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Friends and Colleagues,              The University of Georgia Debate Union is pleased to invite you to the Fifteenth Annual Bulldog Debates that will be held in Athens, Georgia, on February 28th through March 2nd, 2014. We wish to make this year’s Bulldog Debates an enjoyable and educational experience. Last year, our tournament drew 100 teams from three states. We are a TOC Qualifier in policy debate at…

The renaissance of downtown Athens, Georgia has been featured in the New York Times.   Always a wonderful place, the downtown area has recently experienced a cultural, financial, and social revival.  It's no longer just a college town with great music - it's got a little bit of everything. You can check out the coverage here. And it's also been called the "best town in the world".  

Congratulations to Shunta Jordan a member of the University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 40 Under 40 class of 2013!  Shunta is a highly successful debate coach and teacher at Pace Academy.  We are excited that an alumnus of the debate program has been recognized for her contributions to the interscholastic debate community and the Pace academic community. I would encourage UGA debate alumni to nominate other members of our community…

On August 5, the coaches and debaters of the Georgia Debate Union formally began their preparation for the 2013-14 college debate topic, which revolves around the question of whether to restrict the president's war powers.  Composed of a small yet hard working group, the Georgia Debate Union has high expectations going into 2013-2014 and everyone - new and old, varsity and novice - is excited over the prospect of another successful year.…

Last week, the NDT/CEDA college debate topic for 2013-14 was announced.   Resolved: The United States Federal Government should substantially increase statutory and/or judicial restrictions on the war powers authority of the President of the United States in one or more of the following areas: targeted killing; indefinite detention; offensive cyber operations; or introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities. It reads: Resolved:…

The NDT sweepstakes rankings were recently released and the Georgia Debate Union finished in the Top 20 schools from around the country.   Thanks in part to tremendous year-long success - at both the varsity and junior varsity levels - the Georgia Debate Union was able to improve its overall ranking and accumulate 75 more sweepstakes points than the prior year.   The result is a testament to the hard work of both the debaters and the…

Watch our current recipients of the Richard B. Russell scholarship battle it out over whether the United States should allow for oil and gas drilling in the outer continental shelf!  A huge thanks to the Russell Foundation, the Special Collections Library, and friend of the program/GA Tech debater Ricardo Saenz for his great audio/camera work! 

Thinking about the Georgia Debate Institutes (GDI) but worried about NFLs? If you're attending NFLs this summer but would still like to attend the GDI, please let us know. Whether it is 1 day missed or the entire week, we can work around your NFL schedule to ensure you attend and enjoy the GDI.  Email us about your situation and to find out more about our prorated prices at georgiadebateinstitutes@gmail.com!

The Georgia Debate Union and the Richard B. Russell Library are excited to announce the 1st Annual Russell Scholars Debate.  The topic will be whether or not the Federal Government should substantially increase domestic energy production in the United States. On the affirmative will be Robert Galerstein and Shyam Shanker while Austin Layton and Chetan Hebbale will go negative.  The debate is scheduled for April 25th, 7pm at the Special…

We would like to thank everyone for coming to the Fifteenth Annual Bulldog Debates. Congratulations to the Championship team of Hemanth Sanjeev & Robert Clarke from Stratford Academy and the finalist team of Sahil Patel & Karthik Srinivasan from Woodward Academy.  The Open and Novice Packet Results are included, Speaker lists, and an Open Elim Bracket.  Hemanth Sanjeev Robert Clarke Downloads 2013 Novice Packet 2013 Novice…