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Michigan State University Debate reached elimination debates at the Jesuit Debates hosted by Gonzaga University last weekend. Tony Miklovis, a social relations and policy and international relations sophomore, and Joanna Gusis, a political theory and constitutional democracy freshman, reached the double octafinals after besting teams from the University of Minnesota, Emory University, Western Washington University, and University […]

By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate won the George Ziegelmueller Invitational Tournament hosted by Wayne State University this past weekend. Ephraim Bennett, computer science sophomore, and David Koster, political science-prelaw and economics junior in the Honors College, bested teams from Missouri State University, Samford University, and Wayne State University in preliminary debates. Bennett and […]

By Wajeeha Kamal Michigan State University alum Greta Stahl competed on the university’s debate team from 2000-2004. Stahl later served as an occasional judge for the team and worked at the Spartan Debate Institute from 2004-2006.  She was also the team’s Director of Debate from 2006-2011. Stahl dual-majored in international relations in the James Madison […]

By Wajeeha Kamal Michigan State University alum Kaavya Ramesh competed on the university’s debate team from 2010 to 2014 and was a four-time qualifier to the National Debate Tournament (NDT). Ramesh received a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Chinese with an additional major in comparative cultures and politics. Ramesh, a student in the MSU […]

By Carly Watson Michigan State University Debate had teams in elimination debates in two divisions at the JW Patterson Debates hosted by the University of Kentucky. In the Wildcat division, Glen Scully, a computer science freshman, and Miaomiao Zi, an interdisciplinary humanities freshman in the Honors College, reached the semifinals and Scully was named third overall speaker. Scully […]

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 Emporia State University in preliminary debates. In their elimination rounds, Meloche, a […]

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 L. Coon Memorial Tournament hosted by Northwestern University (9/17-9/19) JW Patterson […]

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 for nature, nonhuman animal species, or artificial intelligence – and are using […]

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 resolution: The United States should vest legal rights and/or duties in […]

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, bested teams from the University of Texas at Austin, University of Minnesota, Kansas […]