UGA wins Vandy!

The Georgia Debate Union emerged victorious at the 2015 Vanderbilt intercollegiate debate tournament, which was recently held from October 16-18 in Nashville, Tennessee.  The tournament featured over 50 teams from nearly 20 colleges and universities.  Two teams representing Georgia Debate Union “closed out” in finals, meaning they won each respective side of their elimination round brackets and “tied” for first place at the tournament.   Teams from the same school typically do not debate each other.  

The team of Tucker Boyce, a junior from Alpharetta, and Nathan Rice, a freshman from Roswell, won every one of their debates at the tournament, including wins over Emory University, the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Florida.   Mr. Boyce earned 1st speaker at the tournament, while his partner Mr. Rice earned 2nd speaker.

The team of Swapnil Agrawal, a freshman from Chamblee, and Advait Ramanan, a freshman from Howard County, Maryland, won all but one of their debates, including wins over Emory University, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Florida.   Mr. Agrawal earned 8th speaker at the tournament, while his partner Mr. Ramanan earned 9th speaker.  

The Vanderbilt tournament is typically held in mid-October and features teams from across the Southeast and Midwest.  This year the tournament included teams from Emory University, Georgia State University, the University of Florida, Indiana Univ., the Univ. of Kentucky, the Univ. of Michigan, the Univ. of Minnesota and Vanderbilt University.  

The Georgia Debate Union will be attending intercollegiate debate tournaments at Harvard University, Liberty University, and Wake Forest University over the course of the fall semester. 

Go Dawgs!