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Carly Watson Two teams from Michigan State University Debate reached elimination debates at the Owen L. Coon Memorial Tournament hosted by Northwestern University. The team of Piper Meloche and Nate Glancy reached the Sweet 16 after defeating teams from Georgetown University, Emory University, Wake Forest University, and...

By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate has announced their competition schedule for the 2022 fall semester with tournament hosts all over the country. The team will participate at a mix of online and in person tournaments. The full schedule is as follows: Owen...

By Carly Watson EAST LANSING, Mich. — Students on the Michigan State University Debate Team returned to campus early to get a head start on preparing for their competitive season. The Debate Team already knows the topic they will be debating all year – legal personhood...

By Carly Watson The Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) announced that legal personhood has been selected as the 2022-2023 college policy debate topic. In a vote including CEDA member schools, legal personhood was selected over other possibilities including comity, court reform, and treaties. Students from MSU Debate will debate the following...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University Debate had two teams reach elimination debates at the 76th National Debate Tournament last weekend. Piper Meloche, a social relations and policy senior in James Madison College, and Tony Miklovis, a James Madison College freshman,...

By Carly Watson EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University Debate had their best results at the American Debate Association (ADA) National Tournament in team history last weekend. Nate Glancy, an economics senior, and David Koster, a political science sophomore, were named one...