[UA] The Byte - November 16th, 2015

[Sophia Liu]

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Hello Undergraduates,

Drop date is this Wednesday!

The UA Marketing Committee has been hard at work in designing a new logo
for the UA, as well as producing *a video to accompany The Byte.*
<https://vimeo.com/145871418>Give it a look! Alberto Hernandez, the
Marketing chair, wants to add this quote from an email by the co-chair of
the Black Students' Union Political Action Committee (PAC) Co-Chair,
Rasheed Auguste, "*Monday and Tuesday (November 16 and November 17) this
week, members of the PAC will be in the BSU Lounge in Walker Memorial
(50-105) from 7-9PM for two sets of 'office hours', where students can come
together and share their experiences and make suggestions about what
specific issues should be addressed in said recommendation list. You can
also email us your thoughts at bsu-pac at mit.edu."*
*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):

*"Change at MIT (when done properly) happens slowly, carefully, and with
broad consensus. In December 2003, shortly before being replaced by
President Hockfield, President Vest publicly charged a Task Force on the
Undergraduate Educational Commons
<http://web.mit.edu/committees/edcommons/index.html> with defining the
goals of an undergraduate education at MIT, and coming up with suggestions
for improving the "common core" - the GIRs. The committee deliberated for
three years, having forum
<http://tech.mit.edu/V124/N8/038GIRhearing.8n.html> and panel
<http://tech.mit.edu/V125/N11/11_gir_panel.11n.html> and meeting
<http://tech.mit.edu/V125/N57/57housing.html> after meeting
<http://tech.mit.edu/V126/N48/48townhall.html> and considering all kinds of
ideas, before finally issuing a nearly-200-page report in fall 2006, the
main push of which was to make the GIRs more flexible, interdisciplinary,
and related to society at large.*

*The report was hotly debated by the faculty - here's a spring 2007 issue
of the faculty newsletter devoted only to this topic
<http://web.mit.edu/fnl/volume/194/> - and it took until February 2009 for
a concrete proposal to finally be voted on at a faculty meeting. It "passed
<http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N2/girchanges.html>" 81-69 largely along school
lines; but because aspects of the plan needed a three-fifths majority,
the plan was scrapped <http://tech.mit.edu/V129/N6/girs.html> and the GIRs
remain the way they are today.*

*You can become more plugged-in to faculty affairs by adding yourself to
the newsletter announcements list
<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/fnl-announce> and the faculty
meetings announcement list
<http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/facmtgs>!"*


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 with all the events on The Byte, 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*:*

   - *Musical Theatre Guild: Into the Woods*
   - * Friends of Israel: Being Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian: The
   Progressive Solution*
   - *Buddhist Students Club: Community Dinner with the Buddhist Students
   Club*
   - *SAO: CCLP Information Session*
   - *SAO: LeaderShape Information Session*
   - *MIT Happy Club: Thanksgiving Feast*
   - *Musical Theatre Guild: Into the Woods*
   - *MAES: Facebook Information Session*
   - * Musical Theatre Guild: Into the Woods*
   - * LSC: Minions Screening*
   - *SaveTFP: Coffeeshoppe*
   - *MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team: Shop work*
   - *MIT Resonance: MIT Resonance presents: Reso and Chill*
   - *Musical Theatre Guild: Into the Woods*
   - *LSC: Minions Screening*
   - *BioEnergy Community of the MIT Energy Club: BioEnergy Seminar:
   Biofuels in East Africa*
   - *Cross Products: The Princess Bride: Cross Products Fall Concert*

Have a good week!
Sophia Liu
Vice President of the Undergraduate Association
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*Monday, 11/16*

*Friends of Israel *foi-board at mit.edu 7:15:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM

Being Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestinian: The Progressive Solution (2-105)

Kenneth Bob, president of Ameinu ('Our People') will talk about his
organization's approach to Zionism and their commitment to a progressive
Israel and liberal values.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Tuesday, 11/17*

*Buddhist Students Club *buddhist-officers at mit.edu 6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM

Community Dinner with the Buddhist Students Club (W11-190)

Join Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, the Buddhist Chaplain at MIT, and the
Buddhist Students Club for a vegetarian dinner as we discuss Buddhist
philosophy, meditation, and mindfulness. All are welcome!

Free?:Yes. No cost

Food?:Yes.

*Wednesday, 11/18*

*SAO *laflynn at mit.edu 12:00:00 PM - 12:30:00 PM

CCLP Information Session (W11-190)

Sophomores! If you are looking to build upon your leadership and
professional skills and connect with alumni, CCLP is the program for you.
Come find out more at the information session.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*SAO *laflynn at mit.edu 7:30:00 PM - 8:15:00 PM

LeaderShape Information Session (1-246)

Come find out more about LeaderShape at an information session. All
interested applicants should attend. LeaderShape takes place over IAP
January 15th - 20th and open to all undergraduates.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*Thursday, 11/19*

*MIT Happy Club *happy-plotters at mit.edu 7:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

Thanksgiving Feast (W20 Lobdell)

Come hang out and enjoy Thanksgiving Feast catered from Cafe Luna! Happy
Thanksgiving!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Musical Theatre Guild *mtg-exec at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 10:45:00 PM

Into the Woods (La Sala De Puerto Rico)

A story about the wishes of a Baker and his wife, Cinderella, and Jack. In
order to grant these wishes, all set out on a journey into the woods.
Though wishes are granted, all must learn the responsibility that comes
with getting what you want.

Free?:No. 6$ for students

Food?:No.

*Friday, 11/20*

*MAES *maes-exec at mit.edu 5:45:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM

Facebook Information Session (Latino Cultural Center (Basement of Student
Center))

What's going on at Facebook? How can I work at Facebook? I'm a Freshman,
can I work at Facebook? Come ask all your questions at this intimate
Networking Opportunity with Facebook!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Musical Theatre Guild *mtg-exec at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 10:45:00 PM

Into the Woods (La Sala De Puerto Rico)

A story about the wishes of a Baker and his wife, Cinderella, and Jack. In
order to grant these wishes, all set out on a journey into the woods.
Though wishes are granted, all must learn the responsibility that comes
with getting what you want.

Free?:No. 6$ for students

Food?:No.

*LSC *lsc at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 11:00:00 PM

Minions Screening (26-100)

            BANANA!

Come see Minions, FREE with FREE POPCORN thanks to de Florez fund for humor.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

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

Coffeeshoppe (Coffeehouse)

Coffee, hot chocolate, chai. Come enjoy some warm beverages and cool 'tunes
in our pop-up coffeeshoppe. We'll have snacks and games (and free wifi!)

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Saturday, 11/21*

*MIT Solar Electric Vehicle Team *gosolar at mit.edu 11:00:00 AM - 5:00:00 PM

Shop work (N51-144)

The team will be working in our shop this weekend. We will be working on
training new members, and designing our next car for the 2017 World Solar
Challenge. New members are always welcome from any major, year, and level
of experience.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*MIT Resonance *resonance-exec at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 9:30:00 PM

MIT Resonance presents: Reso and Chill (10-250)

MIT's most suggestive a cappella group invites you to its Fall Concert!
Can't agree on what to watch during your night in? Reso and chill was
recently added, it's trending now and it's one of the top picks for you and
your boo.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*Musical Theatre Guild *mtg-exec at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 10:45:00 PM

Into the Woods (La Sala De Puerto Rico)

A story about the wishes of a Baker and his wife, Cinderella, and Jack. In
order to grant these wishes, all set out on a journey into the woods.
Though wishes are granted, all must learn the responsibility that comes
with getting what you want.

Free?:No. 6$ for students

Food?:No.

*LSC *lsc at mit.edu 8:00:00 PM - 11:00:00 PM

Minions Screening (26-100)

BANANA!

Come see Minions, FREE with FREE POPCORN thanks to de Florez fund for humor.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Monday, 11/23*

*BioEnergy Community of the MIT Energy Club *mbuss at mit.edu 1:00:00 PM -
2:00:00 PM

BioEnergy Seminar: Biofuels in East Africa (26-168)

What defines a hype? Can it happen in foreign aid? In this talk, Dr. Lars
Kåre Grimsby will discuss the biofuels boom that occurred in many
developing countries a few years ago.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.
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