Martinez
In order to generate more opportunities for debate
competition closer to home, and to promote the growth on debate programs in
Florida, UM Debate led the organization of the first Sunshine State Showdown
Intercollegiate Debate Tournament, held at The University of Central Florida in
Orlando on October 12. The tournament
was hosted by UCF, and run by UM Faculty David Steinberg and Patrick
Waldinger. UF, FSU, USF, UCF, and UM
participated. That the event was held
was a success for us, and it offered the opportunity to involve 12 UM Debaters (and
lots of other student debaters from Florida) in an excellent day of debate
competition. For nine UM students, it
was their first time to enter an intercollegiate policy debate tournament.
Of course, UM students won a number of awards. The team of Xingkai Liu and Anna Ivanova won
all four of their debates and were the 2nd place team, losing on
tie-breakers to a team from UF. Anna was
the 3rd place speaker in the tournament and Xingkai was 6th. Adrianne Babun-Chavarria and Vikas Manjunath
won 3 debates against one loss and were the fourth place team. Communication Major Renee Reneau was the top
speaker and Michael Fuentes won recognition as the 7th place
speaker.
This week the UM team will travel to The United States
Military Academy at West Point, New York.
After this week, 21 UM students will have represented the U in Debate
competition, 13 in their first intercollegiate policy tournaments.
Participation in debate is open to all UM
undergraduates. Interested students
should contact David Steinberg at dave@miami.edu
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