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 TRUTH DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ITSELF

The Colgate Speaking Union's motto registers its interest in promoting effective and ethical speech. The ancient image of the open hand of Eloquentia and the clenched fist of Logica symbolizes the Colgate Speaking Union's alignment with the discourse arts and their traditional commitment to engendering belief, advancing inquiry, shaping decisions, and inculcating character attributes suited to the pursuit of a fruitful public life.

The Colgate Speaking Union affords its members with many opportunities to apply their liberal arts education to their extracurricular speaking activities and interact with people around the world who share their regard for the power, utility, and beauty of the spoken word.

 CSU's Student-Run Organizations

The Colgate Speaking Union (CSU) is the home of Colgate University's Harry C. Behler Debate Society, Mock Trial Team, Model United Nations Team, and Student Lecture Forum. Also, along with the Student Lecture Forum (SLF), CSU supports and produces the Colgate Academic Review; a student-edited collection of research papers from SLF's fall and spring undergraduate research conferences. CSU also sponsors a radio program: Radio CSU. It is divided into two half-hour segments. The first segment is devoted to discussions focused on the United Nations and global issues. The second segment in devoted to debate and features informal debates on a variety of topics. Radio CSU is broadcast live on WRCU 90.1 FM on Tuesdays from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM. Archived podcasts can be accessed at: Radio CSU