[The Byte] February 26, 2018: Rebecca's, TerraByte, MIT Change Makers

Mon Feb 26 09:04:47 EST 2018

 TerraByte, MIT Change Makers, Rebecca's
*The Byte*
*Vol. 3 Issue 18 February 26, 2017*

Hey undergrads,

Here are links to the most recent UA Council
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 and UA Cabinet + Operations
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 Meetings minutes. Enjoy the week!

-Kat

*Rebecca's*
Rebecca's Cafe is now open for late night dining on the second floor of
Walker Memorial! Hours are 6pm - 1am Sunday through Thursday.

*TerraByte*
Like, follow and share the UA TerraBytes’ Facebook Page:
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The TerraByte is a Facebook based news platform through which the UA Public
Affairs Committee summarizes important news stories of the week along with
updates on Cambridge City politics. The TerraByte promises to keep its
messages short, simple, relevant, and easy to understand! Our goal is to
have a politically well informed undergraduate population who can go into
the world and feel confident enough to engage in political conversations
and inspire change in their community!

*MIT Change Makers Awards*

Violence Prevention & Response (VPR) and the Title IX and Bias Response
Office (T9BR) are accepting nominations for the second annual MIT Change
Maker Awards. These awards honor individuals and student clubs/groups
actively seeking to make the MIT community a better place. MIT Change
Makers are individuals or groups who challenge harmful attitudes, language,
or behaviors, and make positive strides toward shifting the culture that
perpetuates sexual violence. More information can be found on the attached
poster. See here for information on last year’s award recipients.

Please take a moment to nominate an individual or club/group from the MIT
community who exemplifies the qualities of a Change Maker. The nomination
categories are:

   - Undergraduate student
   - Graduate student
   - Employee (faculty or staff)
   - Student Club or Group

Nomination link: tinyurl.com/MITChangeMaker. Nominations will be open until
March 9th.

EVENTS

*"How to Adult" Etiquette Dinner with Robert Dimmick *
*When*: 7:00 - 8:30pm February 27, 2018
*Where:* Flowers Dining Room in Maseeh Hall
*Contact:*  erthomps at mit.edu
*Link:*
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The Student Activities Office, in partnership with UAAP, ISO, MITAA & GECD
presents "The How to Adult Series" Spring 2018. The Etiquette Dinner is the
first event in the series! Robert Dimmick will show you how to make a great
first impression when you are at a professional dinner. Space is limited so
RSVP now! You will receive confirmation of your spot at the dinner via
e-mail.

*Designing for a Neurodiverse World*
*When: *6-8pm March 1, 2018
*  Where: *3-270
*  Contact*:  couch at mit.edu
*Link*:
https://commforum.mit.edu/neurodiversity-at-mit-and-design-for-everyone-march-1-2018-f7886ba92b61
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The world is a neurologically diverse place, but the resources, workspaces
and technologies we use often don’t reflect that. Sometimes simple changes
can significantly expand accessibility to people who have neurological
differences like autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or epilepsy, but designers and
policymakers frequently aren’t aware of issues affecting this neurodiverse
community. Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research
Group at the MIT Media Lab, joins neuroscientist Ned Sahin, Empowered Brain
Institute CEO Rafiq Abdus-Sabur and disability advocate Finn Gardiner to
explore what it means to be non-neurotypical, barriers to inclusion, and
how creators can make their work more accessible.

*Is There Method in Our Goodness?*
*When: *7:15 - 9pm March 1, 2018
*  Where: *E51-315
* Contact*:  ssomit at mit.edu
*Link*:  http://calendar.mit.edu/event/ssomit_course0_subject3
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What does science have to say about morality? Can ethics be derived using
logic? And can our democracy, equality, and tolerance ideals be
substantiated? The Secular Society of MIT brings Daniel Shkolnik -- secular
humanist service/activism leader, writer, and speaker -- to campus to talk
about and discuss what kind of morality science might imply we should (or
should not) live by, as Subject 3 in our Course 0 series. FREE entry and
refreshments.

*Brazilian Carnaval*
*When: *9am - 1pm March 3, 2018
*  Where: *Walker Memorial
* Contact*:  brazil-officers at mit.edu
*Link*:  https://www.facebook.com/events/196913700894577/
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Get ready for a CARNAVAL with free entry, free Brazilian food, cash bar
(21+) and Brazilian dance music played by our one and only DÏVO! Wear your
best costume and DANCE ALL NIGHT

*ASO Spring Dinner*
*When: *7:30 - 10:30pm March 9, 2018
*  Where: *Lobdell
* Contact*:  arab-comm at mit.edu
*Link*:  https://www.facebook.com/events/920686244773657/
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Join the Arab Students' Organization for a night of cultural celebration.
There will be delicious Arab cuisine and beautiful cultural musical
performances. Don't miss out, admission is free and open to all!

*MIT Bitcoin Hackathon*
*When: *March 16-17 2018
*  Where: *Stata Center
* Contact*:  mitbtc-expo at mit.edu
*Link*:  https://www.facebook.com/events/183265925612378/
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The first annual MIT Bitcoin Hackathon will be taking place at the Ray and
Maria Stata Center on MIT's campus from March 16-17. Join 250 developers,
students, and industry experts worldwide in building the next generation of
decentralized applications. Sponsors will be presenting additional awards
to track-specific projects. The Grand Prize will be $15K and opportunities
for mentorship from select sponsors. Runners-up will receive $10K and $5K
prizes, respectively. Admission is free, and no experience is required.
Food and travel reimbursements will be provided for all eligible hackers
(18+). Register here:http://forms.mit.edu/f/0g7eug
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*Submit your art and writing to Rune!*

*When: *April 2, 2018
*  Contact*:  rune-board at mit.edu
*Link*:   http://runemag.mit.edu/submit.php

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RUNE (MIT's literary magazine) Spring Deadline is approaching! We invite
all types of original writing: fiction and nonfiction, play scripts, flash
fiction, short stories, poetry, memoir, essays, etc. We are also looking
for quality art files of all types of art: digital, watercolour, mixed
media, sculpture, pen and ink, charcoal, oil, photography, comics,
sculpture, painting etc. Please, use the following link to submit your
work: http://runemag.mit.edu/submit.php and feel free to contact us (we are
also recruiting for board) at rune-board at mit.edu.

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