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2010 Team
UGA Finishes Year Strong at the NDT

UGA Coaching Staff The Georgia Debate Union had a very strong finish to the 2009-2010 debate season at the National Debate Tournament in Berkeley, CA. UGA CL (Brittany Cambre & Mike Lacy) finished as an Octafinalist and had a 6-2 record in the preliminary rounds, including wins over the University of Texas, the University of Kansas, Wake Forest University, and Trinity University. In addition, they qualified to the tournament as the 10th…
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Tournament Results


Bulldog Debates - Clearing Teams + Judges

Notes: 1. Rounds will *START* at 8:00am. All debates will be in Park Hall. True of both Open and Novice. 2. Judges: report to Park Hall and pick up your ballot by **** 7:45 AM ****, or you may be replaced and your school charged for tournament-provided judging. 3. Open will clear to an Octa and Novice will clear to a Quarterfinal. 4. Awards will follow the first elimination debate.   MORNING JUDGES (not alphabetical - sorry): Watson, H.…
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Press


GDU Tackles Nuclear Issues in Public Debate

UGA graduate assistant coaches Rob Mulholand and John Turner recently squared off in a public debate about nuclear weapons policy. Further information is available here: http://www.redandblack.com/2010/02/23/group-debates-nuclear-issues/
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Public Debate


UGA HL Qualifies to the NDT!

Two University of Georgia teams will now be at the NDT. UGA HL, senior Karen Harrison and freshman Austin Layton, have officially qualified to the 2010 National Debate Tournament, advancing from the tough District Six debate tournament. After two days of competition, HL secured a solid 4-2 record, including wins over Emory and Wake Forest. They will be joining UGA CL (Cambre and Lacy) at the NDT in Oakland, CA in mid-March. Also competing were…
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UGA Recieves First Round Bid!

The University of Georgia team of Brittany Cambre and Mike Lacy has been awarded a first round at-large bid to the 2010 National Debate Tournament, to be held in Oakland, CA in March. Recognizing UGA CL as one of the 16 top two-person debate teams in the country, recieving a "first round" is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in policy debate. Voted on by coaches around the country, the bid automatically qualifies the team for…
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Georgia Debate v PETA

Two links to Red and Black stories about the upcomming UGA v PETA Debate. http://www.redandblack.com/2010/02/14/debate-is-eating-meat-ethical/ http://www.redandblack.com/2010/02/14/lack-of-debate-from-peta-opposition/   Update: More articles have been written since this post was published. See: http://flagpole.com/Weekly/CityPages/ProsAndConsOfMeat-24Feb10 http://www.peta.org/mc/NewsItem.asp?id=14294
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Press


Explicit v. Implicit Concession

Ronnie O'Sullivan Photo Credit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/more-sport/2009/08/08/rocket-for-ronnie-115875-21581620/ The quarterfinals debate that I judged at West Georgia has brought up an interesting theoretical question. Namely, when does an argument have to be explicitly conceded in order for a team to make use of it later? There was a short discussion of this on The 3NR. I expand this discussion and provide a bit more background…
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Debate Theory


Theory of Intrinsicness

Recent discussions of intrinsicness highlight how effective these arguments can be, but don't thoroughly discuss the theoretical foundations for the argument. I seek to update older, more theoretical discussions of the argument, in the hopes that affirmatives will be able to more successfully deploy intrinsicness arguments. T.A. McKinney provides an enduring explanation of intrinsicness that, with some adjustment, provides a…
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Debate Theory


Dr. Panetta Wins Teaching Award!

I’m happy to congratulated Dr. Ed Panetta, Director of Debate, for being a winner of one of this year’s Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Awards. The award is given annually to faculty members who demonstrate excellence in teaching, a sustained commitment to high-quality instruction, and who are particularly engaged in undergraduate teaching. The award is prestigious (only five are awarded in the Franklin College) and comes with a…
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Strategies for Success Against Paperless Teams

In the debate community, we are starting to see a substantial transition to paperless debate. Unfortunately, many people in the community think paperless wastes time, delays debates, and gives an unfair advantage to the paperless team. However, teams that debate with paper can easily use the advantages paperless debate offers to maximize their ability to win more debates. Since the transition to paperless is occurring so rapidly, it is necessary…
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Paperless Debate
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