[The Byte] February 12, 2018: On Demand Shuttle, Innovation Week

Mon Feb 12 09:32:33 EST 2018

Come join the first ever BetterMIT Innovation Week & Makeathon Feb 12-16
*The Byte*
*Vol. 3 Issue 16 February 12, 2017*

Hey undergrads,

I wanted to share a few opportunities about what is happening around the UA
and MIT:

*On Demand Shuttle*
The new on-demand shuttle system will run from 11:00 pm - 2:30 am on Sunday
through Wednesday, and 11:00 pm - 3:30 am on Thursday through Saturday,
replacing the current Saferide system during those hours. More information
can be found here
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.

*BetterMIT Innovation Week*
We're excited to kick off the BetterMIT Innovation Week today with talks
from Tactile and Mia Siochi of the NASA Langley Research Center! Events
continue throughout the week and culminate in the Makeathon this weekend.

*UA Council & Cabinet + Operations Meetings*
Add yourself to ua-council-listeners
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 for meeting reminders, agendas, and minutes. The full list of Council and
Cabinet meetings can be found on our website
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.

*UA-inform*
Finally, I'm starting up ua-informed again--- add yourself
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 for more in-depth discussions on things the UA is working on.

Have a great week :)

- Kat
The *makeathon* will have 3 main categories:

*Live* -
Want to revamp study spaces, facilities, or have other ideas to improve
living conditions for students? Come meet the Dean of Student Life and be
heard!

*Learn* -
Polish the MIT learning experience and help students find their passions
amidst MIT's overwhelming academic resources!

*Connect* -
Together we are strong. If you’re passionate about social justice, fighting
depression, or bringing us together as a community, this is the category
for you!

We know our needs better than anyone else. Now’s the time to act! Come
learn more about the community and how to realize your own initiatives with
administrators and faculty representatives from internal MIT organizations,
and experienced student innovators such as the creators of *firehose* and
LeanOnMe.

*Location*: E51 - Wong Auditorium
*Date*: Saturday, Feb 17th 12pm - Feb 18th 4pm
*Link*:  https://goo.gl/forms/qImrMe26rNKxeHPh1
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*D**on’t miss out, register your team today and help us to build a stronger
MIT!*
*Join WMBR, MIT's Radio Station! *
*When: *6-7pm February 12, 2018
* Where: *WMBR, Walker Memorial Basement 50-030
* Contact*:  membership at wmbr.org
*Link*: wmbr.org

Attend a new member orientation to become a member of WMBR and be able to
host your own radio show this spring! We welcome all kinds of radio
content, including music, politics, poetry, comedy and more. You can also
get involved without hosting a radio show, such as working on the technical
aspects of running a radio station or putting on collaborative live
performances.
EVENTS

*Advertisement for new class opened up to undergrads!*
*When: *7pm February 6, 2018
* Where: *E51-325
* Contact*: elab-ta at mit.edu
*Link*:
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http://elab.mit.edu/e-lab-student-information/
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Want to know how to create your own startup? This class has just recently
opened up to MIT undergrads— it was only for MBA students before! You can
receive class credit for working with a startup this semester through the
Entrepreneurship Lab class at Sloan (15.399). Student teams are matched
with amazing startups working in Blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI, machine
learning and more! There are lectures on Tuesday evenings, where you learn
all of the latest research on what makes a successful startup. Register
online at http://elab.mit.edu/e-lab-student-information/ and show up to the
first class (2/6)! Email elab-ta at mit.edu with questions.

*Spark*
*When: *March 17 - 18, 2018
* Where: *MIT campus!
* Contact*: spark at mit.edu
*Link*: esp.mit.edu/18spark
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Spark is a two-day educational program for middle school students,
organized by the MIT Educational Studies Program that takes place on March
17-18. Teach anything you want in a 1-3 hour class! Sign up to teach at
esp.mit.edu/18spark by 2/10. No experience in teaching required.

*James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture *
*When: *4pm February 15, 2018
* Where: *10-250
* Contact*: info-events at mit.edu
*Link*: MIT calendar
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Richard Schrock, F G Keyes Professor of Chemistry, delivers the James R.
Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture. Lecture title: Adventures in
Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis

*Student Org Leadership Workshops*
*When: *2/14, 2/15, 2/21 at 12:15 pm & 2/22 at noon
*Where: *W35-199
* Contact*: erthomps at mit.edu
*Link*: wmbr.org

MIT SAO and DAPER are excited to offer a series of leadership workshops
geared towards student organization members at MIT. These interactive lunch
workshops will take place this month. Topics were identified as part of
feedback from students on skills they need to successfully run an
organization. Evicting the Elephant in the Room: Preventing & Resolving
Team Conflicts Wednesday 2/14/18 at 12:15 pm Rolling Out the Red Carpet:
How To Best Welcome New Members Thursday 2/15/18 at 12:15 pm Don’t Recreate
the Wheel: Transitioning Leadership for Teams Wednesday 2/21/18 at 12:15 pm
Recruit + Retain = Results! Thursday 2/22/18 at noon All workshops are
taking place in W35-199

*Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong*
*When: *7:15pm February 15, 2018
* Where: *4-270
* Contact*: ssomit at mit.edu
*Link*: http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_darwin_2018
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Why does sex exist? What are males for? Is the gender binary real? And why
does a microbe have the swingingest sex life of all? To mark Darwin Day
2018, Abby Hafer (scientist/author/educator/speaker) will come to MIT to
present on the evolution of sex, and to debunk myths about sex and gender.
Free entry, free birthday cake, and a theme art poster given away to one
lucky attendee.

*The Islamic Jesus: A bridge between Islam, Christianity—and Even Judaism.*
*When: *7:15pm February 15, 2018
* Where: *W11-Main Dining Room
* Contact*: adam1 at mit.edu
*Link*: tiny.cc/mit-akyol
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Religious tensions between Islam, Christianity and Judaism are some of the
most complex, consequential and ominous challenges in today’s global
community. Mustafa Akyol, a prominent Turkish journalist and Muslim
intellectual, offers an unexpected possibility for building bridges between
the three Abrahamic faiths: the Islamic Jesus—that is Jesus as he shows up
in the Qur’an. Come hear about and discuss the “provocative,” “timely and
important” insights from Akyol’s new book The Islamic Jesus: How the King
of the Jews Became a Prophet of the Muslims.

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-- 
Kathryn Jiang
Department of Mathematics
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
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