Back in November the Brooks Quimby Debate Council sent several teams to England to compete at the Cambridge University Intervarsity Tournament. Much like the Worlds Debating Championships, the Cambridge IV competition was in the British parliamentary debate style as opposed...

Many first time debaters such as myself have learned quickly under the tutelage of our peers on the Bates team.

The luck of the Irish is tricky and unpredictable. Unfortunately, this year, the Brooks Quimby Debate Council was only able to register one team to compete at the 29th World Universities Debating Championships in Cork, Ireland. Matthew Marienthal, a talented junior on the team, and myself were privileged to represent Bates in the tournament.

The Brooks Quimby Debate Council has brought its website into the 21st century at batesdebate.org. The new website adds a number of new features to improve communication between the Brooks Quimby Debate Council, the Bates Community and Brooks Quimby Alumni, including commenting and up-to-the minute team news.