Speech and Parliamentary Debate Tournament

The USMA Speech and Parliamentary Debate team travelled to The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ to compete in an American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) tournament. The team conducted five rounds of APDA debate, with each debate lasting one hour. USMA entered four teams (three novice, one varsity) into the tournament. Opponents included familiar schools like Harvard, Princeton, Rutgers and William and Mary. The Speech team performed well during the tournament, employing some new strategies that had been developed during practices. During the team's off hours, cadets had the opportunity to explore the TCNJ campus and examine some outdoor sculptures, as well as catch up with friends from civilian universities that team members have gotten to know at previous tournaments. The team's next tournament is at Georgetown University January 19-20 2018.