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Equitable 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 …
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Leiden 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 15:23
News of debating clubs
Bard wins W*GM Online Debate Open
The Women and Gender Minorities Online Debate Open 2020 was hosted by Livi McAlrea and Emily Xie on the 25th and 26th of July. It featured 68 teams and a break to open quarterfinals and to a novice final. The …
02. Aug 2020TCD Hist wins KCL Online Debate Open
The team TCD Hist (Caoimhin Hamill, Jack Synnott) has emerged victorious in the Grand Final of the KCL Online Open 2020, speaking from OG on the motion “THP to be alone in the universe.” Against them were левый коронный (Milla …
30. Jul 2020Vorstandswahl bei der Rederei
Die Heidelberger Rederei e.V. hat einen neuen Vorstand gewählt. Im Amt verbleiben Luise Häder als Präsidentin sowie Leo Volkhardt als Schatzmeister. Neu im Vorstand ist Erik Frehse als Vizepräsident. Aus dem Vorstand scheidet Konstantin Krüger aus. Die Achte Minute wünscht …
28. Jul 2020Cambridge wins Suzhou Debate Open
The Open Final of the Suzhou Debate Open 2020 has been won by Cambridge JH (Joshua Yeung, Han Yang; Cambridge Union) from Closing Opposition. Speaking against them were Sun Fuji (Tota Takahashi, Kanan Ishizaka; Tokyo) in Opening Government, anyideas (Andrius Budiono, …
12. Jul 2020Malaysia WS wins Restricted Mara Open
The Grand Final of the Restricted Mara Open 2020 has been won by MWS MWS A & W (Wee-ern, Avinash). Speaking in Closing Government, they faced Piali’s Peeps (Aryan, Adidev) in Opening Government, So debating is a gender now? (Josh …
12. Jul 2020LSE wins St Petersburg Online Open
The champions of the St Petersburg Online Open are LSE A (Hamza Chaudhry, Ciara Mitchell). In the grand final, they spoke in Closing Opposition on the motion “THBT the scientific community should reject the notion of ‘non-overlapping magisteria’ “. Speaking against …
09. Jul 2020Dublin/London wins Imperial Online IV
At the Imperial Online IV 2020, hosted on June 27th and June 28th, 2020, the team Hybrid Statoosh (Lucy Murphy, Maurice Coutiel) has emerged victorious in the Open Final out of Opening Opposition. They spoke against Imperial IR (Ivan Kapelyukh, …
05. Jul 2020
Equitable 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 12:34Leiden 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 15:23COVID-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 StrategiesCOVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part I, Transition to Virtual Debating
This article will profile the experiences of organizers, coaches, and debaters in different parts of the world. It does not attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of the competitive debate scene in that region, nor to provide recommendations / criticisms …
Vom 06. May 2020 um 09:21Comments Off on COVID-19 and Local Circuits: Part I, Transition to Virtual DebatingThe winners of Thailand WUDC 2020
The World University Debating Championship 2020 in Thailand is over and the winners come from Oxford, Open University of Israel and Institut Teknologi Bandung. The break after the preliminary rounds can be found here. EFL category The team IT Bandung …
Vom 11. Jan 2020 um 16:40Comments Off on The winners of Thailand WUDC 2020Thailand WUDC 2020 – The Break
As usual, New Year’s Eve also brought the announcement of the breaking teams at the World University Debating Championship. At Thailand WUDC 2020, the following teams broke to the outrounds. Open Break: 1. LSE A (Arth Mishra, Abhinav Reddy Bathula) …
Vom 31. Dec 2019 um 23:13Comments Off on Thailand WUDC 2020 – The Break
