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R-MC won 1st place overall in the
Morgan State University tournament. |
11/12/12
Randolph-Macon College’s
Franklin Debating Society participated in the Morgan State University debate and forensics tournament November 9-10, 2012. They won 1st place overall, outscoring second-place Lafayette college 155 to 130.
In parliamentary debate, R-MC’s overall record was 13-7 with the team of
Crystal Thomas ’13 and
Hayley Williamson ’13 2nd, the team of
Allison Tames ’13 and
Mikhaila Calice ’15 5th, and the team of
Matt Launderville ’13 and
Derek Dittmar ’16 6th. Williamson was 1st-place speaker, Dittmar was 2nd-place speaker, Tames was 3rd-place speaker, and Calice was 5th-place speaker.
R-MC scored in all but one of the 10 forensics events.
In Poetry Interpretation,
Sean Smith ‘14 was 3rd. In Dramatic Interpretation, Calice was 5th and Thomas was 6th. In Dramatic Duo Interpretation, Calice and
Jamie Ramsey ’15 were 5th.
In Informative Speaking,
Kristian Spencer ’14 was 5th. In Persuasive Speaking, Smith was 5th and
Jane Luu ’16 was 6th. In After-Dinner Speaking, Dittmar was 2nd and
Michelle Nieporte ’13 was 6th. In Communication Analysis, Thomas was 3rd,
Rebecca Ream ’16 was 4th, Launderville was 5th, and Ramsey was 6th.
In Extemporaneous Speaking, Williamson was 5th and Thomas was 6th. In Impromptu Speaking, Williamson was 3rd and Ramsey was 6th. In Pentathlon, R-MC finished 1-2-3-4: Williamson, Thomas, Tames, and Launderville.
“Lafayette proved a tough foe,” says
English and
Communication Studies Professor and Franklin Debating Society Coach Ted Sheckels. “In the finals in extemporaneous speaking and impromptu speaking, for example, R-MC and Lafayette were the only two schools in contention. In forensics, the battle was pretty even, but
R-MC’s strength in debate provided a healthy winning margin.” Communication Studies Professor John Mingus also serves as a coach for the Franklin Debating Society.
Members of the
Franklin Debating Society compete intercollegiately in debate and a range of forensics activities. The Society hosts the touring British debaters in the fall and a 19th century-style debating event now in its 12th year.