TODAYS’S DEBATE

Good Morning Political Union!

We hope you had a lovely weekend and are having a lovely Monday morning. Yesterday, Political Union Exec planned the rest of the quarter and boy oh boy do we have some amazing events planned for you all - make sure to check them out below! However, of course, with today being Monday and all (crazy) — we have a debate!

Please join us today, Monday, January 29 at 7 PM in Scott Hall 201 as we discuss:

Notably: Political Union is suggesting a term limit of 18 years for this debate. We encourage everyone to read our debate primer, written by Blog Editor Philip Blumberg and posted on the PU Blog, to get a better understanding of the topic at hand.

POLITICS AND AI WEBINAR

Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 30 from 4-6pm in Kresge 2415 Political Union will be hosting a watch party for a panel hosted by Northwestern’s Cognitive Science Department. We are very excited to host this watch party for you all and look forward to the topic! Speakers include Emma Rodman (Political Science, University of Massachusetts), Amy Zhang (Computer Science, University of Washington), and Annette Zimmerman (Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison). Below is a description from the Cognitive Science Department on the event’s topic, and snacks will be provided.

CIVICS AND SNACKS

Next Tuesday, February 6th at 5pm in Kresge 2415, Political Union will be hosting Dr. David Shyovitz and Dr. Wendy Pearlman to discuss the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict. We invite any and all to come prepared with questions for the professors and ready to engage in respectful discussion regarding the topic. Be sure to get there early as Insomnia Cookies will be provided. See you there!

WINTER SPEAKER EVENT

Mark your calendars for Thursday, February 15th at 6:30pm, as Political Union hosts its annual Winter Speaker! We are so excited to welcome these talented individuals onto campus. While we cannot announce the speaker yet — drumroll please — we promise you’ll want to be there. See you there!

DOOR REMINDER

Scott Hall's doors close and lock at 7 PM sharp, so be sure to arrive a few minutes early. If you arrive after 7pm, we always make sure to prop open a door: you can enter through the Sheridan Rd. side or the 1838 Chicago Ave. side.

CLOSING THOUGHTS

As always, we would love to hear feedback from the PU community. Please write to us at [email protected] with any thoughts, critiques, or suggestions for our future debates and events. We also invite all to submit to the PU Blog at the following Google Form.

We cannot wait to see you all at our debate tonight at 7pm! See everyone there!

[CRESCENDO] This is my fight song. Take back my life song. Prove I’m alright song. My power’s turned on. Starting right now I’ll be strong. I’ll play my fight song. And I don’t really care, if nobody else believes. ‘Cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me.

Keeping in theme with Thursday email (see Fight Song by Rachel Platten above; Northwestern Fight Song in last email),

Parker & Yasmeen
Political Union Co-Presidents