CPU Newsletter

October 17, 2004

Please disregard the previous email as it included some incorrect
information. This email is now accurate.

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CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Reporting from the Front Lines: A Lecture and Student Discussion
with New York Times Writer and Author Alex Berenson (WEDNESDAY
10/20)

2. Submit to the CPU's first politically themed art exhibit -
Transitions: The Constancy of Change (by 11/10)

3. CPU Election Guide

OTHER EVENTS:

4. The Columbia chapter of the ACLU presents a free screening of
the new documentary Unconstitutional, introduced by Donna
Lieberman, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union (10/19)

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CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. Reporting from the Front Lines: A Lecture and Student Discussion
with New York Times Writer and Author Alex Berenson

10/20 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
Satow Room, Alfred Lerner Hall

Alex Berenson, a writer for the New York Times, covered the war in
Iraq both in the fall of 2003 and again this past summer. When not
in Iraq, Alex is a business writer for the Times. Alex will speak
about the situation in Iraq, his personal experiences there, and
the role of the media in war. There will be an open discussion
following his lecture.

Alex, a 1994 graduate of Yale University, recently published
his first book, "The Number: How the Drive for Quarterly Earnings
Corrupted Wall Street and Corporate America," an explanation and
investigation of the stock market's boom and bust.

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2. Call for Submissions to Transitions: The Constancy of Change

What: An exhibition of political art.
When: Submission deadline is November 10; the exhibition will be
sometime in November.
Who: Everyone is encouraged to submit their work. Photography,
sculpture, painting, short films, and all other visual media are
eligible. Students should contact Katharine Harlow, CPU Treasurer,
at kjh2003@columbia.edu for more information.

This exhibit takes two basic premises as its foundations: transition
as a perpetual theme of history and politics, and the crucial role
of the arts in the portrayal and criticism thereof.

2004 presents an extraordinary opportunity for the exploration of
this linkage. Change is all around us: a presidential election at
home, the fight for sustainable democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan,
the acceleration and deepening of globalization, and the lingering
effects of September 11th.

As the world grows more complex, the importance of informed
involvement grows. This exhibit aims to spur all of us to
reflection, analysis, and debate. How does our past inform our
future? How are our cultures, societies, institutions, and
governments evolving? Where are we going? Are we going too fast?
Too slow?

This exhibit presents an opportunity for political scientists and
artists alike to confront, criticize, and explore new perspectives
and attitudes. Its interdisciplinary approach promises to renew
and strengthen the dialogue between all Columbia students.

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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:

4. Free Screening of Unconstitutional, introduced by Donna
Lieberman, director of the New York Civil Liberties Union

10/19 at 8:00 pm
Roone Arledge Cinema, Alfred Lerner Hall

Unconstitutional reveals how paranoia, fear and racial and ethnic
profiling have led to the subjugation of our constitutional rights,
without protecting us from future terrorist attack. Through personal
stories, the film explores how detentions and police infiltration of
ordinary Americans has been based solely on unconstitutional
directives from the White House and the Justice
Department.

For more information, visit http://www.aclu.org/unconstitutional/

Brought to you by the Columbia University ACLU

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