Ukrainian Students

Greetings! / Привіт!

2010-06-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

Greetings to all the viewers who might still have a subscription to this abandoned blog:

Is there still interest in the goal of this blog, which is to post Ukrainian events and allow students to know what's going on?

If the answer is YES, please reply!

I would like to keep this blog up to date with other issues, that way the blog stays current.

If there is interest in this also, please respond! We can use all the help we can get.

-Bohdan

Vorochta5

2009-11-08T22:41:00.000-08:00

Hey this is a blog I started with some friends.

http://vorochta5.com

UKRAINIAN FACEBOOK FRIEND!

2006-05-15T10:21:00.000-07:00

Add this person to your friends, if you are on facebook!

http://umichigan.facebook.com/profile.php?id=2252118&hiq=susta

NYC ....this is for real

2006-04-06T23:41:00.000-07:00

We(RUTGERS) will be in NYC on April 8th. This is final. We just recieved our check for the city and we will be going to the museum after which we invite all of you to join us at Veselka and Karpaty for food and drinks. Email me at lvfenix@eden.rutgers.edu or call me at 201-230-6958 before saturday.

Pysanka Workshop 2006

2006-03-27T20:11:00.000-08:00

Hey folks!

The Ukrainian Club of Cornell University is having their annual Pysanka Workshop and Display.

Date: Monday, April 3, 2006
Time: 12:00noon-8:00pm
Location: Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Let me know if you might think of coming up, for the day, or the weekend...I know it's kinda far, buuut still spread the word to friends and family. If you know people in Binghamton, Elmira, Auburn, Owego, Dryden....wherever, who might be interested, let them know.

Oh and I almost forgot to mention, it's FREE!!

Reply to this message, or contact me at Rns7@cornell.edu for more info.

MANY EVENTS IN NYC!! DONT MISS IT!

2006-03-23T16:03:00.000-08:00

1. Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University on Thursday, March 23,
2006
2. The Professional Group: Pikadirska Tertsia will be performing in
NEW YORK City on March 24
3. RPB School of Ukrainian Folk Dancing will be having a spring
concert on Sunday March 26
4. Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections on Sunday March 26
5. Ukrainian Studies at Columbia University will be giving a lecture
on :"CULTURAL WARS & RIVAL IDENTITIES: UKRAINE AS A POST-SOVIET
IDEOLOGICAL BATTLEGROUND" on Monday, March 27
6. UKRAINIAN FILM NIGHT AT NYU- SHOWING MAMAY! Thursday March 30th at
9-11 PM AT KIMMEL 910
7. UKRAINIAN ROCK GROUP OKEAN ELZY WILL BE PERFORMING IN NEW YORK CITY
ON APRIL 7

1. This Thursday at Columbia University, the Ukrainian Film Club will
be showing three movies: "Nevseremos. People from Maidan" "Zlydni"
and "Borderland, Ukraine and the Rebirth of Democracy" All films are
either with English subtitles or in English.
This event is co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Students’ Society of
Columbia University.
WHEN: Thursday, March 23, 2006, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: 614 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University

2. This Friday, the group "Pikadirska Tertsia" will be performing in New York City. They are a professional Acapella Group. I've heard them before, they are amazing. If you listen to Ukrainian Music, you have probably heard the song "Starenki Tramvaj" - These are the guys who sing it!
When: Friday 7 PM March 24, 2006
Where: Hall of Ukrainian National Home 140 Second Avenue, New York NY
10003 (216) - 240 - 4997

3. The Roma Pryma Bohachevsky School of Ukrainian Folk Dancing will be having a Spring Concert for anyone who is interested in seeing Ukrainian Dancing! It will take place on March 26, 2006 at St. Georges Ukrainian Catholic Church on 7th Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue

4. Don't Forget! If you are a Ukrainian Citizen, Don't forget to vote in the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections on March 26!

5. On March 27th, 2006 The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will host a lecture
by Mykola Ryabchuk, titled:"CULTURAL WARS & RIVAL IDENTITIES: UKRAINE AS A POST-SOVIET IDEOLOGICAL BATTLEGROUND"WHEN: Monday, March 27 at 12:00 noonWHERE: Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, 420 W. 118th St.

6. The NYUkrainian Club will be presenting the film "Mamay" a full-length feature film (2003), directored by Oles Sanin. It was Ukraines official entry for 2003 Academy Awards consideration in the category of the best foreign language movie. There will be subtitles. Also, we also will be serving Ukrainian Food and snacks. It will be held on: When: Thursday March 30th 2006, from 9PM to 11:00PM (Late night movie for anyone who works, you too can see the movie!) If you come late, grab some snacks! Where: Kimmel Center Room 910

7. On April 9th- The Ukrainian Rock Group "OKEAN ELZY" Will be performing in NEW YORK CITY! They will be performing live at the Roxy Club! at 8 PMWho: OKEAN ELZY Where: New York City, ROXY CLUB 515 WEST 18TH STREET WHEN 9 APRIL, 8 PM
GET TICKETS EARLY FOR IT WILL BE A SOLD OUT SHOW! The # to call is:
201- 455- 2044

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More information on the Columbia University Ukrainian Programs:
MARCH 23:

The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University continues its new
thematic series: “Ukraine. A Cinematographic View from the West”. The
Club's March event will present two perspectives on the Orange
Revolution, the November 2004 peaceful mass mobilization of Ukrainians
in defense of their right to vote. A Ukrainian and an American
filmmaker
will give their individual accounts of what happened on and around the
Maidan (the Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine. The program is
titled:

"THE ORANGE REVOLUTION. A STORY FULL OF SOUND AND FURY, SIGNIFYING?"

The March event will include three films:

“Nevseremos. People from Maidan”, 2005 director Serhiy
Masloboyshchykov,
Ukraine, American premier. The film documents two opposing political
perspectives – the orange, pro-Yushchenko and the blue pro-Yanukovych -

during the heady events and nine months after.

“Zlydni” (Poverty), 2005, director Stepan Koval, Ukraine, American
Premier. This short plasticene animation is a tongue-in-cheek metaphor
for the “blessing” that Russia has been for Ukraine as a neighbor.

“Borderland, Ukraine and the Rebirth of Democracy,” 2005, director
Paul
Tremblay, USA. A historical background of the Orange Revolution is
combined with a detailed analysis of the events by their participants
and observers, who come from varied linguistic, cultural, and
political
backgrounds.

Introduction and post screening discussion led by Yuri Shevchuk,
director of the Film Club.

All films are either with English subtitles or in English.

This event is co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Students’ Society of
Columbia University.

WHEN: Thursday, March 23, 2006, at 7:30 PM
WHERE: 614 Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University

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MARCH 27:

The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will host a
lecture
by Mykola Ryabchuk, titled:

"CULTURAL WARS & RIVAL IDENTITIES: UKRAINE AS A POST-SOVIET
IDEOLOGICAL
BATTLEGROUND"

Mykola Ryabchuk, who is a Jacyk Visiting Scholar at Columbia's
Ukrainian
Studies Program this spring 2006 semester, teaching a course on
Language, Culture, and Identity Issues in Contemporary Ukraine,
writes:
"Ukraine, as a nation located on the border between two different
civilizations, Eurasian and European, and exposed to various cultural
and political influences throughout its history, provides students of
the region with a great many paradoxes that often look like
ambivalence,
if not ambiguity. Language, culture, and identity issues contribute
greatly to Ukraine’s paradoxes and controversies but, also, to the
nation’s uniqueness and potential dynamic."

Mykola Ryabchuk has been, since 1997, a research associate at the
Center
for European Studies at the University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” and a
co-founder and co-editor of the “Krytyka” monthly. He penned seven
books
in Ukrainian, including: "Zone of Alienation: Ukrainian Oligarchy
between East and West" (Kyiv, 2004) and "Two Ukraines: Real Borders
and
Virtual Wars" (Kyiv, 2003). He holds a number of awards for the best
articles of the year from different periodicals, two national “Book of
the Year” awards (2000 and 2004), a prestigious Antonovych Prize
(2003)
and a Polish-Ukrainian Capitula Award (2002, on par with late Jacek
Kuron) for the significant contribution to Polish-Ukrainian
reconciliation.

WHEN: Monday, March 27 at 12:00 noon
WHERE: Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University,
420 W. 118th St.

--
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1208, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html

Rutgers Trip Postponed Again

2006-03-21T09:49:00.000-08:00

We had to postpone our trip again due to lack of funds. We are waiting on our schools allocations committee to grant us money for the trip and as soon as we get the money we will let everyone know the date of our NYC museum and city trip.

Columbia Ukrainian Student Society

2006-03-06T12:10:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian Students Society of Columbia University Merchandise!!!!

Hey everyone.... after last years great success with the shirts "Ukraine Is Strong Country", we have done it again with another classic... Be sure to check it out....

Zdorov!
Adrian Podpirka

Ukie Pride!!!

2006-03-05T10:22:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody...I haven't really posted since this blog first started but I'm sending this out to ask for some help... We started a website a few months ago to try and bring some actually wearable ukrainian clothes and accessories out to all of you really. It has been a remarkable success...a lot more successful than we every imagined...we are working towards a goal of finally taking it off of the current site and creating a real full force website and catelog a la Yevshan and give every Ukrainian some good looking clothes and accessories to wear and show their pride in who they are and where they are from. So....the help I'm asking for, right...I just ask that first you go check out the site www.ukiepride.com .... let me know what you like, what you don't like...designs that are awful, what you would like to see created...what would you buy... Drop me an email at UkiePride44@yahoo.com and let me know your thoughts...Second...put a link to our site on your site...its incredible to see the response to this blog and everything you guys are doing...we are putting together an army of ukrainian college students here and can really do alot of great things...so throw our link on your site...again if you are willing to do that plllllllllllease send me an email and let me know...Finally, when you go to the website...pick something up...buy something...support us...help us grow and bring you more of what you want...get a bag, get a t-shirt...get something for your little cousin...anything...help us out...also if any of you would like something designed specifically for your school or for your club we can do that...drop me an email and let me know what your looking for and we will put it together and give you a bulk rate discount ... so let me know what you think...you guys rock!!! Show your pride!!!!

Nick

Rutgers NYC Trip Postponed.

2006-02-28T15:43:00.000-08:00

Our trip will be postponed until the 25th of March. We were not able to secure enough funds in time for this weekend.

Again if anyone is interested in joining up with us, please email me at "lvfenix@eden.rutgers.edu"

RUTGERS NYC TRIP

2006-02-21T16:05:00.000-08:00

The Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club will be taking a trip to NYC on Saturday March 4th. The trip will include a visit to the Museum, dinner at Veselka and a night out in the city with trips to either to the bars, Central Park, or other such places. We will be arriving at 3-4 pm and we are willing to meet up with any other Ukrainian students that are interested.Last semester we met up with students from Columbia and NYU.

Please email us at rusc@eden.rutgers.edu or me personally at lvfenix@eden.rutgers.edu and let us know if you are interested in meeting up.

Also, visit our website for club news: http://ukrainians.rutgers.edu

Cornell: Pysanka Workshop

2006-02-09T22:20:00.000-08:00

Just a heads up, we're having our annnual Pysanka workshop on April 3, 2006, in the Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room from 11am-8pm. It's a Monday, so if anybody's in the area, or wants to come up the weekend before and blow eggs and watch Taras Bulba or something, just holla.

Also, my Spring break is March 18-26, chances are if i'm not going home i'll be in nyc for part of break and possible canada road trip the other part. Nyc seems to be central to everyone's clubs so it might be a good place to meet for any sort of gathering whether it's social/political/educational/professional...

Constitution of SUSTA

2006-02-08T19:18:00.000-08:00

Constitution of SUSTA

1. NAME
1.1. The name of the organization is the "The Federation of Ukrainian Student Organizations of America," or, in Ukrainian, "Soiuz Ukrainskyh Studentskyh Tovaryst Ameryku (SUSTA),”.
2. OBJECT
2.1. The general objects of SUSTA are:
2.1.1. to foster cooperation and understanding among Ukrainian-American students' organizations and other Associate Member Organizations;
2.1.2. to educate and inform Ukrainian-American students about issues and events relevant to them as students of Ukrainian origin;
2.1.3. to participate and encourage the development of a dynamic Ukrainian-American community which adheres to democratic and humanitarian principles;
2.1.4. to encourage the development of a Ukrainian-American student movement; and
2.1.5. to foster an understanding among non-Ukrainian ethnic groups as to Ukrainian affairs and issues.
2.1.6. to promote the formation of local Ukrainian clubs at American Universities.
2.1.7. to support Ukrainian clubs with resources and ideas for events and how to proceed in planning.
2.2. The specific objects of SUSTA are:
2.2.1. to represent Ukrainian-American students and other Associate Member Organizations as an organized body;
2.2.2. to coordinate and initiate activities of Ukrainian-American student organizations and other Associate Member Organizations;
2.2.3. to support Ukrainian-American and Ukrainian studies at universities in America and elsewhere;
2.2.4. to organize and sponsor conferences, congresses, tours, student exchanges, study groups and exhibits which further the objects of SUSTA;
2.2.5. to publish a student publication and/or contribute to existing publications in order to provide an open forum for discussion of issues of concern to Ukrainian-American students and other Associate Member Organizations;
2.2.6. to support and cooperate with Ukrainian democratic student organizations worldwide;
2.2.7. to support and cooperate with all organizations in matters:
2.2.7.1. furthering the objects of SUSTA;
2.2.7.2. promoting the welfare and interests of Ukrainian students;
2.2.7.3. concerning the abrogation of human and civil rights; or
2.2.7.4. of Ukrainian American public life.
2.2.8. to ensure that Ukrainian and Ukrainian-American history, contemporary fine arts, culture and the Ukrainian language, as well as any other issue pertaining to Ukrainians and Ukrainian-Americans is presented in a fair and accurate manner by the media.
3. MEMBERSHIP
3.1. Any Ukrainian club, association or federation,
3.1.1. whose members are students of an American university or college; and
3.1.2. which is governed in a democratic manner, with an elected executive responsible to its membership may apply for membership in SUSTA by submitting to the SUSTA executive:
3.1.3. a formal written request for membership;
3.1.4. a copy of its constitution and by-laws;
3.1.5. a list of its executive members; and
3.1.6. a list of the names, e-mail address and academic enrollment status of each of its members.
3.2. Associate Membership - Any Ukrainian student organization, club, association or federation outside of America may apply for associate membership in the Ukrainian American Students' Union,
3.2.1. whose members are of a non-American university or other post-secondary institution; and,
3.2.2. which is governed in a democratic manner, with an elected executive responsible to its membership, may apply for membership in SUSTA by submitting to the SUSTA executive;
3.2.2.1. a formal written request for membership,
3.2.2.2. a copy of its constitution and by-laws,
3.2.2.3. a list of its executive members; and,
3.2.2.4. a list of names, e-mail addresses and academic status of each of its members.
3.3. Where an applicant for SUSTA membership has fulfilled the criteria outlined in section 3.01, the SUSK executive may conditionally accept this applicant as a member of the organization, pending a two month probation during which the aspiring club must appoint a SUSTA representative, and pay its membership dues for that academic year.
3.4. A member may withdraw from SUSTA by:
3.4.1. filing a declaration of withdrawal with the SUSTA executive; or
3.4.2. dissolving its organization.
3.5. Where a member of SUSTA has:
3.5.1. infringed the constitution or by-laws of SUSTA;
3.5.2. failed to pay its membership dues as prescribed in the by-laws; or
3.5.3. unjustifiably neglected its activities or responsibilities, the SUSTA executive, by a two-thirds majority vote of all its members, may suspend this member's membership provided it has advised all SUSTA members at least two weeks before the suspension of:
3.5.3.1. its intention to suspend the member;
3.5.3.2. the reasons for the suspension; and
3.5.3.3. the duration of the suspension.
3.6. Where a member has been suspended under the provisions of section 3.04, the next Congress shall review the circumstances of the suspension and shall;
3.6.1. remove the suspension;
3.6.2. renew the suspension; or
3.6.3. expel the member.
4. THE CONGRESS
4.1. In this section,
4.1.1. a "delegate" means a member-in-good-standing of a SUSTA member club, who is authorized by that club to attend the Congress as the club's representative;
4.1.2. "alternate delegate" means a member-in-good-standing of a SUSTA member club who is authorized by that club to take the place of any of the club's delegate unable to participate in the Congress;
4.1.3. "observer" means any person who is in attendance at the Congress and is not a delegate or alternate delegate;
4.1.4. "guest" means any observer who has been officially invited by the SUSK executive to attend the Congress as its guest;
4.1.5. "Congress" means Annual assembly or Extraordinary assembly of SUSTA;
4.1.6. "Associate Member" means any person who is in attendance at the Congress and is not a delegate or an alternate delegate.
4.2. The Congress is the supreme legislative body of SUSTA.
4.3. The Congress consists of delegates, alternate delegates, guests, observers and the SUSTA executive.
4.4. The SUSTA executive shall call a Congress at least once during every calendar year.
4.5. Upon the request of one-third of all SUSTA members, the SUSTA executive shall call an Extraordinary Congress and set its agenda.
4.6. The SUSTA executive shall, in writing and no less than two calendar months prior to a Congress, notify all SUSTA members of the date and place the Congress is to be held.
4.7. Should the SUSTA executive be incapable of calling a Congress as required by the constitution, an ad hoc Congress committee composed of the presidents of at least half the SUSTA membership may call a Congress and set its agenda.
4.8. Quorum at a Congress is fifty per cent of the delegates registered at the Congress. The SUSTA annual Congress shall follow proper congressional procedure.
4.9. The maximum number of delegates any member of SUSTA shall send to a Congress is:
4.9.1. three, for its executive; and
4.9.2. one for every ten members or fraction thereof, whose SUSTA membership dues have been paid to the SUSK executive.
4.10. Only delegates and members of the SUSTA executive have the right to vote at a Congress.
4.11. Each SUSTA member in good standing may delegate up to three of its votes to its first delegate. Should the SUSTA member send more than one delegate to the Congress, any additional delegates are entitled to vote only if the total votes then held by the member does not exceed its maximum allowable votes.
4.12. No person whose Congress registration is not paid in full shall vote at a Congress.
4.13. No person shall delegate a right to vote at a Congress to another person, except in the case of a delegate from one member club delegating a vote, by written proxy, to an alternate delegate from the same member club.
4.14. At its outset the Annual Congress shall elect from among its delegates:
4.14.1. a presidium, composed of a chairperson, vice-chairperson and two secretaries, empowered to conduct the Congress proceedings;
4.14.2. a nominations committee, empowered to prepare a list of candidates for election to the SUSTA executive for the subsequent term of office;
4.14.3. a verifications committee, empowered to verify that each member club has only the constitutionally permitted number of delegates and that these delegates are bona fide delegates;
4.14.4. a constitutional committee, empowered to prepare the text of all proposed constitutional changes, if any, to the Congress;
4.14.5. a resolutions committee, empowered to prepare the text of any Congress resolutions for the consideration of the Congress;
4.14.6. an auditing committee, empowered to audit the outgoing SUSTA executive's financial records; and
4.14.7. any other committee which the Congress may deem necessary.
4.15. The SUSTA executive shall set the Annual Congress agenda, which shall include at least:
4.15.1. reports from each of the outgoing executive members;
4.15.2. reports from any existing committees;
4.15.3. reports from SUSTA member clubs;
4.15.4. an audited financial statement;
4.15.5. resolutions;
4.15.6. constitutional amendments; and
4.15.7. election of the SUSTA executive of the following year.
4.16. The outgoing SUSTA executive, in co-operation with the outgoing Congress committee;
4.16.1. should set aside a fixed amount of capital to be held in trust for the start-up administration costs of the next Congress, to be used by the newly-elected Congress co-ordinator and his/her committee;
4.16.2. This amount will be determined only after the current Congress books have been closed;
4.16.3. This money will not be absorbed by the SUSTA executive.
5. THE EXECUTIVE
5.1. The SUSTA executive is composed of:
5.1.1. a President, who:
5.1.1.1. shall be responsible for all SUSTA business, chair all executive meetings and represent SUSK before the public, and
5.1.1.2. may delegate any of the position's responsibilities or tasks to any other executive member;
5.1.2. an Executive Vice-President Internal, who:
5.1.2.1. shall assist the President and fulfill the duties of the President when the President is unable to do so, and
5.1.2.2. shall coordinate, help organize and maintain contact with all SUSTA member organisations, coordinating all actions and activities with the SUSTA Regional Vice-Presidents;
5.1.3. Regional Vice Presidents, each of whom:
5.1.3.1. shall coordinate SUSTA activities in a given geographical region of America, Canada, or where deemed necessary, and
5.1.3.2. shall be responsible for increasing feedback from the SUSTA members in their designated region to the SUSTA Executive and for strengthening SUSTA at the member level;
5.1.4. a Secretary, who:
5.1.4.1. shall be responsible for SUSTA executive minutes, records and correspondence,
5.1.4.2. shall be responsible for the daily operation of the SUSTA office, and maintenance of the SUSTA archives,
5.1.4.3. shall make the minutes of all Executive meetings and Congress minutes available to all SUSTA members, and
5.1.4.4. shall keep an archive of all past and present members of member organizations;
5.1.5. a Treasurer, who:
5.1.5.1. shall be responsible for handling all SUSTA funds and keeping an accurate financial record using generally accepted accounting principles,
5.1.5.2. shall draft a budget for the SUSTA fiscal year and be responsible for its realization, and
5.1.5.3. must present a completed final financial report to the SUSTA Congress delegates and to the auditing committee for examination at the Congress;
5.1.6. a Project Director, who,
5.1.6.1. shall co-ordinate all SUSTA projects,
5.1.6.2. shall ensure that members of the SUSTA Executive, Committees and President's Conference are informed of all SUSTA projects;
5.1.7. a Director of Communications and Publications, who:
5.1.7.1. shall be responsible for a regularly produced SUSTA publication/newsletter, any other SUSTA publications deemed necessary by the Congress or the SUSTA Executive, and
5.1.7.2. shall develop and maintain communication between the SUSTA Executive and SUSTA members;
5.1.8. a Director of External Relations - Ukrainian Organizations, who:
5.1.8.1. shall maintain communications with all national and international Ukrainian student and youth organizations, and
5.1.8.2. shall maintain communications with other national and international Ukrainian organizations: ensuring that each organization is aware of the new executive and activities of SUSTA, ensuring that a representative and/or greeting is dispatched to each organization's national congress/conventions, and in turn, that each organization receives an invitation to SUSTA's conferences and Congress;
5.1.9. a Director of External Relations, who:
5.1.9.1. shall maintain contact with all levels of government and relevant non-Ukrainian organizations, ensuring that they are aware of the new executive and activities of SUSK;
5.1.10. an Alumni Coordinator, who:
5.1.10.1. shall organize and maintain liaison with SUSTA alumni, and
5.1.10.2. shall gather and maintain SUSTA archives;
5.1.11. an Immediate Past-President, who:
5.1.11.1. is not elected, hence has no executive vote, but is the outgoing SUSK President of the immediately preceding term of office, and
5.1.11.2. shall advise the SUSTA Executive on all SUSTA matters, and provide an organizational continuity with the previous year's Executive.
5.2. Any person may run for election to the SUSTA executive, if that person:
5.2.1. is a full member in good standing of a SUSTA member club; and
5.2.2. has not received a degree or diploma from a University more than five years prior to being nominated, unless that person is enrolled in a further degree or diploma program.
5.3. The SUSTA executive:
5.3.1. shall fulfill the objects outlined in section 2 of the Constitution to the best of its ability;
5.3.2. shall be bound by the resolutions of all annual and Extraordinary Congresses;
5.3.3. may, subject to budgetary constraints, employ any professional staff it feels is necessary to fulfill the objects outlined in section 2 of the Constitution.
5.4. The SUSTA executive shall assume its responsibilities at the conclusion of the Congress at which it was elected and shall hold these responsibilities until the conclusion of the next Congress, or until they resign or are removed from office.
5.4.1. Immediately following Congress, the entire outgoing SUSTA executive shall remain as active advisors to the incoming executive.
5.5. The SUSTA executive, by a two-thirds majority vote of all its members, and no sooner than one week after all SUSTA members have received notification of its intentions, shall remove from office any executive member who:
5.5.1. has, for four or more months, continually failed to fulfill the position's responsibilities; or
5.5.2. has seriously or flagrantly violated the SUSTA constitution or by-laws.
5.6. Should the SUSTA President resign or be removed from office, the SUSTA executive shall, by a two-thirds majority of all its members and after all SUSTA members have been advised of the candidates' names, elect a replacement from among any of the Vice-Presidents or Directors residing in the city in which the executive office is located.
5.7. Should a member of the SUSTA executive, other than the President, resign or be removed from office, the SUSTA executive may appoint a replacement, provided it advises all SUSTA members of the candidate's name at least one week before the appointment is made.
5.8. The SUSTA executive shall hold a meeting at least once a month. Either by phone, in person, or by internet
5.9. Quorum at SUSTA executive meetings is the President (or his/her delegated substitute), and three other members.
6. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
6.1. Only the SUSTA Congress or Extraordinary Congress has the power to amend the constitution.
6.2. The SUSTA Congress or Extraordinary Congress shall consider those constitutional amendments which:
6.2.1. have been submitted, in writing, to the SUSTA executive no later than two weeks prior to the convening of the Congress; and
6.2.2. have been edited for style by the Congress Constitutional Committee.
6.3. The SUSTA executive shall submit the text of all proposed constitutional amendments to all its members no later than one week prior to the convening of the Congress.
6.4. A two-thirds majority vote of the Congress is required to pass an amendment to the Constitution.
7. BY-LAWS
7.1. The SUSTA executive or Congress may pass by-laws to clarify sections of the constitution or deal with matters not included in the constitution.
7.2. Before an amendment to the by-laws may be voted on,
7.2.1. in the case of a proposal before the SUSTA executive:
7.2.1.1. the President shall read the amendment at no less than three executive meetings, the third of which is held no sooner than six weeks after the first, and
7.2.1.2. the executive shall submit the text of the proposed amendment to all SUSTA members no more than two weeks after it is first read at an executive meeting; or
7.2.2. in the case of a proposal before the Congress, the Congress shall treat the amendment as if it were an amendment to the Constitution.
7.3. A two-thirds majority vote of the executive or of the Congress is required to pass an amendment to the by-laws.
8. RULE OF ORDER
8.1. The rules contained in the latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order shall govern SUSTA in all cases to which they are applicable and not inconsistent with the SUSTA constitution or by-laws.

SUSTA 2006

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Here is a list of everyone who will be taking part in this project:

Columbia University Ukrainian Student Club
Adrian Podpirka aap2003@columbia.edu
President

The Ukrainian Club of Cornell University
Renia Soluk rns7@cornell.edu
President

Rutgers Ukrainian Student Club
Roman Tabatchouk lvfenix@eden.rutgers.edu
President

UPenn Ukrainian Society
Nataliya Biskup nbiskup@sas.upenn.edu
President

University of Pittsburg Ukrainian Students Organization
Marta Sheremeta mas167+@pitt.edu
President

NYU Ukrainian Club
Victor Podpirka vbp207@nyu.edu
President

Princeton Ukrainian Club
Andriy Mykhaylovskyy amykhayl@princeton.edu
President

Ukrainian Club at Penn State
Bohdan Kosenko buk117@psu.edu
Vice President

We are still waiting on a couple but I feel this is already a great start..

Ukrainians in the United States

2006-02-04T12:46:00.000-08:00

You will find a very intersting article on Ukrainians here in the United States.

http://www.miziuk.daytona-beach.fl.us/faq1.html

UKRAINIAN FILM CLUB SHOWING MOVIE TONIGHT!

2006-01-26T12:33:00.000-08:00

The Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University will resume its 2005-2006 season by presenting US premier of
the critically acclaimed award-winning documentary film “A Dangerously Free Person”,director Roman Shyrman.

The event will also screen a short feature film

“Once Upon a Time”, director Serhiy Krutin

Roman Shyrman’s documentary “A Dangerously Free Person” (2004, 52 min.) is dedicated to the legendary
Sergey Paradzhanov, director of, among others, “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” and the most prominent
representative of the Ukrainian poetic cinema of the 1960-s. Paradzhanov’s work and controversial personality
inspired generations of free-thinking filmmakers as well as intellectuals in Ukraine and elsewhere many of
whom went to take part in the human rights and national liberation movement that contributed to the eventual
collapse of the Soviet empire and the emergence of an independent Ukraine in 1991.

Federico Fellini famously called Paradzhanov a “magician of cinema”.

True to its goal of showcasing the new cinema talent, the Club’s event will open with the short feature “Once
Upon a Time”, 2004, 8 min., directed by Serhiy Krutin. Today, Mr. Krutin is often mentioned as one of the most
promising young Ukrainian filmmakers.

In his opening remarks, Yuri Shevchuk, the director of the Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University, will
introduce the two filmmakers and speak about the highlights of the cinematographic year 2005 in Ukraine. The
film program will be followed by a Q-and-A period and a general discussion.

When: January 26, 2006, Thursday, 7:30 PM.

Where: Room 717, Hamilton Hall, Columbia University Campus.

Both films are in the original Ukrainian version with English subtitles. Free admission.

Ukrainian Courses

2006-01-22T09:37:00.000-08:00

IMPORTANT!

Many of these courses are open, in addition to Columbia students, to outside individuals interested in non-credit continuing studies, as well as to students from other universities in the New York metropolitan area. Undergraduate and graduate students from New York University can register directly with their school for Ukrainian language classes at Columbia, while PhD candidates and master degree students from universities which are part of the Columbia University Consortium (e.g. NYU, CUNY, New School) can register for non-language courses by obtaining appropriate approval from both their home school and Columbia.

Ukrainian Classes offered at Columbia!

2006-01-22T09:36:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian Classes offered at Columbia

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY OFFERS UKRAINIAN COURSES IN SPRING 2006

Columbia University and the Harriman Institute will offer a number of courses in Ukrainian history, literature and language during the spring 2006 semester, which will begin on January 17th. Descriptions of the courses offered are as follows (please note that dates and times are subject to change):

• “History of Modern Ukraine” (W3226) is a course for undergraduate, as well as graduate, students that covers Ukrainian history from the eighteenth century to the present. It examines the connection between modern Ukraine and early modern Ukraine, the evolution of the Ukrainian national movement, and the interrelations of the peoples who populated Ukraine (Ukrainians, Poles, Jews, Russians, etc.). Special attention is paid to the twentieth century, including the contention of national and Marxist-Soviet ideologies, and the tragic consequences of Soviet and Nazi totalitarianism as well as of genocides and wars. The course concludes with a discussion of the emergence of independent Ukraine and the state's evolution in the last fifteen years. This course will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:10pm-2:25pm in 703 Hamilton Hall. The instructor is Prof. Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta.

• “The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ukraine and Muscovy-Russia in the Early Modern Period” (G8231) is a course geared towards graduate students, which examines the polities, societies, and cultures of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Cossack Hetmanate, and Muscovy-Imperial Russia in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Special attention is paid to the interaction of states and the flow of social models and cultural developments. The role of Poland in the "Westernization" of Ukraine and Russia, the relation of Western and Eastern Christianity, the remaking of Eastern Europe by the rise of the Russian Empire, and the relation of the political thought and identities of the period to modern nations are major themes. The course will consist of discussion sessions based on reading (in English) of monographs on specific topics. The course will be taught on Mondays from 2:10pm-4:00pm in 1218 International Affairs Building. The instructor is Prof. Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta.

• “Language, Culture, and Identity Issues in Contemporary Ukraine” (G6100) is an interdisciplinary course geared towards graduate students. Ukraine, as a nation located on the border between two different civilizations -- Eurasian and European -- and exposed to various cultural and political influences throughout its history, provides students of the region with a great many paradoxes that often look like ambivalence, if not ambiguity. Language, culture, and identity issues contribute greatly to Ukraine’s paradoxes and controversies but, also, to the nation’s uniqueness and potential dynamic. All these issues will be analyzed in the proposed course from a cultural-anthropological perspective, within the context of post-Soviet transition and the processes of de-communization, de-colonization, ‘delayed’ nation building, and re-adoption of liberal-democratic ideas of multiculturalism and multilingualism in a traditionally non-liberal and not-so-democratic-yet environment. This course will be taught on Wednesdays from 2:10pm-4:00pm in 406 Hamilton Hall. The instructor is Mykola Riabchuk, University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.”

• “Elementary Ukrainian II” (W1102) is a course for undergraduate and graduate students that is designed for individuals with little or no knowledge of Ukrainian. Basic grammar structures are introduced and reinforced with equal emphasis on developing oral and written communication skills. Specific attention is paid to acquisition by students of high-frequency vocabulary and its optimal use in communicative transactions closely imitating real-life settings. By the end of the course, students are expected to conduct short conversations concerning common aspects of daily life; to be able to initiate, maintain, and bring to a close simple exchanges by asking and responding to all major types of questions; and to read simple factual texts and write routine messages. The course will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:40-6:55 PM in 716A Hamilton Hall. The instructor is Rory Finnan, Department of Slavic Languages and Literature, Columbia University.

• “Intermediate Ukrainian II” (W1202) is a course for undergraduate and graduate students that starts with a review and subsequent reinforcement of grammar fundamentals and core vocabulary pertaining to the most common aspects of daily life. Principal emphasis is placed on further development of students’ communicative skills (oral and written) on such topics as the self, family, work and leisure, travel, meals and others. A number of Ukrainian language idiosyncrasies, like verb aspect and verbs of motion, receive special attention. Course materials are selected with the aim of introducing students to some functional and stylistic differences in modern Ukrainian, as well as distinctions between the Kyiv and Lviv literary variants. By the end of the course, students will be able to narrate and describe in all major time frames, and deal effectively with unanticipated complications in most formal and informal settings. The course will be taught on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:10-7:25 PM in 716A Hamilton Hall. The instructor is Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, Lecturer of Ukrainian Language and Culture, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literature, Columbia University.

• “Advanced Ukrainian II” (W3002) is a course for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to develop their mastery of Ukrainian. Further study of grammar includes patterns of word formation, participle, gerund, declension of numerals, a more in-depth study of such difficult subjects as verbal aspect, and verbs of motion. Original texts and other materials drawn from classical and contemporary Ukrainian literature, press, electronic media and film are designed to give students familiarity with linguistic features typical of such functional styles as written and spoken, formal and informal, scientific and newspaper language, etc. The course is designed to enable students to discuss extensively a wide range of general interest topics and some special fields of interest, particularly relating to their research and work, politics and culture; to hypothesize; to support opinions and handle linguistically unfamiliar situations; as well as to conduct independent field research with Ukrainian language sources. The classes is taught largely or exclusively in Ukrainian. The course will be taught on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:10-5:25 PM in 716A Hamilton Hall. The instructor is Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, Lecturer of Ukrainian Language and Culture, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literature, Columbia University.

LINGUISTICS W4800 section 001 Call # 66152, 4 Points
SPRING 2006
LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY: POWER, IDEOLOGY, IDENTITY
Instructor: Antonina Berezovenko
Thursday 4:10pm-6:00pm 501 International Affairs Building
The course will focus on features of language development that reflect and contribute to the development of society at large—the phenomena that can be viewed as the incarnation of social changes in language. It will examine language as a unique tool of political and ideological control, a key factor in shaping identities, and a reflection of changing power relations.

Many of these courses are open, in addition to Columbia students, to outside individuals interested in non-credit continuing studies, as well as to students from other universities in the New York metropolitan area. Undergraduate and graduate students from New York University can register directly with their school for Ukrainian language classes at Columbia, while PhD candidates and master degree students from universities which are part of the Columbia University Consortium (e.g. NYU, CUNY, New School) can register for non-language courses by obtaining appropriate approval from both their home school and Columbia.

For further information, please contact Diana Howansky, Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University, by phone at (212) 854-4697 or by email at dhh2@columbia.edu.

Ukrainian Students Page

2005-12-24T12:42:00.000-08:00

For all of those wondering where all the sketchy funny stories went.... well we put them all together on a new site called only in ukraine. Visit the site at onlyinukraine.blogspot.com

Orange Radio Last of the Year

2005-12-11T15:53:00.000-08:00

The Orange Wave is signing off for the year!! Listen in at www.uicradio.ws to your favorite modern uki hits and....christmas music???? That's right, it's our early Christmas special. So Tune in 6-8pm central time and Veselyx Sviat!!!!

www.uicradio.ws
6-8pm central time

Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University presents:

2005-12-06T08:23:00.000-08:00

"Vechir na Xytori Bluz Dekankena"

The Christmas season is coming and, with it, the time when all kinds of miracles happen. Would you like to work a little miracle for yourself? To extract yourself for one evening from the frenzied shopping and delve into the Gogolian world of humor, Ukrainian folklore, and make-believe? Then, come to the December 2005 event of the Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University, where we will be screening another Soviet classic:
“NIGHTS IN THE VILLAGE OF DYKANKA OR THE EVE BEFORE CHRISTMAS”

This full-length feature, written and directed by Aleksandr Rou in 1961, is based on the writings of Mykola Hohol (known throughout the world as Nikolay Gogol). In the film, true to Hohol’s work, reality and magic go hand in hand. The action takes place in the 18th century, near the Ukrainian village of Dykanka.

The protagonist, blacksmith Vakula, is enamored with Oksana, the first beauty of Dykanka. But Oksana presents an apparently impossible requirement for her hand in marriage: she wants Vakula to bring her the shoes that the tsarina wears. Vakula’s adventures begin when the habitual rural life suddenly turns magical on the eve of Christmas. Vakula must communicate with the former kozak and now sorcerer Patsyuk, who becomes his guide through the magical world.

The film will be shown in its original Russian version, peppered with some Ukrainian idiom, and subtitled into English. Introduction by Yuri Shevchuk, director of the Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University, who will also lead the discussion after the screening. Snacks provided by the Columbia Ukrainian Student Society.

When: Thursday, December 8, 2005 at 7:30pm
Where: Room 614, Schermerhorn Hall, Columbia University
***Note the change of venue***

!!!!Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Dinner !!!!!

2005-12-06T07:22:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian Students Society at Columbia University presents
!!!!Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Dinner !!!!!
Tuesday, December 6.
Ramp Lounge West. Lerner Hall. 6:30-8:00pm

We will be serving the usual fine hearty food to get you through the
cold and finals.

HOME MADE KUTYA and VARENYKU!!!!!!

We will also be showing the second half of the Kozak cartoons we
started out with at the beginning of the year.

ORANGE WAVE RADIO IS ON!!

2005-12-04T15:54:00.000-08:00

The radio's on TONIGHT! Tune in 6-8 pm central time at www.uicradio.ws !! we're playing all of the good modern uki music you crave for, so take a listen : )

Join Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club in NYC tomorrow!!

2005-12-02T19:50:00.000-08:00

The Rutgers Ukrainian Students Club will be in NYC tomorrow for a tour of the Ukrainian Museum and we would like to invite all Ukrainians in the area to come out and join us for dinner at Veselka at 5:00-5:15pm. From there we will go to either central park or any other location and we'll end the night with some boozing :). So come out and join us. If you have any questions, email me at lvfenix@eden.rutgers.edu or call me at 201-230-6958.

World AIDS Day

2005-12-02T16:58:00.000-08:00

Come hear a lecture on the growing AIDS/HIV crisis in Ukraine at Columbia University. Information below.

Orange Wave Radio looking for people....

2005-11-25T08:56:00.000-08:00

Yes, the Orange Wage IS airng this Sunday!!

With Thanksgiving gone and zabava season in, the Orange Wave wants to hear people's stories and opinions on their Thanksgiving Weekend experience. We wanna hear from the turkey dinners, Plastova Zabava, Maturaina Zabava, Morskij Ball, AND the Dibrova Zabava. If you have a story (or just anything to say), tune in to the Orange Wave and listen for the number. Then, just call the number and spill it!!

The Orange Wave is an internet radio program located on UICradio, at www.uicradio.ws. It airs every Sunday 6-8 pm (7-9 eastern time) and plays all of the awesome modern music we have to offer. Features include Dan Proczko's 15 Minutes of Fame and Kalyna's Social Calendar : ) #312.413.2191

1 year later

2005-11-23T16:41:00.000-08:00

Remembering the Orange Revolution

Orange Wave Radio Music Program

2005-11-20T16:32:00.000-08:00

The Orange Wave Radio Program is back for another season playing the best in Moderna Ukrainska Muzyka! It is broadcasted on Sundays from 6-8 pm CST. To listen go to www.uicradio.ws and click Listen Now! Hurrrah!

=)

2005-11-19T20:05:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian Courses

2005-11-17T07:02:00.000-08:00

SPRING 2006 COURSES OFFERED BY THE UKRAINIAN STUDIES PROGRAM AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Also, please note that you don't need to attend Columbia to take these courses. Because of a consortium thing, many universities around NYC allow students to take these courses at Columbia for no extra charge and it will be counted fully!!!

Elementary Ukrainian II
(Ukrainian W1102 section 001; call number 92948)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:40pm-6:55pm
716A Hamilton Hall
Instructor: Rory Finnan, Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University
Credits: 3 points

Intermediate Ukrainian II
(Ukrainian W1202 section 001; call number 96546)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:10pm-7:25pm
716A Hamilton Hall
Instructor: Dr. Yuri Shevchuk , Ph.D., Kyiv State University
Credits: 3 points

Advanced Ukrainian
(Ukrainian W3002 section 001; call number: 98048)
Mondays and Wednesdays, 4:10pm-5:25pm
716A Hamilton Hall
Instructor: Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, Ph.D., Kyiv State University
Credits: 3 points

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
(History G8231 section 001; call number: 22401)
Mondays 2:10pm-4:00pm
Location: To be announced
Instructor: Prof. Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto
Credits: 4 points

History of Modern Ukraine
(History W3226 section 001; call number: 85786)
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:10pm-2:25pm
Location: To be announced
Instructor: Prof. Frank Sysyn, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto
Credits: 3 points

Language, Culture and Identity Issues in Contemporary Ukraine
(Call number to be announced)
Mondays 11:00am-12:50pm
Location: To be announced
Instructor: Mykola Riabchuk, University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Credits: 3 points

Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia University presents:

2005-11-16T07:00:00.000-08:00

Ukrainian Music!!

2005-11-15T10:16:00.000-08:00

Hey,

Good to see that there will be a way to network Ukrainian Students! Myself and others are currently working on setting up the Ukrainian Club at NYU ( NYUkrainains)! So if anyone is ever in the area, send us an email, we'd be more then happy to show anyone the East Village Ukrainian Community!

I came across this really awesome website, for all you people who love Ukrainian Music! If anyone is interested in buying Ukrainian Music, check out then

www.umka.com.ua

Ukrainian CD's are 6 dollars!! It's a totally legit business, i've bought 30 cd's at a time, and i always receive the music within 2 weeks. Get the latest Okean Elzy, VV, Madheads, Tanok Na Mayjdani Konho, Tartak, and others!!

Enjoy,

Victor Podpirka

Becoming Natasha

2005-11-14T07:51:00.000-08:00

A Tale of Modern Slavery

Translation Oppurtunity

2005-11-10T16:03:00.000-08:00

Volunteer Opportunity - Ukrainian Translation for Idealist.org

Action Without Borders/Idealist.org is launching a global campaign designed to connect people, organizations and resources online and face-to-face. For information about the campaign, please click here:
http://invite.idealist.org.

We're looking for volunteers in New York City who can translate materials from English into Ukrainian. As a Ukrainian translator for the campaign, you'll be part of a team who will help us promote the campaign in Ukrainian speaking communities around the world.

We encourage you to apply if:
* You're a native speaker, reader and writer of Ukrainian who is also proficient in English
* You enjoy editing and writing in Ukrainian
* You can commit to volunteering up to five hours a week through mid-December
* You live in the New York City area
Email joanna@idealist.org if you have any questions.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Presentation on the Global Sex Trade: "Becoming Natasha" (NYC)

2005-11-09T19:12:00.000-08:00

When : November 18th,
Isadora Productions is presenting their Educational
Outreach Program with Becoming Natasha. This event will bring
together the students and faculty of New School University along
with New York’s major educational institutions to talk about one of the paramount issues of our time – Human Trafficking.

IP will present a portion of their multimedia work in progress:
Becoming Natasha: a story of six victims of trafficking and their capacity to survive at any cost, followed by a panel discussion with educators, artists and activists.

The presentation, produced in part by New School Acting student Nina Arianda, will provide students with the opportunity to ask questions about the importance of documentary theatre and the role of activism in the theatre. The evening will begin at 8:30pm Panel Discussion Begins At 9:20pm
At HERE Arts Center 145 6th ave (between Spring and Broom)
$10 suggested donation

New Ukrainian merchandise shop!!!

2005-11-09T18:59:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody check out www.ukiepride.com ... we have all kinds of t-shirts, sweatshirts, and all kinds of things...Please bear with us as we are very very new and are constantly changing and improving the site to better serve all of you...so please any feedback or suggestions on designs or things that you think would improve the site would be much appreciated. So check it out, and pick something up...I hope you all enjoy the site...take care.

Nick

Klitschko Pulls Out of the Fight!

2005-11-08T07:48:00.000-08:00

Klitschko given 90-day reprieve

Vitali Klitschko has pulled out of fights with Rahman four times
WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko must be ready to fight within 90 days or his title will be handed to Hasim Rahman.
Klitschko cancelled a fight against Rahman for the fourth time in 2005 when he hurt his knee sparring on Thursday.

The mandatory defence had been scheduled for 12 November in Las Vegas.

Rahman's camp claimed the belt was now his but WBC boss Jose Sulaiman has agreed to wait until Saturday for a full diagnosis of Klitschko's injury.

Sulaiman said: "You shouldn't lose your title because you get injured. A decision that is fair for everyone will come in time."

If Klitschko isn't available to fight, Rahman will be declared the undisputed heavyweight world champion
Jose Sulaiman
WBC president
The 34-year-old Ukrainian withdrew from the first scheduled fight against Rahman in April due to a thigh injury and a back problem has kept him out of two further dates.

A former champion, Rahman, 32, chose to fight Monte Barrett in August and scored a convincing win to claim the WBC interim title and force Klitschko into a mandatory challenge.

Don King, Rahman's promoter, has accused Klitschko of "ducking" his man.

"Anyone could tell that Vitali did not want to fight Rock (Rahman)," King said on Sunday.

"This is why I lobbied for Rock's last fight to be for the WBC interim heavyweight title.

"The moment Vitali cancelled his mandatory defence he vacated his title and Rahman immediately assumed his crown according to the rules and regulations of the WBC."

But Sulaiman said: "We can't act under pressure from anybody when we think that pressure will force an injustice.

Vitali wants to keep the WBC belt - he's a proud champion and he loves the belt
Bernd Boente
Klitschko's manager
"You all know there are economic interests all over the world that were pressuring us to stop recognising Klitschko as champion and give the title to Rahman.

"But it seems to me unfair not to give a fighter a chance to undergo medical examinations to determine if the injury is major or minor."

Sulaiman, however, also noted that this was the fourth time Klitschko (35-2, 34 knockouts) has backed out of a fight with Rahman (41-5-1, 33 KOs), and hinted the champion may be looking for excuses to stay out of the ring.

"I think that perhaps this has more to do with physiological aspects, I don't know," Sulaiman said.

"That's why we are going to wait for the results of a medical examination.

"If Klitschko isn't available to fight, Rahman will be declared the undisputed heavyweight world champion."

Earlier on Monday, Klitschko's manager Bernd Boente told BBC Radio Five Live that the boxer had spoken personally to Sulaiman.

I don't care what Don King says anymore - everybody knows who Don King is and I think that speaks for itself
Boente
"Sulaiman said he will wait until Vitali has seen the doctor to see what is happening with the injury," said Boente.

"We have to live with it. We have to see what the doctor says and hope for the best."

Boente insisted Klitschko, who has not fought since beating England's Danny Williams last December, would not be ready to fight until next year.

"That is not only because of his body but because of the TV situation in general - you cannot reschedule a fight that easily," he added.

"Vitali wants to keep the WBC belt. He's a proud champion and he told Sulaiman that he loves the belt."

And Boente denied King's claims that Klitschko was running scared.

"I don't care what Don King says anymore. Everybody knows who Don King is and I think that speaks for itself," said Boente.

Rahman's manager Steve Nelson was reported to be "enraged" by the WBC's decision to give the champion more time, according to The Baltimore Sun newspaper.

Promoter Bob Arum, who won the bid to promote the 12 November contest, said the rescheduled event could still take place in February, March or April.

=)

2005-11-07T22:03:00.000-08:00

FYI

2005-11-07T20:18:00.000-08:00

Міністерство освіти і науки України
Академія педагогічних наук України
Львівська обласна державна адміністрація
Національний університет “Львівська політехніка”
Міжнародний інститут освіти, культури та зв’язків з діаспорою

ПЕРША МІЖНАРОДНА НАУКОВА КОНФЕРЕНЦІЯ

“Діаспора як чинник утвердження держави Україна у міжнародній спільноті”

8-10 березня 2006 року, м. Львів

Планується діяльність секцій за напрямками:

1. Стан та перспективи законодавчого забезпечення відносин української діаспори з Україною та взаємодія організацій української діаспори з органами влади країн проживання
2. Українська діаспора у виборчих процесах України
3. Роль української діаспори в інвестиційних процесах України
4. Соціальні аспекти четвертої хвилі еміграції: проблеми структурування, вростання в чужий грунт
5. Церква – запорука національної спільноти, традицій і моралі
6. Просвітницько-культурологічна робота української діаспори. Духовні надбання – література, мистецтво, наука

Робота конференції планується в чотирьох форматах:

1. Пленарне засідання
2. Секційні засідання
3. Круглі столи
4. Презентації

Робочі мови конференції – українська, англійська, французька та німецька

Для участі в конференції необхідно надати до 1 грудня 2005 року (заповнити реєстраційну форму - www.MIOK.lviv.ua ):
- назву доповіді
- інформацію про учасника: прізвище, ім’я, організація, посада, вчене звання, ступінь, телефон, факс, адреса електронної пошти, сайт

До початку роботи конференції організатори планують опублікувати збірник тез доповідей учасників.

Для публікації тез у збірнику необхідно надсилати електронний варіант за адресою iiec@polynet.lviv.ua, apunesa@yahoo.com (контактна особа Софія Апуневич) або на дискеті 3.5 дюйма в оргкомітет до 1 січня 2006 року, вказавши робочу секцію

Вимоги до тез для публікації у збірнику:
- файл повинен містити назву доповіді, прізвище, ім’я автора, повну назву організації, країни, міста
- тези для публікації подаються на одній з робочих мов конференції –українській, англійській, французькій або німецькій
- максимальний обсяг інформації – не більше двох сторінок
- матеріали приймаються у форматі Microsoft Word 6.0 та вище, гарнітурою Times New Roman, 12 пунктів

За підсумками конференції вийде збірник матеріалів. Вартість друку однієї сторінки –15 грн. Статті подаються на дискеті 3.5 дюйма з двома паперовими копіями. Редакційна колегія у складі:
1. Ігор Калинець
2. Марія Галік
залишає за собою право відбору матеріалу. Розмір статей не повинен перевищувати 5 сторінок друкованого тексту

Організаційний внесок для учасників з України та ближнього зарубіжжя –50 грн, для всіх інших – 50$

Інформація про конференцію на нашому сайті
www.MIOK.lviv.ua
Додаткова інформація за телефонами
Тел. 0038-032-258-01-61
Тел./факс. 0038-032-258-01-51
(за довідками звертатись до Софії Апуневич )
Адреса:
С.Бандери, 32-Д
Україна, Львів, 79013

Конференція відбудеться в Національному університеті
“Львівська політехніка”, вул. С.Бандери, 12
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“The Diaspora as a factor of strengthening the Ukrainian state in the international community”

March 8-10th, 2006, Lviv
will be held
the first international scientific conference entitled:

The following workshops are planned:

1. the conditions and perspectives of law provision base for the relations of the Ukrainian Diaspora with the Ukrainian state and the interaction of Ukrainian Diaspora organizations with the authotrities of their corresponding countries

2. the Ukrainian Diaspora in the elections processes in Ukraine

3. the role of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the investing processes in Ukraine

3. the social aspects of the fourth emigration wave: issues of structuring and adjusting to the foreign environment

4. the Church as a token of the national community, traditions and morals

5. the cultural and educational activity of the Ukrainian Diaspora. The spiritual acquirements – literature, arts and science

The Conference will be held in the following formats:
1. plenary meetings
2. workshop meetings
3. round table meetings
4. presentations
The conference working languages are : Ukrainian, English , German and French

The deadline for submitting participation papers is 1.12.2005 (fill in the registration form – www.MIOK.lviv.ua), the following information should be provided:
- the title of the paper
- information about the participant : name, surname, occupation, scientific degree, telephone, fax, the e-mail address, site
The conference organizers are planning to publish a journal with the abstracts of the participants’ papers before the start of the conference
To have one’s abstract published in the journal, send its e-mail variant to the address: iiec@polynet.lviv.ua, apunesa@yahoo.com (the person responsible is Sophia Apunevych) or bring a 3.5 inches floppy disc to the organizational committee by 1.01.2006, mentioning the selected workshop

Requirements to the abstract’s publication:
- the file will contain the title of the report, the name and surname of the author, the full name of the organization , city/town, country
- the abstract will be made in one of the working languages: Ukrainian, English, German, French
- the abstract will not exceed 1 or 2 pages
- abstracts will be submitted in the Microsoft Word 6.0 format, Times New Roman, 12 points
After the conference a journal with articles will be published. Articles will be submitted on a 3.5 inches floppy disc with two paper copies. The members of the publication committee are:
1. Ihor Kalynets
2. Maria Halik
and they decide upon the materials to be published.

The organizational fee for the conference participants from Ukraine is 50 hryvnyas, for others 50 dollars.

Information about the conference can be found at our site:
www.MIOK.lviv.ua
For further information contact us at :
Tel. 0038-032-258-01-61
Tel./Fax. 0038-032-258-01-51
(please, contact Sophia Apunevych for all the information)
Address:
32-Д, Stepana Bandery vulytsya
79013 Lviv
Ukraine

The Conference will be held at the National University “Lvivska Politechnika”, 12, Stepana Bandery vulytsya

“TEATR-V-KOSHYKU” (THEATER-IN-BASKET)

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This Friday, the Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia is proud to present a limited-time-only performance by:

“TEATR-V-KOSHYKU” (THEATER-IN-BASKET)

Presenting Taras Shevchenko’s “The Dream.” A Comedy.
Performed by – Lidiya Danylchuk
Director – Iryna Volytska

Teatr-v-Koshyku, visiting the United States as participants in the “Best of European Solo Acts” festival in Chicago, is offering a solo theater performance at Columbia based on the famous poem of Taras Shevchenko, “The Dream” (1844), which combined in itself the characteristics of political satire and miracle-play. This performance is a poetical-philosophical reflection on the historical fate of Ukraine and, at the same time, a unique commentary in the cultural context about the first half of the 19th century, where Gogol, Pushkin and Mickiewicz intersected.

The lyrical hero of Shevchenko, in his dreams, flies above the Earth and is exposed to strange visions, similar to the apocalyptic visions of Dante and Goya. Like in a kaleidoscope, chimerical images appear and change: three ravens, which symbolize the bad powers of the Ukrainian, Russian and Polish nations; idylls of Ukrainian nature and pseudo national outpourings of feelings; military operations and drills; Petersburg with the tsar and tsarina, as despotic officials and imperial monuments. Phantasmagoria, visions, and images, presented in a parodic, sarcastic and grotesque display, refer to the tragedy of Ukrainian history.

This contemporary theatrical version of “The Dream” appeals to the past, as well as to the current-day. It is a performance-parting with the totalitarian system in any of its form, with post-imperial syndromes and complexes of national inferiority.

WHEN: Friday, November 11 at 7:00pm
WHERE: LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Dodge Hall, Columbia University
LANGUAGE: The main language will be Ukrainian, but non-Ukrainian speakers will be able to follow the performance as well.
COST: The performance is free, but a minimum donation of $10 for Teatr-v-Koshyku is suggested.

Joining the page.. here's how!

2005-11-04T16:21:00.000-08:00

To join this page you need an invite to be mailed to you by an administrator. All you need to do is comment to this post with your email address and we will send you an invite. Once you accept it, we will make you an admin and you can send out invites as well and so on.... The more Ukrainian Students, the better!

Ukrainians at Princeton

2005-11-04T16:04:00.000-08:00

Email us to find out more:
Princeton Ukrainian Alliance
ua@princeton.edu

Ukraine!

2005-11-04T09:48:00.000-08:00

Come watch the Klitschko fight with fellow Ukrainians!

2005-11-03T17:40:00.000-08:00

How better to spend your Saturday night then with a bunch of rowdy Ukrainian fight fans!
Ukrainian Sports Club of New York presents
LIVE BOXING WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

VITALI KLITSCHKO
vs
HASIM RAHMAN

Nov 12, 2005 9:00pm Location: Ukrainian Sports Club of New York / 122 Second Avenue / Manhattan, New York
Come early and watch the 14th anniversary of Ukrainian independence in Kyiv starting at 6:00 pm.
For information call: 212-477-0039 or 212-475-134

Greetings all Ukrainians!

2005-11-02T21:49:00.000-08:00

In an effort to help connect Ukrainian College Students, Ukrainian Student clubs and groups throughout America and Canada, I have developed this site in order to help bridge students from all over. I hope this will be an effective way to help network, meet people and throw great parties! If you know of something Ukrainian that is happening in your community, post it up! Throwing a great party... post it up! Any questions or concerns can be directed towards me. Also, if you are a Ukrainian Student Club and do not have a webpage, please feel free to use this as your own. Hope this works!

Adrian Podpirka
President
Ukrainian Students Society of Columbia University