19 February 2002
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News
from Vermont Debate AKA The Voice of Edwin is the weekly newsletter
of the Edwin Lawrence Debate Union at the University of Vermont, an
endowed co-curricular program which trains students in debating and
sponsors national competition and community events. The newsletter is
published every Tuesday during the school year and infrequently at other
times. Alfred C. Snider is the Director. 802-656-0097 voice, 802-238-8345
mobile, 802-656-4275 fax, asnider@zoo.uvm.edu
email, and http://debate.uvm.edu/ldu.html
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UVM continued to represent with a strong showing on the national circuit at the prestigious "Heart of America" debate tournament this last weekend at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS. For over 30 years this tournament has characterized national excellence in debating. The team of Shawn Wilkerson and Aaron Fishbone debated well at 4-3 and reached the elimination rounds before losing to Lewis & Clark College of Portland, OR. Far more impressive was Aaron Fishbone's achievement of being named the #7 debater in one of America's most difficult varsity debate tournaments. Second year debaters Jillian Marty and Vilasa Campbell were on the trip and scored a 2-5 record, an excellent preparation for them to compete for the East JV title this upcoming weekend at Marist College. Thus, the squad record was 6-9.
EAST
REGIONALS AT MARIST IS NEXTThe CEDA East Championships and
the NDT District 8 qualifying tournament are both this weekend at Marist
College in Poughkeepsie, NY where UVM alumni Maxwell Schnurer is the current
director. Eleven teams are lined up to go with a real chance to win any
and all of the three divisions.
Thirteen varsity teams will be competing for four spots at the National
Debate Tournament to be held at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield,
MO. Aaron Fishbone and Shawn Wilkerson have been aiming for this tournament
for some time. Favorites in the tournament are currently NYU and Dartmouth.
UVM will enter four JV teams into a division they have dominated except
for being able to beat Binghamton. Jillian Marty and Vilasa Campbell, Meredith
Parmett and Casey Gervais, Lana Langsweirdt and Claudia Greenman, along
with Anthony Pagan and Edwin Owusu will try and bring home the gold.
UVM will enter six novice teams who will need to knock off Rochester in
order to come home first, and they include Brian Cole and Adam Gana, Teresa
Hill and Jill Witney, Jullianne Hellmuth and Jake Ricker, Amy Myers and
Nikki Muradian, Carlos Varella and Lauren vander Kyl, along with Sky Ganer
and Josh Grenier.
UVM needs more judging! Jackie Massey, Greta Lockwood, Charlie Hoag, and
Sheila Limprevil will be judging. It is hoped that Steph McDonald and Rodrigo
Rojas can also join the judging group!
NDT sweepstakes can be found
at http://www.whitman.edu/offices_departments/rhetoric/ndt/00zoverall.htm
CEDA sweepstakes can be found at http://esc.wichita.edu/ceda/ceda0102.htm
NDT SWEEPSTAKES RACE |
CEDA SWEEPSTAKES RACE |
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1. Northwestern
University
2. University of Rochester 3. Emory University 4. Dartmouth College 5. University of California-Berkeley 6. University of Vermont 7. Michigan State University 8. University of Pittsburgh 9. University of Southern California 10. Liberty University |
1 Northwestern
2 Emory 3 Michigan State 4 Rochester 5 Dartmouth 6 Berkeley 7 Whitman 8 Southern California 9 Liberty 10 Vermont |
FUNDRAISING DRIVE FOR NATIONALS CONTINUESThanks to everyone who has sent in donations! We are on track to meet our target but still need some additional help. Some donations have arrived and others we have heard are on the way. We will have a complete thank you list coming up in a few weeks.
Kayce Massey is still working with the Vermont Liquor Control Commission on her idea.
TRAVEL
WITH THE LDU...
JUDGE VERMONT HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES! Burlington High School's
successful debate team is coached by the LDU's Matt Sweeney and Meredith Parmett.
They are asking all LDU members and supporters to consider judging at local
high school tournaments. Email Tuna if you are interested.
-Vermont States 2 March Montpelier (Towson weekend)
FROM
THE SQUAD MEETING...
MEETINGS
AND EVENTS COMING UP....
RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS
FLASHPOINT
TELEVISION SHOWSQUAD
MEETING
2001-2002 SEASON |
WINS |
LOSSES |
% |
PREVIOUS |
323 |
276 |
53 |
| KANSAS | 6 | 9 | |
TOTAL |
329 |
285 |
53 |
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