Debate Union Wins BP Novice National Championship!
April 15, 2015
This weekend the Debate Union had two huge successes at the US Universities Debating Championship in Alaska –we won the novice national championship breakout and had two of our talented sophomores advance to elimination rounds, finishing among the top 15 teams in the nation.
Sophomores Sarah Hofmann and Junior Ndlovu were proud to have finished as octafinalists, debating in a very close round against Cornell, Middlebury, and Yale teams. This is a huge accomplishment for the sophomores, who are only finishing their second year of debating. They have a bright debate future ahead of them!
This past weekend the URDU traveled to Anchorage, Alaska to compete in the US Universities Debating Championship tournament.
Ben Frazer and Graeme McGuire finished as novice champions of the USUDC tournament, a recognition of their considerable success throughout the year as first time college debaters. In fact, Frazer and McGuire had finished as finalists at five previous tournaments – we’re all glad they saved their win for nationals! Again, these two first year students look forward to lots more success in the future, and we all congratulate them on a job well done.
Left: Ben Frazer and Graeme McGuire with their Novice Champion trophies after winning their final round at USUDC this weekend!
Right: Sarah Hofmann and Junior Ndlovu with their Octafinalist trophies. As Sophomores they finished among the top 15 teams in the nation.
So, the URDU ends its competition year on a very high note – big novice and varsity success, and a team of dedicated students ready for what comes next!
Also, please join us for our upcoming spring public debate this weekend, on Saturday, April 18th at 3pm in Dewey 1.101. The topic is: Should all Universities be Required to Report All Cases of Sexual Assault to the Police? It will be an informative debate about a very important issue.
