[UA] The Byte - February 22nd, 2016 + Undergraduate Forum this Wednesday

[Sophia Liu]

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Hello Undergraduates,

Good luck to those of you who have exams this week, and remember to take
care of yourselves and take breaks!

The UA Committee on Community and the UA Marketing Committee have been hard
at work to launch a new series, and have created this promotional video.
<https://vimeo.com/156214335#t=0s> The idea behind the Person of The Week
is to bring students closer together and highlight undergraduates across
campus! Definitely check it out and keep your eyes peeled for an invitation
to nominate someone you know!

<https://vimeo.com/156214335#t=0s>
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Furthermore, this Wednesday we will be holding the first Undergraduate
Forum of the semester. It will be a collaborative setting where students
can come together and discuss solutions to the big problems facing MIT
campus. Please continue to submit your ideas for topics here.
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12A4xwgygr9DnJx9AscwZlYtImTm9GEJs-Ge6Nyk5cSk/edit?usp=forms_home&ths=true>

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*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):

*"Charles Vest, who died two years ago and had the ground floor of Stata
named after him, was the MIT President from 1990 to 2004, the
longest-serving since Compton in the 30's and 40's. Upon his
departure, this website <http://web.mit.edu/timeline/index.html> was
created, with a timeline of his presidency and a collection of six essays
he wrote about the things he was proud of accomplishing. (The ones I found
most interesting were the one on Stata and Simmons
<http://web.mit.edu/timeline/essay5.html>, one onOpenCourseWare
<http://web.mit.edu/timeline/essay4.html>, and a somewhat nebulous one
on student life <http://web.mit.edu/timeline/essay2.html>.) In addition,
you can view all the speeches and reports he issued as President here
<http://web.mit.edu/president/communications/>."*


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If you're planning an event, you should submit it here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zVbtXskaeNY51cfNeJp0cCdbjlrkSq07OWTTqv-2X3s/viewform>
for
it to be featured in The Byte! 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. Around
campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details attached!

   -
*Active Minds @ MIT: Art with Impact *
   -
*Friends of Israel: Friends of Israel Kickoff Event! *
   -
*The Baker Foundation: Get Free Money to Improve MIT, or How to Apply to
   the Baker Foundation" *
   -
*Colombian Association of MIT: Colombian Movie Night: The Embrace of the
   Serpent *
   -
*SaveTFP: Crepe Night *
   -
*APO Service Fraternity: APO Charity Talent Show *
   -
*LSC: LSC: Spotlight *
   -
*UA Sustain: Dorm Electricity Competition Kickoff *
   -
*Future of Libraries: Student Forum on the Future of Libraries *
   -
*Asian Career Fair Club: MIT Asian Career Fair *
   - *Kaplan Test Prep: Free MCAT Practice Test*

Best,
Sophia Liu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Class of 2017
Vice President of the Undergraduate Association
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