The Brooks Quimby Debate Council concludes its most competitively successful season in recent institutional memory, ranking among the top debate programs in the United States and throughout the world. Results for American Parliamentary Style (APDA) Tournaments Tournament Wins BU Novice: Zoë Seaman-Grant & Matthew Kahn Varsity Breaks Columbia: Taylor Blackburn & Matthew Summers (3rd) Harvard: Blackburn &…
Taylor Blackburn and Jack Stewart win National Championship at Purdue University. At the United States Universities National Debate Championships (USUDC) held at Purdue University on April 13, the team of Taylor Blackburn ’15 and Jack Stewart ’14 claimed the BQDC’s first national title in the storied history of debate at Bates. Taylor and Jack outperformed…
Members of the BQDC assemble for the Annual Team Banquet. Each spring, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosts a team banquet to celebrate the achievements of the senior class and to reflect on the team’s accomplishments over the course of the season. Following the team dinner, each member of the graduating class offers brief remarks…
The BQDC and Brandeis host an intercollegiate public debate on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Perter J. Gomes Chapel. Bates defended the motion: This house believes that feminism is incompatible with capitalism. Representing the BQDC were Jack Stewart ’14 and Taylor Blackburn ’15, who earlier this season finished as the 21st place team at the World Championships…
Bates debaters make program history when two BQDC teams advance to elimination rounds at the WUDC in Chennai, India. At a tournament of over 600 of the world’s greatest debaters from over 70 different countries, four daring Batesies rose to the top and made team history when they cleared to elimination rounds at the world’s…
The Brooks Quimby Debate Council concludes its most competitively successful season in recent institutional memory, ranking among the top debate programs in the United States and throughout the world. Results for American Parliamentary Style (APDA) Tournaments Tournament Wins BU Novice: Zoë Seaman-Grant & Matthew Kahn Varsity Breaks Columbia: Taylor Blackburn & Matthew Summers (3rd) Harvard: Blackburn &…
Taylor Blackburn and Jack Stewart win National Championship at Purdue University. At the United States Universities National Debate Championships (USUDC) held at Purdue University on April 13, the team of Taylor Blackburn ’15 and Jack Stewart ’14 claimed the BQDC’s first national title in the storied history of debate at Bates. Taylor and Jack outperformed…
Members of the BQDC assemble for the Annual Team Banquet. Each spring, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council hosts a team banquet to celebrate the achievements of the senior class and to reflect on the team’s accomplishments over the course of the season. Following the team dinner, each member of the graduating class offers brief remarks…
The BQDC and Brandeis host an intercollegiate public debate on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Perter J. Gomes Chapel. Bates defended the motion: This house believes that feminism is incompatible with capitalism. Representing the BQDC were Jack Stewart ’14 and Taylor Blackburn ’15, who earlier this season finished as the 21st place team at the World Championships…
Bates debaters make program history when two BQDC teams advance to elimination rounds at the WUDC in Chennai, India. At a tournament of over 600 of the world’s greatest debaters from over 70 different countries, four daring Batesies rose to the top and made team history when they cleared to elimination rounds at the world’s…