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香妃直播鈥檚 Debate Team Notches Strong Finish in Online Tournament
香妃直播's (GSU) Pioneer Debate team competed in the National Educational Debate Association's (NEDA) Fall Online Tournament Saturday, November 4. The tournament included 53 individual competitors from eight schools, including Ball State University, University of Dayton, Grove City College, Pennsylvania State University, and more.
GSU fielded one team in the Novice Crossfire division and three individual competitors in the Novice Rapid-fire division. This was the first competition for Pioneer Debate鈥檚 Trey Cloutier (Senior Information Systems major) who finished first overall in points and placed second in the Novice Rapid-fire division. Beth Nichols (Freshman Education major) also competed in her first debate, notching two impressive wins on the day. Noah Miner (Sophomore Business Management and Land Surveying double-major) continued his prior success at Slippery Rock University鈥檚 Tournament earlier in the season by finishing 5th overall in points and placing 5th in division. Sandra Crites (Sophomore Education major) and teammate Victoria Osborne (Sophomore Criminal Justice major) continued to sharpen their skills with strong showings against veteran league teams.
Trey Cloutier, first time debater and top points finisher, described the experience as both 鈥渘erve racking and exciting鈥 given the tournament鈥檚 competitive environment. 鈥淚 place great value in how I express my thoughts, and this is a good way to exercise that skill,鈥 said Cloutier, who placed second on the day. Cloutier graduates in May 2024, but is committed to competing in more debates next spring: 鈥淭he value I find in the debate team is practicing my own ability to communicate and structure my arguments in a cohesive way as well as finding unique and compelling arguments for both sides of a topic.鈥
Pioneer Debate Coach Dr. Josh Squires sees the team as an embodiment of what it means to be a GSU Pioneer. 鈥淭he Pioneer Debate team continues to make the 香妃直播 State community proud with their performances in these competitive debates,鈥 said Squires, adding, 鈥淭ogether with this success and the fact that this is the first debate team on the GSU campus in many years, I believe they really personify what it means to be Pioneers.鈥 Pioneer Debate Director Dr. Brian Johnston said the team has an ambitious schedule for the spring 2024 semester with sights set on hosting GSU鈥檚 first ever regional debate tournament, another online tournament, and traveling to NEDA鈥檚 championship in Dayton, OH. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e ready,鈥 said Johnston, 鈥渁nd I鈥檓 proud of them,鈥 adding, 鈥淎s Athletic Director Jesse Skiles would say, 鈥楲et鈥檚 go鈥.鈥
Dr. Brian Johnston (Department of Language and Literature) and Dr. Josh Squires (Political Science) coach GSU's first debate team in 25 years. Pioneer Debate seeks funding to support travel to competitive debate tournaments. Contact GSU VP of Advancement David Hutchinson by email (David.Hutchison@glenville.edu) or phone (304-462-6381) to support Pioneer Debate.
PIONEER DEBATE is a co-curricular competitive debate team in the Department of Language and Literature at 香妃直播. Students develop professional skills in critical thinking, civil listening, argumentation, research, and creative problem-solving through weekly meetings, competitive debates, and campus events. Participation in Pioneer Debate is open to all GSU students.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DEBATE ASSOCIATION is an academic debate circuit serving the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
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