Michigan State University Debate has selected Kevin McCaffrey as the next Assistant Debate Coach. McCaffrey joins MSU Debate after previously coaching at Glenbrook North High School (IL) for eight years. “Kevin is an incredible addition to our staff. MSU Debate has a legacy of success and he only adds to that,” said Will Repko, MSU […]
The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) has announced the 2021-2022 college policy debate resolution. MSU Debaters competing at college policy debate tournaments this academic year with be debating about antitrust. Antitrust was chosen as the topic area in May beating out climate, labor rights, economic inequality, and transportation infrastructure. This week, the specific wording for the topic was chosen by CEDA […]
Michigan State University Debate qualified a third team to the National Debate Tournament (NDT). Only six schools nationally are allowed to qualify three teams to the NDT. Lena Grossman, a philosophy senior, and Ezra Serrins, a comparative cultures and policies senior in the Honors College, received the news Thursday morning that they were qualified. “This is […]
Michigan State University Debate qualified two teams to the National Debate Tournament (NDT) last weekend at the district qualifying tournament held online. Piper Meloche, a social relations and policy junior in the Honors College, and Duvall Adair, a political theory and constitutional democracy senior in the Honors College, were undefeated against teams from Northwestern University, […]
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 […]
