Canadian University Press
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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. 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 regional conferences.
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 (Québec) 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.
CUP Presidents
- CUP 69 Erin Millar (the Capilano Courier)
- CUP 68 Sean Patrick Sullivan (the Martlet)
- CUP 67 Chris Dinn (the Muse)
- CUP 66 Craig Battle (the Martlet)
- CUP 65 Anya Spethmann (the Brock Press)
- CUP 64 Don Iveson (the Gateway)
- CUP 63 Jeremy Nelson (the Manitoban)
- CUP 62 Tariq Hassan-Gordon
- CUP 61 Tariq Hassan-Gordon
- CUP 1 John H. McDonald (the McGill Daily)
CUP National Bureau Chiefs
- CUP 69 Bryna Hallam (the Martlet)
- CUP 68 Dave Weatherall (the Link)
- CUP 67 Stephen Hui (the Peak)
- CUP 66 Chris Wilson-Smith (the Brunswickan)
- CUP 65 Shawn Jeffords (the Excalibur)
- CUP 64 Dave Leibl (the Manitoban)
Distinguished CUPpies
CUPpie is a term of endearment used to describe anyone involved with the organization, including staff members of newspapers belonging to CUP.- John Doyle
- Peter Gzowski
- Naomi Klein
- Doug Saunders
- Don Sellar
- Josey Vogels
CUP member papers
CUP currently has 61 member papers. Some of these include:- The Manitoban
- Le Délit français
- The Ubyssey
- The Fulcrum
- The Brunswickan
- The Gateway
- The Martlet
- McGill Daily
- The Other Press
- Over the Edge
- The Peak
- The Varsity
- The Voice
- The Arthur
- The Argosy
- The Link
- The Muse
- The Aquinian
- The Underground
- The Excalibur
- The Quill
See also
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