CPU Newsletter

October 9, 2004

In this week's CPU Update:

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Lecture and Discussion with Congressman Charles Rangel (10/10
TOMORROW)

2. Presidential Debate Watch Party (10/13)

3. CPU Election Guide

OTHER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

4. Law School 101 (10/12)

5. Connecting Your Political Science Degree With Life After
Graduation (10/15)

6. Northeast Environmental Conference (10/15-10/17)

7. A Night of Political Stand-Up Comedy (10/17)

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CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Lecture and Discussion with Congressman Charles Rangel TOMORROW

10/10 at 2:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Congressman Charles B. Rangel is serving his 17th term as the
Representative from the 15th Congressional District, comprising
East and Central Harlem, the Upper West Side, and Washington
Heights/Inwood. Congressman Rangel is the ranking member on the
Committee on Ways and Means, Deputy Democratic Whip of the House
of Representatives, a Chairman of the Board of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee, Dean of the New York State
Congressional Delegation, in addition, Congressman Rangel is a
founding member and former Chairman of the Congressional Black
Caucus.

Likely topics of discussion include the upcoming local and national
elections, reinstituting the draft, and Columbia's expansion into
Manhattanvile.

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2. Presidential Debate Watch Party

10/13 at 9:00 pm
Location TBA

Join your fellow students as we get together to watch the second
Presidential debate.

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3. CPU Election Guide

Our Presidential and local election guide is here. You can find it
on our website (www.columbiapoliticalunion.org) now, but you will
also be able to find it in paper form in your mailbox and around
campus in late October.

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OTHER EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

4. Law School 101

10/12 at 6:15 pm
106 Jerome Greene Hall, Columbia Law School (116th and Amsterdam)

Interested in going to law school?
Not sure about what to expect from your first year?

Stop by LAW SCHOOL 101, an event cosponsored by the Columbia Mock
Trial team
and Kaplan Test Prep for:
- Vital admissions information
- First year law class simulation
- Free pizza!

Stop by early to register and to grab some food! Please email
ljz2101@columbia.edu if you have questions or would like to
pre-register for
the event.

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5. Connecting Your Political Science Degree With Life After
Graduation

10/15 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Room 517, Hamilton Hall

Learn about the different INTERNSHIPS related to Political Science
both within New York as well as outside the city; find out more
about the APPLICATION PROCESS through Columbia; know how to tap
into Columbia's Center for Career Education (CCE) resources; make
contacts with Political Science undergraduates who have had
internships in this field. CCE advisors will be present.

Also – free food and refreshments will be served.

Brought to you by the Political Science Students Association (PSSA)
and Center for Career Education (CCE).

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6. Northeast Environmental Conference

10/15 to 10/17

The Climate Campaign, the Ivy League Environmental Coalition, and
the Green Umbrella at Columbia University/Barnard College invite
you to join us in pursuit of a cleaner, healthier, more sensible
world at this year's Northeast Environmental Conference.

For more information please contact:

Jessica DiCamillo
Chair, Northeast Environmental Conference 2004
Community Coordinator, Earth Coalition
jhd2001@columbia.edu
(646) 522-1639

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7. A Night of Political Stand-Up Comedy

10/17 at 7:00 pm (arrive by 6:30 pm)
Stand-Up NY, West 78th Street, just off Broadway
Admission is $5 with Columbia ID and 2 Drink Minimum

Jake Novak, comedy writer, stand-up comic, CNN producer and CC ’92
alum invites you to a night of political stand up comedy.

Top name professionals expected to appear include:
Walli Collins (VH-1, MTV)
Judy Gold ("Roseanne", "HBO," "Tough Crowd with Colin Quin")
Donnell Rawlings ("Comedy Central's Premium Blend")

For reservations call (212) 595-0850 and make sure you ask for the 7
pm show.

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