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	Jacobs University Debating Society- Homepage
		In case you are an experienced debater, you will be particularly interested in the next Jacobs Open tournament.
		The Jacobs University Bremen Debating Society is extremely pleased to announce its successful participation in this...
		The World Universities Debating Championships 2007 are hosted by the University of British Columbia Debating Society...
	www.iub-debating.org (155 words)

	Hrvatsko debatno društvo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Debate takes place in debate clubs, but they do not work in isolation; debate clubs cooperate at seminars, the aim of which is to share and improve the quality of debating, and tournaments, that are an important means of motivation and competition.
		Debate is an organized argument; it has a set of rules that have to be followed, which ensures a platform for open and educated discussions.
		Debate club meetings are held once or twice a week (optional from club to club) and they start with brainstorming, an activity aimed at collecting ideas and arguments about the topic.
	www.hdd.hr /eng (778 words)

	Learn more about Debate in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A debate is a rule-governed contest presided by an official, consisting of two or more sides where each side is attempting to win the approval of a designated audience, such as a judge or jury.
		Modern debate is common among students, especially at the high school and University levels in North America.
		Modern college debates are commonly organized along parliamentary lines, borrowing terms such as "government" and "opposition" from the British parliament.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /d/de/debate.html (268 words)

	Debating Society - General - Education & Young People - The English-Speaking Union
		The debating society attracts a regular audience of some 40-50 comprising school children, ESU members and members of the general public.
		All debates are free and after the main speeches the audience have to the chance to express their views in the floor debate.
		Debates over the past year have ranged from representatives from the AA, the Green Party, Westminster Council and the London Assembly debating the congestion charge to Peter Tatchell taking on Reverend David Philips on whether the nuclear family is the social ideal.
	www.esu.org /education/general/debating_society.asp (166 words)

	GN Online: Debating 'promotes logic, independent thinking'
		Speaking on the virtues of debating, Sheikh Nahyan said testing their ideas in debate, the students were improving their critical thinking, logic, organisation, public speaking and objective evaluation.
		In two years the club debated a wide variety of topics such as "Should mothers be working women?", "Women at the helm make the workplace better", "Racism" and "Should Arab men take on the role assumed for women?" The club was founded by activities coordinator Lubna Zaidi as an activity for her English students.
		The ZU debating society is chaired this year by May Altaei, a second-year student majoring in information systems.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=12317 (390 words)

	Estonian Debating Society
		Estonian Debating Society (EDS) is a movement, started initially by a 1994 Open Estonia Foundation programme and officially registered as an independent NGO in 1998.
		The purpose of EDS is teaching debating and rhetoric and introducing various ways of practicing them.
		Debate as an intellectual dispute is the main activity in EDS - throughout the year various tournaments take place in both Estonian and English, lately also in Russian.
	www.debate.ee /printbase.php?content=evsintro&keel=eng (387 words)

	Debating Society Continues UNC Tradition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		But long ago, students in the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies debated moral and political issues, composed speeches and practiced parliamentary procedures in the plush chambers of New East and New West.
		Known for a few months as the Debating Society, the organization split into the "Di" and the "Phi" organizations in 1795.
		The society is open to all students, faculty members and citizens.
	unc.edu /student/orgs/di_phi/reference_desk/docs/di_phi_continues.htm (646 words)

	Giles Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The campus was isolated from the rest of the world in those early years, and the youthful debaters met by candlelight to concern themselves with such problems as "whether a man ought to marry for gold in preference to beauty." They decided in favor of gold.
		In the fall of 1919 new procedure was adopted and the Phi Society became the General Assembly of the Philanthropic Literary Society.
		The Societies petitioned the Trustees for a ballroom in 1846.
	www.unc.edu /di_phi/reference_desk/docs/Giles.htm (6089 words)

	The Debating Society 1960-'61 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Debating helps to build up a boy's self-confidence and tends to make his mind active so that he can easily see the logic or lack of it in an argument.
		The first meeting of the Society took place in January, which was attended by most of the sixth formers and a few of the 5A Sp.
		For each weekly debate, judges are wanted; the Masters have shown their willingness to co-operate with the Society by making themselves available to act as judges.
	prescoll.edu.tt /1961/pg10.htm (411 words)

	UCLU Debating Society - The 2002/2003 Committee
		Finally, the highlight of UCL's debating calendar is the Foundation Dinner, held annually in March, a splendid formal dinner followed by the Foundation Debate, at which the motion "This House Has No Faith In Her Majesty's Government" is debated by guest speakers from the Houses of Parliament.
		Originally, the Debating Society was called the Literary and Philosophical Society and resolved to debate "any subject not involving the subject of religious creeds." Of course this has changed somewhat down the ages.
		Interesting to note, in the 19th century, the Debating Society decided that women should have the right to vote and alcoholic beverages "were to be encouraged".
	www.debating.org /pages/about.htm (605 words)

	Debating Society Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Oversee the safety aspects of all the society activities and ensure that the LUSU Safety Framework and the society's Code of Practice are adhered to.
		The Executive may suspend any member of the society if it deems that person to be impeding the business of the society, or to have broken the articles of' this constitution.
		Organisation of the society shall be the responsibility of the Executive and the General Meeting of the society.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /socs/luds/constitution.htm (1012 words)

	Debating Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The society meets from October to March of the academic year and aims to develop confidence in debating as well as awareness of issues.
		The society not only stages debates in school (usually held fortnightly in the VI Form Quiet Common Room) but enters the major national debating competitions for schools with a considerable degree of success.
		Debaters have taken these skills onto university including a former student becoming vice-president of the Oxford Union.
	www.ridingshigh.org /Debate%20Soc/index.htm (163 words)

	University of Limerick Debating & Law Union (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		This society was formed from a merger of the Literary and Philosophical Society with the Parliamentary Debating Society in September 1994.
		The Debating Union has evolved considerably from the humble debating society that was founded in the N.I.H.E. in October 1985, having room C1056 as its base.
		The Parliamentary Debating Society was formed in January 1992 because it was felt at the time that debating in UL did not have the direction needed to achieve intervarsity success, and succeeded in doing this.
	www.csn.ul.ie /~debates/history.htm (1035 words)

	ERASMUS DEBATING SOCIETY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Debating is the art of public speaking and argumentation.
		You and your debating partner try to convince the jury and/or the audience of a certain point, whereas another team is trying to prove you wrong.
		The Erasmus Debating Society (EDS) is the largest Dutch debating society and reigning Dutch Champion.
	www.mi.fgg.eur.nl /fggstudieinfo99-00/9.6.html (318 words)

	Elkton - History
		The minutes of the Elkton Debating Society are one of the treasures of the Historical Society of Cecil County.
		They also debated as to whether or not a military character was a qualification for the Presidency, and the answer was "no".
		There is some lapse in the records of the Society, for the next entry is on November 6, 1837 when at a meeting of gentlemen at Elkton Academy, a constitution was proposed for the "ELKTON DEBATING SOCIETY." This charter read almost exactly the same as those former charters with the exception of raising the dues.
	cchistory.org /elktondebate.htm (1048 words)

	Literary and Debating Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A Literary and Debating Society is always an asset to a College.
		A desire for debating was stimulated by pre-election oratory heard at the "University College of Harris Promenade".
		The chief activities of the Society were the holding of debates, discussions and lectures.
	prescoll.edu.tt /1957/pg8.htm (436 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The University of Stellenbosch Debating Society is one of the oldest debating societies in Africa, and the longest running in Southern Africa.
		The society is 127 years old in 2003 and is still going strong, having two teams (Deon Prins and Pieter-Schalk Bothma along with Gideon Joubert and Willem Swiegers) in the ESL (English Second Language) final of the South African National Debating Championships hosted by WITS/RAU in 2003.
		Chair, Gillian McNaught (and DCA for the tournament) led the adjudication team from Stellenbosch at Nationals, and the society proved conclusivly that it has the highest level of adjudication in the country by winning the trophy for the highest instiutional average of adjudicator ranking.
	www.sun.ac.za /usdv (267 words)

	Groton School - Student life / Debating Society
		The society competes at several interscholastic debates throughout the year, where the individual and team results have been quite impressive.
		While debaters prepare for their final rebuttal, an audience member gives a Triple Speak, an impromptu speech in which the speaker must link three unrelated words.
		Debaters of all skill levels and experience are encouraged to participate.
	www.groton.org /home/content.asp?id=257 (104 words)

	The Debating Society [A Gem From 'Georgia Scenes']
		The subjects for discussion were proposed by the members, and selected by the President, whose prerogative it was also to arrange the speakers on either side, at his pleasure; though in selecting the subjects, he was influenced not a little by the members who gave their opinions freely of those which were offered.
		The society had entirely exhausted their subjects; the discussion of the day had been protracted to an unusual length, and the horns of the several boarding-houses began to sound, just as it ended.
		President: The gentleman, in opening the debate, stated that the question was one of vast importance; pervading the profound depths of psychology, and embracing, within its ample range, the whole circle of arts and sciences.
	pages.prodigy.net /krtq73aa/debating.htm (3034 words)

	UCL Union Debating Society - Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In past years, when the society put organisation on the back burner, an old tradition was that the secretary had to wear green socks during debates.
		After being at UCL and in the society for more years than anyone cares to remember, Tanya has chosen to pass her experience on to a new generation of speakers, and will be giving public speaking workshops to our new members this year.
		Katie is the representative of the freshers on the Debating Society committee.
	www.debating.org /committee.shtml (931 words)

	Untitled Document
		This separate-but-equal model of debating failed to gel with the student population and served to only deepen gender rivalries and take away the focus on public speaking and debate.
		She was a strong speaker but did not come into her own as a debater until after her presidential term when the campus debates on coeducation were reaching their zenith.
		Today, The UBC Debating Society is a constituted student club of the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia.
	sky.prohosting.com /ubcdebat/History.html (759 words)

	Swallowcliffe debating society
		The debate begins with a definition of the motion by the chairman.
		The debate is then opened up to the floor (no more than three minutes per speaker).
		Swallowcliffe Debating Society was started in August 2002 by Chris Stanbury and Mike Barclay.
	www.swallowcliffe.com /debating.htm (508 words)

	debating society @ york (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		October 14, 2004 - The Special General Meeting for the position of Novice Representative was held, and the DSY is proud to announce that Laura Browne has been elected to the position.
		Those who are interested in joining the Glendon Debate Society should contact Rosalind Smith.
		September 12, 2004 - In conjunction with the University of Toronto's Hart House Debate, the Debating Society @ York will be hosting a novice training session on Saturday September 18th downtown at the University of Toronto.
	www.yorku.ca /yds (178 words)

	NTU Debating Society Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Today the society is engaged in organizing an awful array of events and competitions, which include the annual Inter-School and Inter-Hall Debates, the public speaking seminar and competition and much much more.
		Events like the Inter-Tertiary Debating competition have been introduced in the recent years as part of the society’s policy of continuously introducing new activities that are relevant to today’s age.
		In 2002-03, the society added one more feather to its cap when it was voted as one of the 8 Non-Constituent Clubs (NCCs) from a pool of 64 NCCs of NTU to represent the entire NCC body at the PASRC.
	www.ntu.edu.sg /studorgn/debating (420 words)

	UCLU Debating Society
		The Debating Society is one of the largest, and most certainly the oldest, society in UCL and we hold at least two events each week to ensure that we remain a prestigious society.
		Every Monday night we have a public debate in which we attract four top speakers and have them battle it out over a particular issue while you drink the vast quantities of free wine we provide for you and add to the debate with floor speeches.
		In fact, new debaters will be able to test their skills within a fortnight of arrival at university at the UCL President’s Cup, held in UCL on the 13 October, and only open to new university debaters.
	www.debating.org (756 words)

	Temasek Junior College Debating Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Where our society is not organising activities, we meet to either spar against each other via mock debates, 'hot-air balloon' and other mind sharpening games or to discuss debating techniques and watch tapes of professional debaters debating.
		We are the society responsible for organising two main events within the college: the Inter-Department Oratorical Competition and the Inter-Department Debating Competition.
		Alternatively, when it is the season for the Inter-Collegiate Debates and the World Debates, our meeting times are used for us to discuss, holistically as a society, ways of tackling the motion as well as areas of research.
	www.stormloader.com /elementist/debates/FAQ.htm (233 words)

	Reason. Debating Society: Third parties can't even get to the podium (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Court agreed that the CPD showed its level of partisanship when it barred third party candidates from the debates as audience members with valid tickets, and ordered the FEC to proceed with an investigation based on the third party complaint without delay.
		In 2002, an Arizona Libertarian Senate candidate, Joe Duarte, was arrested when he showed up to a League of Women's Voters-sponsored debate to which he was not invited and quietly held up a sign of protest.
		The most objective criteria for the presidential debates would be to admit any candidate who is on enough ballots to win nationally.
	www.reason.com /links/links081604.shtml (1010 words)

	Mount Holyoke College Debating Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Mount Holyoke College Debating Society is the oldest collegiate debating society for women in the United States.
		For over 100 years, the Society has been devoted to helping women develop public speaking skills through the rigourous intellectual exercise of structured argumentation.
		Over the years, the Society has changed to fit the needs of the students but the original purpose of providing women with the opportunity to critically engage with the world that has not.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /org/debate (94 words)

	Newcastle University Debating Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Debating is still here and so is Freshers Week where we be having a stall during the Societies Fair.
		debating is the art of expressing a view to an opposition and to convince them and any audience that your view has more credit and validity.
		the type of debating that we are concerned with is in the parliamentary style, one which is common to most british universities.
	www.orangejuiceboy.co.uk /debating/news.shtml (832 words)

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