[UA] The Byte - April 3rd, 2016

Mon Apr 4 12:15:24 EDT 2016

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Hello Undergraduates,

I hope you're all excited for CPW this weekend!! (Perhaps the snow will
melt by then??) Enjoy what may (hopefully...) be your last chance to build
a snowman!

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*Interesting piece of history of the week *from our UA History Chair, Alexander
Sludds (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):

*"This week we will be looking into one of the most prominent architects
around campus and indeed the world: Eero Saarinen. Saarinen is most famous
for the design of the St. Louis Arch. On campus Saarinen designed the MIT
Chapel and Kresge Auditorium. For the MIT Chapel Saarinen had a vision: To
create an island of tranquility for students. That is why the moat exists
around the chapel. He also purposefully put in the design that the bricks
should jut out so as to create a textured effect. There are no exterior
windows on the chapel, only windows above the moat. The reason for this is
so that when sunlight shines on the moat it will get reflected up into the
chapel itself and create natural light patterns along the walls.Kresge
Auditorium was designed so that there would be no structs or columns
obscuring view. To accomplish this Saarinen designed the building such that
almost all of the load is supported by the three points where the roof
intersects the ground."*

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campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details attached!

   - *MindHandHeart Initiative (MIT Medical): MIT Connect lunches*
   - *MindHandHeart Initiative Help-Seeking Working Group: Mental Health
   Think Tank in Lobby 10*
   - *the MIT Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Support &
   Wellness and the MIT Graduate Student Council: Samaritans: You Are Not
   Alone*
   - *Office of the Chancellor: A Conversation with George Elbaum,
   Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus*
   - *MIT Microbiome Club: MIT-Harvard Symposium: Health & Ventures in the
   Microbiome*
   - *MIT Water Club: MIT Water Innovation Prize Final Pitch*
   - *Chancellor's Office: Community Conversation: Withdrawal and
   Readmission Policies*
   - *Incube: Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, on How to Start a Hard
   Tech Startup*
   - *Buddhist Students Club: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest
   to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart*

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

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*Monday, April 4th *

*MindHandHeart Initiative (MIT Medical) goodman at med.mit.edu
<goodman at med.mit.edu>* 12:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM

MIT Connect lunches (Have lunch wherever you like)

This grad-student-started program JUST expanded to all MIT students. Visit
www.ghamut.org to sign up, and receive an email matching you to another
student to have lunch. Each week one lucky pair of students receives lunch
free!

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Tuesday, April 5th *

*MindHandHeart Initiative Help-Seeking Working Group goodman at med.mit.edu
<goodman at med.mit.edu>* 10:00:00 AM - 6:00:00 PM

Mental Health Think Tank in Lobby 10 (Lobby 10)

Join members of MindHandHeart's Help-Seeking Working Group and clinicians
from Mental Health & Counseling service for an informal, interactive
brainstorm. Add your questions and ideas to the conversation.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.

*The Interfaith Fellowship allfaiths at exchange.mit.edu
<allfaiths at exchange.mit.edu>* 6:00:00 PM - 8:00:00 PM

Food, Fun, & (inter)Faith (W-11 Main Dining Hall)

A monthly gathering whose purpose is to build bonds of friendship amongst
individuals at MIT with diverse faith-backgrounds. The gatherings include
food, games, and meaningful conversation.

To sign up, just fill this form: http://tinyurl.com/f3April.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*the MIT Undergraduate Association Committee on Student Support & Wellness
and the MIT Graduate Student Council mrorton at mit.edu <mrorton at mit.edu>*
7:15:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM

Samaritans: You Are Not Alone (10-250)

Come to a panel about suicide and suicide survivors (those affected by
suicide of a loved one).

Samaritans works to prevent suicide and support those affected. Their film
about survivors precedes a panel Q&A with the director, clinicians and
others.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Thursday, April 7th *

*Office of the Chancellor haberlin at mit.edu <haberlin at mit.edu> 4*:00:00 PM -
5:30:00 PM

A Conversation with George Elbaum, Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus (A
Conversation with George Elbaum, Holocaust Survivor and MIT Alumnus)

MIT Hillel and the Chancellor’s Office will welcome Holocaust survivor and
MIT alumnus George Elbaum to campus to discuss his childhood experiences in
the Holocaust and how this influenced his later work in Aerospace
Engineering and business.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Friday, April 8th *

*MIT Microbiome Club microbiome-board at mit.edu <microbiome-board at mit.edu>*
12:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM

MIT-Harvard Symposium: Health & Ventures in the Microbiome (Bartos Theater
(Building E15, MIT))

Highlights innovative work and novel ventures in the microbiome, and
recruiters for internships & full time jobs will be present. All undergrads
welcome! More info and free registration here:
https://microbiome2016.wordpress.com/

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*MIT Water Club linjenny at mit.edu <linjenny at mit.edu>* 5:30:00 PM - 9:00:00 PM

MIT Water Innovation Prize Final Pitch (32-123)

The MIT Water Innovation Prize is a solutions-to-market competition for
water startups. Entrepreneurs will present business plans, involving a
technology or service aimed at solving a water-related problem, to win up
to $30,000 in innovation grants.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Wednesday, April 13th *

*Chancellor's Office haberlin at mit.edu <haberlin at mit.edu>* 5:00:00 PM -
6:30:00 PM

Community Conversation: Withdrawal and Readmission Policies (Community
conversation on withdrawal and readmission policies)

Share your feedback on recommendations to enhance withdrawal and
readmission policies. Prof. Stewart, Dean Freeman & Chancellor Barnhart
want to hear from you! April 13 from 5-6:30 p.m. in 3-270

Free?:Yes.

Food?:Yes.

*Incube incube at mit.edu <incube at mit.edu>* 6:00:00 PM - 7:00:00 PM

Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, on How to Start a Hard Tech Startup
(10-250)

Hear stories and get advice on developing the idea, forming a team, raising
money from investors and more. You may apply to be selected for a dinner
with Sam after the talk: http://goo.gl/forms/Oif7XKOI7z

Join our Facebook event.

Free?:Yes.

Food?:No.
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