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The Cadre

* 10 March 1998

Lucy Maud a a Tourney the Talk of the Block

The first weekend of midterm break was hardly adull time at UPEI. Besides the wild party on Saturday night at the Barn for the staff of the Sports Centre (the details of which I am not at liberty to reveal), Atlantic Canada’s premier debating tour- nament took place on the UPEI campus.

The Third Annual Lucy Maud Montgomery Invitational Debating Tournament produced a wild weekend of top drawer debate, featuring almost every Atlantic Canadian university along with a number of teams from Upper Canada, including participants from McGill, York, Carleton, and Guelph. Debat- ing consisted of seven rounds plus open semi-final and final rounds, all divided around three rounds of public speaking. Like the cult movie classic Repo-Man, it was intense.

The final round of debate and public speaking took place at Memorial Hall in Confederation Centre. When the dust had settled, Jamie Springer of McGill and Mike Peters of Carleton defeated former champion Sudanna MacDonald and her part- ner Jason Moffitt of Dalhousie ina split decision. As for public speaking, this year’s winner was the wildly mercurial redhead from St. Francis Xavier, Jamey Maclsaac.

Once again, the Lucy Maud Montgomery Invitational Tournament set the standard for splendour, elegance, and class in the wonderful world of Canadian University Societies of Intercollegiate Debaters (CUSID). Kudos and thanks are in order for Chris, Heather, Tom, Danielle, Randy, Mark, Michelle, Bruce, and all the judges and volunteers who helped make this tournament such a great success. Special thanks as well to Professors Bulger and Lawther for giving up their time and giving us their expertise over the course of this very exciting, stimulating, and fun weekend.

‘In other debating news, UPEI sent two teams to Acadia University for a debating tournament from February 27-29. Although the tournament paled in comparison to ourown Lucy Maude (how could it not?), the competition was very strong. Overall, Chris Bentley and Tom McCrae placed fifth in the tournament and Tom received the top novice award in this competition. ;

This Monday afternoon, (yesterday as you read this), the Annual MacDonald-Reid Debate takes place in Lecture Thea- tre“A”. With the theme “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble” well in place, Michelle Filion and Randy MacDonald will pull outall the stops in order to take back the — that so rightfully belongs in Robertson Library. Onward to Victory! Talk is cheap!

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