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*2010-2011 Rohan Jotwani, CC '12
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*2009-2010 Dhruv Vasishtha, CC '11
 
*2007-2009 [[David Yin]], CC '09
 
*2007-2009 [[David Yin]], CC '09
 
*2005-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07
 
*2005-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07

Revision as of 17:27, 26 April 2010

Parliamentary Debate Team
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Founded: early 1980s
Recognition: ABC
Membership: ~35
Executive Board: President; Treasurer; VP Campus Affairs, Public Affairs, and Team Affairs; Secretary
Category: Debate
Website: {{{Website}}}
Contact: {{{Contact}}}

The Columbia Parliamentary Debate Team (or simply Parli Debate or Parli) competes with elite schools in the American Parliamentary style, which involves no research (as opposed to policy debate) and a lot of wit and thinking on one's feet. Tournaments are usually held on Fridays and Saturdays off-campus, although a few tournaments, large and small, are usually held at Columbia each year. The team has also held campus exhibition rounds on Columbia issues.

Powerful and well-respected in the '90s, the CU team experienced a period of decline starting in 2003, and underwent a very slow and bumpy recovery. Beginning in 2007, however, Columbia teams have routinely advanced to elimination rounds and finals at major tournaments, sent a team the World Universities Debating Championships, and placed as quarterfinalists ('08) and octofinalists ('07, '09) at the APDA National Championships. Columbia is now once-again represented on the APDA Executive Board; a CU debater was elected Member-at-Large and is currently serving as an alumni Trustee.

Presidents

  • 2010-2011 Rohan Jotwani, CC '12
  • 2009-2010 Dhruv Vasishtha, CC '11
  • 2007-2009 David Yin, CC '09
  • 2005-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07
  • 2004-2005 Jon Blitzer, CC'07
  • 2003-2004 Todd Berzon, CC '05
  • 2002-2003 Evan Mayo-Wilson, CC '03
  • 2001-2002 Harry Layman, CC '02
  • 2000-2001 Daniel Lee, CC '01
  • 1999-2000 Jeff Williams, CC '02
  • 1998-1999 Jess Wendover, CC '99
  • 1997-1998 Matt Schwartz, CC '99
  • 1996-1997 Sanoj Stephen, CC '97

Contact

Email Parliamentary Debate to reach the current Executive Board.

External links