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 29th consecutive qualification to the NDT. Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior in the Honors College, and Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy sophomore, automatically qualified […]
MSU Debate had two teams in the Sweet 16 at the Texas Open Debate Tournament this past weekend after qualifying three teams for elimination debates. Tony Miklovis, an International Relations and Social Relations and Policy senior in the Honors College, Blaine Montford, a Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy sophomore in the Honors College, Joanna Gusis, […]
A team from MSU Debate won the United States Naval Academy Crowe Warken Tournament this past weekend after three teams from MSU qualified for elimination debates. Debaters from across the country debated both sides of the season-long resolution about decarbonization. The full wording of the topic is “Resolved: The United States Federal Government should adopt […]
MSU Debate reached the semifinals at the Georgetown College Tournament this past weekend, which is the team’s best-ever result at the Georgetown Tournament. Debaters from across the country were asked to debate both sides of the season-long resolution about decarbonization. The full wording of the topic is “Resolved: The United States Federal Government should adopt […]
MSU Debate had two teams in the Sweet 16 at the Franklin R. Shirley Classic hosted by Wake Forest University this past weekend. The Wake Forest University Tournament is the largest tournament of the fall semester with over 180 teams entered across three divisions. Teams competing at the tournament debated seven preliminary rounds on the […]
MSU Debate reached the Sweet 16 at the Harvard College Tournament this past weekend after a series of dominant wins in preliminary debates. Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy sophomore, defeated teams from Georgetown University, Dartmouth College, Cornell […]
Michigan State University Debate came out on top at the Wayne State University tournament this past weekend making it the second time the team has won the tournament in three years. Ephraim Bennett, a computer science senior, and Hina Shehzad, an International Relations sophomore, bested teams from Emory University, Missouri State University, and Samford University […]
MSU Debate participated in back-to-back tournaments over the last week at the University of Kentucky and has big wins to show for it. Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy sophomore, placed third at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Round Robin […]
Two students from the Michigan State University Debate Team have been selected to represent MSU at the Kentucky Thoroughbred Round Robin – an invitation-only tournament for seven of the top teams in the country. Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations […]
Students on the Michigan State University Debate Team are set to debut at their first tournament of the season next week. The first tournament of the fall semester is the Owen L Coon Memorial Debates hosted by Northwestern University beginning September 14 in Evanston, Illinois. “The debaters have been back on campus since before classes […]
