[UA] The Byte - October 17, 2016

[Alexa K Martin]

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Hello Undergraduates,

I hope everyone's weekends went well and that your week is off to a great start. It's going to be a long five days, but make sure to get all your psets and studying done so you can enjoy watching races at Head of the Charles, and cheering on friends during the weekend ahead.

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MJ Porzenheim
Course 7
Chair of the UA Committee on Education (along with Lisa Ho)
Current Projects: getting all the usual functions of the CoE started (violations reporting, student-faculty dinners) while working on new stuff, such as the Academic Advisory Council
Fun fact: Aristotle was often compared by medieval scholars to a cuttlefish, because he can hide in a cloud of ink to escape being caught.
Favorite Quote:  "Always be comic in a tragedy. What the deuce else can you do?" -G.K. Chesterton

If you'd like to see your events in this email next week, add them here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFqF6NA7bQVwLKexS18e3mbov-Zqi_Wk9u0iZhx9xFgrZUhQ/viewform>. Here's a list of events going on around campus in the upcoming week with details below:

  *   21M.846  Next Wave: The Future of Asian American Theater
  *   Zoe Bornhorst's Birthday
  *   MIT EMS  Meet the EMTs
  *   MIT Happy Club Murder Mystery Puzzle
  *   SaveTFP Build a Care Package

Love,
Alexa Martin
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
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Monday, 10/17
21M.846 stagies2016fall at mit.edu<mailto:stagies2016fall at mit.edu> 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Next Wave: The Future of Asian American Theater at 10-250

Asian American Theater (21M.846) is holding an Asian American Theater, TV, and Film Symposium (with reception and food following) on Monday, October 17 in 10-250 at 7pm, featuring cutting edge Asian American theater artists who will discuss the present and future of theater, film, and television. We will also be performing staged readings of scenes from some of the artists' plays.

Free? Yes

Food? Yes



Zoe Bornhorst zoeb at mit.edu 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM

Birthday on Campus at MIT

Today is Zoe's 20th birthday so if you see her around campus make sure to wish her a happy birthday!

Free? Yes

Food? No



Thursday, 10/20
MIT EMS community at ems.mit.edu<mailto:community at ems.mit.edu> 8:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Meet the EMTs at Mezzanine Lounge (Student Center 3rd Floor)

Interested in Joining MIT EMS? Just want to learn more about the ambulance? Listen to our stories? Hang out with good company and eat food? Come to Meet the EMTs to snack with us while we tell you about what it's like to run the campus' EMS service.

Free? Yes

Food? Yes



Friday, 10/21
MIT Happy Club happy-plotters at mit.edu<mailto:happy-plotters at mit.edu> 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Murder Mystery Puzzle at W20 ROOM 491

Come solve a murder mystery with Happy Club! Beverages and treats will be served!

Free? Yes

Food? Yes



SaveTFP savetfp at mit.edu<mailto:savetfp at mit.edu> 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Build a Care Package at Coffeehouse Lounge (3rd floor of Student Center)

Fill a care package with candy and crafts, then send it to a friend!

Free? Yes

Food? Yes

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