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|Founded=early 1980s
 
|Founded=early 1980s
 
|Recognition= ABC
 
|Recognition= ABC
|Membership= ~35
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|Membership= ~45
 
|Executive board= President; Treasurer; VP Campus Affairs, Public Affairs, and Team Affairs; Secretary  
 
|Executive board= President; Treasurer; VP Campus Affairs, Public Affairs, and Team Affairs; Secretary  
 
|Allocation=~$6,000
 
|Allocation=~$6,000
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|Circuit= American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA)
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|Category=[[Debate_clubs|Debate]]
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|Website= [http://www.columbiadebate.org ColumbiaDebate.org]
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|Contact=[mailto:columbia@parlidebate.com Columbia Debate E-Board]
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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.  
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The Columbia '''Parliamentary Debate Team''' (or simply '''Parli Debate''' or '''Parli''') is a [http://www.wikicu.com/Ski_Team/ fraterniteam] that competes on the American Parliamentary Debate Association [http://www.apdaweb.org] circuit in a style known as American Parliamentary. This style involves no research (as opposed to policy debate, which requires both research and a deep seated sense of self loathing) and an emphasis on rhetoric, argumentation style, and creativity. Tournaments are held every weekend on Fridays and Saturdays by other member schools of APDA. Each year, the Columbia team hosts a college tournament and a high school tournament, the latter for which high school students travel to campus to compete in various forms of debate including Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum.
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Powerful and well-respected in the '90s, having won two National Championships ('93, '99) and placed three consecutive Teams of the Year ('93-'95), 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 to the 2009 World Universities Debating Championships; and placed as quarterfinalists ('08) and octofinalists ('07, '09) at the APDA National Championships. CU debater [[Matt Scarola]] (CC '08) was elected Member-at-Large on the APDA Executive Board for 2007-2008 and served as an alumni Trustee from 2009-2010. Josh Morrison (CC '07) is serving as an alumni Trustee from 2011-2012. In 2009-2010, Columbia debater Reid Bagwell achieved 2nd Novice of the Year; he was elected Member-at-Large for 2011-2012.
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Recently, Columbia has re-established member of the ABDA elite. The team was 2nd in the ABDA rankings in 2011-2012, and 9th in 2012-2013.
  
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==
 
==Presidents==
*2010-2011 Rohan Jotwani, CC '12
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*2013-2014 Alexa "Party Time" Semonche, CC '14
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*2012-2013 Katie "Tunisia4Eva" Bentivoglio, CC '13
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*2011-2012 Denise "Trains Always Ran on Time" Yu, CC '12
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*2010-2011 Rohan "DJ Brohan" Jotwani, CC '12
 
*2009-2010 Dhruv Vasishtha, CC '11
 
*2009-2010 Dhruv Vasishtha, CC '11
*2007-2009 [[David Yin]], CC '09
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*2008-2009 [[David Yin]], CC '09
*2005-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07
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*2007-2008 David Yin, CC '09
*2004-2005 Jon Blitzer, CC'07
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*2006-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07
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*2005-2006 Josh Morrison, CC '07
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*2004-2005 Jon Blitzer, CC '07
 
*2003-2004 Todd Berzon, CC '05
 
*2003-2004 Todd Berzon, CC '05
 
*2002-2003 Evan Mayo-Wilson, CC '03
 
*2002-2003 Evan Mayo-Wilson, CC '03
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==Contact==
 
==Contact==
Email [mailto:columbiadebate@gmail.com Parliamentary Debate] to reach the current Executive Board.
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Email [mailto:columbia@parlidebate.com Parliamentary Debate] to reach the current Executive Board.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/debate/ Parliamentary Debate website]
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*[http://www.columbiadebate.org/ Parliamentary Debate website]
 
*[http://www.parlidebate.com Information on Parliamentary Debate]
 
*[http://www.parlidebate.com Information on Parliamentary Debate]
  
 
[[Category:Debate clubs]]
 
[[Category:Debate clubs]]
 
[[Category:Competitive clubs]]
 
[[Category:Competitive clubs]]
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[[Category:ABC groups]]

Latest revision as of 20:57, 29 January 2014

Parliamentary Debate Team
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Founded: early 1980s
Recognition: ABC
Membership: ~45
Executive Board: President; Treasurer; VP Campus Affairs, Public Affairs, and Team Affairs; Secretary
Category: Debate
Website: ColumbiaDebate.org
Contact: Columbia Debate E-Board

The Columbia Parliamentary Debate Team (or simply Parli Debate or Parli) is a fraterniteam that competes on the American Parliamentary Debate Association [1] circuit in a style known as American Parliamentary. This style involves no research (as opposed to policy debate, which requires both research and a deep seated sense of self loathing) and an emphasis on rhetoric, argumentation style, and creativity. Tournaments are held every weekend on Fridays and Saturdays by other member schools of APDA. Each year, the Columbia team hosts a college tournament and a high school tournament, the latter for which high school students travel to campus to compete in various forms of debate including Lincoln-Douglas and Public Forum.

Powerful and well-respected in the '90s, having won two National Championships ('93, '99) and placed three consecutive Teams of the Year ('93-'95), 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 to the 2009 World Universities Debating Championships; and placed as quarterfinalists ('08) and octofinalists ('07, '09) at the APDA National Championships. CU debater Matt Scarola (CC '08) was elected Member-at-Large on the APDA Executive Board for 2007-2008 and served as an alumni Trustee from 2009-2010. Josh Morrison (CC '07) is serving as an alumni Trustee from 2011-2012. In 2009-2010, Columbia debater Reid Bagwell achieved 2nd Novice of the Year; he was elected Member-at-Large for 2011-2012.

Recently, Columbia has re-established member of the ABDA elite. The team was 2nd in the ABDA rankings in 2011-2012, and 9th in 2012-2013.


Presidents

  • 2013-2014 Alexa "Party Time" Semonche, CC '14
  • 2012-2013 Katie "Tunisia4Eva" Bentivoglio, CC '13
  • 2011-2012 Denise "Trains Always Ran on Time" Yu, CC '12
  • 2010-2011 Rohan "DJ Brohan" Jotwani, CC '12
  • 2009-2010 Dhruv Vasishtha, CC '11
  • 2008-2009 David Yin, CC '09
  • 2007-2008 David Yin, CC '09
  • 2006-2007 Josh Morrison, CC '07
  • 2005-2006 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