- Canadian University Science Games
The Canadian University Science Games (CUSG) are an annual, student-led initiative designed to bring together undergraduate university science students from across
Canada . The four-day conference generally consists of guest speakers, competitive challenges and social events. The corporation currently has no website.About CUSG
Teams of students (usually numbering 20) gather at the host university for the four-day event. Teams are assigned points based on their performance at competitive challenges, as well as for their
enthusiasm throughout the event. Among participants, the games are informally known as “the Science Olympics”. Each CUSG generally consists of 6 competitive challenges. In the past, these have includeddebate ,visual arts , "Cascade" (Construction of aRube-Goldberg Machine ),sport , ascavenger hunt and aquiz bowl History
A student initiative at the
University of Ottawa is generally regarded to be the first CUSG. In the past, the event has been hosted by:2001
University of Western Ontario
2002Concordia University
2003Laval University
2004University of Ottawa
2005University of Montreal (Cancelled)
2006University of Windsor
2007University of Waterloo /Wilfrid Laurier University (Cancelled)
2008 (Cancelled)
2009University of Windsor 2006
The 2006 event, held at the
University of Windsor , was regarded by many as a huge success. A record number of participants attended, and there was no financial shortfall. These games were sponsored by theMichener Institute , the University of Windsor and various other organizations.2007
In 2007, students from the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University were to collaborate and host the games in
Kitchener-Waterloo ,Ontario . A notice appeared on the games' website, a few months before the games occurred, that they would not be held due to lack of sponsorship.Results
Since no formal records of the event are kept, the only verification for results are the physical awards, each owned and possessed by students of the respective winning team. The following results are generally accepted:
Year: 2006
Host: University of Windsor
1st: University of Windsor
2nd: University of Waterloo
3rd: University of Western Ontario, Team 3
"Cascade Challenge": University of Waterloo
Spirit Award: Wilfrid Laurier UniversityYear: 2004
Host: University of Ottawa
1st: Laval University
2nd: University of Waterloo
3rd: Unknown
"Cascade Challenge": University of Western Ontario
Spirit Award: University of Western OntarioYear: 2003
Host: Laval University
1st: Unknown
2nd: Unknown
3rd: Unknown
"Cascade Challenge": Unknown
Spirit Award: University of Western OntarioTrivia
* For the duration of the games, all participants from all schools, including the host school, are housed in one hotel.
* All meals are usually provided by the hosting students.
* Corporate and institutional sponsorship usually subsidizes the financial cost of the games.
* The corporation had a presence on theInternet at www.cusg.ca, until July 25, 2007, when thedomain name was left unregistered and was bought byEbenezer Thevasagayam , who has been accused of being acybersquatter [cite news|title=Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company v. Ebenezer Thevasagayam |publisher=IT.Can Blog |date=2005-11-17 |url =http://www.it-can.ca/blog/?p=10]References
External links
* [http://cfl-x.uwindsor.ca/uwmedia/PAC/CUSG.htm] Promotional Video, 2006
* [http://www.uwindsor.ca/units/pac/view.nsf/main/E2AB71B4A3E21E33852571320050F7DF?OpenDocument] News Article
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