Stories about "Brooks Quimby Debate Council"
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Andrew Jarboe ’05 brings his high schoolers home to learn from Bates debaters
Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:02 pm
In bringing his history students to campus to learn debate, Jarboe returns to "where I devoted all of my energy."
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The major Bates College stories of 2016–17
Friday, June 30, 2017 9:23 am
It was a year of never-befores and how-about-thats, with a few way-to-goes along the way.
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Video: Zoë Seaman-Grant ’17 and the best part of debate
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:54 pm
In our latest "Voices from the Class of 2017," debater Zoë Seaman-Grant talks about the thrill of hearing the unexpected.
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Bates wins 2017 North American Women’s Debating Championship
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3:34 pm
The Bates debate team of Abby Westberry ’19 of Readfield, Maine, and…
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Trust and respect propels Bates to finals of World Universities Debate Championships
Friday, January 6, 2017 1:10 pm
Bates’ latest world-class debate team, of Zoë Seaman-Grant ’17 and Matt Davis ’18, made it to the final four of the World Universities Debating Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.
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A world of good for Bates debaters at the World Universities Debating Championship
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 5:24 pm
The event solidified the reputation of Taylor Blackburn ’15 as one of the best female debaters in North America.
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Bates debate, ranked ninth in the U.S., looks ahead to Worlds in January
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 1:29 pm
The legendary Brooks Quimby Debate Council will send three teams to Malaysia in January to compete at the World Universities Debating Championships.
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Debaters Blackburn and Stewart bring home national championship
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:00 pm
In the storied history of Bates debate, the victory is believed to be the first national title by a Bates varsity team.
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Bates, Morehouse debate King’s ‘Dream’
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 10:19 am
As debaters from Bates and Morehouse colleges made clear, discussing Martin Luther King’s dream raises more questions than it answers.
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Debate concludes brilliant fall campaign ranked sixth in U.S.
Friday, December 13, 2013 12:00 pm
"Incredibly successful" is how Director of Debate Jan Hovden describes the fall campaign.