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MOVIES Now Playing on Campus... The Informant! (2009) Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) was fast rising through the ranks at agri-industry powerhouse Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) when he became savvy to the company’s multinational price-fi xing conspiracy, and decided to turn evidence for the FBI. Convinced that he’ll be hailed as a hero of the people for his efforts, Whitacre agrees to wear a wire in order to gather the evidence needed to convict the greedy money-grabbers at ADM. Unfortunately, both the case – and Whitacre’s integrity – are compromised when FBI agents become frustrated by their informant’s evershifting account, and discover that he isn’t exactly the saintly fi gure he made himself out to be. (Courtesy of Google Images) Unable to discern reality from Whitacre’s fantasy as they struggle to build their case against ADM, the FBI watches in horror as the highest-ranking corporate bust in U.S. history threatens to implode before their very eyes. Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, and Melanie Lynskey co-star. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Playing on November 13, at 7:00 and 10:00 pm in 26-100, and again on November 14, at 7:00 and 10:00 pm in 26-100. From the Lecture Series Committee website. Most movies are just $4. AROUND TOWN Things to do in Boston & Cambridge Boston Comedy Festival Semi Finals Round 1 Stand-Up Comedy Contest takes place Friday, November 12, at The Cavern Club at Hard Rock Cafe Boston. For more information call 617-424-7625. 10
SUSTAIN- ABILITY@ SLOAN Get Ready for S-Lab Quote of the Week: “Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” —Albert Einstein MIT Sloan’s Laboratory for Sustainable Business (S-Lab) is now accepting project proposals for spring 2011, according to Jason Jay, S-Lab faculty member and Program Coordinator. S-Lab is a project intensive class that integrates classroom learning with a “real-world” team project that is focused on effective sustainability. It is taught in conjunction with the course “Strategies for Sustainable Business (15.913).” Host organizations, which can be small or large companies, non-profi ts, government agencies, or social enterprises, set the project’s focus and work closely with the student teams on the scope, schedule, and deliverables. Some examples of previous S-Lab fi nal reports can be found here: http://actionlearning.mit. edu/s-lab/. Final proposals are due by December 17, 2010. Somerville is Promoting a Healthier Lifestyle By Amy MacMillan First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign is partially based on a local program in neighboring Somerville, according Nicole Rioles, Coordinator of Shape Up Somerville. Rioles spoke at MIT Sloan last week at the invitation of the MIT Food and Agriculture Collaborative (MITFAC), which has many MIT Sloan members. Shape Up Somerville is a citywide campaign that aims to increase physical activity and promote healthier eating. Let’s Move (http://www.letsmove.gov/) is the First Lady’s attempt to have children adopt healthier lifestyles, since childhood obesity rates have tripled over the past three decades. Shape Up Somerville began in 2002 as a joint effort with Tufts University, and was sponsored by a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) grant, in an effort to reach fi rst-through-third grade children. At the time, over 40 percent of schoolchildren in Somerville were identifi ed as being overweight or at risk for being overweight. Rioles presented some background on Somerville, the densest city in New England, with a population of 77,478, comprised of many immigrants from all over the world. These immigrants typically hail from healthier lifestyles, but in an effort to assimilate into the American culture, they often tend to fall into the pattern of fast food and driving everywhere “almost overnight,” Rioles said. Continued on page 12 11
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