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Former Wyly Junior Fellows teach debate to students in Jordan
July 19 2010 by PD Staff
Talk Chalk
Nick Ducote and Robbie Reeves led a lab group at the Four Star Debate camp located in Anwar, Jordan, this summer.

2010-2011 College Policy Resolution Announced
July 16 2010 by B. Manuel
The 2010-2011 CEDA/NDT College Resolution has been announced:

MSU debate team returns to Washington, D.C., will meet Nancy Pelosi
June 08 2010 by PD Staff
“I am excited to meet House Speaker Pelosi because she is a wonderful role model,” Wunderlich said. “She has shown me that I can be politically assertive and still be a woman.

Travis Cram Named New Director of UW Debate Team
May 15 2010 by PD Staff
One of the University of Wyoming's most successful policy debaters, Travis Cram, is the new director of UW's debate team.

Immigration Chosen as College Policy Topic for 2010-11
May 13 2010 by Stefan Bauschard
Immigration was selected as the controversy area.

Debating Returns to Indiana University
May 08 2010 by PD Staff
For the 2010-2011 season, policy debate at Indiana University will officially return after a long hiatus of 18 years.

Baylor Debate Team Makes Strong Showing at National Debate Tournament
May 06 2010 by PD Staff
Members of Baylor University's nationally ranked debate team recently made a strong showing at the National Debate Tournament, held at the University of California, Berkeley, at the end of March.

Cornell Forensics Society Places Fifth in Nation
May 06 2010 by PD Staff
After a full year of researching, reciting and rehearsing, debaters from the Cornell Forensics Society are sitting near the top.

Wyoming Debate Hall of Fame to Honor Four New Inductees
April 22 2010 by PD Staff
The University of Wyoming debate team and the Department of Communication and Journalism will honor four individuals at the second annual Wyoming Debate Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, May 22.

The Paper Debate
April 18 2010 by PD Staff
Before each tournament, Sam Crichton, a senior on the Wake Forest debate team, meticulously stocks a half-dozen Rubbermaid tubs with computer printouts

UTSA Debaters Finish 10th in the Nation
April 14 2010 by PD Staff
As the 2009-2010 season came to an end, UTSA debaters faced the daunting task of two major national championship tournaments hosted by UC Berkeley, an 11-day spring vacation debate-fest.

KU debate team visits PHS
April 14 2010 by PD Staff
KU debaters also rack up an impressive number of victories, including being first in National Debate Tournament appearances, five NDT championships, 14 NDT final fours, 42 consecutive years qualifying for the NDT and number one in NDT varsity rankings in 2006 and 2008.

Binghamton University Debate Team places second in nation
April 12 2010 by PD Staff
Over spring break Binghamton University’s debate team finished up their season, ranking second overall in the nation, according to the Cross-Examination Debate Association and the National Debate Tournament.

Iowa Debate Team Soars Above Everyone
April 05 2010 by PD Staff
Quietly, the University of Iowa debate team ranks among the top programs in the country competing alongside Harvard University, Dartmouth University and Northwestern University.

Debate Team Comes in Second
April 03 2010 by PD Staff
Northwestern students Stephanie Spies and Matt Fisher debated their way to the final round of the National Debate Tournament (NDT) that took place last month at the University of California, Berkeley

Hungry for a winner, all of Michigan backs Spartans
April 03 2010 by PD Staff
Friday, coach Will Repko -- among the nation's top debate coaches -- was to share a podium with Izzo at the basketball dinner as a way of honoring academic champs, too.

MSU crowned national debate champ
March 25 2010 by PD Staff
For the third time in seven years, a team from Michigan State University has won the National Debate Tournament.

MSU Debate: National Champs Again
March 25 2010 by PD Staff
Congratulations to my buddy Will Repko and the Michigan State University debate team for winning it's third National Debate Tournament in the last seven years. Science Blogs

Additional MSU debate team in tournament
March 24 2010 by PD Staff
The Missouri State University debate team will send an additional team to the National Debate Tournament from Saturday through Tuesday at the University of California, Berkeley.

Jayhawks' national championship hopes cut short
March 24 2010 by PD Staff
In the middle of a debate, the KU squad relies on pure adrenaline. That all changes the moment the judges announce their decision

UC Guru of Debate Mourned
March 16 2010 by PD Staff
In 38 years as a professor at the University of Central Oklahoma, Doug Duke created a legacy of debate teams that brought home enough trophies to fill a room, including two national championships.

BU debators win tourney for first time
March 16 2010 by PD Staff
BU Pipe Dream
The two Binghamton University students who won their bracket at BU's Regional Debate Tournament went on to win the National Championship Debate Tournament over the weekend.

College Debate: Best of the Decade
March 06 2010 by PD Staff
In the past 3 decades, Bill Southworth has conducted a survey of coaches and judges active throughout the decade. Here are the results of his poll for the past decade.

Students speed talk for the win at debate
March 03 2010 by PD Staff
Debaters from universities across the Northeast gathered all day Saturday and Sunday to compete in Binghamton University's Regional Debate Tournament.
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