CU Debating: Welcome Back!

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 Carleton’s 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 year’s 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 -- 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 --