[UA - The Byte] Nov. 5, 2018 - Tomorrow is Election Day!

[Mahi E.]

Vol. 4 Issue 8 - Nov. 5 2018The Byte
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Hi Undergrads,

Tomorrow's Election Day, so go vote! Check out MITvote
<http://vote2018.mit.edu/> for any questions you might have.

Be on the lookout for an email about Shuttle System updates! In the
meantime, please continuously provide feedback anonymously here
<https://goo.gl/forms/wVE181JjQOyeozM83>, to 617-253-2997, or to
mitparking at mit.edu, as noted on the MIT Mobile app.

As always, you can share feedback about MIT's new at-cost grocery store.
Please email ua-feedback at mit.edu in general for any feedback!

Reminder that you can donate meal swipes here
<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php>, and those who need
swipes can contact a dean in S^3 for assistance.

~ Mahi
UA Secretary
 Undergraduate Association Events

   - Join the ASA Board!
   - TerraByte
   - UA Council Meeting
   - UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting

 Academics & Professional

   - Designing the First-Year Experience: Fun-Sized
   - Connections Beyond Conflict: Interfaith Solidarity and Peacemaking in
   the Holy Land
   - Navigating MIT Series for International Students

 Social

   - SaveTFP Presents: Crepe Night
   - MIT Singapore Students Society Kopitiam 2018

 Join these Efforts!

   - Open position in SAO
   - Apply to the MindHandHeart Innovation Fund
   - Call for applications: CAMIT grants

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION EVENTS
*Join the ASA Board!*
The ASA is the governing board that handles the administrative aspects of
MIT’s over 400 student groups. They are recruiting undergraduate
representatives for the Committee on Funding and the Committee on Space
Allocations. To apply, submit this
<https://goo.gl/forms/LJLlE5MJOoEWV8hG2> form.
Please contact asa-exec at mit.edu for more information.

*TerraByte*
The UA Public Affairs Committee publishes a weekly news briefing with the
top 5 news articles from around the world. Always stay connected to the
world around you by liking and following their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MITTerraByte/
P.S - Don’t forget to vote in the upcoming midterm elections!

*UA Council Meeting*
The last council meeting minutes can be found here
<http://ua.mit.edu/minutes/>. The next meeting will be this Wednesday, Nov.
7th from 7:30 - 9:00pm in the Senate Chambers (W20-400). Council meetings
are open to all undergraduates! Add yourself to ua-council-listeners at mit.edu to
receive the agenda, meeting reminders, and minutes.

*UA Cabinet & Operations Meeting*
The next Cabinet meeting will be this Thursday at 7pm in the Senate
Chambers (W20-400). Cabinet meetings are open to all undergraduates.
ACADEMICS & PROFESSIONAL
*Designing the First-Year Experience: Fun-Sized*
*When: *Over IAP, 1/22-2/1 from 2-5 pm every day
*Contact:* katew at mit.edu

DFY: Fun-Sized (2.s974/2.s790) is a 3-unit subject building on the original
Designing the First-Year Experience at MIT class offered in Spring 2018.

We welcome students who were involved with the prior class as well as
first-year students and others who were not able to participate last year.

The class will focus on exploring ideas for radical changes to the
first-year experience that could be piloted with a small group of students,
for example in a First-Year Learning Community (FLC), as well as less
dramatic changes that could be tested with the entire Class of 2023.



*Connection Beyond Conflict: Interfaith Solidarity and Peacemaking in the
Holy Land*
*When:* Thurs. 11/8 at 6:30 PM
*Where:* Twenty Chimneys (W20-306)
*Contact: *adam1 at mit.edu

History has shown that fear, prejudice and violence develops in communities
isolated by religion and politics. Yet our religious traditions can also
contain the keys to love, empathy and peacemaking. The Abrahamic Reunion is
a group of Spiritual and Religious leaders dedicated to uplifting human
consciousness and building peace in the Holy Land by opening hearts to the
love and wisdom of all spiritual traditions. Featuring an international
panel of religious leaders committed to peacemaking:
• Deacon Jiries Mansour - Greek Catholic Deacon and Principal of St.
Anthony's Middle School in the Galilee
• Rabbi Mordechai Zeller - Rabbi and Chaplain at Cambridge University
• Sheikh Ghassan Manasra - Abrahamic Reunion International Director &
Representative



*Navigating MIT Series for International Students*
*When:* Various dates/times; next one is Tues, 11/6 from 5 - 6:30pm
*Where:* E19-202
*Contact:* riechman at mit.edu

Topics throughout the fall to support international students with
adjustment to MIT and the U.S. Open to all international students.
RSVP requested: bit.ly/navigatingmitseries

All sessions will be held in E19-202
Lunch or dinner will be served at each session
Co-sponsored by the ISO and Student Activities Office

SOCIAL
*SaveTFP Presents: Crepe Night*
*When:* Fri 11/9 at9pm
*Where: *Coffeehouse Lounge
*Contact:* savetfp at mit.edu

Come make some fancy crepes with all your favorite fillings at SaveTFP's
Crepe Night!

*MIT Singapore Students Society Kopitiam 2018*
*When:* Sat. 11/10 at 7pm
*Where: *Sidney-Pacific Graduate Residence, Multi Purpose Room
*Contact:* kopitiam2018 at mit.edu

Kopitiam is an annual culinary showcase of the best Singaporean food in
Boston. Authentic favorites are cooked and prepared entirely by MIT
students and affliates who have a passion for cooking. Dishes include
chilli crab, chicken rice, and ondeh-ondeh. Vegetarian options available.

JOIN THESE EFFORTS!
*Open position in SAO*
*When:* Now
*Where:* W20-500
*Contact:* laflynn at mit.edu

There is an open student worker position in SAO! This Student
Administrative Assistant position will assist MIT’s Association for Student
Activities and the Student Activities Office in completing various
administrative and financial related tasks. Will also help with the new
platform MITEngage! Please contact Leah Flynn Gallant at laflynn at mit.edu for
more information.

-- 
Mahalaxmi Elango
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2020
Secretary of the Undergraduate Association
Department of EECS and Department of BCS
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