Eagle debate finished the year off with a Farewell Luau at the Gillespie home on April 13, immediately after three teams returned from the National Championships in Denver.
We enjoyed food and laughed for about three hours straight, remembering funny stories "about the time when..."
We said goodbye to Team Captain Morgan Chinn, who lead for two years, Tiffany Dikeman who will focus on her pastoral ministry degree next year, as well as graduating seniors Brandon Schulz and Evan Whipple.
The year began with a World Debate Workshop and Scrimmage and Show
debate.
NU
Debaters host Workshop and Scrimmage
We sent three teams to Hawaii Pacific University in October for a
respite in paradise.
Debaters Seventh in
Hawaii
Four student traveled to the UK to debate at Oxford University and
two stayed the following weekend in November to also debate at Cambridge
University.
Third in Oregon after Returning from Oxford, Cambridge
Morgan and Brandon won at Lower Columbia College: Final Four in Longview
In January we hosted our first large tournament on campus and had a show debate. NU Hosts Tournament -- see video of final rounds
One highlight of the year was hosting the Chinese National Debate Team in March. Chinese National Debate Team vs NU
We also won two awards at the Tournament of the Great West at Mt Hood College. Winning at Pi Kappa Delta in Mt Hood
The next weekend, new students won in Portland: Novices Win at PSU
We are proud that our captain Morgan Chinn was selected by a vote of the students and faculty to be the Baccalaureate Speaker on April 30.
Next year: Morgan Chinn will assume the role of Assistant Coach.
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