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The BQDC Jumps Up to No. 9 in World Debate Rankings

By Ally Mandra on February 12, 2012
The Brooks Quimby Debate Council, currently ranked 9th in the world by the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), has had continued success since the end of fall semester. *Originally printed in The Bates Student. By Gardiner Nardini ’12 and Ally Mandra ‘12

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    The Brooks Quimby Debate Council is the debating society at Bates College, founded just after the College in 1855. Among many firsts, we participated in the first intercollegiate debate in 1896 and the first international collegiate debate in 1908. Today, as one of the world's premier debating societies, we compete domestically against other teams in the American Parliamentary Debate Association, and participate in a number of international debating events, such as the World Universities Debating Championships.