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MSU Debate Reaches Sweet Sixteen at Season Opener

September 10, 2025 - Featured News

MSU Debate reached the Sweet Sixteen at the Owen L. Coon Memorial Debate Tournament at Northwestern University this past weekend. Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and...

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