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Canadian University Press is a non-profit co-operative and newswire service owned by about 70 student newspapers at post-secondary schools in Canada. Founded in 1938, CUP is the oldest student newswire service in the world and the oldest national student organization in North America. Many successful Canadian journalists got their starts in CUP and its member papers. Its head office is in Toronto. (Prior to 1996, the head office was located in Ottawa.)
A national conference, which doubles as an annual general meeting, is held once a year in a different city. Each region holds two conferences a year as well, with the exception of the Western and Prairies and Northern regions who gather together at a single fall conference (PWRCUP/WPNCUP/FUCCUP) every year. Each member paper exercises one vote at conferences. The president and national bureau chief are elected at the national conference, or Nash, while the regional CUPboard members and bureau chiefs are elected at the spring regional conferences.
The current structure for CUP, of a permament newswire offered to Canadian University newspapers including the full-time President, was established at CUP 22 in Quebec City in 1959. Prior to this date the service was looser and more oriented towards an exchange of clippings between the papers. One of the delegates at CUP 22 was future Canadian Prime Minister, Joe Clark, representing the University of Alberta paper, The Gateway.
CUP is divided into five regions: WRCUP (Western, including British Columbia and Yukon), PNCUP (Prairies and Northern, including Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Saskatchewan), ORCUP (Ontario), CUPbeq (Quebec) and ARCUP (Atlantic, including New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island). It also has five special issues caucuses to promote diversity, address the under-representation of marginalized groups and encourage discussion of social issues: Colour Caucus; Disabilities Caucus; Francophone Caucus; Queer, Trans and Allies Caucus; and Women's Caucus.
Member papers contribute articles to the CUP wire, which also runs stories authored by CUP staff. There are news, features, opinions, arts, sports, graphics and supplements wires. After stories are edited by the national bureau chief, they are made available on the wire for publication in CUP member papers.
CUP wholly owns a multi-market ad placement agency, Canadian University Press Media Services Limited, which operates as Campus Plus, offering advertisers one-stop access to student newspapers. It's also the sole member of the John H. McDonald Journalism Foundation, named after CUP's first president.
In 2005, CUP declared the last full week of every January, Sunday to Saturday, would be observed as National Student Press Week to celebrate the achievements, diversity and freedom of the student press.
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CUP Presidents
CUP 69 Erin Millar (the Capilano Courier)
CUP 65 Anya Spethmann (the Brock Press)
CUP 64 Don Iveson (the Gateway)
CUP 63 Jeremy Nelson (the Manitoban)
CUP 62 Tariq Hassan-Gordon (the Arthur)
CUP 61 Tariq Hassan-Gordon (the Arthur)
CUP 43 Michael Balagus (the Projector, Red River College)
CUP 40 Susan Johnson (the Chevron)
CUP 24 E.R. (Ted) Johnson (Silhouette)
CUP 23 Doug Parkinson (Silhouette)
CUP 22 Doug Parkinson (Silhouette)
CUP 12 Murray Smith (Manitoban)
CUP 8 Charles Wasserman (McGill Daily)
CUP 7 H.A. Richter (McGill Daily)
CUP 1 John H. McDonald (the McGill Daily)
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CUP National Bureau Chiefs and other National Office staff
Now and in recent years, the national bureau chief has also served as CUP's vice-president. In some previous years, the national executive was made up of three or four staff and also included a national features editor (who also held the title of vice-president) or national affairs writer. These staffers held their positions at the conference listed and were elected at the previous conference. In CUP's early days, the titles of president and secretary were awarded at a conference to a newspaper, which would then fill those roles from among staff members.
CUP 69 Bryna Hallam (the Martlet)
CUP 68 Dave Weatherall (the Link)
CUP 67 Stephen Hui (the Peak)
CUP 65 Shawn Jeffords (the Excalibur)
CUP 64 Dave Leibl (the Manitoban)
CUP 63 Patti Edgar (the Martlet)
CUP 61 Craig Saunders (national co-ordinator) (the Carillon)
CUP 54 Karen Hill (national bureau chief)
CUP 47 Muriel Draaisma (national bureau chief) (the Ubyssey)
CUP 46 Glen Sanford (national bureau chief) (the Ubyssey)
CUP 45 Jim McElgunn (national bureau chief), Rick Jenson (vice-president/features writer)
CUP 43 Cathy Smith (national bureau chief), Michael McEvoy (vice-president/features writer) (the Uniter)
CUP 42 Bill Tieleman (national bureau chief) (the Ubyssey), Phil Hurcomb (vice-president)
CUP 41 Victor Salus (national bureau chief) (the Gauntlet), Alayne McGregor (vice-president and national features writer) (the Manitoban)
CUP 40 Larry Black (national bureau chief) (McGill Daily), Sue Vohanka (vice-president) (the Ubyssey), Ann Silversides (national affairs reporter) (the Varsity), Dave Colburn (wire editor)
CUP 32 George Russell (bureau chief), Ronald Thompson (vice-president)
CUP 29 Barry Rust (secretary)
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National Conferences
Every year since its inception, CUP has held a national conference. The conference moves around the country and serves as the annual general meeting of the organization. It also features a number of training seminars and high-profile keynote speakers. The New Year's Eve parties were sometimes raucous events, as the new year was rung in five times to mark each of the nation's time zones. The extinguishing of a motel fire put a damper on the party at North Bay, Ontario, on the last day of 1983.
CUP 69 - Jan. 18-23, 2007 in Vancouver, BC to be hosted by the Capilano Courier at the Coast Plaza Hotel
CUP 68 - January 2006 in Toronto, ON hosted by Excalibur at the Holiday Inn on King
CUP 67 - January 2005 in Edmonton, AB hosted by the Gateway at the Crowne Plaza Chateau Lacombe
CUP 66 - January 2004 St. John's, NL hosted by the Muse at the Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel
CUP 65 - January 2003 in Montreal, QC hosted by the McGill Daily/the Link at the Crowne Plaza Montreal Centre
CUP 64 - January 2002 in Ottawa, ON hosted by the Fulcrum at the Crowne Plaza Ottawa Hotel
CUP 63 - January 2001 in Richmond, BC, hosted by the Peak
CUP 62 - January 2000 in Winnipeg, MB hosted by the Manitoban
CUP 61 - December 1998/January 1999 in Guelph, ON hosted by the Guelph Peak
CUP 60 - December 1997/January 1998 in Halifax, NS
CUP 53 - Dec. 27, 1990-Jan. 3, 1991 in Abbotsford, BC
CUP 52 - December 1989/January 1990 in Waterloo, ON
CUP 48 - December 1985/January 1986 in Abbotsford, BC
CUP 47 - December 1984/January 1985 in Chester, NS
CUP 46 - December 1983/January 1984 in North Bay, ON
CUP 45 - December 1982/January 1983 in Ottawa, ON
CUP 44 - December 1981/January 1982 in Bolton, ON
CUP 43 - December 1980/January 1981 in Val Morin, PQ
CUP 42 - December 1979/January 1980 at the Westbury Hotel in Toronto, ON
CUP 41 - December 1978/January 1979 at the Edmonton Plaza in Edmonton, AB
CUP 39.5 - Spring 1977 Emergency national conference in Ottawa, ON
CUP 39 - Dec. 26, 1976-Jan.2, 1977 at the Sheraton Plaza 500 in Vancouver, BC
CUP 38 - December 1975/January 1976 in Montreal, PQ
CUP 37 - December 1974/January 1975 in Saskatoon, SK
CUP 35 - December 1972/January 1973 in Winnipeg, MB
CUP 34 - December 1971 in Wolfville,NS
CUP 32 - December, 1969 at Naramata, BC
CUP 31 - Dec. 26-31, 1968 at the Westbury Hotel in Toronto, ON
CUP 30 - December 1967 at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC
CUP 29 - Dec. 27-30, 1966 at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, PQ
CUP 28 - Dec. 27-30, 1965 in Calgary, AB
CUP 27 - Dec. 28-30, 1964 at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON
CUP 26 - Dec. 26-30, 1963 at Victoria College and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC
CUP 25 - December, 1962 in Ottawa, ON
CUP 24 - Dec. 26-29, 1961 at Ryerson Institure of Technology in Toronto, ON
CUP 23 - December, 1960 at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON
CUP 22 - December, 1959 in Quebec City, QC
CUP 21 - Dec. 29-31, 1958 in Winnipeg, MB
CUP 20 - December, 1957 in Montreal, PQ
CUP 19 - Dec. 27-29, 1956 at Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
CUP 18 - Dec. 28-30, 1955 at the Universite de Laval in Quebec City, PQ
CUP 17 - Dec. 28-30, 1954 in Ottawa, ON
CUP 16 - December 1953 at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON
CUP 15 - December, 1952 at Montreal, PQ
CUP 14 - Dec. 27-29, 1951 at McMaster University at Hamilton, ON
CUP 12 - December, 1949 at Montreal, PQ
CUP 11 - Dec. 29-31, 1948 in Quebec City, PQ
CUP 10 - December, 1947 at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON
CUP 9 - Dec. 21-23, 1946 in Toronto, ON
CUP 8 - Dec. 21-23, 1945 at the University of Western Ontario in London, ON
CUP 7 - Dec. 27-29, 1944 in Montreal, PQ
CUP 6 - December, 1943 at the University of Toronto in Toronto, ON
CUP 1 - Dec. 28-31, 1937 at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, MB
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Alberta (and Northern)
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B.C./ Western Bureau Chiefs
2000-01 Christopher Bolster
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Western Bureau Chief
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Western Fieldworkers
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CUP member papers
CUP currently has 61 member papers. Some of these include:
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See also
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