - October 19th, 2015

[Sophia Liu]

Hello Undergraduates,

Happy Monday! (And if you're already looking forward to the weekend,
remember this weekend is Family Weekend, so consider spending time with or
giving a call to people that you love!)

While all of our committees recruit year round, I'd like to highlight a few
now: Alumni Affairs and Involvement are new committees, and Technology
Systems Group is a committee that's always looking for new ideas on how to
improve MIT's tech and is open to new projects. Because they're growing
committees, you would be able to shape how they function and what they work
on. The respective chairs, Keertan Kini (krkini16 at mit.edu), and Adam
Theriault-Shay (ua-involvement-chairs at mit.edu), and Ariel Jacobs (
ua-tsg-chairs at mit.edu), are incredibly excited! Feel free to email them
asking any questions you may have, and apply for any UA committee here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nZuFyXmhQ6Gxe_t61wUtrq8AVHTobnH8luVRu5p2aCc/viewform?c=0&w=1>
!

*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):


*"In May 2012, Reif was announced to be MIT's next president. The UA and
the GSC formed an eight-person committee, the "Presidential Transition
Advisory Cabinet", for advising Reif and helping him transition into the
role of president. In their words, "PTAC would focus on identifying salient
present and future campus issues and proposing constructive paths forward".*

*Well, the only way MIT identifies or proposes anything properly is by
spending a year carefully writing a quality report, and PTAC was no
different. You can read what they concluded (or the 9-page executive
summary) at http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N32/ptac/PTAC-Public-Report-2013.pdf
<http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N32/ptac/PTAC-Public-Report-2013.pdf>. Divided
into "Educational Experience", "Community", and "Residential Campus"
sections, they have insightful suggestions on topics ranging through
advising, student-administrator communication, "small families", mental
health, and more. PTAC went on to become PAC, the Presidential Advisory
Cabinet, which exists to this day."*


This is a link
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 to subscribe to the Google Calendar with all the events on The Byte, and
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. Around campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details
below*:*

   - *Active Minds: Understanding Depression*
   - *StartLabs: Venture Capital 101 and Pitching*
   - *Colombian Association of MIT: Colombian Arepa Marathon*
   - *MAES: MAES GBM with Microsoft*
   - *Roadkill Buffet: Roadkill Buffet presents "Bring Your Own Shoes"*
   - *SaveTFP: S'mores Night*
   - *LSC: Rocky Horror Picture Show*
   - *Latino Cultural Center: Cena a las Seis*
   - *LSC: Charade Screening*
   - *Experimental Theater Company: Now Then Again*
   - *SaveTFP: Spooky Skate!*

Have a great week,
Sophia Liu
Vice President of the Undergraduate Association
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*Wednesday, 10/21*

*Active Minds activeminds-exec at mit.edu <activeminds-exec at mit.edu>* 12:00:00
PM - 1:00:00 PM

Understanding Depression (Student Center (Twenty Chimneys))

         Professor John Gabrieli (of the Brain and Cognitive Sciences
department) will speak for 30 min. He will cover brain differences in
depression, how they are altered by treatment, and how imaging might
contribute to ID and treatment. Q&A to follow.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*StartLabs startlabs-management at mit.edu <startlabs-management at mit.edu>* 7:00:00
PM - 9:00:00 PM

Venture Capital 101 and Pitching (6-104)

         Come learn from Venture Capitalists about what they expect in a
startup pitch and investments. Food will be provided!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Friday, 10/23*

*Colombian Association of MIT colombians-officers at mit.edu
<colombians-officers at mit.edu> *12:01:00 PM - 3:00:00 PM

Colombian Arepa Marathon (Kresge BBQ Pits)

         The Colombian Association of MIT would like to invite you to eat
and learn about different kinds of arepas in our unique Arepa Marathon!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*MAES maes-exec at mit.edu <maes-exec at mit.edu>* 5:45:00 PM

MAES GBM with Microsoft (Latino Cultural Center (Basement of Student
Center))

         Join us for an intimate networking opportunity with Microsoft.
Bring your resume! Follow MIT MAES on Facebook for info on future
networking opportunities.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Roadkill Buffet edenmark at mit.edu <edenmark at mit.edu>* 8:00:00 PM - 9:00:00
PM

Roadkill Buffet presents "Bring Your Own Shoes" (34-101)

          FREE IMPROV COMEDY SHOW!! Come enjoy lots of laughs and silliness
for our first show of the year.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

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

S'mores Night (BC barbecue pits)

         Marshmallows. Chocolate. Graham crackers. Warm up by roasting
s'mores with us at the BC barbecue pits. Vegan options also provided.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*LSC* lsc at mit.edu 11:59:00 PM - 2:00:00 AM

Rocky Horror Picture Show (26-100)

         The Midnight (Early Morning!) Double Feature (Rocky Horror!)
Picture Show... with live Full Body Cast (the same group that performs at
AMC Boston!)
         And remember...
         it's just a hop to the left...
         and then a step to the right...

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.


*Saturday, 10/24*

*Latino Cultural Center lcc-exec at mit.edu <lcc-exec at mit.edu>* 6:00:00 PM -
9:00:00 PM

Cena a las Seis (Walker Memorial)

         The MIT LCC and its organizations want invite you to “Dinner at
Six” during Family Weekend for a semi-formal evening of Latin cuisine,
student performances and     presentations.Join us for this wonderful
cultural night!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*LSC lsc at mit.edu <lsc at mit.edu>* 8:00:00 PM - 10:00:00 PM

Charade Screening (26-100)

         See Charade, a classic romantic thriller starring Audrey Hepburn
and Cary Grant, on 35mm film at MIT's very own LSC Theatre.

Free?:Yes. Suggested $4 donation to support film at MIT

Food?:Yes.

*Thursday, 10/29*

*Experimental Theater Company etc-exec at mit.edu <etc-exec at mit.edu>* 7:30:00
PM - 10:00:00 PM

Now Then Again (Rehearsal Room A in Kresge Auditorium)

         The Experimental Theater Company, MIT's newest student-run theater
group, is presenting our first ever performance! Now Then Again is a
romantic comedy with a brain–a time-bending love story between two
physicists.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*Friday, 10/30*

*Experimental Theater Company etc-exec at mit.edu <etc-exec at mit.edu>* 7:30:00
PM - 10:00:00 PM

Now Then Again (Rehearsal Room A in Kresge Auditorium)

         The Experimental Theater Company, MIT's newest student-run theater
group, is presenting our first ever performance! Now Then Again is a
romantic comedy with a brain–a time-bending love story between two
physicists.

Free?:Yes.


Food?:No.

*SaveTFP savetfp at mit.edu <savetfp at mit.edu>* 8:00:00 PM - 12:00:00 AM

Spooky Skate! (Johnson Ice Rink, Zesiger Center)

         Free ice skating, pizza, pumpkin painting, sugar cookie
decorating, and other crafts! Come zip around Johnson Ice Rink in your
costume if you wish and enter our costume contest to win limited edition
Spooky Skate t-shirts!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Saturday, 10/31*

*Experimental Theater Company etc-exec at mit.edu <etc-exec at mit.edu>* 2:00:00
PM - 4:30:00 PM

Now Then Again (Rehearsal Room A in Kresge Auditorium)

         The Experimental Theater Company, MIT's newest student-run theater
group, is presenting our first ever performance! Now Then Again is a
romantic comedy with a brain–a time-bending love story between two
physicists.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*Experimental Theater Company etc-exec at mit.edu <etc-exec at mit.edu>* 7:30:00
PM - 10:00:00 PM

Now Then Again (Rehearsal Room A in Kresge Auditorium)

         The Experimental Theater Company, MIT's newest student-run theater
group, is presenting our first ever performance! Now Then Again is a
romantic comedy with a brain–a time-bending love story between two
physicists.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.
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