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Brooks Quimby Debate Council

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 — 7:00 pm
until 8:00 pm

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Chase Hall Lounge

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The Brooks Quimby Debate Council is the student debating society at Bates College, founded just after the College in 1855. The BQDC will be hosting a fun debate on a topic (TBD!) relevant to the Presidential Election. Check back for more!

Sponsored by the Brooks Quimby Debate Council and Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies

Debate Election 2024

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