Tonight's the night!

Please join us for the first DUG meeting of the semester. We'll kick things off by planning our first event, discussing our priorities for the semester, and getting to know one another a little more. There will be good snacks and great company! Hope to see you there

8 pm, Wilson 105

If you cannot make it but are interested in getting involved, please email brownpsdug@gmail.com.

First general DUG meeting!

Now that everyone is finally settling into their class schedules and other activities, hopefully your semesters are shaping up to be great ones. There are a couple very special events coming up and a lot of fascinating political events unfolding. It's a fun time to be a PS concentrator!

Below you'll find some of those events, but first you should be aware that THIS Thursday at 8 pm in Wilson 105 we will hold the first general DUG meeting. We will plan the semester, get to know new members, and prioritize how to spend our generous budget of $1000. There will be food!

Events for the upcoming week:

• Monday, 1 pm @ CDC: US Dep't of State Internship/Fellowship Information Session
• Monday, September 21, 7 pm @ List 120: Sexuality & Socialism
• Tuesday, 12 pm @ Taubman: Encountering American Faultlines: Race, Class, and Immigrant Incorporation (brown bag lunch)
• Tuesday, 7 pm @ Salomon 101: Pervez Musharraf (ticket required)
• Thursday, 11 am @ Watson's Joukowsky Forum: The Obama Age and Progressive New Policy for a Post Crisis World with Ricardo Lagos and Alfred Gusenbauer
• Thursday, 4 pm @ An Afternoon with Cory Booker
  

Some interesting news items:

• A Primer on the Max Baucus Health-Care Bill's Contents, TIME Magazine: a pretty thorough summary of the new Baucus bill written for a popular audience.

• Campaign Money and the Chief Justice, National Journal: A preview of the Supreme Court case regarding campaign finance, particularly corporate spending on federal elections.

• The Twists and Turns of Missile Defense, The New York Times: A summary of past, present, and future American policies on missile defense.

Shopping Period

It was great to see a lot of new faces at the new student concentration fair earlier this week, and we hope that some of you will come out to our first DUG meeting, whose date and time will be announced soon. If there is anything you'd like to learn more about or see put on the agenda, please send us an email at brownpsdug@gmail.com.

Be sure to make use of shopping period and be aware that there are several classes outside of Political Science that count toward department requirements. Also, there have been a few changes to courses within the department. Specifically:

- PS 0100 and PS 1100 will be taught by Dan Ehlke
- PS 1510 will be offered again this fall and will still be taught by Minh Luong
- Two new classes are Foundations of Political Economy and Constitutional Law (Goldstein Thursday 6:30)
- Constitutional Law will be a year long course but each semester will have a different focus; this fall will center on governmental powers while the spring will emphasize individual rights

We're sure you have plenty of events, first meetings, and more to attend this week and while there are no PS-related lectures, there are some relevant CDC events if you're looking ahead to next summer or beyond graduation.

We look forward to working with you all this semester and are planning to host some great events. We also hope to improve communication among undergraduates and within the department. As always, email us if you have any questions, ideas or desire to get involved. Good luck shopping!