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. Alfred C. Snider is the Director. 802-656-0097 voice, 802-238-8345 mobile, 656-4275 fax, asnider@zoo.uvm.edu email, and http://debate.uvm.edu/ldu.html web site. The LDU meets every Monday night at 6 PM at 475 Main Street.

OKLAHOMA CITY RESULTS

Hoag and Sweeney get their swerve on

Two teams attended the University of Central Oklahoma tournament this weekend in Oklahoma City. The team of Matt Sweeney and Charles Hoag reached the quarterfinal round and finished Fifth in the tournament. They lost their quarterfinal debate to eventual tournament champion Kansas State University. Matt Sweeney was the #10 speaker in the tournament while Charles Hoag was #12. The team of Aaron Fishbone and Shawn Wilkerson finished with a 2-4 record.

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NEWS FROM THE WEBSITE

The LDU-sponsored website, DEBATE CENTRAL, is now the largest and most used debate website in the world. The site has been averaging over 15,000 hits a day for the last month. It has many new features and much new content which interested people might want to check out. Find out why so many people, from over 72 nations, use this site.

Main Page http://debate.uvm.edu
Extensive library of over 90 streaming video instructional materials and debates http://debate.uvm.edu/watch.html
New searchable archive of tournament invites, results, arguments, and organizational news http://list.uvm.edu/archives/edebate.html
New and updated World Debate Institute site http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi.html

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LDU NEEDS HOUSING HELP FOR NYC 11/17-18

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OTHER LDU NEWS

BINGHAMTON IS NEXT
Van #1 leaves at 3 PM
Van #2 leaves at 4:30 PM
Binghamton 11/11-12: Parmett-Gervais, Egizi-Knops, McDonald-Chartan, Campbell-Marty, Robinson-Langswierdt, Moss-Nilson, Marvin-Martin, O'Connor-Pesaturo, Trebilcock-Kelly, Hurley-Greenman, Douglas-Hardy
Judges/Coaches: ASnider, Massey, SSnider, Lockwood, Albin, Nichelson, Young

FUTURE TRAVEL
Columbia 11/18-19: Parmett-Gervais, Egizi-Knops, Marty-Campbell, Robinson-Langswierdt, Trebilcock-Kelly
Wake Forest: Fishbone-Wilkerson

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SGA ISSUES

LDU President - Matt Sweeney
LDU VP - Greta Lockwood

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RESEARCH SYSTEM

Aaron Fishbone is the Research Coordinator.
Beaudrilliard Knops, Debt Cancellation CAMPBELL, Bio-piracy MASSEY, Cornell ASNIDER, Autonomy impacts CAMPBELL GERVAIS, Over/mal/under development SSNIDER, Nutricide LOCKWOOD, 100 Days answers EGIZI SSNIDER

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FLASHPOINT - WEEKLY TELEVISION SHOW

Greta Lockwood is the topic coordinator for this program.
Channel 15, Burlington - 12:30 PM Wed, 10:30 PM Thur, 1 PM Sat.
NEXT TAPING SUNDAY 11/26: PRISONS, CONSUMERISM

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THE 2000-2001 YEAR-LONG TOPIC:
Resolved: that the United States Federal Government should substantially increase its development assistance, including increasing government to government assistance, within the Greater Horn of Africa.

THE PLANNED TOURNAMENT TRAVEL SCHEDULE:
November 11-12 Binghamton all 18-19 Columbia University all 17-20 Wake Forest varsity
January 2-7 KC Swing a few 19-21 Miami (Fla) varsity
February 3-4 Vermont all 10-11 Cornell all 17-19 Heart of America varsity 23-24 East Regionals at BC all
March 3 VT HS States 7-8 Towson all 24-27 CEDA Nationals a few 29-2 NDT Nationals qualifiers only

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LDU ADDRESS-PHONE-EMAIL LIST NOW AVAILABLE
at http://debate.uvm.edu/ldulist.html

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LDU 2000-2001 SWEATSHIRTS ARE COMING!

Matt Sweeney is coordinator.
REPEAT OF "WEAPONS NOT WORDS" HOODED SWEATS
ALSO: HOODED SWEATS WITH "101 YEARS OF SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER"

OUR RECORD

2000-2001 Season	WINS	LOSSES	%
Previously	83	98	43%
OKLAHOMA	5	8
TOTAL	88	103	46%

1999-2000 Record: 376-349 52%