[UA] The Byte - October 31, 2016

[Alexa K Martin]

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Hello Undergraduates,


Happy Halloween! I hope everyone had a fun Halloweekend and will continue enjoying the festivities today. Attached are some photos of costumes you may have seen around campus (including one of me)!


Weekly Joke
What treat do eye doctors give out on Halloween? Candy corneas.
Submit your own joke here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfh0jr5zEYLbbRpHtVH30dT9qB_DIbA3AAZx1WtlgzKcN_-sw/viewform>!


UA Highlighted Member
Bruke Kifle
Course 6-2
Chair for the Committee on Community (with James Stevens)
Current projects: The Committee on Community is working on a wide range of projects and initiatives to strengthen relations & community on campus:

  *   Working to strengthen cross-cultural interactions, celebrate cultural diversity at MIT & ensure that student groups on campus are well supported by the UA.
  *   Working to support greater interactions between different dorms & living groups.
  *   Thinking of ways and means to facilitate communication between undergraduates and the UA

Favorite Quote: “Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” - Malcolm X


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:

  *   Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education DUE Recharge Day 2016
  *   J-PAL The Science and (Pseudoscience) of Winning Elections
  *   Dramashop The Resistible Rise of Arturo
  *   Senior Haus Centennial Extravaganza

Love,
Alexa Martin
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
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Wednesday, 11/2
Office of the Dean for Undergraduate Education edurant at mit.edu 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
DUE Recharge Day 2016 at Various locations; for details, visit: due.mit.edu/news/2016/due-recharge-day-2016
Are you DUE for a Recharge? Stop by the offices of the Dean for Undergraduate Education (DUE) to relax, de-stress, and enjoy fun activities, games, and (of course!) snacks. Great prizes, too!
Free? Yes
Food? Yes


J-PAL jheyman4 at mit.edu 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The Science and (Pseudoscience) of Winning Elections at 54-100
For the third lecture in J-PAL's series, D2P2: Data. Decisions. Public Policy. Donald Green will deliver a talk titled, "The Science (and Pseudoscience) of Winning Elections," followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The lecture will discuss how randomized control trials have transformed the way political campaigns operate. The event will be held on MIT's campus, in 54-100. After the lecture, please join us for refreshments and conversation with J-PAL staff. Register to attend here
Free? Yes
Food? Yes


Thursday 11/3
Dramashop ds_officers at mit.edu 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at Kresge Little Theater
MIT Theater Arts and Dramashop present Bertolt Brecht's comic masterpiece on the (ir)resistibleness of political thuggery wrapped in the gangster film we thought we knew. "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" Directed by Professor Jay Scheib. Tickets: https://arturouimta.eventbrite.com. The show runs from November 3 - 8, 8pm - 10pm every night at Kresge Little Theater.
Free? No ($5)
Food? No


Saturday, 11/5
Senior Haus smelvin at mit.edu 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Senior Haus Centennial Extravaganza at Senior Haus Courtyard
Senior Haus is turning 100! We'll have live music, food, and fire spinning in our courtyard.
Free? Yes
Food? Yes
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