Debate Team News
Fall Semester 2008
| Travel Schedule and Meetings for Fall 2008 | DATES |
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| First team meeting (every Friday at 4:00) | August 29 |
| Practice debates at 10:00 a.m. | August 30 |
| Boilermaker Special at Purdue University | September 12 -14 |
| Screening "The Great Debaters" | September 26 |
| M. Jack Parker Invitational at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill. |
October 11-12 |
| British National Touring Team Debate | October 23 |
| Richard M. Weaver Tournament at Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Mich. |
October 31-November 1 |
| Richard Hunsaker Debate Tournament at McKendree College, Lebanon, Ill. | November 14-16 |
| Loyola Rambler Debate Tournament at Water Tower Campus | December 4-5 |
Special Events News:
Annual Loyola Debate Rambler on Lake Shore Campus
November, 2008--Students, faculty, staff and alumni are invited to attend the annual Loyola Rambler December 5th and 6th at the Lake Shore Campus. This year the bulk of the rounds will be held in Damen Hall. Any Alumni interested in judging or observing debates please contact David Romanelli at dromane@luc.edu or at 773-508-3808.
With the annual Loyola Rambler fast approaching it is time to look back at the fall semester highlights.
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Senior Jesse Whalen and his partner Matthew Muir advanced to the elimination rounds of three tournaments including the Golden Gate invitational at U.C. Berkeley. The duo also picked up a pair of speaking awards at the Purdue Boilermaker Tournament this September.
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First year students Lauren Knoth and Jessica Garcia advanced to the elimination rounds in the open division of both halves of the McKendree College swing tournament. First year students Elvis Vezi and Armando Garcia also advanced to the elimination rounds in the first half of the swing.
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The Debating Society continued its support of the Urban Debate League of Chicago by providing judges at the Morgan Park H.S. tournament, the Hope H.S. tournament
Debating Society to Square Off Against Brittish National Touring Team
October, 2008--The Loyola University Debating Society will host the British National Touring Team on October 23rd. The teams will debate the proposition: "This House believes that the 'special relationship' between Britain and the US benefits both parties". Loyola will defend the proposition.
Derek Doyle and Edward James will represent the British. Doyle, a recent graduate of University College Kent with degrees in Sociology and Philosophy, has traveled the world as a competitor. James was the president of the Edinburgh University Debating Society. He attended school in South Africa where he had the opportunity to speak before President Mbeki.
Lauren Knoth and Jesse Wahlen will represent Loyola. Knoth is a first year student majoring in Philosophy and International Studies with a minor in Arabic. Last year Lauren placed 3rd in Missouri’s state tournament. Wahlen is a junior majoring in economics and is the president of the Loyola University Debating Society. He was named the top speaker at the Royal Bethel Tournament last fall and also won the Loyola University Ethics bowl. Whalen has been invited by We the Students to appear on their Internet debate this spring at the University of Miami Florida.
The debate will be held in room 142 of the Life Science Building at 4:00. After the debate the British team will field questions from audience members. The debate is free and open to all students, alumni, faculty, and staff. The public is also encourage to attend.
For more information please contact David Romanelli, Director of Debate at dromane@luc.edu.
Debating Society Sponsors Film Screening
August, 2008--The Loyola University Debating Society will host a screening of "The Great Debaters" Staring Denzel Washington Friday September 26th at 7:00 p.m.. The film will be shown in Damen Hall 144 (Finnegan Auditorium). The event is free to all undergraduates and Alumni. A discussion of the film and how you can get involved in the Urban Debate League of Chicago will follow.
Alumni are invited to attend the College of Arts and Sciences reception in Piper Hall beginning at 5:30 p.m.. The reception is part of Loyola's Family Weekend.
For more information about family weekend visit Alumni Relations.
Debate Team to Host British National Touring Team
September, 2008--The Loyola University Debating Society will host the British National Touring Team on Thursday October 23. The debate will be held in room 142 of the Life Science Building at 4:00. After the debate the British will field questions from audience members. The debate is free and open to all. This is nice opportunity for 101 students who need to evaluate a public presentation.
In Fall 2007 Alex Just, a senior studying history and politics at Oxford University, Oxford, England; and Alistair Cormack, a recent honors graduate in history and politics from the University of Durham, Durham, England, represented the British National Touring Team. They engaged two members of the Loyola Debating Society in parlimentary-style debate.
Spring Semester 2008
Travel schedule for Spring 2008
Dates
Webster University
1/24-1/27
Point Loma Nazarene University*
1/31‑2/4
Wheaton College
2/15-2/16
PKD (PI Kappa Delta)Nationals
3/7‑3/9
National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament
3/26‑3/31
*Congratulations to Alison Rane and Audrey Anderson who have
been invited to participate in the round robin tournament!
Loyola University Varsity Debate Team Wins Hollatz-Larson Debates
February, 2008--Loyola University’s varsity debate team was victorious at Hollatz-Larson Debate Tournament held February 15th-16th at Wheaton College in Wheaton IL. Of the 22 teams entered, Loyola’s top two teams closed out the final round in the varsity division.
Senior Alison Rane and her partner Audrey Anderson advanced through octo-finals in one bracket to the finals to meet Senior William Baldwin and Sophomore Matthew Muir. Baldwin and Muir were the top seed at 7-1 in the preliminary rounds. Of the 44 speakers entered in the varsity division, Rane was named the first place individual speaker and Baldwin was awarded the individual honor of second place speaker of the event.
Other schools in attendance included University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind.; Wheaton College, Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Mich.; Grove City College, Grove City, Pa.; Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio; Malone College, Canton, Ohio, and McKendree University, Lebanon, Ill. These two Loyola teams will represent Loyola at the National Parliamentary Debate Associations championship tournament at the United States Air Force Academy at the end of March.
Fall Semester 2007
| Date | Loyola Debate Team Hosts | Location |
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| Nov. 15 | Britsh National Debate Team | 4:30pm, Life Science Building, Room 142, LSC |
| Dec. 1-2 | Rambler Debate Tournament | Damen Hall, LSC |
DEBATE UPDATES: Rambler 2007
December, 2007--The 2007 Rambler Debate Tournament was held December 1st and 2nd at the Lakeshore Campus. Teams from 10 different schools attended the Rambler this year. The event was also attended by Loyola students and alumni. The event was a huge success in large part due to our alumni who served as judges for the event.
Students from CMUN 230 (Argumentation and Advocacy) attended and reviewed the debates. One brave student from the
class, Greg Okal, decided to give debate a shot and won several debates! Greg has decided to join the team full time.
For the first time in more than a decade we allowed debaters from Loyola to be eligible to advance into the elimination rounds. The varsity team of William Baldwin and Matt Muir made it all the way to finals where they lost on a 2‑1 decision to the Carthage College team of John Connor and Dana Watt. Congratulations to Carthage and the winner’s of the novice division from Depauw University (Avery Archer and Christine Walker)!
Rambler Tournament Attracts Debaters from Around the Midwest
Team Wins at Royal Invitational
October 2007--Loyola's Debating Society took top honors at the Royal Invitational at Bethel University, Arden Hill, Minn. October 27th. All three Loyola teams entered in the tournament advanced to the elimination rounds. Junior Jesse Wahlen was named the top speaker at the event and the team of William Baldwin (senior) and Matt Muir (sophomore) went undefeated to win the tournament.
September 2007--The Loyola University Debating Society will host the British National Touring Team on November 15th at 4:30 p.m. in room 142 of the Life Science Building.
Two members of the Debating Society will engage the British team in a parliamentary style debate lasting approximately one hour. The debate is free and open to the public. A reception for alumni, debating society members, and faculty will follow.
Debating for the British National Touring Team will be Alex Just, a senior studying history and politics at Oxford University, Oxford, England; and Alistair Cormack, a recent honors graduate in history and politics from the University of Durham, Durham, England.
Below is a brief biography of the British team:
Alex Just, Edinburgh, Scotland, is a former president of the Oxford Union and a senior at the University of Oxford studying history and politics. Since his first speech, which was about sausages, Just has built on a strong base to become a grand finalist at the World Schools' Championships in Singapore and a grand finalist at the World Universities' Championships in Malaysia. He has coached debate in Australia, France, Qatar and the U.S. Most recently, Alex coached the Scottish national debating team who won the 2007 World Championships in South Korea. His interests include soccer, soul music and cooking.Alistair Cormack, London, graduated from the University of Durham with an honors degree in history and politics. He was president of the Durham Union Society and represented Durham at both the European and World Debating Championships. Cormack won several British intervarsity competitions and was ranked in the top ten European speakers of 2006 and is also a finalist at the English National Championships. He has convened the Durham IV and Durham Schools competitions. This is Cormack's second ESU tour; in 2006 he was part of the tour of Japan. Alistair is a skilled puppeteer and has a keen interest in international cinema.
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Loyola University Debate Team
(Policy, Parli, L-D, Congress, I.E. etc. are all welcome)
Our first meeting is August 29, 2008 from 4:00-5:30pm
1110 West Loyola Ave., Room 214
• Open to all undergraduates regardless of experience
• Open to all majors
• Parliamentary style with a policy focus (we will do some L-D)
Contact: David Romanelli
Director of Debate
dromane@1uc.edu 773-508-3808
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| National Parliamentary Debate Association Tournament | 3/26‑3/31 |
*Congratulation to Alison Rane and Audrey Anderson who have been invited to participate in the round robin tournament!
The debate team is exploring the creation of an endowment to fund scholarships and future competitions. For information about the endowment or any debate team matters please contact David Romanelli of the Department of Communication at dromane@luc.edu.
