CU Debating: Another Novice Tournament Opening
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(Do not reply to this e-mail - it will go nowhere. E-mail
vpcom(a)carletondebate.org)
Another spot for the Novice Tournament this weekend has opened up. If
you would like to go the tournament, please e-mail me at
vpcom(a)carletondebate.org immediately. Please ensure to include a phone
number I can reach you at.
We will be leaving Ottawa on Friday at 10:30am and returning Sunday evening.
Wayne Chu
VP Communications
Carleton University Debating Society
19 years, 7 months
CU Debating: Novice Tournament Opening
by cuds＠lists.ncf.ca
We currently have one spot available for anyone who wishes to attend the
CUSID Central Canadian Novice Championships, being held October 1-3 at
the Université de Sherbrooke. If you would like to go, please get back
to me with your name, e-mail, and phone number ASAP at
vpcom(a)carletondebate.org.
Wayne Chu
VP Communications
Carleton University Debating Society
19 years, 7 months
CU Debating: Dues, Elections, and October Tournaments
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*Constructive Points*
/The official newsletter of the Carleton University Debating Society
/*http://www.carletondebate.org*/
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*In this Issue:
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* Call for Judges
* Membership Dues
* Notice of Constitutional Amendment
* Upcoming Tournaments
* Executive Positions Open
*Call for Novice Championship Judges*
If you are a senior member and would like to judge at the CUSID
Central Canadian Novice Championships (October 1-3), please e-mail
me at vpcom(a)carletondebate.org. We will be sending 3 judges and
will make our decision on who is to go by Wednesday.
*Membership Dues*
As per CUSA regulations, all CUDS members must pay a $5 (five)
membership fee. Those who pay the fee, and only those, will be
considered Members in Good Standing and will be able to:
* Vote at all Business Meetings and Executive elections.
* Attend Society events, seminars, and other activities.
(Those attending the Novice Championships next week may pay the
membership dues the following week).
You may submit your dues, along with your name and e-mail address,
to any club Executive during our regular meetings.
*Notice of Constitutional Amendment*
A Constitutional Amendment has been proposed and will be voted on at
our regular meeting on Wednesday, October 6, 2004. The amendment
will require all those who wish to attend external CUSID tournaments
to pay a $20 annual membership fee ($5 base membership fee, plus an
additional $15 membership fee). It will take effect after the
Novice Tournament.
This vote is open to all members of the Society and must pass with a
two-thirds majority of all members present. To vote, you must pay
the $5 membership fee prior to the vote (you can pay the day of).
The full amendment may be found here:
http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?p=57517
*Upcoming Tournaments*
The following are tournaments we are considering attending in the
Fall semester. If you are interested in going, contact
vpdebate(a)carletondebate.org <mailto:vpdebate@carletondebate.org>.
*October 15 - 17*
*Guindon Cup (University of Ottawa)*
British Parliamentary Style
/Participant selection to occur October 6, 2004./
*October 29-31*
*Chancellor's Cup (Queen's University)*
Canadian Parliamentary Style & French Language Division
/Participant selection to occur October 20, 2004./
/Please note that we reserve the right to change this list as we see
fit./ <http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?p=57517>
*Positions Open on the Executive*
The following positions are vacant in the Society:
* *Vice President, Debate* - Responsible for organizing
internal Society debating activities and for external
tournament registration.
* *Novice Representative* - Represents the views of novice
members and acts as a liaison between novices and the senior
members of the club and Executive. Recommended for those
wishing to be on the Executive in future years.
The VP Debate and Novice Representative positions will be elected
the Wednesday, October 6, 2004. (Members in good standing who
cannot attend will be able to submit a proxy vote). If you would
like to run, contact the executive at exec(a)carletondebate.org
<mailto:exec@carletondebate.org> with your name and position(s) you
would like to run for.
Candidates will asked to speak for a few minutes and entertain
questions. Voting will then commence, immediately followed by the
vote count. Results will be released immediately.
If you have any questions regarding the positions, do not hesitate
to ask.
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*For more information, click to http://www.carletondebate.org
Discuss at http://www.cusid.ca/community*
19 years, 7 months
CU Debating: Novice Training Seminar Details (Including location)
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(For those who wish to go to the Novice Training Seminar but have not
RSVP'ed, please do so to vpcom(a)carletondebate.org)
The Novice Training Seminar will be held *Saturday, September 25* from
10:00am to 3:00pm in *520 Southam Hall*. It will feature a talk from an
amazing debater, Allen Middlebro', case construction seminars,
opposition strategy seminars and, or course, rounds of debate. We will
also be providing lunch (pizza and pop).
*Senior CUDS Members *- If you would like to help out and judge some
rounds, please feel free to show up, just let me know. You can probably
come around 11am, but please not much later than that.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask me
at vpcom(a)carletondebate.org. We will be posting any new and important
information on our website (http://www.carletondebate.org) as well.
Sincerely,
Wayne Chu
VP Communications
Carleton University Debating Society
http://www.carletondebate.org.
19 years, 7 months
CU Debating: Novices Rule September
by cuds＠lists.ncf.ca
*Constructive Points*
/The official newsletter of the Carleton University Debating Society
/*http://www.carletondebate.org*/
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*In this Issue:
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* Sign up for the Novice Training Seminar
* Register for the Novice Championships
* Executive Positions Open
*Novice Training Seminar*
We will be holding our annual *Novice Training Seminar* on Saturday,
September 25, 2004. The seminar will run from 10am to about 3pm at
Carleton University (rooms TBA). There is no cost involved and we
will be providing lunch. *Please RSVP* to vpcom(a)carletondebate.org
<mailto:vpcom@carletondebate.org> if you will be attending. *If you
are not a novice*, contact us as well since we will need your help.
The day will feature an in-depth seminar with Carleton University
alumni *Allen Middlebro'*, a former National Champion and World
Champion Octo-Finalist. We guarantee he will make you a better
debater! Afterwards, we will run practice rounds and give feedback
on your performance. Those planning on attending the Novice
Championships are highly urged to attend.
/Which brings us to...
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*CUSID Central Novice Championships*
For those who have not debated at a university level tournament
before, this is the tournament for you! For $20, you will have the
opportunity to travel to the Université de Sherbrooke to debate
against novice debaters from across Ontario and Quebec. This is the
tournament you should go to if you want to find out if you like
debating or not. Some of Canada's best debaters will be there to
give you feedback on your skills. In addition, there will also be a
French-language division available for those wishing to debate in
French.
If you have already signed up, you will be receiving an e-mail
shortly to confirm your attendance. If you would like to go but
haven't signed up, make sure to *put your name on the sign-up sheet
available at every meeting*, or post your name at
http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?t=5048.
*_The deadline to sign up is September 20 at 5:30pm._*
(See http://www.carletondebate.org/contact to find out how to
register for a CUSIDnet account).
*Positions Open on the Executive*
The following positions are vacant in the Society:
* *Vice President, Debate* - Responsible for organizing
internal Society debating activities and for external
tournament registration.
* *Novice Representative* - Represents the views of novice
members and acts as a liaison between novices and the senior
members of the club and Executive. Recommended for those
wishing to be on the Executive in future years.
* *Lord Dorchester Cup Tournament Director* - Assembles and
leads an organizing committee responsible for a 40-team CUSID
tournament, being held March 5-7, 2005. We may elect
co-Tournament Directors.
The VP Debate and Novice Representative positions will be elected
the week of *October 3, 2004*. If you would like to run, contact
the executive at exec(a)carletondebate.org
<mailto:exec@carletondebate.org> with your name and position(s) you
would like to run for.
If you are interested in running for Dorchester TD, contact
exec(a)carletondebate.org <mailto:exec@carletondebate.org> with your
name. The election date for that position will be announced shortly.
If you have any questions regarding the positions, do not hesitate
to ask.
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*For more information, click to http://www.carletondebate.org
Discuss at http://www.cusid.ca/community*
19 years, 7 months
CU Debating: Welcome Back!
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CONSTRUCTIVE POINTS
~ September 10, 2004 ~
Offical Newsletter of the Carleton University Debating Society
In this issue:
* Welcome to Another New Year
* Register for the Novice Championships
* The New and Imporved Website
Meeting Time: Wednesday 6pm in 520 SA
Friday 2:30pm in 406 DT
WELCOME!
On behalf of the Executive, I would like to welcome everyone to the
Carleton University Debating Society (CUDS).
As a non-partisan entity, we invite students from all of Carletons
faculties and departments to join us in improving their public speaking
and critical thinking skills. We have meetings weekly and compete in
tournaments with other universities nation-wide.
We invite members to participate casually or on the competitive circuit.
In the spirit of inclusiveness, we subsidize a large component of
tournament costs for all members. Recently, we have been extremely
successful at the competitive level, placing fourth among a field of over
70 teams at last years national championships at McGill University.
I invite everyone to our first meeting on September 15 (Room 520 Southam
Hall). While all of our meetings are open to everyone, this meeting will
be a great opportunity to become better acquainted with our debating
format as well as free snacks. We will put on a debate round with senior
members and will host a post-mortem involving all those present for their
thoughts and analysis. Afterwards, there will be time to participate in a
debate round for those who would like to.
Overall, getting involved with CUDS is a great opportunity to travel the
country, meet new people, and build lifelong skills in an inclusive and
open environment.
Yours in Debate,
Andrew Christie
CUDS President
2004-2005
NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIPS
If you have never debated at a CUSID debating tournament before, the CUSID
Central Canadian Novice Championships are for you! The tournament, to be
held this year at the University of Sherbrooke, will be the first
tournament of the year for CUDS and is intended to teach and hone your
debating skills. The tournament will take place from October 1 to 3.
Parlez-vous français? The tournament will also feature a parallel French
debating tournament for those with little or no experience on the circuit.
As always, the club will be subsidizing the costs of the tournament with
the exception of the $20 commitment fee. If you wish to go, please sign
up for the tournament at the signup sheet located at the front of the room
at every meeting or post in the appropriate thread on our CUSIDnet forum.
Related Link: http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?t=5048
THE NEW AND IMPORVED CUDS WEBSITE
If you haven't checked it out yet, the CUDS website has been redesigned
and updated. The website will now have the latest information regarding
club events and will be a repository for resources you may find helpful.
You will also be able to find the latest edition of Constructive Points.
Check it out at: http://www.carletondebate.org
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Wayne Chu
Vice President Communications
Carleton University Debating Society
vpcom(a)carletondebate.org | www.carletondebate.org
Discuss at http://cusid.ca/community/viewforum.php?f=29
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19 years, 7 months