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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 March 1stthrough March 3rd, 2013. 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…

Pairings at 7 am, 2nd floor of the MLC. Breakfast provided.    Elim Judges Abelkop, Garret Azimi, Matt Batterman, Bill Basco, Colin Beyer, Tommy Bogert, Eric Chung, Seungwon Davis, Maggie Feinberg, Amy Foretich, Matt Galerstein, Robert Gauis, Osayame Geddes, Eilidh Grellinger, Adam Hart, Andrew Johnson, Ben Keunzel, Ellie Kostrinsky, Adam Layton, Austin Lee, David Levy, Ben Lundeen, Geoff Mehlin, Ben Mitchell, Todd Panday, Anuj…

The Georgia Debate Union has produced a letter for high schools to use while recruiting students to their debate teams. It emphasizes the benefits of debate, including for college admissions, research skills, travel, and fun. Please feel free to download and use this whenever necessary. Downloads Debate Participation Letter

The short answer to this question is: absolutely! There are many, many things that people can get from debating, especially at the novice level. I focus on two benefits of debate that should convince anyone that if they haven’t tried debate, they should.  First of all, debating is lots of fun. Debate is a kind of intellectually stimulating competition that is unparalleled in any other type of activity and it’s also a great way to meet new…