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Thinking of Joining the Georgia Debate Union?

Want to join the UGA debate team? Come to our weekly meeting and say hello! We meet every week on Tuesday nights at 6:30pm in Phi Kappa Hall (located in the northeast corner of campus, near the the Jackson/Broad intersection). The debate office is the entire first floor. Come on in! Or, fill out a contact form and one of our coaches will get back to you personally.
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Mike Lacy Named Best Rising Junior

The 2010 Debaters' Choice Awards have named Mike Lacy (UGA '12) the Best Rising Junior in the United States. The DCA is a result of student voting from all college debate teams and reflects the respect Mike has earned from his peers during his already highly successful career. Also mentioned in the DCA was his partner, Brittany Cambre, recieving votes for Best Varsity Debater of the Year. Full results are available here. Congratulations to…
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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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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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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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Comments Are Now Live For Blog Posts

We've launched a threaded comments system that will allow folks to have their own debates about our blog posts. You can not only post comments, but respond to the comments of others. You can post anonymously if you like, or you can enter your name and homepage URL.  Those will display on the site.  If you enter your e-mail when you comment, it will not display on the site but we intend to deploy a notification system that will let you…
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New Bumper Sticker for UGA Debate

Coming a tournament near you! A new bumper sticker for the Georgia Debate Union. Like it?
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UGA Voted 13th Best School in Debate

Note that there is now a Top 25 Schools list, in addition to the Top 25 Teams list. Team (First Place Votes) – Points Per Eligible Ballot (Previous Position)  1. Emory IW (20) -- 24.65 (3) 2. Michigan State LW (3) -- 23.05 (9) 3. Northwestern FS (1) -- 22.65 (2) 4. California BP -- 22.50 (4) 5. UT Dallas BR -- 21.04 (1) 6. Whitman CS -- 19.35 (7) 7. West Georgia BS -- 18.70 (5) 8. Harvard JP -- 18.54 (6) 9. Kansas KQ -- 15.61 (19) 10.…
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