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MSU Debate Reaches Sweet Sixteen at American Debate Association Nationals

MSU Debate reached the Sweet Sixteen at the American Debate Association (ADA) National Tournament this past weekend. Tony Miklovis, an International Relations and Social Relations and Policy senior, and Blaine Montford, a Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy sophomore in the Honors College, bested teams from Emory University, the University of Kansas, the University of Minnesota, and George Mason University in preliminary debates. At the conclusion of the preliminary debates, the tournament seeded...
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MSU Debate Team Qualifies Three Teams to the National Tournament

Michigan State University Debate has qualified three teams to the 79th annual National Debate Tournament (NDT). Joanna Gusis, a Statistics and Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy junior in the Honors College, and Stephen Lewis, a Social Relations and Policy sophomore, automatically qualified...
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MSU Qualifies for 29th Consecutive National Debate Tournament

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...

Three MSU Debate Teams Qualify for Elimination Debates at University of Texas Tournament

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,...
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MSU Debate Named Champions at U.S. Naval Academy Crowe Warken Tournament

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...
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MSU Debate Reaches Semifinals at Tournament Hosted by Georgetown University

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...
Tony Miklovis and Blaine Montford in front of brick building

Two MSU Debate Teams in the Sweet 16 at Fall Semester’s Largest Tournament

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...
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