Debate: Xerxes, Elections, and More!

CONSTRUCTIVE POINTS 1. Call for volunteers for Xerxes 2. Worlds qualifier results 3. Novice representative elections 4. Hoodies 5. Guindon Pro-Am 1. Call for volunteers for Xerxes Our annual Xerxes high school debating tournament is only four weeks away (November 11-13), and we are looking for any and all volunteers to help us run the tournament. Our tournament directors, Jessica Scorpio and Jordan Charbonneau (contact: xerxes(a)carletondebate.org), are looking for people to help out specifically in the areas of judging and food. Bearing in mind the hard work that is going into organizing this tournament and making it successful, this is the perfect chance for all our members to show their support for the club by coming out and helping out. 2. Worlds qualifier results Congratualtions to Padraic Ryan and Garnett Genuis, who will be representing CUDS at the World Debating Championships in Dublin, Ireland! Padraic and Garnett emerged victorious after a long qualifying process, and our best wishes will go with them as they represent the club overseas in December. 3. Novice representative elections Novices take note: the election for novice representative will be taking place during this coming Wednesday's meeting, on October 19th. The CUDS Constitution defines the role of the Novice Rep as follows: Article 3(iv): Novice Representative – Responsible for representing the interests of novice members in the Society. To be eligible, a candidate must hold novice status, as defined by CUSID, and is elected by fellow novices no later than October 30. If you are interested in this position, please either email the executive at exec(a)carletondebate.org or post a notice of your interest on CUSIDnet. Please also send us a brief blurb (max 200 words) about any relevant experience that you have for the position. These blurbs will be compiled and sent out before the election so that people can get a sense of why you will kick ass at this job. Please also note that our nominees will be expected to give a brief schpiel immediately before the vote on Wednesday. If you are a novice and unable to attend, please contact the executive to let us know if you wish to vote by proxy, or if you would like to run for Novice Rep and have a member of the exec read your schpiel for you in your absense at the meeting. 4. Hoodies Official CUDS hoodies are now available! If you ordered a custom embroidered hoodie or if you're just interested in getting a standard hoodie, contact Ben at president(a)carletondebate.org to arrange pick-up. The cost is $17.50 for each of these finely crafted, high-class pieces of merchandise. 5. Guindon Pro-Am Ottawa University's Guindon Pro-Am (October 28-30) is proving to be a popular pick amongst our novices, and the demand for pros has so far outstripped the supply! If you're a veteran debater and you've got a clear weekend on October 28-30, we'd love you have you out debating with our up-and-comers. This is the perfect chance to teach those young whipper-snappers a thing or two! ***Please do not reply directly to this email. Direct all questions and concerns to vpcom(a)carletondebate.org***