February 2008
Volume 31/Issue 5

So, What's Your Other Major?
Double majors aren't just for overachievers.
Wellesley In the Winter
Stop scowling at the snow and grab your camera.
Grassroots 101
Young voters are taking a stand to make a difference.
A Match Made in...?
Click and tell with TheMatchup.net.
"It's Okay Pluto, I'm Not a Planet Either"
You can't change the history of the universe without a fight.
Agenda
Events at MIT, Wellesley, and in the Boston area for February.
A Letter to the Editor

Agenda

February 2008

MIT Events

MIT: Fri 2/1 - Fri 6/1 All day
MIT Museum: Risks and Rewards: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at 25
The Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research is celebrating its 25th year with a special exhibit celebrating "the epitome of all that is great in science." Open to the general public, the exhibition highlights the achievements of risk-taking scientists whose research has shed light on the building blocks of our understanding of life through modern science.
Free for MIT Students, $3 for regular students, $7.50 for others. For more information, contact (617) 253-5927. MIT Bldg. N52.

MIT: Fri 2/1 - Sun 2/10 All day
Student Wiki Exhibition
Students will display a single or multiple pieces of their art work in a salon style, which will then be moderately critiqued. The show works on a rolling admission style with a few exceptions. Come and view your fellow students' work in this public display of arts.
Free. Open to public. For more information, contact (617) 253-7019. MIT Bldg. W20, 2nd floor.

MIT: 2/14 7-10:00pm
"Re:Design" - Theater Production
Written by Craig Baxter and produced by the Darwin Correspondence Project at the UK's Cambridge University, this theatrical production follows Darwin's correspondence with his close friend Asa Gray, an American botanist and God-fearing Christian.
Free. Open to public. For more information, contact (617) 253-5927. MIT Bldg. N52.

MIT: Mon 2/18 8-11:30pm
Trivia Night @ Thirsty Ear Pub
A chance for students to show off their brains and compete for amazing prizes including movie tickets and restaurant gift certificates! Must be over 21 with a proper ID.
Free. MIT only. For more information, contact (617)258-9754. Thirsty Ear Pub- located at the basement of Ashdown House.

MIT: Sat 2/23 8-11:00pm
Patrol
Every Saturday night, join the MIT Assassins Guild as they "travel to strange new classrooms, meet interesting, unusual people, and kill them!" Use a dart gun to shoot your enemies and friends in this high-action game of live combat.
Open to public. For more information, visit http://www.mit.edu/~assassin/patrol.html MIT Bldg. 36-115.

Wellesley Events

Wellesley: Thurs 2/28 5-11:00pm
GLOW Annual Circus Show
Wellesley College's own student circus group, Great Lights of Wellesley, invites audience to its annual circus show which will include various circus acts ranging from simple juggling and hula hoops to stilt walking and much more.
Open to public. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children. Information (781) 283-2955. Alumnae Hall Auditorium.

Wellesley: Wed 2/27 9-12:30pm, 12:30-2:00pm
Wellesley Women in Science Fair
Students wishing to pursue a career in the science field will have the opportunity to connect with head recruiters from various companies. Internship opportunities will also be discussed. Lunch will also be served.
Wellesley only. Free. For more information, email jkenney1[at]wellesley[dot]edu. Science Center.

Boston/Cambridge Events

Boston: Wed 2/13 12pm
Winter on the Harbor: Harborwalk along the Fort Point Channel
Enjoy a nice winter walk along the Fort Point Channel in this event sponsored by the Boston Harbor Association, the leading harbor advocacy group working to promote a cleaner and more accessible Boston Harbor. The walk includes free programs and refreshments. Pre-registration required.
Free. Open to public. For more information, visit http://www.tbha.org. Meets in front of the Boston Children's Museum.

Cambridge: Every Sun, 7pm
Sgt. Culpepper's Comedy Jamboree
According to ImprovBoston, this performance, which was meant to honor a WWI military officer who staged improvisational plays to entertain his troops, is a hilarious, knee-slapping "improvisational hootenanny." The show combines visiting performers, audience members and ImprovBoston cast members in a 16-player open jam.
Tickets are $10, $7 for students. For more information, visit http://www.improvboston.com. 40 Prospect St. in Central Square, Cambridge.

Cambridge: Fri 2/22 7:30pm
Lester Brown discusses Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization
Author Lester Brown will present his new book Plan B 3.0, an updated version of his environmental landmark Plan B, outlining the steps we need to take to survive the 21st century. He will discuss the impacts that rising temperature, water and oil shortage, and increasing population have on the sustainability of the planet and the complexity that we face in order to form an effective response in the face of this global threat.
Free. No tickets required. For more information, call (617) 661-1515. First Parish Church Meetinghouse on the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church St. in Cambridge.

Boston: All of February
The World as a Stage
Inspired by Shakespeare's line "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players," in As You Like It, the exhibition redefines the role of spectator and participant by examining the museum experience. Jessica Morgan, the Curator of Contemporary Art and Catherine Wood, Curator of Contemporary Art and Performance of the Tate Modern, will organize the event.
$12 for general admission, $10 for students and seniors. Free Thurs. nights. For more information, visit http://www.icaboston.org/visit. Institute of Contemporary Art, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston.

Online Calendars

https://calendar.wellesley.edu/wv3public
http://events.mit.edu

Events listed here are subject to change. Readers are advised to check with organizers ahead of schedule.

Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Submitting an Event to Agenda:

Send title, date, time, duration, location, brief synopsis, organizers/sponsors, frequency of event (if applicable), contact information and admission and ticketing requirements to: cptevents[at]gmail[dot]com

Promotional pictures (of at least 200 dpi resolution) strongly encouraged but not required.