Speech and Debate Team wins at national competitions
Jazzmen Tynes
News | 4/1/07
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The Towson University Speech and Debate Team wrapped up their competition season this March, winning awards in three national competitions.
Darren Goins, the debate program's director, said this year's team has represented the University in "record-breaking ways."
The team participated in the Pi Kappa Delta National Championship Tournament, held March 6-10. TU students won awards in several categories including excellent dramatic interpretation, good duo interpretation and excellent impromptu speaking.
David Biglari, a business administration and communication studies major, won for excellence in dramatic interpretation.
"I didn't know what to expect since I had never been to a speech and debate national tournament," Biglari said. "I just knew that everyone there would be competitive, which drove me to work harder."
On March 15, the team competed in the Madison Cup at James Madison University.
Simonida Subotic, a junior political science and economics major, and her partner, junior psychology major Camelia Hostinar, came in fourth place.
"My partner and I were in the finals with teams from Brown University, Johns Hopkins, Yale, William and Mary and Cornell," Subotic said. "We were on a big stage in front of a 200 plus audience. We ended up being fourth, and we won a $1,000 check for the team. It was a pretty cool feeling."
From March 21-25, the team participated in the Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship Tournament.
"For the first time in the program's history, our team has entered into the elimination round of the CEDA National competition," Goins said. "It's similar to [NCAA] basketball, where you break the top 64, 32, 16, 8, and then you make it to the Final Four."
Students Deverick Murray and Adam Jackson were named Triple Octo-finalists at the competition, held at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Jackson, an Urban Debate League Scholar, and Murray, his partner, are first years who advanced to the elimination rounds with a five wins and three loss record, according to a CEDA National press release.
Darren Goins, the debate program's director, said this year's team has represented the University in "record-breaking ways."
The team participated in the Pi Kappa Delta National Championship Tournament, held March 6-10. TU students won awards in several categories including excellent dramatic interpretation, good duo interpretation and excellent impromptu speaking.
David Biglari, a business administration and communication studies major, won for excellence in dramatic interpretation.
"I didn't know what to expect since I had never been to a speech and debate national tournament," Biglari said. "I just knew that everyone there would be competitive, which drove me to work harder."
On March 15, the team competed in the Madison Cup at James Madison University.
Simonida Subotic, a junior political science and economics major, and her partner, junior psychology major Camelia Hostinar, came in fourth place.
"My partner and I were in the finals with teams from Brown University, Johns Hopkins, Yale, William and Mary and Cornell," Subotic said. "We were on a big stage in front of a 200 plus audience. We ended up being fourth, and we won a $1,000 check for the team. It was a pretty cool feeling."
From March 21-25, the team participated in the Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship Tournament.
"For the first time in the program's history, our team has entered into the elimination round of the CEDA National competition," Goins said. "It's similar to [NCAA] basketball, where you break the top 64, 32, 16, 8, and then you make it to the Final Four."
Students Deverick Murray and Adam Jackson were named Triple Octo-finalists at the competition, held at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Jackson, an Urban Debate League Scholar, and Murray, his partner, are first years who advanced to the elimination rounds with a five wins and three loss record, according to a CEDA National press release.
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