Back from hiatus, Carleton’s Dorchester Cup returned with a vengeance. Featuring not only Opp-Choice cases, but also challenge-style outrounds, the tournament harked back to the revered tournament of old. This format proved little challenge for McGill, as our resident jabronis Calvin Rosemond & Cole Bricker proposed an exceptional finals case, while McGill’s Natalya Slepneva (hybriding [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsThe McGill Debating Union was host to the first CUSID Women’s Tournament, and its continued success is important to us. This past weekend, three teams from McGill demonstrated their excellent debating prowess. The all-novice team of Diane Shnier & Alyna Poremba were Semifinalists, as were Allison Render & Victoria Lee. Lauren Shadley & Emma O’Rourke-Friel [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsIt is unusual for the Union to participate in non-title tournaments outside the Central region, but this past weekend a small contingent of McGill debaters took it upon themselves to endure the drive to Halifax and pay a visit to Dalhousie University. While Magnetic Hill was unimpressive, our results most certainly were not. Lewis Fainer [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsThe Union is proud to have arguably one of the best novice contingents in the country. CUSID Central’s annual Pro-Am, Seagram, serves as an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the wealth of talent our novices they have, and we’ve returned from the Battle of Waterloo with impressive results. Natalya Slepneva & Caroline Mei, Joe McGrade & [...]
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