[UA] The Byte - April 11th, 2016
Sophia Liu
sophliu at mit.edu
Mon Apr 11 12:15:58 EDT 2016
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Hello Undergraduates,
Hope you had fun this weekend with all the pre-frosh and are looking
forward to a long weekend to relax!
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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
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you'd like to receive more):
When William Bosworth designed the Main Group he had a strong focus
on greco-roman architecture. As part of this vision he incorporated a large
quantity of columns within the design. An interesting fact about the
columns outside of lobby 10 is that the middle columns are further from the
building than the edge columns by several inches. The columns are also
slightly thicker at the base. Columns in the center have a wider gap
between them. All of these "imperfections" in the symmetry of the column
actually result from imperfections in our own vision so that architecture
looks symmetrical to us. If anyone is interested the original copy of the
building plans for build 10 are in on display in the MIT museum right now,
but they are under their original name of building 17.
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campus, here's a list of the events going on, with more details attached!
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*MIT2016: Symposium: Beyond 2016ÑMIT's Frontiers of the Future *
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*Chancellor's Office: Community Conversation: Withdrawal and Readmission
Policies *
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*Incube: Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator, on How to Start a Hard Tech
Startup *
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*Friends of Israel: Bassem Eid -- Life Under the Palestinian Authority: A
Palestinian Speaks Out *
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*SaveTFP: Trivia and Fondue Night *
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*MIT Student Cable: Film Hackathon *
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*Black Students Union: Ebony Affair: An Era of Transcendence *
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*Cross Products: Break it Down Boston 2016 *
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*MIT Ballroom Dance Team: MIT Open 2016 *
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*AXO: Derby Days *
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*Buddhist Students Club: Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to
Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart *
- *Tech Catholic Community: Sport and Spirituality*
Best,
Sophia Liu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Class of 2017
Vice President of the Undergraduate Association
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*Tuesday, April 12th*
*MIT2016 century at mit.edu <century at mit.edu>* 12:00:00 PM - 3:30:00 PM
Symposium: Beyond 2016—MIT's Frontiers of the Future (Kresge Auditorium)
MIT faculty present their research in a series of exciting
talks. Multimedia transitions between speakers take the audience on an
immersive campus tour. Free--lunch included! Register online (
mit2016.mit.edu/symposia/frontiers) or on-site (Kresge)
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 (3-270)
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.
*Friends of Israel foi-board at mit.edu <foi-board at mit.edu>* 7:30:00 PM -
9:00:00 PM
Bassem Eid -- Life Under the Palestinian Authority: A Palestinian Speaks
Out (4-163)
Bassem Eid will speak about his work as a Palestinian human
rights activist. During his career, Eid has spoken up about injustices
committed both by Israel and by the Palestinian Authority against the
Palestinian people. Dinner will be provided!
Free?:Yes.
Food?:Yes.
*Friday, April 15th*
*SaveTFP savetfp at mit.edu <savetfp at mit.edu>* 9:00:00 PM - 11:00:00 PM
Trivia and Fondue Night (Student Center: 3rd floor Coffeehouse)
Join SaveTFP for a night of competition and chocolate fondue!
Free?:Yes.
Food?:Yes.
*Saturday, April 16th*
*MIT Student Cable studentcable-exec at mit.edu <studentcable-exec at mit.edu>*
12:00:00 AM - 11:59:00 PM
Film Hackathon (N/A)
Make a short film in one weekend! We provide the equipment and
experience, you provide the action! Visit web.MIT.edu/sctv/www to sign up.
Free?:Yes.
Food?:No.
*Black Students Union bsu-exec at mit.edu <bsu-exec at mit.edu> *6:00:00 PM -
9:00:00 PM
Ebony Affair: An Era of Transcendence (Morss Hall)
BSU invites you to the 41st Annual Ebony Affair Formal Gala. EA
Weekend serves as celebration for the black community of MIT and an
opportunity to reach out to pre-frosh who are considered to be
underrepresented minorities.
Free?:Yes.
Food?:Yes.
*Cross Products xprod-request at mit.edu <xprod-request at mit.edu>* 7:00:00 PM -
10:00:00 PM
Break it Down Boston 2016 (10-250)
Break it Down Boston (BiDB) is an annual gathering of Christian
a cappella groups from schools across the northeast. The MIT Cross Products
will be hosting BiDB this year. We will be having a free concert in the
evening at 7 PM in 10-250.
Free?:Yes.
Food?:No.
*MIT Ballroom Dance Team mitbdt-exec-private at mit.ed*u 7:00:00 PM - 11:00:00
PM
MIT Open 2016 (Rockwell Cage)
MIT Ballroom Dance Team presents the MIT Open Ballroom
Competition. Performance by World Latin Champions Riccardo Cocchi and Yulia
Zagoruychenko. Performance at 7:30PM buy your tickets at
https://goo.gl/s9c0rm.
Free?:No. 10
Food?:No.
*Sunday, April 17th*
*AXO axo-rtn at mit.edu <axo-rtn at mit.edu>* 2:00:00 PM - 5:00:00 PM
Derby Days (Jack Barry Turf)
Play bubble soccer and compete in a relay race at Sigma Chi and Alpha Chi
Omega's Derby Days! There will be food and other games as well!
Free?:No. $35 for Relay, $50 for soccer
Food?:Yes.
*Thursday, April 21st*
*Buddhist Students Club buddhist-officers at mit.edu
<buddhist-officers at mit.edu>* 7:00:00 PM - 8:30:00 PM
Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of
the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart (MIT Simmons Hall, W79-MPR)
A Talk by James Doty, M.D., a professor in the Department of
Neurosurgery at Stanford and the director of the Center for Compassion
and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), where he researches the
neuroscience of compassion and altruism.
Free?:Yes.
Food?:No.
*Monday, April 25th*
*Tech Catholic Community tcc-chair at mit.edu <tcc-chair at mit.edu>* 8:00:00 PM
- 9:30:00 PM
Sport and Spirituality (Mezzanine Lounge)
Timothy Ritchie, a professional distance runner with a degree
in theology, explores the relationship between sport and spirituality
Free?:Yes.
Food?:Yes.
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