27 September 2005
27 September 2005 | 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, alfred.snider@uvm.edu email, and http://debate.uvm.edu/ldu.html web site. To unsubscribe from the email version of the newsletter go to http://list.uvm.edu/archives/topicnews.html . |
| Lawrence room full of work | Computer room data traffic jam |
Almost all the research assignments
are in, updates are being done, intelligence reports on what people are
saying are being evaluated, teams are organizing their files, and practice
debates are being held.
Friday the LDU leaves for Buffalo to begin the 2005-2006 season.
Varsity teams: Landsman-Roos & Hitchcock, Clark & Whiting, Keller & Harlow.
JV teams: Kichura & Anderson, Wilson & Kimerer, Benjamin & Pignatelli.
Novice teams: Brown & Thibault, Hoke & Lalament, Corcoran & Chapman,
Lavallee, Jokajtys.
Coaches & Judges: Snider, J. Morgan Parmett, Lockwood, Sanders, Kern,
Nelson.
Van #1 leaves at 11 AM: Snider, Lockwood, Kern, the rest TBA.
Van #2 leaves at 12:30 PM: Kichura, Whiting, Clark, Benjamin, Pignatelli,
Wilson,
Anderson, Kimerer, the rest TBA.
Van #3 leaves at 1:30 PM: Hitchcock, Landsman-Roos, Keller, Harlow, the
rest TBA.
TBAs include: Sanders, Nelson.
Justin will handle disclosure by Thursday night.
Auditions
to be videoed sometime this week if we can schedule it. Those interested
include Harlow, Jokajtys, Kichura, Fletcher, Benjamin, Nelson. Email will
determine times.
Each student should give a short 3-4 minute speech about some issue they care a lot about, simulating a debate if possible. The HC is looking for articulate speakers who are comfortable in front of a camera. If UVM is selected the debaters wqill be flown to NYC for a taping of a debate against another school that will be shown on the HC's national feed. There will also be a separate debate competition with a $5000 prize for the school who stages the best debate.
Teams began signing
up for travel at the squad meeting this week.
WEST POINT: Nelson-McMahan, Clark-Whiting, Harlow-Keller, Benjamin-Pignatelli,
Kimerer-Wilson, Landsman-Roos-Hitchcock, Brannan-Kaelber, Anderson-Kichura,
and more.
UVM SCRIMMAGE: The LDU will also host a intra-squad tournament on campus.
All will be debating and judging.
TEXAS IN JANUARY: Landsman-Roos-Hitchcock, Keller-Harlow, Clark-Whiting, Wilson-Kimmerer,
and more can apply. Probably four teams will go.
NEWS AND NOTES OF THE LDU FAMILY
SEEN
AT HUBER HOUSE
AARON FISHBONE
Aaron has returned from the Middle East and Estonia and is now working part
time while remaining able to travel and keep his options open. He is
continuing to work with IDEA and was in Burlington to help Anthony and
Amanda Pagan celebrate their marriage now that they are back in the states
after Anthony was based in Korea.
Aaron will be working on a major alumni LDU fund drive this year.
<==Aaron with Megan Harlow, Julia Benjamin and Stephanie Kimerer
DOCTOR WHO THEATER
RETURNS TO BURLINGTON| SEMESTER ONE | SEMESTER TWO |
10/1-2 BUFFALO |
1/3-5 NORTH
TEXAS |
Watch Flashpoint
from your computer screen whenever you want! You will need RealPlayer installed
on your computer to become a part of our growing audience. Here are some
recent programs now available at http://debate.uvm.edu/flashpoint.html.
Watch on Burlington Channel 15 Wednesday 12:30 PM, Thursday 10 PM, Saturday
1 PM.
Last taping: September 17, Saturday 2 PM. Topics: Caribbean Colonies; Hurricane,
Environment & health. Panelists: Fletcher, Anderson,
Snider, Whiting.
Next taping:
10/29 if studio space is available.
NOTES FROM MONDAY NIGHT'S 6 PM MEETING:
THE UN FOUNDATION HAS GIVEN TWO NEW $500 GRANTS TO THE LDU FOR EVENTS IN OCTOBER, INCLUDING AN ALL-CAMPUS SPEAK OUT AND A STREAMING VIDEO INTERNET DEBATE.
BRADY WILL START PLANNING THE OCTOBER 6 SPEAK OUT.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS WERE GIVEN, DUE THURSDAY AT 5 PM.
ALL TEAMS DECIDED TO DISCLOSE AT BUFFALO -- JUSTIN WILL COORDINATE.
MORE PEOPLE STILL NEED TO GET DRIVER TRAINING FOR VANS!
TEAMS MUST HAVE MEETINGS WITH COACHES -- STILL TO DO SO ARE WHITING-CLARK.
WORK STUDY POSITIONS: CHASE IS EVIDENCE, JULIE IS MIDDLE SCHOOL, LESLIE IS FUNDRAISING, STEFFI IS EVIDENCE ARCHIVING, BUT ALL SHOULD HELP CHASE PRINT THE EVIDENCE.
THE PC IN THE OFFICE IS ONLY FOR EVIDENCE ARCHIVING. PLEASE USE MACS OTHERWISE.
TO JOIN THE LDU DEBATER LISTSERV GO TO http://list.uvm.edu/archives/debater.html
SQUAD
MEETS AT 6 PM EACH MONDAY NIGHT, 475 MAIN STREET, ALL WELCOME!2004-2005 NOVICE DEBATE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS
2004-2005 JV DEBATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
UVM DEBATE WAS #6 IN THE CEDA NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES FOR 2004-2005
UVM DEBATE WAS #18 IN THE CEDA NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES FOR 2003-2004
UVM DEBATE WAS #10 IN THE CEDA NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES FOR 2002-2003
OUR RECORD |
WINS |
LOSSES |
PERCENTAGE |
PREVIOUSLY |
0 |
0 |
|
NEW |
0 |
0 |
|
TOTAL |
0 |
0 |
|
2004-2005 RECORD |
323 |
328 |
49.6% |
2003-2004 RECORD |
315 |
374 |
45.7% |
2002-2003 RECORD |
334 |
384 |
46.5% |
HUBER HOUSE!