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After a long weekend of competition in upstate New York, the debaters took a quick detour to visit the #occupywallstreet movement at Zuccotti park. Here are some pictures from the event.
Four teams clear at West Point
UM Debate advanced four teams into the elimination rounds of the US Military Academy tournament. Congratulations to all debaters, especially Joe and Russ for making it to the semi-finals.
1st Place at Georgia State
The debate team came out on top at the season opener at Georgia State University. Congratulations to Ashley and Barbara on the 1st place finish.
UM Ranked 11th
The University of Miami Debate Team starts off the year ranked 11th in the country according to the NDT school rankings.
Novices shine at West Point
This last weekend, the novice teams of Christian Benavides & Jimmy Rojas, along with Ryden Butler & Ali Jessani had an outstanding performance at the West Point tournament in New York. It was the first outing for the two novice teams and both came away with major accolades including a seventh place speaker award and an appearance in the Quarterfinals!
Round 1 at West Point is underway
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Saturday practice rounds
The novice debaters are gearing up for West Point. Practice debates are heating up and they are hungry for a big win.Day 1 results from Kentucky
Kicking off the Clay tournament
After a long morning of traveling, and a full day of preparing, the Miami team of Ava Fox-Rosellini and Leandra Lopez are ready for round 1 at the University of Kentucky tournament.
Round 1 we're going against Georgia's top team on the negative. Then we'll be breaking our new Aff against Cornell round 2. It's going to be a long, but memorable weekend.
Team returns from GSU motivated for next outing
After a long weekend of debating, the University of Miami team returned home from the Georgia State University tournament. The team has high hopes for the rest of the season and is looking forward to their next outing at the University of Kentucky. Both teams are 2 - 2 after Day 1
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And we've begun
Check out our Twitter for live updates throughout the weekend. Robert and Tristan are off to a good start with a big win over the Gators.
Prepping for Round 1
The team arrived in Atlanta safely, and is hard at work. With round one of the tournament season only hours away, the team is practicing speeches and getting in some last minute research time.
Policy debate still going strong
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As a whole, policy debate is maintaining strong participation according to a recent op-ed written by Alfred "Tuna" Snider, Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the University of Vermont.
The UM team has certainly noticed this trend with the surge in novice debaters joining the team this year.
GSU only hours away!
With the Georgia State tournament only hours away, the debate team has been hard at work on putting the finishing touches to their new affirmative case. The newly constructed plan is the brainchild of Tristan and he is excited to see how it fares against the rigorous District 6 competition.
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| Randall, Cale, Robert, Tristan and Alicia (Adaeze not picitured) anxious to start the first tournament. |
Debate team hopes to make waves at Georgia State
The University of Miami Debate Team will be competing in its first tournament of the year at Georgia State University the weekend of September 16 to 19.
The Varsity team includes, Adaeze Ajoku, Tristan Montaque, Robert Hupf and Alicia Ortiz. All of the team members, except for Ajoku who is a junior, are seniors and have been diligently preparing for the Canes first competition.
Novice Debate Questionnaire
Novice Debate Questionnaire
The team will be hosting an open house for all new prospective members on Wednesday August, 31st. The presentation will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will take place in Shoma Hall (CIB 3053). We will have a presentation from the Director of Debate Dave Steinberg and a demonstration debate on the Arab Spring and democracy assistance. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Reasons to join the team
Hey Noobies, need reasons to join the debate team? Here are a bunch. Earn course credit for debating at tournaments across the country, go on free trips, make money at our summer institute for high school students, help the community in public debates, and get yourself ready for law school.
Booth at Canesfest
The debate team booth is setup in the 109 section of the Bank United Center. Come by, say hi, and sign up to be part of one of the oldest traditions at the University of Miami. No experience necessary and all trips are 100% paid for! Join today.
Debate team at Canesfest
The nationally recognized and respected University of Miami Debate Team will be at Canesfest seeking out new members. Come by our booth, say hi and sign up for our open house/new member meeting. The meeting will be taking place Wednesday, August 31st at 7:00 p.m. in Shoma Hal (CIB 3053).
Medieval Times Outing
After a long week at the retreat house in Haines City, the debate team went out for a well deserved dinner at Medieval Times. A huge thanks goes out to Dave for taking us out. The team feasted like kings on a three course meal, watched knights joust to a dramatically exaggerated pulp, partook in an incredible showcase with stunning Arabian horses, and even managed to squeeze in a tour through a gallery of medieval torture devices.
Coach Dave Steinberg, was ready for a night of feast and battle!
Practice debates are underway
Adaeze Ajoku and Tristan Montaque faced off against Yolanda Richard and Robert Hupf in the first practice round of the year for the UM squad. This year's policy debate topic is Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its democratic assistance for one or more of the following: Libya, Egypt, Bahrain, Syria, Yemen and Tunisia.
