Global Debate News Feed - 9 January 2015



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LHS and FSHS debate teams prepare for state tournament

Lawrence Journal World - ‎Jan 6, 2015‎
"This is about as strong and as deep a debate team as we've had since I've been here," Lawrence High coachJeff Plinsky said of his four-speaker unit. "I hope we have as good of a showing, if not better (than last year)." Lawrence High's two-speaker ...

Debate team clinches 1st place win at Miami tournament

MSUToday - ‎Jan 7, 2015‎
The Michigan State University debate team came out No. 1 in a crowd of nearly 50 teams at the University of Miami debate tournament this week. International relations senior Jack Caporal and international relations senior Quinn Zemel bested teams from ...

Natrona County High School students shine in Speech and Debate Tournament

Oil City - ‎Jan 7, 2015‎
(Casper, Wyo.) - Natrona County High School competed this past weekend at the secondTournament of Champions Meet for the Season.

Casady School hosts debate tournament

NewsOK.com - ‎Jan 2, 2015‎
The Casady debate team worked hard to make the tournament an experience that reflects excellence in all aspects of the Casady mission, said Bonnie Gerard, English instructor and director of debate. Casady's debateteam also competed in December at the ...

IIUM debate team ranked 10th in World championship

The Star Online - ‎Jan 3, 2015‎
The team, consisting of final year law-student Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman and third-year economics student Mubarrat Wassey, were ranked 10th out of 440 teams in the 35th World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC) hosted by University ...

Champion debater aims to target cybercrime

fox4kc.com - ‎Jan 7, 2015‎
So shining in speech and debate seems to come naturally to him, as well. A tenacious researcher, this Oak Park High School senior has distinguished himself as a national tournament qualifier in both Student Congress and Public Forum, his specialty ...

Oakville students capture convincing wins at debate tourneys

InsideHalton.com - ‎Jan 2, 2015‎
That's because it has been one of the best for competitive performances, according to WOSS teacher anddebate coach Hamish Guthrie, who shared the school's latest tournament results with the Oakville Beaver recently. White Oaks's newest victory came ...

The Weiss School debate team scores wins

Palm Beach Post - ‎Jan 8, 2015‎
The Debate Team recently participated in a tournament at Palm Beach Central High. All the students participated in Student Congress, with Michael Evard finishing in first place, Cora Williams in second, and Jennifer Secrest in fourth.

Sandburg speakers soar in recent debates

The Orland Park Prairie (subscription) - ‎Jan 7, 2015‎
The Sandburg High School Eagles debate team recently traveled to the Homewood-Flossmoor Nordic Debate Tournament. This was the third tournament on the topic of GMOs, and Sandburg came prepared to sweep.

Princeton-bound Trenton Central HS debate team captain arrived in U.S. at age ...

NJ.com - ‎Dec 27, 2014‎
Esqueda, 17, is the captain of the Trenton Central High School debate team, and currently ranks first in her graduating class.

No debate about it, MJC speech team scores big win

Modesto Bee - ‎Dec 28, 2014‎
The Modesto Junior College speech and debate team wrapped up the fall season by earning the top sweepstakes award for community colleges and beating all the four-year institutions participating at a University of California, Berkeley, tournament.

NWC forensics earns two gold finishes in six tourneys

Cody Enterprise - ‎Jan 8, 2015‎
High placers at the first tournament, which was a debate-only competition, were the open parliamentary debate team of Sean Myers (Powell) and Carter Reed (Cody).

David Cameron Can't Find Time To Take Part In Debate With Young People

BuzzFeed News - ‎1 hour ago‎
David Cameron has decided that he doesn't have enough time to take part in a live debate with young British people, six months after telling the group responsible he was interested in taking part.


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