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The Ithaca College Speech and Debate Team has been struggling to find a new adviser after their coach was forced to retire.

Debate team non-operational without adviser amidst hiring concerns

By Lorien Tyne, Editor-in-Chief • March 1, 2023
The Ithaca College Speech and Debate Team has been struggling to find a new adviser after their coach was forced to retire.
This weekly series aims to put human faces on the faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.

The Faces of Austerity Feb. 18

By Harriet Malinowitz, lecturer in the Department of Writing • February 25, 2021
This series aims to put human faces on faculty members who have been notified of their termination as a result of the Academic Program Prioritization.
Members of the Ithaca College speech and debate team were able to travel to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Members of the over 70 international teams sit in the auditorium to watch other groups spar in a Worlds Style Debate.

Ithaca College debate team travels to Jamaica for tournament

By Addie Dlott, Contributing Writer • April 3, 2016
Juniors Zachary Lisien, Timothy Conners and James Dellasala attended the tournament, which took place March 24–28 and pitted them against over 70 international teams.
From left, sophomore Elijah Greene and junior Tim Conners work on their debate skills together at the speech and debate team meeting Nov. 10. The team recently took first place for debate at a Boston competition.

Speech and debate team wins first place in debate category

By Jessica Ferreira, Staff Writer • November 11, 2015
Ithaca College’s speech and debate team recently won first place in the debating event of the Suffolk Fall Classic Speech and Debate Tournament. At the end of the competition, the top three spots were held by the college’s team.
From left, sophomores Jose Escano and Charlie Vaca, who participated in a national debate tournament at Butler University, stand with the mascot.

Debate team novices receive acclaim at national tournament

By Aidan Quigley, Assistant News Editor • March 25, 2015
Sophomores Charlie Vaca and Jose Escano both advanced past the preliminary rounds of the Novice National Championships at Butler University in Indianapolis, which featured debaters with less than one year of experience from 30 different colleges and universities from March 13–15.

Two debaters take second place at international tournament

By Mallery Rockewell, Contributing Writer • April 16, 2014
Two Ithaca College students returned from Europe on April 14 bearing a second-place title in the Estonian Open, an international debate tournament.
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