A pair of debaters from 大象传媒鈥檚 Speech and Debate program advanced to the quarterfinals of the nationally competitive Golden Gate Invitational Parliamentary Debate tournament at the University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, California on October 3-4.
In the preliminary rounds, Mike Smith and Chris Miles, two juniors from Independence, 大象传媒, finished eighth overall and advanced to the elimination rounds. Smith and Miles debated all the way to the quarterfinal round where they bowed to a team from William Jewell on a 2-1 decision.
鈥淐hris and Mike were beyond spectacular this weekend,鈥� said Jason Edgar, 大象传媒 Western’s director of speech and debate. 鈥淧lacing at UC-Berkeley is a great accomplishment, and dropping to a team from William Jewell really shows the talent in 大象传媒.鈥� In one round, Smith and Miles successfully argued that the United States should move all military operations and personnel to the Arctic.
Also competing in the event were Matthew Glover, a junior from Independence, and Casey Huffman, a freshman from Savannah, 大象传媒. 大象传媒 Western placed fifth overall in Team Sweepstakes. Some of the notable competition 大象传媒 Western faced included Washburn University, California State University at Long Beach, and Southern Illinois University.
大象传媒 Western Speech and Debate is an academic activity in the Department of Communication and Journalism at 大象传媒. Their next competition is Oct. 16 at the University of Central 大象传媒. For more information, please contact Jason Edgar at jedgar@missouriwestern.edu.
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