8 November 2005
8 November 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 . |
| TIRED STUDENTS BACK IN VERMONT AFTER A LONG DRIVE|
Three teams made
the long drive to the nation's capital last weekend to attend the Cap City
Debates held at the Catholic University of America. An excellent tournament
featuring over 70 teams from all over the nation, the LDU was seeking a
challenge and a chance to learn. They got that and more. Five of the six
student debaters are junior varsity eligible and were novice debaters
last year, so it was a good chance to debate different but better competition
than they face closer to home.
Chase Whiting and Shane Clark posted a 3-3 record, while Megan Harlow and
Brady Fletcher along with Stephanie Kimerer and Colin Kern were 2-4. All
teams reported very close debate in each and every round, even if the record
was 7-11. "Shane and Chase had a little advantage because they are regular
partners, while the other four were experimenting with their partnerships.
I was pleased at how they debated and they tried very hard. They would
have been very successful in the JV division, but I was pleased at their
choice," said LDU coach Snider.
The trip was made possible and enjoyable through the support and assistance
of LDU alums and friends. Aaron Fishbone and Eric Mates judged for the
team, while Carlos Varela (now program director of the DC Urban Debate
League) was there in support an as a cheerleader, as were Lindsey Melander
along with long-time LDU supporters Sallie Chafer and Tracy Gonos. Carlos'
cheery nature pepped things up and Sallie was there with a chocolate angel
food cake topped off with Bailey's Irish Cream chocolate frosting. LDU
alums Paul Kerr, now with the Arms Control Association, was also there
to provide advice on one of our disadvantages he has been researching for
the ACA.
Lindsey and Aaron have been very helpful in fundraising both last year
and this year.
WAKE FOREST: Justin
Morgan Parmett will take two teams to Wake Forest this weekend in a rare
flying trip. Nick Landsman-Roos and Jason hitchcock will be accompanied
by Megan Harlow and Leslie Keller. Each year this tournament is one of
the nation's biggest and most difficult, with 149 teams registered for
the tournament this year.
Be at the office at 1:30 PM, depart at 2 PM, flight at 3:35 PM. Colin
will drive. Home late Monday night.
MASSACHUSETTS: Helen Morgan Parmett will assemble a coaching staff including Emily Sanders, Jen Knops and Greta Lockwood to take 12 teams to Amherst in three divisions. Departure times for vans are 9:30 AM, 2:30 PM, and 5 PM. Van lists are posted on the listserv. Other judges include Timm Reimer, Mike McMahan and Matt Silverman.
ESTONIA: Prof. Snider will leave Wednesday evening to fly to Germany and then on to Estonia for the International Debate Education Association world debate conference to be held in Tallinn. Representatives from over 30 countries will be there. Snider is the program coordinator and so has been adjudicating paper and panel submissions for the three-day event. He will continue on from Estonia to Slovenia.
SLOVENIA: Over
the Thanksgiving break Snider will serve as the Head trainer at the International
Debate Academy to be held in Slovenj Gradec in Slovenia. The one week
debate program for university students will be attended by students from
over 20 countries. Jake Meany, Nick Landsman-Roos and Leslie Keller will
represent UVM at the event along with Snider. The program is sponsored
by UVM's World Debate Institute, Slovenia's national debate program (Z.I.P.),
and the USA State Department.
DOCTOR WHO THEATER
RETURNS TO BURLINGTON| SEMESTER ONE Record Placed | SEMESTER TWO |
10/1-2 BUFFALO 32-36 1-3-5 |
1/3-5 NORTH
TEXAS |
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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.
UN FLASHPOINTS BEING TAPED SOON: UN and Democracy; UN and World Government to
be taped on return.
NOTES FROM MONDAY NIGHT'S 6 PM MEETING:
NEW RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS WERE GIVEN OUT. ALL DUE THURSDAY.
TEAMS WANTING TO GO TO TEXAS IN JANUARY NEED TO BE HERE FOR PREP 12/27 ARRIVAL; LEAVE FOR TEXAS 1/2, RETURN 1/10. LANDSMAN-ROOS & HITCHCOCK, HARLOW & KELLER, CLARK & WHITING ARE IN. ROOM FOR ONE MORE TEAM. PLEASE INDICATE FIRM INTEREST SOON IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.
LESLIE KELLER REPORTED ON THE NEW FUNDRAISING PROGRAM IN COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPMENT. ALUMS AARON FISHBONE AND CHUCK MORTON ARE ALSO INVOLVED. A MASSIVE MAILING WILL GO OUT IN EARLY JANUARY.
INTERNETB DEBATE
WITH SLOVENIA BEING PLANNED FOR EARLY DECEMBER.
CRUSADES CONTEST DEBATE BEING PLANNED FOR EARLY DECEMBER.
MORE PEOPLE STILL NEED TO GET DRIVER TRAINING FOR VANS!
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 |
86 |
99 |
|
CAP CITY |
7 |
11 |
|
TOTAL |
93 |
110 |
45.8% |
2004-2005 RECORD |
323 |
328 |
49.6% |
2003-2004 RECORD |
315 |
374 |
45.7% |
2002-2003 RECORD |
334 |
384 |
46.5% |
HUBER HOUSE!