http://www.upsdm.co.nr/ News & updates related to the University of Puget Sound chapter of Democracy Matters, a nationwide student organization working to promote Clean Elections (a campaign finance reform). Fri, 4 March 2005 23:42:43 GMT ListGarden Program 1.02 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss (C)2004-2005, The UPS Chapter of Democracy Matters http://www.upsdm.co.nr/pics/demdiff.html Yesterday, March 4th, we hosted a panel discussion about IRV, and other aspects of elections reform in America. Check out our picture and press release. Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:29:20 GMT http://www.upsdm.co.nr/pics/ctacsummit.html On February 28th, UPSDM participated in the UPS Coalition to Achive Change's annual summit. It was quite a good event. Follow the link to view the pictures and commentary. Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:36:39 GMT http://s3.invisionfree.com/UPSDM_Message_Board/index.php?showtopic=3 There are two major updates for today: First, the website has been slightly modified. More imporantly, the UPS DM Chapter is hosting its first major on-campus event of the year! We are sponsoring a panel discussion and debate about alternative voting systems, like Instant Runoff Voting (RV). Check the link for more details! Fri, 10 Dec 2004 23:36:39 GMT http://www.upsdm.co.nr/pics/wcsummit.html In September, we left Tacoma, WA and headed 13 hours south to the University of California @ Berkeley for the Democracy Matters West Coast Summit. Along with delegates from many other universities, we participated in activities and got some tips on club management and activity ideas. Be sure to check out the pictures from this event! Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:37:12 GMT http://www.upsdm.co.nr/pics/rockrally.html Check out our photos of our Rocking for Democracy concert/rally on the UPS campus. With the help of other clubs, namely "Peace & Justice", we were able to get dozens of potential voters fired up for the Nov. 2 election. Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:36:39 GMT http://s3.invisionfree.com/UPSDM_Message_Board/index.php?act=home The website now has a discussion forum, which can be used to discuss clean elections and Democracy Matters related topics. A calendar is also viewable to see upcoming and past events. Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:35:37 GMT http://www.upsdm.co.nr/ After much intensive manual labor, sleepless nights, and the occasional heatstroke, the Official Website of the UPS Chapter of Democracy Matters is now online! Please visit our site to learn more about big money in politics and what can be done to eliminate it. Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:15:43 GMT