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.
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.
The University of Miami Debate Team starts off the year ranked 11th in the country according to the NDT school rankings.
More than 40 middle- and high-school students from about a dozen Miami-Dade schools trained and competed in the 23rd annual Hurricane Debate Institute at the School of Communication over three week-long sessions in June and July. Students learned speech and argument skills, public forum, policy debate, student congress debate and Lincoln-Douglas debate. 
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