Debate Category
Debate Update: Novice Division Champs (with video)!
Apr. 8, 2019—Recently, the Vanderbilt Debate Team traveled to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA to compete at the United States Universities Western Debate Championship Tournament. The team of Will Newell and Erich Remiker won the novice division and were recognized as the top two novice speakers at the tournament. Congrats, Will and Erich! In this video,...
Debate Update: Cornell Novice Nationals
Feb. 15, 2019—February 8th-10th, the Vanderbilt Debate team traveled 14 students to Cornell for Novice Nationals. Vanderbilt teams competed against students from Cornell, as well as from Columbia, Duke, McGill, NYU, and Princeton, to name a few. The team of Ancher Li and Yuhan Gao advanced to the quarterfinals of the novice division. Yuhan Gao additionally won...
Debate Update: University of Rochester British Parliamentary Tournament
Feb. 1, 2019—The debate team last weekend traveled to the University of Rochester British Parliamentary Tournament. Competing against teams from Bard, Cornell, and other Northeastern schools, including from Canada, the team finished with 8 awards. They include: Varsity Semi-finalists—Will Newell and Scott Phillips Varsity Octofinalists—Sael Soni and Erich Remiker Novice Finalists—Aggie Moisio and Ancher Li Novice Semi-finalists—Nancy...
Debate Update: Awards in British Parliamentary Debate Tournaments
Dec. 3, 2018—This semester the Vanderbilt University Debate Team expanded opportunities for students to compete in debate. For the first time in the history of Vanderbilt, students participated in British Parliamentary Debate and attended tournaments at the University of Vermont and the University of Miami. From November 2–4, the debate team participated at its first ever British...
Vandy Debate Hosts Irish Debate Tour and Public Debate
Apr. 20, 2018—The Department of Communication Studies and the Vanderbilt Debate Program recently hosted Ireland’s top college debaters, who toured the United States in March and April. Wednesday, March 28, offered an Exhibition Debate between the Irish and our own Vandy Debaters. The debate took place in the First Amendment Center Auditorium, 6:00-7:30, and was open to the...
Vanderbilt Debate Team Receives National Honors
Mar. 22, 2018—The 2017-2018 intercollegiate debate season has officially ended with Vanderbilt debaters receiving National Honors. The Cross Examination Debate Association named senior Kaylee Kohlmaier as one of the 2018 National Debate Scholars. Kohlmaier is a varsity debater who has been a member of the debate team for all four years of her undergraduate career at Vanderbilt....
Vandy Debate in the Great Debate 2018
Feb. 23, 2018—To draw attention to broad national issues including criminal justice, civil disobedience and the ethics and the current administration, The Reclamation Center, Inc. and Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church have joined forces to present “The Great Debate – Nashville” on Saturday, February 24, 2017; 1 p.m. at Gordon Memorial United Methodist Church located at 2334...
Neil Butt Named Debate Director of the Year
Feb. 20, 2018—Dr. Neil S. Butt, Director of Debate at Vanderbilt University, recently received the honor of Director of the Year by District 6 of the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and the Southeast Region of the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA). This award recognizes esteemed directors of debate from southern states, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina,...
Results from Univ. of Kentucky Tournament
Oct. 4, 2017—The Vanderbilt Debate Team traveled to Lexington, KY for the University of Kentucky debate tournament this weekend. First-Year student Sael Soni was 4th speaker and Senior Apurva Kunte was the Top Speaker in JV. Kunte and Soni were the top seed after prelims, and ultimately reached the finals of the JV division, where they lost...