CONSTRUCTIVE POINTS<br><br>1.&nbsp; UBC Worlds Results<br>2.&nbsp; New Debating Year<br>3.&nbsp; Panda Debate<br>4.&nbsp; Upcoming Tournaments<br>5.&nbsp; Lord Dorchester Cup<br><br>1.&nbsp; UB Worlds Results:&nbsp; Over the Winter Break, CUDS sent three teams, one judge and one tabs director to the Worlds Debating Championship in Vancouver, hosted by the University of British Columbia.&nbsp; Carleton had a really good showing this year:&nbsp; out of over three hundred teams, Carleton A placed 65th with 16 points.&nbsp; Carleton B placed 136th with 14 points, and Carleton C placed 217th with 12 points.&nbsp; Padraic Ryan had the top speaker scores from a Canadian team, and Garnett Genuis had the third highest speaker scores from a Canadian team.&nbsp; Our congratulations go out to all of the Carleton debaters that went to Vancouver over the winter holidays and debated.&nbsp; 
<br><br>2.&nbsp; New Year: As 2007 rolls around, we&#39;d like to remind all members that the regular debating meetings start on Wednesday at 7:00 in 316 Southam Hall.&nbsp; Friday meetings are still in 234 Tory at 3:30.&nbsp; If you haven&#39;t been able to come to as many meetings as you might have liked in the first semester, this is a good opportunity to catch up with debating and get into practice.
<br><br>3.&nbsp; Panda Debate:&nbsp; Along with the new year comes our traditional no-holds-barred debating tournament with our Ottawa University&#39; English Debate Society.&nbsp; Held on the Friday and Saturday of February, the winners of this tournament get to keep the traditional panda for the year.&nbsp; Last year, Carleton debaters Adam Coombs and Garnett Genuis won the tournament and the panda from EDS.&nbsp; We&#39;re looking to defend the Panda this year.&nbsp; This is a great tournament for everyone to go to as it is in Ottawa and has a friendly environment.&nbsp; If you haven&#39;t been able to get to a tournament so far this year, this is a really good one to attend.&nbsp; Contact the executive at 
<a href="mailto:exec@carletondebate.org">exec@carletondebate.org</a> if you want to go to Panda or want more information.<br><br>4.&nbsp; Upcoming Tournaments:&nbsp; Along with the Panda Cup, we are sending people to many tournaments this semester, including Sodales at Dalhousie; Winter Carnival at McGill; North American Championships at Bates College, Maine; and the Leger Cup in Guelph.
<br><br>5.&nbsp; Dorchester:&nbsp; CUDS is also hosting a tournament, the Lord Dorchester Cup during March 2-4.&nbsp; Our tournament director, Josh Prouse is looking for volunteers to help out with the tournament.&nbsp; If you would like to help out or want more information about the Dorchester Cup, email Josh at 
<a href="mailto:dorchester@carletondebate.org">dorchester@carletondebate.org</a>.<br><br>***Please do not reply directly to this email.&nbsp; If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to unsubscribe, please email vpcom@carletondebate.org
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