Michaelmas Term 2013: Week 1


Hi everyone,

A big welcome to our new members as well as to our returning ones! Firstly, we would like to congratulate Carlo Cabrera and Dan Berman for winning Imperial Summer IV. Also, we’d like to congratulate the LSE teams who went to the Manchester EUDC over the summer for a great run. Here are the first Debate Society updates for the year:

  1. UCL President’s Cup
  2. Exhibition Debate
  3. GIVE IT A GO Novice Training Session
  4. SOAS IV
  5. Other MT Tournaments

 1. UCL President’s Cup

The UCL President’s Cup is a novice tournament that is taking place on Saturday, 12 October 2013. Thus far, we’ve had an unprecedented number of sign-ups for the tournament and all details of trials have now been emailed to everyone who signed up at Freshers’ Fayre. To all those who signed up, please reply to confirm you will be trialling by 12pm on Tuesday, 8 October.

Trials will be held on two occasions: 16:00 on Tuesday, 8 October and 13:00 on Wednesday 9 October. If you are interested in participating, it is not too late to sign up. Email lsedebate@gmail.com by 12pm on Tuesday, 8 October, to indicate your interest. Please include your preferred trials slot


2. Exhibition Debate

Our first event for the year will be an exhibition debate featuring LSE alumni and other world-class debaters on Thursday, 10 October, 2013 at 18:30 in The Quad (East Building). Come along for a taste of what debating at the university level is like! The motion that will be debated on reads: This House Supports The Assertive Sexual Identities of Female Popstars. Afterwards, there will also be a huge social where you can meet and mingle with other members of the society! Check out our Facebook events page and RSVP there: https://www.facebook.com/events/649806408377376/ We look forward to meeting you!

3. GIVE IT A GO Training Session

Novice training sessions will be held at 18:30 every Tuesday and experienced training sessions will be held at 18:30 every Thursday. Our first Novice training session will be held on 15 October, at 18:30 in 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields. This is your chance to try your hand at debating, especially if you have never done it before. There will be a social afterwards with flip cup and beer pong!


4. SOAS IV 19-20 October

Tournament sign-ups are available for SOAS IV on the LSE Debate website. This tournament is only open to debaters with university debating experience. The sign-up deadline is Friday, 11 October.


5. Other MT competitions

There are a series of other tournaments happening throughout the Michaelmas Term. More information, including the dates of these tournaments, can be found on our website at the sign-up page. Please register your interest if you are keen on participating! http://www.lsedebate.org/p/sign-ups.html


Have a great week!

LSE Debate

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