10 September 2002
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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
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With 40 members on the phone list and after an intense weekend of work by the experienced debaters, LDU 2002-03 has begun to take shape. Recruiting has been strong, there are many returning debaters, and debaters who were once considered "younger" are now taking the responsibility of leadership, and leading by example.
New teams were formed, and included Mukherjee & Varela, Hellmuth & Bryce, Welch & Reimer, Balas & Suyarkulova, Hunt & Linder. Many of the new teams vowed to attend the first regional tournament at Rochester.
Alums joined in to serve as coaches as Abigail Trebilcock '01, now working for the Dean for America Campaign, announced her intention to serve as a coach and instructor. Longtime LDU supporter and alum Greta Lockwood '00 also attended to show her support and availability as coach and judge. They both got a hearty round of applause. They join other alums Charles Hoag '01 and Matthew Sweeney '01 as coaches, along with student coaches Shawn Wilkerson and Steph McDonald.
| Justin Parmett, UVM Alum & Coach | Helen Morgan, UVM Alum and Coach
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The real surprise
announcement at the meeting was that two UVM coaches are now engaged to be
married. Justin and Helen were on the debate team at the same time, but never
debated together and did not date each other. Since then they went their separate
ways for graduate school but a new bond grew and developed, and now they find
themselves coaching for the old home team and about to create a new team of
their own -- a family unit. Helen flashed the beautiful and large ring Justin
gave her when he proposed, a ring his mother had worn and one that his family
wanted him to use for his own marriage. Everyone is very happy for them, and
the glow they gave off was obvious. They join other recent LDU matches, including
Laura LaPierre and Glenn Ellingson, Erynne Ross and Matt Byrne, and Jethro
Hayman and Cleopatra Jones. Stay tuned for more details.
TOPIC AND TRAVEL2002-2003 topic:
Resolved that the United States Federal Government should ratify or accede
to, and implement, one or more of the following: The Comprehensive Nuclear
Test Ban Treaty; The Kyoto Protocol; The Rome Statute on the International
Criminal Court; The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant
on Civil and Political Rights aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty;
The treaty between the United States of America and the Russian federation
on Strategic Offensive Reductions, if not ratified by the United States.
LDU preliminary travel
schedule:
September, 20-23 Georgia State, 28-29 Rochester;
October, 12-13 Vermont, 19-20 Cap Cities, 26-28 Harvard
November, 1-3 West Point , 8-10 Central Oklahoma, 15-17 Wake Forest, 23-24
Binghamton
January, TBA UMKC, TBA William Jewell, TBA Belgrade (Yugoslavia) Open
February, 1-2 Cornell, 7-9 Western
Washington, 14-16 Kansas, 21-23 East Regionals/D8
March, 28-02 Towson, 20-24 CEDA Nationals, AZ
April, 3-7 NDT, GA
May, TBA Tercer Torneo Hispanoamericano de Debate
RESEARCH THIS WEEKJillian Marty
is our research director.
Aff research meetings took place on Monday
Neg Wave 1 is due Wednesday, completed sets of briefs
Neg Wave 2 is due Tuesday 9/17, completed sets of briefs
FROM THE SQUAD MEETING
FLASHPOINT
TELEVISION SHOW
SQUAD
MEETING |
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WINS |
LOSSES |
% |
2001-2002 SEASON |
438 |
393 |
52.7 |
2002-2003 SEASON |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
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UVM Debate was #9 in both major national polls for debate in the USA for the 2001-2002 season.
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