First up is a PIZZA PARTY:  Thursday January 15th from 4:30-6:00 pm in the Linguistics Lounge (1085 Dr. Penfield, room 212). Come celebrate the new semester and catch up with your fellow Ling students (or meet some new ones) over free pizza and beverages!

In other news, here are two great ways for you to get involved with SLUM:

• SLUM wants you to be our AUS representative: Do you want to meet lots of cool linguistics undergrads, add something to your resume, and get involved with SLUM? Now’s your chance! We are looking for someone to represent SLUM at biweekly AUS council meetings (which often involve free food) and to keep SLUM abreast of all the news from AUS. Contact Laura (laura.kalin@mail.mcgill.ca) for more information.

• McGill’s Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergrads (McCCLU):  McCCLU is back! This year, SLUM will be hosting the third annual McGill Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates from Friday, March 6 through Sunday, March 8. The past two McCCLUs have been great successes, attracting students from across North America, and this year promises to be just as exciting. Interested in getting hands-on experience in conference preparation? Volunteer! There will be a meeting for anyone interested in volunteering this Thursday at 3 in the Linguistics Lounge (right before the pizza party). If you can’t make it but still want to get involved, drop an email to mccclu2009@gmail.com. Interested in the opportunity to present original research? Send in an abstract (should be 1 pg in length - see attached call for papers) to mccclu2009@gmail.com. Your work will be reviewed, and if accepted, you will be able to share it at McCCLU!

Our next meeting will be this Wednesday (January 14th) from 12:30-1:30 in the Ling Lounge. We’d love to see you there!

That’s about it for now!! Don’t forget to join our facebook group, SLʌM! Stay tuned for more news later this semester

On Monday, SLUM held its first official meeting of the term. If you are interested in getting involved in McGill Linguistics this year, please come to our next meeting Wednesday, Sept 14,  4:15-5:15 in the Linguistics Lounge (room 212 on the 2nd floor of the Linguistics building; 1085 Dr. Penfield – the Northeast corner of Peel & Dr. Penfield). Everyone is welcome; don’t feel shy! We love new people!
Here’s a taste of what we have planned for this semester:

PIZZA PARTY!
Thursday, September 25th, 4pm
Linguistics Lounge
Our first event of this year will be a FREE pizza (and beverages) party (the first of many)!  Don’t worry if you don’t know anyone else in the department; this is a perfect opportunity to meet new friends! Come and enjoy lots of delicious FREE food and *drink*, play games and meet your fellow SLUMers! It’s gonna be a blast! 

FROSH INFO SESSION :
Tuesday, October 8th, 11:30 to 2:30
Linguistics Lounge

Are you a Freshman interested in majoring or minoring in Linguistics, or do you want to learn more about the subject? Come join a bunch of other Ling-kids for a totally relaxed, informal session where you can ask questions about linguistics, McGill, or life in general!

As always, this is just the beginning! A quick preview of this term ’s activities (with many more details to come):

- SLUM pub nights | starting at Gerts, 10-Oct, 7–10pm
- SLUMber party & movie night in the linguistics lounge | 7-Nov
- Midterm study sessions with SLUM tutors | TBA
- Library info sessions to show you how to use McGill’s resources for Linguistics research | TBA
- Monthly opinion meetings for all Ling students to give their feedback to SLUM
- Candygrams following final exams | Dec ‘08 & Apr ‘09
- FUTURE Week, or “What can one with a linguistics degree?” | early Mar ‘09
- McGill’s Canadian Conference for Linguistics Undergraduates (McCCLU) | late Mar ‘09
- Linguistics guest lecturers from other universities, followed by reception | TBA
- SLUMwear (t-shirts, sweatshirts, and more!) | Apr ‘09
- Our famous Thompson House end-of-year party | Apr ‘09

If you have any questions or want to get involved with SLUM,  shoot us an email at slum(at)mail.mcgill.ca! Also join our Facebook group, slʌm!

President: Laura Kalin
VP Internal: Kevin Wylie
VP External: Masha Westerlund
Co-VP Academics: Alex Devieux & Lizzie Smith
VP Communications: Anna Howell
VP Finance: David Fromstein
AUS Representative: Shayna Cummings
Francophone Commissioner: Max Guerin
Senior Coordinator: Michelle Barnes
McCCLU 2009 Co-Coordinator: Kate McCurdy

Also, there will be one more SLUM meeting this year, where we hope all old and new execs can attend: Friday, April 11, at 12:30 in the Ling Lounge. Hope to see everyone there!

SLUM is at 1pm on Friday, March 14th

Both take place in the Linguistics Lounge, 3rd floor, 1080 Dr. Penfield! Everyone is welcome!