CU Debating Society: Call for comments, departing members, and more

NAME TBD (see below) - April 21, 2004 Official Newsletter of the Carleton University Debating Society In this issue: a) Call For Comments - The President Wants YOU! b) Good Luck to Departing Members c) Summer Time Meetings Redux d) Name the Newsletter e) Community Billboard - freethought.ca Launched! f) Debate Calendar "Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer." -- The Lion MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - CALL FOR COMMENTS My name is Andrew Christie and I was recently elected President of the 2004-2005 Carleton University Debating Society (CUDS). I would like to inform you of the opportunity to give your input regarding CUDS' direction for the upcoming year as the executive is currently in the planning stages. We will be discussing a wide span of issues including fundraising, hosting and attending tournaments, and recruitment/retention ideas. However all pertinent ideas are desired. Please post your ideas on the appropriate CUSIDnet thread (entitled Exec seeking ideas for direction of CUDS in 2004-2005) or email the executive directly at exec(a)carletondebate.org if you don't use CUSIDnet. Following the meeting, the executive will produce a road map on our direction for next year. It will provide the general thrust of the society covering issues as already mentioned and new developments. We would like as much input as possible in the creation of this document and your input is appreciated. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me directly at president(a)carletondebate.org. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. - Discussion: http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?t=3743 DEPARTING MEMBERS On behalf of the club, we would like to wish good luck to the following members who are departing: Ben Campbell Mike Dewar Ben Piper Marion Sandilands Raza Siddiqui Rodrigo Emilio Solano-Quesnel To those who are graduating, good luck. To those who are transferring, hopefully we'll see you on the circuit -- don't forget the Dorchester Cup! Did I forget anyone? E-mail me at vpcom(a)carletondebate.org and I will include them in the next issue. SUMMER MEETINGS REDUX We will be holding summer meetings as demand dictates. We are also holding ad hoc meetings during exam period. Interested? Let everyone know by posting your interest and/or availability on CUSIDnet. We will post the agreed upon summer meeting times after exams are over. - Discussion: http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?p=37973 NAME THE NEWSLETTER I am currently looking for suggestions on what to name the weekly e-mail newsletter (the one you're reading right now). If your suggestion is chosen you will win.....nothing. You will however be acknowledged in the next e-mail and I will be eternally grateful. Post your suggestions on CUSIDnet. - Discussion: http://www.cusid.ca/community/viewtopic.php?t=3682 COMMUNITY BILLBOARD E-Mail vpcom(a)carletondebate.org to submit your message - Freethought.ca Launched Current CUDS members Wayne Chu, Mike Powell, and Padraic Ryan and former CUDS members Luke Cote, have teamed up to launch a new site Freethought.ca The aim of the site is to provide a forum for people across the country to discuss matters and inform their fellow citizens of important events throughout Canada and around the world. The most important function of the site is what we call the 'infolinks' section. This page http://www.freethought.ca/infolinks.php provides everyone the ability to bring a news story to our attention and the attention to everyone who visits freethought.ca. This may resemble some other popular headline news pages, but the difference is you're providing the headlines. We hope all of you visit and contribute to the site regularly and feel free to let others know about the services freethought.ca provides. DEBATE CALENDAR May 14 - 16: Waterloo 24-hour Debate Death Trudge May - Aug: Summer Meetings; Details TBA September: First Meeting of the Year E-mail vpcom(a)carletondebate.org to add an event. -- 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 --