The Debate Team holds meetings twice a week.  All are welcome to attend. You do not need prior experience to be a member of the Debate Team. While some of our members debated in high school, many did not.

The Debate Team participates in a number of activities.  We are members of APDA, the American Parliamentary Debate  Association, which is the league that hosts the tournaments that we attend.  The tournaments are debated in parliamentary style, which  means that two teams (with each team consisting of two debaters) debate against each other.  APDA holds  tournaments virtually every weekend throughout the school year, mostly at schools in the Northeast.  We do not attend every tournament, and members are free to pick and choose which debate tournaments they wish to attend.

The Debate Team also hosts its own tournament.  We have hosted a tournament here at Providence College in January for the past three years.  Other APDA schools attend our tournament and debate at it, while the PC Debate Team runs the tournament.

The Debate Team participates in other speech activities.  We have participated in Harvard's Model United Nations event in Boston.  We also hold on-campus debates, which we have done for the past three years.  Past topics have been euthanasia, abortion, and the legitimacy of George W. Bush's presidency.

If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us at debate@studentweb.providence.edu

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