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Announcements for this week

Hi all-

This is a very exciting week for politics at Columbia! Please see the announcements below to find out what's going on around campus.

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CPU EVENT
CPU Meet and Greet
Wednesday 9/10, 9 PM
Hamilton 304
Come find out more about CPU and the many, many opportunities for all students - including first-years - to get involved. Free pizza!
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CPU EVENT
Columbia Voter Registration Drive
Thursday 9/11, 4 PM to 6:30 PM
College Walk
Volunteer to register voters! CPU will be running a non-partisan voter registration booth on College Walk, co-sponsored by the College Democrats and the College Republicans, as part of the student organized service event that will precede the McCain/Obama ServiceNation event at 7 PM. All volunteers welcome; no experience necessary; help out for as long as you're able! To sign up, email Caitlin Halpern at chalpern@cupolitics.org with all your available times and the total length of time you are willing to volunteer.
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Senators McCain and Obama
Thursday 9/11, 7 PM
Roone Arledge Cinema & College Walk
Don't forget to watch the ServiceNation event with Senators and Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama! The event will be simulcast on a large television screen viewable from College Walk and at various other locations around campus.
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New York Primary Election Day
Tuesday, 9/9 6 AM to 9 PM
If you are registered to vote in New York City, find your poll site here: http://gis.nyc.gov/vote/ps/index.htm. Polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM. Residents of Manhattan may vote for their party's nominee for:
- Surrogate, New York County
- Judge of the Civil Court, New York County
- State Senator
- Member of the State Assembly
- State Committee Party Members
- Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Judicial Convention

For more information, visit:
- The Board of Elections of the City of New York: http://vote.nyc.ny.us/
- The New York State Board of Elections: http://www.elections.state.ny.us/
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Dr. Howard Gardner, hosted by Center for Technology, Innovation, and Community Engagement
Wednesday 9/10 6 PM to 8 PM
Davis Auditorium in the Schapiro Center
Columbia University students are invited to a very exciting event on public service taking place just one day before Obama and McCain come to Columbia through a service organization. The University kicks off a series of public service events beginning with Wed. night.

The Center for Technology, Innovation, and Community Engagement in partnership with the Columbia University Scholars Program will be hosting Dr. Howard Gardner, a Harvard professor known for his theories on multiple intelligence and cognitive studies of great leaders and scientists.

Link to NY Times article that spurred this event: Big Paycheck or Service? Students Are Put to Test Link to event: http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/announcements/2008/Howard_Gardner9-10-08/index.html
Map of event location: http://www.columbia.edu/about_columbia/map/schapiro_center.html
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Thanks!
Nick
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Nick Shea

General Manager
Columbia Political Union
nshea@cupolitics.org
njs2115@columbia.edu