CHANGE A LIFE with Community Service

The Freshman Community Service Committee has inaugurated a new program designed to offer all freshmen the opportunity to commit a couple of hours a week to community service work. This new program, baptized as CHANGE A LIFE, offers volunteer opportunities at homeless shelters, children's hospitals, senior homes and many other community centers.

All you have to do is email <laurita@mit.edu> and specify which type of community service work you wish to volunteer for. It can be any type of volunteering that you prefer. You will immediately be assigned your mission to change a life.

Give it a try. CHANGE A LIFE!

For more info on our next projects, visit our Web page at http://web.mit.edu/2001/community/.

Want a study buddy?

Imagine: no more running across campus or over the bridge to study or do a problem set! The Freshman Educational Policy Committee introduces the Study Buddy Program to facilitate the task of finding a local study partner.

This program will set up a Web site displaying the usernames of the students in each class with heavy freshman participation and where they live. If you are in a particular class, you'll be able to access the restricted-access site and see which nearby living groups have students taking that class.

We will soon be compiling the information via email, so keep your eyes peeled for more info on this valuable resource!

February Events

Brought to You by the Social Committee

We are starting spring semester on a sweet note this year with the following events:

Random Acts of Kindness Week:

Email <abby@mit.edu> by midnight on Saturday (2/7) to receive the name of a person to do a kind act to next week—and have your name given to someone else. If the entire class participates, we'll all know each other by one degree of separation!

Hot Stuff Study Break:

What better to do on a cold Cambridge night than come get free hot refreshments and mingle with all our good lookin' classmates? (9:30-11:00 pm, Student Center Mezzanine)

Events At a Glance

This Month:

2/9 - 2/13: Random Acts of Kindness Week
2/23 (9:30 - 11:00 pm, Student Center Mezzanine Lounge): Hot Stuff Study Break

Upcoming:

3/13
Friday the 13th Screw Your Roommate Dance

4/4
Battle of the Classes

4/24
Class Picnic

TBA
Finals Breakfast

Still want a class T-shirt? See Lara Duston in the UA Office on the fourth floor of the Student Center. She will be able to exchange old shirts and sell new ones. Please note: the shirts are $15 cash and only L and XL sizes are still available. Questions? Send email to <amonty@mit.edu>.

Wanted: Players for New Handball Team

I'm trying to start MIT's first four-wall/one-wall handball team, a popular sport in New York City and parts of California. I'm looking for people who would be interested in learning this racquetball-like game. No experience is necessary, and equipment will be provided. Email me, Misha Zitser, at <zeemish@mit.edu> for more information.

Good luck in the spring semester! last updated: February 12, 1998