Working out the kinks

Liberty’s debate team rebounds from losing start to post a winning record The Liberty debate team posted a 55-41 record at the University of Mary Washington tournament Oct. 9-12 following a 50-60 record at the Georgia State tournament Sept. 19-21. Their record at the end of preliminary rounds during the Georgia State tournament, their first tournament of the season, gave […]

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Debate team secures prize

Liberty defeats Kansas to win CEDA National Tournament sweepstakes As the year draws to a close, the Liberty University debate team competed at the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) National Tournament, which took place March 20-23 in Wichita, Kansas. Liberty’s debate team was able to gain enough points to win the CEDA sweepstakes. “Everyone was very excited,” Michael Hall, director of […]

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Debate team heads to Kansas

Liberty students prepare to compete in upcoming CEDA National Tournament Unlike any other university, Liberty University’s debate team has won all the sweepstakes from the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA), the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and the American Debate Association Tournament (ADA) each year from 2009-2013. This year, the team will be traveling to Wichita, Kansas, to compete in the CEDA […]

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Debate recognizes talent

The team enjoyed its annual banquet to celebrate success The Liberty University Debate Team celebrated the culmination of a successful season at an awards banquet in the DeMoss Hall Grand Lobby, Saturday, April 27. The annual banquet was established to recognize members of the debate team and honor key contributors with various awards. Following dinner and dessert, Liberty University Debate […]

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Debate wins again

The Liberty University Debate Team took home two national championship titles for their performance throughout the season, edging out Northwestern and George Mason University. Liberty topped the rankings of the American Debate Association (ADA) and the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) for the fifth consecutive year. This brings their win tally to 33 national championships since 1995, according to the Liberty […]

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Debate team dominates

Students conclude successful season at National Debate Tournament, set Liberty University records Liberty University’s debate team conquered the competition, the Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA). Throughout the season, the team has come out strong against all of its participants. The team competed with three separate organizations at once, which included the American Debate Association (ADA), CEDA and National Debate Tournament […]

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