Debate: CUSIDnet discussions leading up to the AGM

Hi everyone, As we draw closer to Friday's AGM, CUSIDnet has become full of debates over a number of topics that will be determining the future path of the club. Currently, most of the posts are being made by a relatively small group of debaters, and we would definitely appreciate the input of the wider membership. Please take the time to check out and comment on these topics, which include: 1. Should CUDS put more funding into ensuring that our top debaters get more experience, or should we focus CUDS funding on sending more novices to tournaments? 2. Should CUDS start a Tournament Selection Committee (TSE), which would be in charge of choosing who gets to go to all tournaments? 3. Should we send debating teams to Oxbridge, the two top British debating tournaments at Oxford and Cambridge? 4. Should we send debating teams to Yale? 5. Should CUDS run Xerxes in Canadian Parliamentary or British Parliamentary style? 6. What should CUDS' World's selection policy be? The exec would definitely appreciate your views on these topics and others, and the AGM would run more smoothly if everyone has had a chance to hash out their opinions on CUSIDnet beforehand. Cheers, Dan Meester, VP Communications Carleton University Debating Society www.carletondebate.org / vpcom(a)carletondebate.org