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MSU Debate Team Qualifies to the National Debate Tournament
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...
Carly Watson Named Next Director of MSU Debate
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...
SDI Webinars Return for 2021 Camp Preview
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 Awards 2020 Distinguished Debater Award to Mitchell Scott
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...
MSU Debate Named Champions of Wayne State Tournament
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...
Former MSU Director of Debate Dr. James Roper Passes Away
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...