Tonight marked the inaugural meeting of the 2012-2013 Union Executive. Thank you to everyone who attended the meeting and those who ran. Without further pretense, the McGill Debating Union’s Tournament Directors for the 2012-2013 season are: Central Novice Carol St-Gelais and Ezra Cohen McGill High School Sophia Nass and Diane Shnier Winter Carnival Lizzie Winans [...]
Read More» Posted by admin | 0 commentsOnce again, elections have come and gone. As always, the Union’s AGM was fraught with suspense and intrigue. Thanks to everyone who ran and voted! Check out the results after the break.
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsThe Union is back from a fantastic weekend at CUSID Nationals. Shoutouts to Alex Amar & Gretchen McCulloch, who made it to Quarterfinals after beating Keenan MacNeal & Lyle Dobbin in the Shkordoff tiebreaker. Keenan & Lyle were also Novice Finalists, in a hard-fought battle against fellow McGillians and the new Canadian CP Novice Champions, [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsCongratulations are in order for the Union’s contingent to Leger! Finalists Ross Duncan and Ezra Cohen channelled Lord Tennyson in a narrow loss, though upon further thought such a daring move might be considered a victory. Emma O’Rourke-Friel & Sarah Balakrishnan, as well as Bryce Balcom & Lewis Fainer broke to Quarterfinals. Mike Ross and [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsBack 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 & [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsThe McGill Debating Union continued its long-standing tradition of NorthAms success this past weekend at the University of Toronto, breaking 4 teams overall. A hearty round of congratulations goes to Novice Semi-finalists Cole Bricker & Peter McCauley, Novice Finalists Ezra Cohen & Caroline Mei, and Octo-finalists Lewis Fainer & Lauren Shadley. Joe McGrade & Calvin [...]
Read More» Posted by Jamie | 0 commentsThe McGill Debating Union is now the 4th-ranked debating union worldwide in the World University Debate Rankings, coming in just behind Sydney, Monash and Yale. The World University Debate Rankings draw from the results of 33 high-profile tournaments across the world to show an accurate representation of the comparative strength of debating societies against each [...]
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