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Queer History
The classified ad appeared in the back of the Cavalier Daily in March , under the Miscellaneous section. It got right to the point. “Charlottesville’s first Gay organization is now in the works,” said the ad. “If you would like to help start a Gay Activist Group, please call …”
Just five or six people—“a pretty nervous lot”—showed up to an early meeting that same month, according to the organization’s September newsletter. “It seemed impossible to conceive of an organization like this in Charlottesville—indeed, some overzealous members of an unnamed fraternity, armed with rocks, bottles and a real shotgun, sought to prove that it would be impossible,” the newsletter article continues. “But the Union survived and matured. [Its] great achievement of that truncated first year …
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- Submission Opens: Thursday, October 31, , at 12pm ET
- Submission Closes: Thursday, February 13, , at 3pm ET
Description
The FIRST Impact Award (formerly the Chairman's Award) is the most prestigious award at FIRST, it honors the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the mission of FIRST. It was created to keep the central focus of FIRST Robotics Competition on the ultimate goal of transforming the culture in ways that will inspire greater levels of respect and honor for science and technology, as well as encouraging more of today’s youth to become science and technology leaders.
Overview
The concept of the FIRST Impact Award enables FIRST to recognize teams for their exemplary efforts in spreading the FIRST message. Teams must submit for this award by the deadline to be eligible for the award. After submitting, teams will receive an email to confirm the
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MIT after SFFA by Stu Schmill '86
technology and the dream, deferred
Today I spoke with MIT News about the impact the Supreme Court’s decision in the SFFA case had on the composition of the Class of , why it matters, and what we plan to do next. You should read that interview, as well as an accompanying message from President Sally Kornbluth.
Here, on the blogs, I want to share some personal reflections on what this means to me, both because I am ultimately responsible for the makeup of our undergraduate student body, and also because MIT has been my home for more than forty years.
One hot summer day, many years ago now, I packed a green Army surplus duffle bag full of all my clothes and boarded a Greyhound bus to Boston. I arrived at South Station, took the Red Line to Kendall Square, and walked along Memorial Drive until I got to Killian Court. I remember standing there, seeing the Great Dome for the first time, all on my own&#;01My parents — wh