Academic academic Academic groups include departmental groups, MIT chapters of national academic societies, teams for academic competitions, pre-professional groups, and ethnic academic groups. These groups have a wide-range of activities from study breaks and formals to tutoring and academic support programs. Activism activism MIT has a wide range of social, political, economic, and environmental activism groups. These groups span the political spectrum and hold events from small discussions to large public forums. Arts arts MIT's artistic groups include, but are not limited to: performance ensembles, theater troupes, vocal ensembles, dance groups, instrumental music organizations, and visual art societies. Even though practically all MIT students are not at MIT to study their art, many find time to take part in one of the more than 40 artistic student activities. In addition to the many social groups, MIT's performance ensembles put on more than 25 shows and concerts every semester ranging from classical music to modern dance to theater to comedy. Athletic athletic In addition to its many varsity sports, MIT has a wide range of club sports and other athletic groups. The Club Sports Council (also a student group) oversees more than 30 teams that are student-organized including both competitive teams and more instructional activities. Beyond club sports, there are many less formal or less traditional athletic groups. Campus Media media Campus Media groups produce various publications with content created by students. This includes the newspaper, radio, television programs, the yearbook, a guide to MIT, and art magazine, among others. Cultural cultural MIT students come from all over the world, and the more than 60 student cultural groups reflect their diverse backgrounds. Most of these organizations are social in nature, but there are also many language and traditional dance and music groups. A lot of these groups hold large campus-wide events every year, celebrating their cultures and sharing them with the rest of campus. Interest interest There is no simple way to summarize all the special interest activities at MIT. They span such an impressively wide range of topics and there are new groups starting every semester. There are business competitions, clubs all about a specific food, gaming societies, and many more. Recreational recreational Recreational groups include many of the fun, random activities that MIT students are involved in. There are groups for all kinds of things from Rubik's cubes to outdoor excursions to dancing. In addition to the many groups in existence, students are forming new organization every semester. Religious religious The more than 30 religious groups at MIT represent a wide range of belief systems and practices. They have all kinds of activites from regular prayer services to community dinners and holiday celebrations to scripture study. Service service MIT has more than 30 service groups that take on projects and initiatives on campus, in the local Cambridge/Boston region, and all around the country and world. As a part of these groups, MIT students use their skills and expertise on topics ranging from medical or educational intiatives to international development projects. Student Government government MIT's student governments advocate on behalf of students to the MIT Administration. They also plan campus-wide events, organize student activities and living groups, and accomplish much more. In general, student government at MIT is highly autonomous from the MIT Administration and quite influential in terms of student life and other student interests. Technology technology Given that we are an institute of technology, we have a category just for technology groups. These groups discuss technology, practice forms of technology, and design and implement new technologies.