From: Bill Strom [william.strom@yale.edu]
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 1:34 AM
To: marxists.and.moderates@yale.edu
Subject: all the liblong week
all the liblong week
the *new* whipsheet of the liberal party of the yale political union
neuf
week of: 28oct02

Although it would certainly be a lie for me to say that I don't like to talk about myself in this portion of the whipsheet, I must say that I rarely engage in any type of self-promotion. This week, I break this unwritten rule. As many of you already know, and as many of you are starting to find out, the biggest party on campus on Halloween is the Yale Symphony's Halloween Show Concert. We--yes, I'm in the orchestra--have been hard at work on this silent film, for which the orchestra will play the live soundtrack, since the first week of school, and we would love for you to come enjoy the fruits of our labor. The show takes place in Woolsey Hall at 11:59 PM October 31. Tickets are available in Commons Monday-Thursday and outside the Post Office Tuesday-Thursday. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR. Hope to see you there; you may recognize your humble secretary/treasurer in a fairly substantial role in the show.--}:-{)

*undercard*
28oct02 1730: Lib Dinner, Commons Dining Hall
Join us in fellowship and liberal discourse as we masticate the best comestibles this side of Grove Street. Unless you count the Law School. In any case, we will meet in irony under the portrait of H W Bush to enjoy another lovely, underappreciated meal. Be there or be square!

*steel cage match*
29oct08 1930: Meeting of the Yale Political Union, LC 211(Room subject to change)
Tuesday night, the YPU will hold a rare students-only debate on the topic "Resolved: Graduate Students Ought to Unionize." No guest has been lined up for this week, so opportunities to speak can be had early, often, and with impunity. Also, this is an open debate--you need not be a YPU member yet in order to attend. Contact bradley.lipton@yale.edu to be docketed to speak.

***We'd love to have a big turn-out for this week's debate, as there are only four (4) YPU meetings left before Thanksgiving in order to qualify (or "qual") to vote in the end-of-semester elections. In order to qual, you must sign in with the Libs at three (3) YPU meetings. We need as many libs to qual as possible, as it will give us more influence over the kinds of guests who are asked to speak at the YPU. Tired of Reagan sycophants and homophobic apologists? Qual for the libs!***

The Yale Political Union (www.yale.edu/ypu) was formed in the 1930s in order to provide a forum for rollicking debate among its six member parties. Our Liberal Party is the oldest of these six. Each year, nationally and internationally recognized social and political leaders visit the union to speak about political philosophy, current events, and policy issues. For more information about the YPU, contact william.rogel@yale.edu. For arcane and trivial history about the YPU, contact jonathan.khoury@yale.edu.

*main event*
30oct02 1730: Jonathan Brewster Bingham Dinner Forum, location TBA
Wednesday night marks the first Jonathan Brewster Bingham dinner forum this semester, to which we gratefully welcome Professor Arjun Appadurai.  Professor Appadurai is William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of International Studies and Director of the Initiative on "Cities and Globalization" here at Yale. He was born and educated in India and received his university degrees at Brandeis University and the University of Chicago. He is the editor of Globalization, and the author of Modernity at Large and many other books and articles. He has taught previously at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago. His current research focuses on global violence, mega-cities and grassroots globalization. His forum will, of course, be focused on these topics. Location to be announced--stay tuned!!!
(Note: The JBB dinner forum replaces Lib debate this week.)

*exit music*
"Music is the space between the notes."

-Claude Debussy