This upcoming fall is a busy time for the Debate Team! Coming up on October 24-25, we have the Yale IV, a British parliamentary style tournament that will serve as preparation for the Cambridge University IV in England in mid-November. Bates plans to send three extremely competitive varsity teams to Cambridge, so stay tuned for updates on the team's performance abroad. We're also looking forward to celebrating Halloween at the Brown debate tournament on October 31 to November 1 as well as the Tufts Pro-Am the following weekend.

The Pro-Am tournament is a key event for all members of the team, as it provides an opportunity for varsity debaters to pair up with our amazing novices. Additionally, we will be sending several team members to the World Universities Debating Championship in Cork, Ireland at the end of December. Continuing our long tradition of intercontinental debate is incredibly important to the team, and debaters have already shown excitement and aptitude for British style parliamentary debate in our tri-weekly practice rounds. We're off to a great start this season and hope to continue to excel at these upcoming tournaments.