David Steinberg, UM Director of Debate, is a fellow for the Open Source Foundation, and a contributor to DebateScoop, a blog tracking the presidential election campaign and in particular, the presidential campaign debates.

On September 26th, Steinberg appeared on the Fox Report, featuring Shepard Smith, as an expert commenting on the Nixon-Kennedy Debates (it was the anniversary of the first Kennedy-Nixon debate), and on October 24th, Steinberg was interviewed by Rhod Sharp of BBC Radio for the Five Live Program, “Up All Night.” The BBC program offered a primer on the American Presidential Campaign, the primaries, the debates, the candidates, and the important issues.

On October 5-7, The University of Miami Debate Team and the School of Communication hosted the Ibis Debates, a high school debate tournament. Over 100 students from 11 high schools participated in four event categories.
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In the national rankings, posted by the Cross Examination Debate Association on October 28th, UM’s Debate Team is ranked #24 nationally(of the 138 teams ranked). The team is ranked 4th in the tough Southeast Region, behind Emory, Appalachian State and Wake Forest (#s 3, 22 and 23, respectively).
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Debating at the US Military Academy on October 19-21, UM Debaters Jennefer Melendez, John Levine, Mike Montali, and Bill Gutek all advanced into the octofinals of their respective divisions. Melendez and Levine won four of six preliminary debates to advance into the first elimination debate, where they won a 3-0 decision over The University of Massachusetts. They lost their next elimination debate in the round of 16 to The Naval Academy. Melendez was the 16th place speaker out of 90 novice debaters. Gutek and Montali also won 4 of 6 debates to advance into the medal rounds, but lost to Bard College in the octafinals.

Coral Gables, FL (November 1, 2007) – The University of Miami Debate Team returned from a tournament at the University of Richmond with success in two different divisions. Placing two teams in the octo-finals (or Sweet 16) of the varsity and novice divisions, the team continues its tradition of success across all levels of inter-collegiate debate.
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On Saturday, September 29th, the UM Debate Team and The School of Communication once again served as host to the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League for the first MDUDL tournament of the 2007-08 academic year. In addition to competition for already trained students, the September 29th event also offered workshop sessions for new debate students.
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UM Debate and the School of Communication present, “Aristotle’s Guide to Getting Out of a Speeding Ticket,” on Monday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m. in the School of Communication Common Ground Courtyard. NPR Commentator and Author of Thank You For Arguing, Jay Heinrichs, will speak about the art of argument, courtesy of Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson.” Please contact Melissa Falcon for more information at 305-284-6748 or mrubi@miami.edu.

The British are coming,
The British are coming…..
…to debate
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On Satruday, September 8th, UM Debate and The School of Communication hosted the first of eight Miami Dade Urban Debate League events to be held during the 2007-2008 academic year.
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The UM Debate Team’s 2007 campaign started strong with an excellent performance at the Georgia State University Intercollegiate Debate Tournament in Atlanta this past weekend (9/21-24). 146 two-person teams representing 47 colleges and universities from 23 states competed in three divisions of debate. UM Debaters advanced into the final rounds of both Junior Varsity and Novice debate, and 4 UM debaters received individual recognition.
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Saturday, April 28, the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League co-hosted its final high school debate tournament of the year with the University of Miami Debate Team.
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On Thursday, April 5th at 7:00 p.m. in the UM Rathskeller, the UM Debate hosted the Irish National Champion Debate Team in a public exhibition debate. Representing the UM Debate Team were Jennefer Melendez, Joe Neely, and Rob Weaver. The UM Team defended the proposition, “This House Believes that the United States is a Rogue Nation.” The event was open to the public.
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The UM Debate Team just returned from the Southeast Regional Championship Tournament in Atlanta (2/23-25). Our team won the following awards:
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Congratulations to Jodie Barkin, senior member of the UM Debate Team, who was honored as one of only 30 members of the Scholastic All American Debate Team at the recent Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship.
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The Irish Debate Series was founded by Professor Gary H. Holbrook, The Metropolitan State College, in 1980. Professor Holbrook had been on Sabbatical at Trinity College Dublin, in 1979, doing research on the College Historical Society, founded by Edmund Burke in 1747. The College Historical Society is the oldest University debating society in the British Isles.
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