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DC Heidelberg wählt neuen Vorstand
Der Debating Club Heidelberg e.V. hat einen neuen Vorstand. Dieser besteht aus Emma Engel als erstem Vorstand, Simon Pfisterer als zweitem Vorstand und Jonas Reichert als Schatzmeister. Nicht mehr dem Vorstand gehören Valentina Poveda und Stanislaus Stein an. Die Achte …
09. Aug 2021Vorstandswechsel in Münster
Der Debattierclub der Universität Münster e.V. hat auf seiner Mitgliederversammlung einen neuen Vorstand gewählt. Dieser besteht zukünftig aus Nikitas Rischkowsky als Präsident sowie Angelika Grüter (1. Vorsitzende), Pauliene Hartwig (2. Vorsitzende) und Matthias Kramer (3. Vorsitzender). Aus dem Vorstand scheiden …
07. Aug 2021Oxford/Marburg gewinnt Brüder Grimm Cup, Streitkultur gewinnt die DDL
Im Finale des Brüder Grimm Cups 2021 konnte sich das Team Zerstörer und Kaninchenbaby (Kai Kortus, Jonas Frey; Marburg/Oxford) aus der Schließenden Regierung durchsetzen. Sie besiegten die Eröffnende Regierung Münster Bongcloud (Paul Schmitz, Johannes Meiborg), die Eröffnende Opposition Sozialer Abstieg …
19. Jul 2021Zagreb wins Doxbridge III
The Final of Doxbridge III: Return of the King was won by They’re taking the ballots to Bidengard (Tin Puljić, Lovro Šprem; Zagreb) in Opening Government, speaking against Runner Up Maternal Damnation (Srishti Krishnamoorthy-Cavell, Tudor Musat; Cambridge) in Opening Opposition, Belgrade MD (Janko Đorđević, …
09. Nov 2020Team “Social Contract” wins Effective Altruism Debating Championship
The grand final of the Effective Altruism Debating Championship 2020 was won by We Were There When the Social Contract was Signed (Teck Wei Tan, Srishti Krishnamoorthy-Cavell) in Opening Government. Speaking against them were We are utility monsters, give us the …
03. Nov 2020Yale wins Hart House IV
The final of the Hart House Inter-Varsity 2020 was won by the team in Opening Government Yale EQ (David Edimo, Eva-Marie Quinones). They defeated MDU FP (Naomi Panovka, Matt Farrell; McGill) in Opening Opposition, UADS BJ (Karel Brandenbarg, Emma Jones; …
21. Oct 2020TCD wins Kyiv Open
The grand final of the Kyiv Open 2020 was won by DU Players (Jack Williams, Gabrielle Fullam) of Trinity College Dublin, speaking in Opening Opposition. Concluding the tournament as finalists were TBC (Lucie Slamova, Triinu Jogi; Warwick/Sheffield) in Opening Government, …
19. Oct 2020Princeton wins USUDC

Princeton 1 (Greg Weaving, Xiao-Ke Lu) in Opening Opposition has won the Open category of the United States University Debating Championships 2020. Speaking against them were Chicago 1 (Devesh Kodnani, Brian Li) in Opening Government, Princeton 2 (Shreyas Kumar, Preston …
Vom 28. Oct 2020 um 11:53Comments Off on Princeton wins USUDCAteneo wins Malaysia ABP

The winners of the Asian British Parliamentary Championship 2020 in Malaysia are Ateneo 1 (Mikko Vitug, Ignaceo Villareal). They won the grand final out of Closing Opposition, speaking against UPD 2 (Alia Yao, Clarice Tee) in Opening Government, NUS 1 (Tao En Qi, …
Vom 21. Oct 2020 um 13:23Comments Off on Ateneo wins Malaysia ABPEquitable Access: Strategies for Adjudication Cores

This is the second part of a four (!) part series on accessibility in debate, looking at strategies for debaters and judges seeking safe access to debate. The first part covered strategies for participants to improve access to debate and …
Vom 14. Oct 2020 um 21:34Comments Off on Equitable Access: Strategies for Adjudication CoresDDG startet Online-Fortbildung für Debattiertrainings

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Vom 28. Aug 2020 um 15:02Comments Off on DDG startet Online-Fortbildung für DebattiertrainingsEquitable Access: Strategies for Participants

This is the first part of a four (!) part series on accessibility in debate, looking at strategies for debaters and judges seeking safe access to debate. The second part will cover CA responsibilities and approaches to ensuring access to …
Vom 23. Aug 2020 um 12:34Comments Off on Equitable Access: Strategies for ParticipantsLeiden wins both finals at Astana EUDC 2020

The Astana EUDC 2020 has come to an end and it has been a successful tournament for the Leiden Debating Union. The Dutch debating society was able to win both the ESL and Open final and topped the ESL speaker …
Vom 08. Aug 2020 um 15:23Comments Off on Leiden wins both finals at Astana EUDC 2020COVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part III – Durable Funding During Cuts

This article will address how debate programs can respond to current funding and support cuts by universities. The first part of this series profiled experiences of organizers, coaches, and debaters in different parts of the world. The second part of …
Vom 10. Jun 2020 um 12:19Comments Off on COVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part III – Durable Funding During CutsCOVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part II, Virtual Recruitment Strategies

This article will review recruitment and outreach projects some debate societies have undertaken. It does not attempt to provide recommendations / criticisms of different policies and responses. The first part of this series profiled experiences of organizers, coaches, and debaters …
Vom 20. May 2020 um 12:03Comments Off on COVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part II, Virtual Recruitment Strategies