CPU Newsletter

September 12, 2005

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1) CPU Meet and Greet (Wednesday, 09/14, 8PM, Lerner Piano Lounge); 2) Open Deputy Positions; 3) CPR Meet and Greet (Tuesday, 09/13, 8PM, Hamilton 502); 4) CPR Article Pitches Due; 5) Dr. Nigel Ashford, Senior Program Officer, Institute for Humane Studies (Tuesday, 09/20, 8PM); 6) Upcoming Events!

CPU EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS:

1. *CPU MEET AND GREET* (Wednesday, 09/14, 8PM, Lerner Piano Lounge)

2. Get involved! Become a deputy today! (UPDATED: Please read
carefully.)

3. CPR Meet and Greet (Tuesday, 09/13, 8PM, Hamilton 502)

4. CPR: Deadline for article pitches (Friday, 09/16, 5PM)

5. CPU Event: Nigel Ashford, Senior Program Officer, Institute for
Humane Studies (Tuesday, 09/20, 8PM, Hamilton 304)

6. Upcoming events!

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1. The CPU Presents: CPU Meet and Greet
Date: Wednesday, 09/14
Time: 8PM
Location: Piano Lounge, Alfred Lerner Hall, 2nd Floor

Description: The CPU Executive Board invites you to our second Meet
and Greet of the semester. Find out more about the CPU and our
plans for the coming year, speak with and ask questions of the
current Executive Board, and learn how to apply for our open deputy
positions. Pizza and drinks will be served.

(Can't make this Meet and Greet? Don't worry - just email the
Executive Board at cpu@columbia.edu to express interest or ask
questions.)
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2. Get involved! Become a deputy today! (UPDATED)

The CPU invites all interested members to apply for our open deputy
positions. Deputies will assist the Executive Board in all aspects
of CPU programming. It's a great way to get involved - especially
if you're interested in someday joining the Executive Board.

Please find below a brief description of the open deputy positions.
Our Executive Board members will be on hand at the Meet and Greet to
answer your questions and provide more details. See you there!

REMINDERS/CLARIFICATIONS:

- If you have already received an Events Deputy application, the
deadline is Tuesday, 09/13 at 8PM. Please contact Wei Wei Hsing
(fwh2101@columbia.edu) with any questions.

- If you attended the first Meet and Greet but have not yet
received an application, please contact the relevant E-Board member
immediately. Contact information is listed below.

- Application deadlines apply only to those who have already
received applications. If you're coming to the second Meet and
Greet, you'll be able to join our second round of applications. So
don't worry - you'll have plenty of time to apply.

- Due to the overwhelming response, the Executive Board is
considering expanding the number of available deputy positions.

A. Events Coordinator: The Events Coordinator is seeking five
(5) deputies for Fall 2005. Several deputies will be placed in
charge of our new speaking series. All deputies will assist the
Events Coordinator with tasks including, but not limited to:
drafting and sending invitations to potential speakers; organizing
expert panels and debates; corresponding with invitees' offices and
advance staff; working with Columbia administrators to plan event
logistics; and various other aspects of event staging. Deputies
will have the opportunity to meet and work closely with our
distinguished guests. (For more information, please contact Wei Wei
Hsing at fwh2101@columbia.edu.)

B. Director of Communications: The Director of Communications
is seeking two (2) deputies for Fall 2005. Responsibilities will
include but are not limited to: working with on- and off-campus
print and television media, conducting outreach to community
groups, publicizing events, and handling all activities related to
the public image of the Columbia Political Union. Deputies
should also expect to work to establish contacts and build our
presence within the graduate schools and the larger city-wide
political community. Furthermore, deputies will be responsible for
helping to create and distribute press releases for all CPU events,
which will be issued in conjunction with our weekly flyering and
leafleting activities. (For more information, please contact Geoff
Aung at gra2001@columbia.edu.)

C. Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Political Review: The CPR
Editor-in-Chief is seeking four (4) deputies for Fall 2005 - two
Deputy Art Editors (DAE), and two Deputy Design Editors (DDE).
DAEs will work with the Art Editor to commission and design
illustrations for the magazine to prepare them for publication.
DAEs will be responsible for assigning artists to specific articles
and, when applicable, helping them to design the illustrations and
images. Deputies will also be expected to prepare art work for
publication. The DDEs will work with the Design Editor to prepare
the magazine for printing. This will involve laying out articles
and editing illustrations and advertisements. While experience
with Quark is preferred, general enthusiasm is all you need to be
considered for the job. (For more information, please contact Matt
Christiansen at mrc2104@columbia.edu.)

D. Treasurer: The Treasurer is seeking four to five (4-5)
deputies for Fall 2005. Responsibilities will include some or all
of the following: researching and drafting grant applications;
corresponding with professors, city organizations, and financial
institutions to solicit donations for the CPU fundraiser, to be
held in late fall; and managing the CPU budget. In addition, as our
Treasurer plans to study abroad in the spring semester, deputies
will be eligible for election to the Treasurer position upon her
departure. (For more information, please contact Melody Malekan at
mm2449@columbia.edu.)

E. Director of Publications: The Publisher is seeking 2-3 new
deputies for Fall 2005. Responsibilities will include, but are not
limited to: researching and writing issue updates, to be distributed
on campus; researching and writing a voter's guide for the upcoming
New York City elections. In addition, Publishing deputies will
have the opportunity to report on political events throughout New
York City, with articles to be published weekly on the CPU website.
(For more information, please contact Jason Bello at
jrb2118@columbia.edu.)

F. Events Committee - Leadership Summit: The General Manager is
seeking members interested in helping to organize a city-wide
political leadership conference, to be held in the spring. Whether
plans go forward will depend on the response from our membership.
(For more information, please contact David Kim at
djk2103@columbia.edu.)

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3. The CPU/CPR Present: The CPR Meet and Greet

Date: Tuesday, 09/13
Time: 8PM
Location: Hamilton 502

Description: The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board of the CPR
invite you to their first Meet and Greet of the semester. Meet the
editors and find out how to get involved. For more information,
please contact Matt Christiansen at mrc2104@columbia.edu. See you
there!

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4. REMINDER: CPR PITCHES DUE

CPR article pitches are due this Friday, 09/16, at 5PM. Please
contact Matt Christiansen with any questions or concerns.

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5. The CPU "Philosophy, Culture, and Society" Series: Nigel Ashford,
Senior Program Officer, Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason
University

Date: Tuesday, 09/20
Time: 8PM
Location: Hamilton 304

Description: Dr. Ashford will deliver a lecture titled "Equal
Rights, Not Gay Rights." He brings a libertarian perspective to
gay issues.

Dr Ashford joined IHS from the United Kingdom, where he was
professor of politics and Jean Monnet Scholar in European
Integration at Staffordshire University, England. Dr. Ashford has
also directed the Principles of a Free Society Project at the Jarl
Hjalmarson Foundation in Sweden, and was a Bradley Resident Scholar
at the Heritage Foundation. He is a recipient of the International
Anthony Fisher Trust Prize for published work which strengthens
public understanding of the political economy of the free society.

Dr. Ashford was also Chairman of the American Politics Group of the
United Kingdom. He has lectured in 18 countries. He is author of
Principles for a Free Society (Jarl Hjalmarson Foundation, 1999,
2003), which is available in six languages. He is co-author of US
Politics Today (Manchester University Press, 1999); Public Policy
and the Impact of the New Right (St Martin's Press, 1994) and A
Dictionary of Conservative and Libertarian Thought (Routledge,
1991), and numerous articles on how ideas influence US politics.

In addition, Dr. Ashford has reviewed books for The Times Literary
Supplement, contributed to the Independent Gay Forum
(www.indegayforum.org), and is a member of Gays and Lesbians for
Individual Liberty (www.glil.org).

*Please note that Dr. Ashford is speaking in a personal capacity,
and not as a representative of George Mason University or the
Institute of Humane Studies.*

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6. Upcoming events (Just a few of the many exciting speakers we're
bringing this semester!)

- Ron Robinson, Executive Director of the Young America's
Foundation, (http://www.yaf.org/staff/ron_robinson.asp)

- David Rees, the man behind "Get Your War On,"
(http://www.mnftiu.cc/mnftiu.cc/home.html)

- Debra Liang-Fenton, Executive Director of the U.S. Committee for
Human Rights in North Korea, (www.hrnk.org)

- Jason Furman, Economic Advisor to the Kerry-Edwards campaign,
(http://wagner.nyu.edu/faculty/facultyDetail.php?whereField=facultyID&whereValue=323)

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