MSU Debate is thrilled to announce that Carly Watson is the new director of the MSU Debate Program. Watson takes on this new role after spending nearly ten years at the Debate Team Project and Events Coordinator. Watson has a long history with the MSU Debate Team. She attended the Spartan Debate Institute (SDI) – […]
In anticipation of the 2021 SDI being held online, the Spartan Debate Institute has resumed their popular webinars to preview the camp. “We want students to be able to get a sense of what our content will look like over the summer,” said Will Repko, MSU Debate Head Coach. “It’s important when selecting a camp that students enjoy […]
By Carly Watson The MSU Debate Team has awarded the 2020 Distinguished Debater Award (DDA) to Mitchell Scott, computer science freshman, in recognition of his competitive success, commitment to the team, and academic merit. Scott is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma where he debated for four years at Riverfield Country Day School. While on his high school team, Scott […]
By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate won the Wayne State George Ziegelmueller Invitational Tournament this past weekend after being undefeated in preliminary debate and besting a team from the University of Michigan in the final round. Piper Meloche, a social relations and policy junior in the Honors College, and Duvall Adair, a political theory […]
By Will Repko Dr. James Roper, MSU Debate’s first and longest-serving Director of Debate, passed away on October 16, 2020. Dr. Roper was the director of MSU Debate from 1984 until 2000. MSU Debate’s Head Coach, Will Repko, and Dr. Roper’s son, Dan Roper, reflect on his service to MSU and MSU Debate. Will Repko, MSU […]
By Carly Watson EAST LANSING, Mich. — As a trailblazing leader in online debate instruction, Michigan State University Debate is excited to announce an innovative new partnership with the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) that will continue to expand access to debate for traditionally underserved communities. Building from the online content developed for the Spartan Debate […]
By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate had two teams reach elimination debates at the Northwestern Season Opener this week. Both MSU Debate Teams reached the top 32 at the tournament with over 125 teams competing. Historically, competitions have been in-person events, but MSU started experimenting with online competitions in the Fall of 2019. “That […]
By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate has set their competition schedule for the 2020-21 intercollegiate debate season. Because of COVID-19 travel restrictions, all fall tournaments will occur online. The full schedule is as follows: Northwestern Season Opener, 9/18-9/21/20 JW Patterson Debates at Kentucky, 10/2-10/5/20 Wayne State Ziegelmueller Invitational, 10/23-10/25/20 Gonzaga University Jesuit Tournament, 10/30-11/2/20 […]
By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate participated in a public debate at CitizenDetroit’s Dinner and Dialogue event last week. Eva Farber, economics freshman, and Piper Meloche, James Madison sophomore, represented MSU at the event. CitizenDetroit featured Farber and Meloche debating whether the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) millage should be renewed on the upcoming ballot. […]
MSU Today At the forefront of debate technology and inclusion stands the Michigan State debate team. In January 2020, MSU partnered with debate teams from Indiana University, University of Michigan and University of Minnesota to experiment with a series of online scrimmage debates that could eventually provide more inclusive forums for collegiate debaters. The scrimmage came to […]
