For the first time in program history, two Spartan debaters won the University of Minnesota College Debate Invitational last weekend. The Michigan State University Debate duo of Zaria Jarman and Hina Shehzad bested a field of over fifty entries from all over the country, securing the tournament title in the early morning hours on Monday, […]
MSU Debate competed in back-to-back tournaments hosted by the University of Kentucky last week and had big results to show for their time in the Bluegrass State. The first tournament was the Kentucky Thoroughbred Round Robin – an invitation-only tournament for seven of the top teams in the country. Henry Martin and Stephen Lewis were […]
By: Carly Watson MSU Debate reached the Sweet Sixteen at the Owen L. Coon Memorial Debate Tournament at Northwestern University this past weekend. Henry Martin – a second-year physics and philosophy student in the Honors College – and Stephen Lewis – a fourth-year social relations and policy major – reached the octafinals (Sweet Sixteen) after […]
By Carly Watson and Melanie Brender For the first time in ten years, a team from Michigan State University Debate reached the Elite Eight at the National Debate Tournament (NDT). MSU debaters Joanna Gusis and Stephen Lewis entered the tournament seeded in the top sixteen nationally and competed against the top 78 teams nationally to […]
By Carly Watson and Melanie Brender For the first time in program history, a member of Michigan State University Debate received the Julia Burke Award. Joanna Gusis received the award, which is given to an outstanding debater who most clearly exhibits a passion for debate, a commitment to helping others, love and respect for the […]
By: Carly Watson MSU Debate won the Front Royal Cup for the first time in program history last weekend at the American Debate Association (ADA) national tournament. Zaria Jarman, a Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior, and Glen Scully, a computer science senior, placed first in the season-long rankings and Henry Martin, a physics and […]
By: Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate has qualified three teams to the 80th annual National Debate Tournament (NDT). Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy senior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy junior, automatically qualified to the NDT after being designated as one of the […]
By: Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate members Joanna Gusis and Stephen Lewis earned a first round at-large bid to the National Debate Tournament (NDT) securing the team’s 30th consecutive qualification to the NDT. Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy senior in the Honors College, and Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy […]
MSU Debate had three teams in elimination debates at the Texas Open debates hosted by the University of Texas last weekend. Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy senior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy junior, reached elimination debates after wins over teams Wake Forest University, […]
MSU Debate had four teams debating across two tournaments last weekend and finished in the Final Four at the Crowe Warken Debates. Arielle Gearring, a Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy senior, and Hina Shehzad, an International Relations junior reached the Final Four at the Crowe Warken Debates hosted by the US Naval Academy. Gearring and […]
