Category: Speech and Debate

On September 18th and 19th, the Wisconsin Speech and Debate team members kicked off their debate season by competing at Carroll College’s “The Sir” teaching tournament. Sophie LaRose and Julia Wiessing reached the open semi-finals, where they debated the motion “It is in the interest of the West to engage with the Taliban as the …

Through these experiences, he’s gained plenty of wisdom to share in his commencement speech. And, as a national intercollegiate competitor for Wisconsin Speech and Debate, he has acquired the skill to share it well.

By Mackenzie Moore The University of Wisconsin–Madison Speech and Debate team won their first-ever Rambler on Saturday in just their second time competing in the national tournament. The team of Ria Dhingra (English) and Zach Heinz (Economics) beat out 35 other teams, including those hailing from University of Michigan, Kansas State and Vanderbilt. “It’s super exciting! …

Eleanor Conrad November 24, 2020 The Schuman Challenge is an annual debating contest hosted by the European Union Delegation to the USA.

This past Saturday four members of the Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society competed virtually at the Mid-American Forensics League’s second tournament of the season.

This past weekend, on October 3rd, the members of the Wisconsin Speech and Debate team competed in the online United States Universities Debate Championship hosted by Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges.

This past Saturday, September 26, Wisconsin Speech and Debate members Jon S. (Neurobio., x23), Ria D. (English, x24, Sophie L. (Biochem. & Life Science Comm., x23), and Zach H. (Econ., x24) debated at the 2020 online Hollatz Debates hosted by Wheaton College.

UW–Madison’s competitive intercollegiate debate season commenced this past weekend (September 19 and 20).