Economics students Austin Duus and Emily Lappin have won first place in the novice division of the National Parliamentary Debate Association National Tournament in Corvallis, Oregon. More than 350 debate teams from throughout the country entered the tournament.
Photo: Austin Duus and Emily Lappin
“It’s a really impressive accomplishment for these students, “said Trey Smith, advisor to the team. “The UNM Debate Team is a student-run organization with limited funds, yet they beat other teams with full time coaching staffs and budgets equaling fifty to sixty thousand dollars a year.”
The two won their category with a presentation on the topic “Do U.S. food aid programs do more harm than good?” For more information about the debate program at UNM, please contact the advisor to the team, Trey Smith, at (505) 277-4706.
Media Contact: Karen Wentworth, (505) 277-5627; e-mail: kwent2@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at April 5, 2006 04:40 PM