[UA - The Byte] Dec. 12, 2021

Shruti Ravikumar shrutir at mit.edu
Sun Dec 12 22:29:26 EST 2021 

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Vol. 6 Issue 5 - December 13th, 2021

The Byte
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Hi Undergrads,

Happy Finals Week!

Here are some important COVID updates:

  *   The CDC is advising that all eligible individuals 18 and older SHOULD get a Covid-19 booster vaccine
  *   For community members engaging in MIT-sponsored travel, MIT will require Covid-19 booster vaccines, effective December 17.
  *   All MIT community members can now upload evidence of their booster doses.
  *   You may now book an appointment for one of the Covid-19 booster clinics MIT Medical will hold from now until December 16th.
  *   Student-run events on campus must serve food or beverages grab-and-go style, and consuming food and beverages during the event is prohibited.

Additionally, due to the ongoing pandemic and related travel restrictions, MIT will offer a special Bridge Meal Plan at no cost for undergraduate students remaining on campus over Winter Break. Advance online enrollment is required<http://xlgq9.mjt.lu/lnk/AU0AAERgtLIAAch5MYAAAI4izIEAAYCqSiUAm2oYAA6qGQBhs7jtkmqusac5QtWRItyJpYEgxQAOfxQ/4/oq_PleF8KZKeAQhRYaT13Q/aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3Jtcy5nbGUvWDJoY0IxclpzZkFmRlB4bzg> by Wednesday, December 15. The no-cost plan provides meals from Saturday December 18 through Saturday January 1. Brunch and dinner will be served daily at Simmons Hall, except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day when a continental breakfast and mid-day meal will be served.

The Byte is a biweekly UA newsletter to inform undergraduates about what's happening in the MIT community. If you want to submit an event, initiative, or project to the Byte, go to tinyurl.com/byte21<https://tinyurl.com/byte21> or click the "submit an announcement to the UA" button above!

The Byte is run by the UA which works to improve your undergraduate experience through policy, projects, and events. We're always happy to listen to your suggestions, concerns, and comments. Learn more at ua.mit.edu<http://ua.mit.edu/>.


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  *   ESG Underclassman Seminars Spring 2022
  *   SwipeShare
  *   MIT Food & Dining Resources
  *   Free Zoom Fitness Class
  *   Daily Table

[cid:51C89548-981E-491D-ACB2-A6A20FC5EC18] Undergraduate Association
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  *   The Circuit - Community Service Newsletter
  *   UA Travel Grants

[cid:04A75846-3402-42E6-8EC9-6D13C40BA905] Institute News
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  *   Free New York Times Membership
  *   Free Wall Street Journal Membership

COMMUNITY
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ESG Undergraduate Seminars Spring 2022

ESG sponsors a series of innovative and interactive seminars on topics not commonly found elsewhere at MIT.  Seminars are pass/fail and open to all MIT undergraduates. For additional information visit the ESG site (esg.mit.edu<http://esg.mit.edu/>) or e-mail esglizards at mit.edu<mailto:esglizards at mit.edu>.

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SwipeShare

While we work to enact systemic change to tackle food insecurity on campus, the SwipeShare program allows anyone with a meal plan to donate<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php> meals to help students in need. If you have the ‘Any 19’ meal plan you can donate<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php> up to 6 ‘Guest Meals’ per semester or, if you have a Block meal plan, you may donate<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php> up to 6 of your regular meal swipes.

Please consider donating<https://mycard.mit.edu/student/local_donate.php> to SwipeShare before the end of the semester if you are able to. Additionally, explore other ways to take care of yourself at doingwell.mit.edu<http://doingwell.mit.edu/>.



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MIT Food & Dining Resources

Life as a student can be expensive and navigating the different resources can be challenging. It doesn’t matter who you are; not being able to access enough food to sustain an active healthy lifestyle is an issue that students can face. If you are a student and are not able to access enough food, these food resources at MIT may be able to help.

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Free Zoom Fitness Class

FREE group fitness class tomorrow (12/13) at 6PM on Zoom. The class will be taught by DJ who designed theWhine & Grind class and specializes in sex positive fitness classes. This class is a great opportunity to take a break from studying or to kick off winter break! If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP here<http://www.tinyurl.com/whine-grind> by Monday at 4PM ET. Feel free to geathers at mit.edu<mailto:geathers at mit.edu> if you have questions!

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Need food? Shop at Daily Table, a low-cost grocery in Central Square! You can get there using the Trader Joe's/ Whole Foods shuttle, and they offer free deliveries to campus!

UNDERGRADUATE ASSOCIATION
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The Circuit - Community Service Newsletter

Are you passionate about community service? Do YOU want to have social impact? The UA Community Service Committee<http://ua.mit.edu/community-service> runs a monthly newsletter for undergrads on service and social impact at MIT! We hope to connect students to opportunities related to public service and civic engagement, highlight all the good that is already being done on campus, and strengthen the MIT community around service.

Join us in leveraging MIT opportunities to do some good and make some change. Please sign up here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXstQdXRLd2ue2nUnhgDqDFzjHcF8VxNv7qY_CvhyxgGq5bw/viewform> to receive our newsletter! Both kerbs and mailing lists are welcome.

Check out our November Newsletter here!<https://mailchi.mp/ad20b26dbf03/the-circuit-march-newsletter-5702680>

Next semester, the UA will be having a service celebration, where we thank you for your efforts in giving back to the community. You can gain points for reading the newsletter above and earn rewards 🎁 if you fill out the form at the bottom of the newsletter!

To learn more about what our committee does, visit our website<http://ua.mit.edu/community-service> and follow us on Instagram @mit.commserv.

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UA Travel Grants
The Finboard Travel Grant is back in full force! As a part of the UA’s ongoing initiative to support the MIT undergraduate community, Finboard is pleased to offer MIT undergraduates the opportunity to apply for the UA Travel Grant. This grant is oriented towards funding individual students up to $1,000 to attend professional or academic conferences that will enhance students’ undergraduate experience beyond MIT’s campus. Anybody can sign up by filling out a Travel Grant application. Forms must be completed on an individual basis (even if you are a part of a club). Students who request funding will hear back from Finboard on the status of their application within a week, and reimbursements will be handled accordingly. Generally, the grant is oriented towards funding up to $1,000 but each case will be reviewed. Fill out the Travel Grant Application and submit to the google form below, both can be found at this link<http://ua.mit.edu/financial-board>.

INSTITUTE NEWS
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Free Wall Street Journal Membership
Activate membership: WSJ.com/ActivateMIT<http://wsj.com/ActivateMIT>

Thanks to the work of UA Innovation, MIT Libraries has partnered with The Wall Street Journal to sponsor complimentary memberships for all students, faculty and staff of MIT.

Activate Your WSJ Membership
All students can activate their WSJ memberships at WSJ.com/ActivateMIT<http://wsj.com/ActivateMIT>. Share this link with your peers for unlimited access to award winning news coverage on WSJ.com<http://wsj.com/>, invitations to virtual WSJ events and more.

The WSJ Jobs Summit
As Covid-19 continues to upend the job market, WSJ will be hosting another complimentary Jobs Summit on March 4. Designed with students and recent graduates in mind, we invite you to join us as we share a modern toolkit for navigating the job market. Invite your fellow club members and peers to RSVP through our registration page linked here<https://edu.wsj.com/e/858843/page-1685187-registration/4bpbd/198987947?h=dXLUjPS0nav-vvzvssAeVyq7mCEYoYXjBX9-SVSUbO8>.

Earn Your WSJ T-Shirt
Refer five friends at your university to activate their school-sponsored WSJ membership and you’ll receive an exclusive WSJ t-shirt. Learn more and start sharing at WSJ.com/referral<http://wsj.com/referral>.

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Free New York Times Membership

The MIT Libraries now has a subscription to the New York Times for all students, faculty and staff.  For access, follow these instructions to create an account with your MIT email: https://libguides.mit.edu/news/NYT. This page also has instructions for those who already have a subscription - current subscribers will need to cancel their current subscription before signing up for MIT’s access.

Included in our subscription:

  *   1851 to current day and all updates
  *   International, Spanish and Chinese editions
  *   All NYT produced videos, blogs, newsletters, subscriber events
  *   Teaching and learning tools<http://nytimes.com/edu> with 16 discipline channels, curated articles, discussion questions, co-curricular activities

Access through web browser and personal devices

Not included: Crossword puzzles and games, NYT Cooking (can be purchased as an add-on), e-reader replica edition. For advanced research functions, it is still best to access the NYT through one of our academic databases: https://libguides.mit.edu/news.
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