CUDS Members,

In this email:

• No Meetings During Reading Week
• Ontario Youth Parliament
• Dorchester Cup Coming up Fast
• CUSA Elections Results
• CUDS Executive Elections

No Meetings During Reading Week

The weekly CUDS meetings are cancelled for reading week. Meetings resume at their regular times and places the week of February 23.

CUDS has two weekly regular meetings in 411 Southam Hall at 5:30pm Wednesday & 2:30pm Friday. We usually run several simultaneous debates. Everyone is welcome to come out; no experience is required. Feel free to come late or leave early if necessary. These meetings are in addition to CUDS President Mike Powell's case-building session in the Mike's Place grad bar every Wednesday between 1:00 and 2:30 pm.

Ontario Youth Parliament

The Ontario Youth Parliament (OYP) is a non-partisan, interdenominational forum run for youth, age 15 to 21.  It is a chance for 120 to 150 delegates from all over Ontario to come together in a mock parliamentary setting to debate important current issues.  The issues are discussed in the form of debate on legislation written as if to be presented in the provincial legislature.  In addition to providing a forum for debate, OYP also gives youth an excellent opportunity to meet other intelligent people from around the province.  As a part of the weekend's activities, participants help raise money for local charity, attend a banquet, a dance, and discuss the theme of the weekend as it relates to them and their lives.  The OYP will take place on the weekend of March 12th to 15th in Ottawa.  For more information, visit www.oyp.on.ca .  Registration forms will be mailed out to anyone that is interested. 

Dorchester Cup Coming up Fast

Carleton's Lord Dorchester Cup is coming up on the weekend of March 5-7.  Mark this on your calendars and email Dorchester Volunteers Co-ordinator Marion to ensure that you are signed up to volunteer - we need everyone we can get! 

CUSA Election Results

The unofficial CUSA Election results are out!  They have been posted on the CUDS forum.  Former CUDS Executive member Liam Lynch has been elected Vice President Internal of the Carleton University Students Association.  Liam received 1574 votes, nearly 50% more than his nearest competitor, during voting held last week. Join the discussion to analyze the results.  If you don't have access to the CUDS forum, sign up and then email me your user name and I'll give you access.  You only have to do it once and it's really not difficult! 

CUDS Executive Elections

At the end of this semester, CUDS will elect our executive for the 2004-05 school year.  Keep these elections in mind.  These are the positions and their attendant responsibilities, straight from the CUDS constitution:

• President – Responsible for overall leadership of the Society, coordination of executive duties, chairing meetings, communications with CUSID and the University. Will be the vote holder for CUSID meetings. Official voice of the Society. Tie breaking vote in cases of ties. May delegate responsibilities as need be.
• Vice-President Communications – Responsible for recruitment and promotions. Also responsible for maintenance of web site. Responsible for keeping membership informed of all upcoming events. Will also liaison with external groups (i.e. other debating societies, media, etc.) with regards to CUDS events.
• Vice-President Debate – Responsible for organizing CUDS participation in external debating events and organizing internal CUDS events.
• Vice-President Fundraising – Responsible for fundraising initiatives both external and internal to the University.
• Secretary Treasurer – Responsible for keeping and maintaining Society records and managing Society funds.
• Novice Representative - Represents and works for the concerns of new, inexperienced, and novice members of the Society.