CPU Newsletter

March 20, 2005

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Primarily New Hampshire: a lecture and panel discussion about
the role of young people in grassroots politics (3/25)

2. CPU Mayoral Speaker’s Series: Fernando Ferrer, Candidate for
Mayor (3/28)

3. CPU Election Information Session: come learn about CPU Executive
Board positions and how to run for them (3/28)

4. The CPU and Women's History Month Board Post-Election Panel:
How President Bush's Policies Affect Women (3/29)

5. David Frum, Author and Fellow at the American Enterprise
Institute (3/30)

6. Columbia Political Review Editorial Board Applications (declare
candidacy by 3/27, submit application by 4/10)

7. Suggest a topic for the new CPU issue primer

8. Join the CPU Columbia Community Outreach Team

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CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

Primarily New Hampshire: Young People in Grassroots Politics

Friday, March 25, at 4:30 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Primarily New Hampshire is the book and documentary by Meryl Levin
and Will Kanteres, who spent 12 months chronicling the New
Hampshire campaigns of the various presidential candidates during
the 2004 campaign season.

In addition to a brief discussion of the book and excerpts from the
documentary, there will also be a panel discussion about the role
of young people in grassroots politics.

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2. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

Fernando Ferrer

Monday, March 28 at 8:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Mr. Ferrer was Bronx Borough President for 14 years. After losing a
primary run-off for the Democratic nomination in the 2001 mayoral
race, Mr. Ferrer became president of the Drum Major Institute, a
progressive think-tank founded in 1961 to support the work of
Martin Luther King, Jr. Mr. Ferrer began his political career upon
being elected to the City Council at the age of 23.

Recent polls have identified Mr. Ferrer as the leader among
Democratic mayoral candidates.

Mr. Ferrer's appearance is part of the CPU's efforts to bring all
mayoral candidates to campus. Per University rules, these lectures
are not, however, official campaign stops.

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3. Columbia Political Union Executive Board Election Information
Session

Monday, March 28 at 9:15 pm (after the Fernando Ferrer event)
W501, Alfred Lerner Hall

Do you want to get more involved in the CPU? Would you like to hold
an Executive Board Position?

On April 18th, the CPU Governing Board will elect a new Executive
Board and we’d like you to run! If you are planning to run, or
would just like to know more about the positions and the election
process, come to our information session (after the Fernando Ferrer
event) on Monday, March 28th at 9:15 pm in Room W501, Lerner Hall.
You may run for any of the seven Executive Board positions:

General Manager
CPR Editor-in-Chief
Events Coordinator
Treasurer
Communications Coordinator
Publisher
Webmaster

If you have any questions please contact current General Manager
Alexia Koritz at adk2003@columbia.edu. We hope to see you there!

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4. The CPU and Women's History Month Board Present:
How President Bush's Policies Affect Women, a Post-Election Panel

Tuesday, March 29 at 5:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Panelists include: Melody Barnes (Senior Fellow at the Center for
American Progress), Gwendolyn Beetham (National Center for Research
on Women), Capri Cafaro (former Democratic candidate for Ohio's
14th Congressional District) and Elizabeth LoNigro (Executive
Director of NYC Commission on Women's Issues).

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5. The Columbia Political Union Presents:

David Frum, Author and Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute

Wednesday, March 30 at 9:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

David Frum is the author of the national bestseller, THE
RIGHT MAN: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, and co-author
with Richard Perle of AN END TO EVIL: How to Win the War on Terror.

Mr. Frum is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and writes
a daily column for National Review Online. In 2001, Judge Richard
Posner's study of public intellectuals listed Mr. Frum as one of
the 100 most influential minds in the United States. From January
2001 to February 2002, David Frum was special assistant to
President Bush for economic speechwriting.

Mr. Frum received a simultaneous BA and MA in history from Yale in
1982. He was appointed a visiting lecturer in history at Yale in
1986; in 1987, he graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School,
where he served as president of the Federalist Society.

Event co-sponsored by the Columbia College Republicans.

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6. Columbia Political Review Editorial Board Applications

The CPR is currently accepting applications for next year's
Editorial Board. Open positions are Editor-in-Chief, Managing
Editor, and Senior Editor. The deadline for declaring your
candidacy is Sunday, March 27, and completed applications are due
Sunday, April 10. For details, please contact Benjamin Levitan at
bml2012@columbia.edu.

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7. Suggest a topic for the new CPU issue primer

In an effort to keep our membership up to date on current political
issues, the Columbia Political Union periodically publishes issue
primers. A primer is a general review of an issue
or an event and is up to 3000 words in length. Past topics have
included EU expansion, North Korea, stem-cell research, and others.

Do you have a suggestion for the topic of our next primer? If so,
please email CPU Publisher Mariya Konovalova
(mak2033@columbia.edu).

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8. Join the CPU Columbia Community Outreach Team

CPR Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Levitan is leading the CPU team at
Columbia Community Outreach on Saturday, April 2. To be part of
this day of community service sign up at
<http://www.columbia.edu/cu/outreach/registration05.html> and
choose CPU as your group. To find out more about CCO, go here:
<http://www.columbia.edu/cu/outreach/>.

If you have any questions, please contact Benjamin Levitan at
bml2012@columbia.edu.

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