Team YouTube Channel
Our lovely Public Debate Captain, Holly Smith, has created a YouTube channel for our team! We will post recordings of our debates there for all to view! Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4jJeCJKQufPOlp5CjQCxtA
2019-2020 Fall Open House
Come out to the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team’s Fall Open House meeting for new members in the 2019-2020 school year on Tuesday, August 27th! This is a great opportunity to meet our officers and returning members, learn more about both the overall team and the three squads, and begin your membership with […]
2018-2019 Elections
On April 17th, the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team elected in their new officers for the 2018-2019 school year. We had many incredible applicants run, and everyone had great ideas of places to take our team over the next year. President: Kate Scolaro Vice President: Nick Zimmerman Secretary-Treasurer: Saad Masud Policy Captain: Emmanuel […]
2017-2018 Annual Banquet
On April 22nd the University of Florida Speech and Debate Team had our annual banquet to celebrate all of our accomplishments over the year, to thank our coaches and competitors for all their hard work, and to welcome in our new officers! A great time was had by all, and several of our teammates and […]
Guards Outside Schools
On March 27th, the Public Debate team hosted their last debate of the year on whether guards should be placed outside schools. Some believe that we need to be proactive in protecting our children by introducing armed guards to schools, and others believe that more guns just create more problems. After the Parkland shooting, this […]
Anthropology Debate: Intervention on Harmful Cultural Practices
On February 15th, the Public Debate team hosted a debate regarding whether anthropologists should intervene regarding harmful cultural practices. For many years now, the intervention of anthropologists in the cultures in which they study has been debated. Many believe that anthropologists in the field have the responsibility to affect change concerning actions they believe to […]
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Voting and Violent Felons
The University of Florida Public Debate Team hosted their first debate of the semester on January 30th! There is currently a bill in the Florida Legislature that would automatically grant non-violent felons the right to vote after they are released from prison, if it is passed. This debate took this discussion one step further and examines […]
Is Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism a realistic solution to America’s problems?
The room was packed for yesterday’s Public Debate on the resolution, “Is Bernie Sanders’ Democratic Socialism a realistic solution to America’s problems?” Both the aff and the neg put up a good fight, but ultimately the judges voted for the affirmative. Cheers to the Intramural Team for always tackling the big issues.
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FSCJ
UF Speech visited Florida State College of Jacksonville for their annual Star Invitational! We had a fantastic time seeing everyone and managed to pick up some awards: ADS- 2nd Erin Schoch 3rd Hannah Locop CA- 4th Ty Christoff-Tempesta DUO- 1st Ty Christoff-Tempesta/Tiara Jenkins 6th Neil Decenteceo/Erin Schoch Extemp- 1st Alex Sargent 2nd Neil Decenteceo […]
Norton
We sent three Forensigators to Peoria, Illinois for the #JurassicNorton! *No gators were harmed by dinosaurs. Results: Erin Schoch made it to Quarterfinals of Prose, Semifinals of Dramatic Interpretation and placed 4th in POI!