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ARCHIVE OF THE LDU NEWSLETTER

1999-2007

The Voice of Edwin is the weekly newsletter of the Edwin Lawrence Debate Union at the University of Vermont, an endowed co-curricular program which trains students in debating and sponsors national competition and community events. Alfred C. Snider is the Director. 802-656-0097 voice, 802-238-8345 mobile, 802-656-4275 fax, asnider@zoo.uvm.edu email, and http://debate.uvm.edu/ldu.html web site.
The LDU meets every Monday night at 6 PM at 475 Main Street.

You can receive this weekly newsletter via email, just contact alfred.snider@uvm.edu or go to http://list.uvm.edu/archives/topicnews.html

2006-2007 ACADEMIC YEAR

ALL NEW NEWSLETTERS ARE AT http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/Voice%20of%20Edwin/Voice%20of%20Edwin.html

October 6 2006: PLACING IN ALL DIVISIONS AT CORNELL

26 September 2006: GEORGIA STATE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS, BUT THE TEAM LOOKS AHEAD TO CORNELL

16 Septembr 2006: AS VOICE OF EDWIN CHANGES HANDS FOR THE SEMESTER, STUDENTS PREPARE FOR GEORGIA STATE AND CORNELL

September 5 2006: LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION BEGINS YEAR 108
CHANGE, POTENTIAL, AND HARD WORK SET THE COURSE

2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR

May 2 2006: LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION BANQUET SUCCESS - Great setting, strong friendships, delicious food, awards, many parents and some fond farewells

April 25 2006: DEBATE BANQUET TO END SUCCESSFUL YEAR - Fellowship, Awards, Farewells and a Beautiful View

April 11 2006: END OF AN ERA - Justin & Helen Morgan Parmett Moving On, Leaving Rich Legacy

April 4 2006: SUCCESSFUL CEDA NATIONALS ENDS SEASON

March 28 2006: NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT UPS AND DOWNS

March 14 2006: DEBATE FUNDRAISING APPEAL IS WORKING -- GOAL "IN SIGHT" FOR 2006; MORE FOR THE FUTURE

March 7 2006: BRAVE RUN TO "FOUR-PEAT" FALLS SHORT -- Four UVM Teams Finish In Top Ten at Novice/JV Nationals

February 28 2006: VERMONT WINS BID TO NATIONAL DEBATE TOURNAMENT - Jason & Nick Join Elite Based on Strong Performance

February 21 2006: TOO MUCH SUCCESS - Debate team faces inadequate resources as a result of success and popularity among students

February 14 2006: 18-0 - HITCHCOCK & LANDSMAN-ROOS WIN BINGHAMTON TOURNAMENT WITH A CLEAN SWEEP

February 7 2006: FUNDRAISING APPEAL TO DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF UVM DEBATE

31 January 2006: STRONG SHOWING AT BARD - Varsity 3rd, 5th, 5th; Top Two Varsity Speakers

24 January 2006: SUCCESS IN TEXAS -- NOW BACK TO NEW ENGLAND

29 November 2005: AT HALFTIME: LDU HANGING IN THERE
Wake Forest, Massachusetts, International Debate Academy End Fall Semester -- UVM Wins International Tournament!

8 November 2005: ROAD TRIP TO NATION'S CAPITAL -- Lessons of "Debating Up"

1 November 2005: ONLINE DEBATE ABOUT TERRORISM

25 October 2005: THE SWORD IS OURS! VERMONT WINS WEST POINT TOURNAMENT

18 October 2005: DEBATE SCRIMMAGE FILLS WEEKEND -- 18 teams debate, new stars are born

11 October 2005: BUSY WEEK FOR DEBATE TEAM -- Grants, Speak Out, History Channel, and More

4 October 2005: BLAST OFF IN BUFFALO 5th Varsity, 1st JV, 3rd Novice

27 September 2005: SEASON BEGINS IN BUFFALO THIS WEEKEND

20 September 2005: THE ONCOMING DEBATE STORM GATHERS

13 September 2005: HUGE TEAM GEARING UP FOR SEASON; 40+ DEBATERS IN MOTION

6 September 2005: LDU RECEIVES GRANTS TO HOLD PUBLIC EVENTS

30 August 2005: YEAR 107 OF VERMONT DEBATE BEGINS

2004-2005 ACADEMIC YEAR

26 April 2005: AS YEAR ENDS, ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

12 April 2005: DEBATE BANQUET A HUGE SUCCESS

5 April 2005: MISSION COMPLETED - UVM #6 in Nation Overall

15 March 2005: WEST COAST DOUBLEHEADER WILL COMPLETE SEASON

8 March 2005: VERMONT WINS TWO NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

1 March 2005: FABULOUS WINS AT HUBER TOURNAMENT - Nick & Jason #1 at NDT Qualifier

22 February 2005: FLASHPOINT TAPES 300th PROGRAM

15 February 2005: BIG WIN WEEKEND IN BINGHAMTON -- 1st in Sweepstakes, 1st in Novice, 2nd in JV, 5th in Open

8 February 2005: LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION BEGINS ALUMNI ORGANIZING

1 February 2005: TWO THIRD PLACES, SIX SPEAKER AWARDS

25 January 2005: ON TO CORNELL -- LARGE GROUP KICKS OFF SPRING SEMESTER

18 January 2005: NEW YEAR, SAME LDU STORY -- Prep week and then a Texas adventure

7 December 2004: MASSACHUSETTS TOURNAMENT: ON THE WINNING TRACK - 2nd, 3rd, 5th places and above .500 for the season

30 November 2004: VERMONT DEBATE CO-HOSTS INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN EUROPE

16 November 2004: VERMONT DEBATE STAYS HOT -- AT HOME AND ABROAD; Tournaments, International Events, Vermont Events

26 October 2004: TELEVISION PROGRAM NEARS LANDMARK 300th EPISODE

19 October 2004: CLEAN SWEEP IN ROCHESTER -- OPEN & NOVICE CHAMPIONS

12 October 2004: WEEK OF FREE SPEECH AND ACTIVISM

5 October 2004: HUGE SUCCESS IN BUFFALO

28 September 2004: PREPARATION FRENZY GRIPS HUBER HOUSE

21 September 2004: HUGE SQUAD GEARS UP FOR SEASON

14 September 2004: UN FOUNDATION GRANTS TO FUND PUBLIC EVENTS

7 September 2004: OUTREACH EFFORTS GET UNDERWAY

31 August 2004: LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION BEGINS YEAR 106


2003-2004 ACADEMIC YEAR

4 May 2004: LDU BANQUET ENDS YEAR 105: Full House as Six Seniors Say Goodbye

13 April 2004: LAST PROMOTION UNTIL HEAVEN: LDU Director makes Full Professor

6 April 2004: UVM FINISHES IN TOP 20 FOR 2003-04

30 March 2004: COMPETITIVE YEAR ENDS IN FLURRY OF COMPETITION

24 February 2004: JILLIAN MARTY NAMED AS HONORS GRADUATE

17 February 2004: EVERY BALLOT - VARSITY WINS BINGHAMTON

10 February 2004: FLASHPOINT TELEVISION REACHES 280 SHOWS

3 February 2004: CORNELL BY THE NUMBERS: FIRST, FIRST, SECOND, THIRD

27 January 2004: CORNELL KICKS OFF BUSY SEMESTER

20 January 2004: BUSY START TO 2004! TEAMS DEBATE TWICE IN TEXAS, ONCE IN MONTREAL

30 December 2003: EVERY DECEMBER....
VERMONT DEBATERS GIVE UP HOLIDAYS TO PREPARE

9 December 2003: UVM HOLDS DEBATE WORKSHOP IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL

2 December 2003: UVM HOLDS DEBATE WORKSHOP IN CENTRAL EUROPE

18 November 2002: UVM ENDS FALL SEMESTER OF COMPETITION

11 November 2003: GOOD WEEKEND IN OKLAHOMA

4 November 2003: BOUNCING BACK HARD! Success at West Point

28 October 2003: OUCH! TWO LOSING WEEKENDS IN A ROW

14 October 2003: UVM HOSTS HUBER DEBATES

7 October 2003: STRONG SHOWING AT ROCHESTER

30 September 2003: IT'S A FAMILY AFFAIR

23 September 2003: LDU PLANS SEASON-LONG FUNDRAISING EFFORT

9 September 2003: LDU PREPS FOR SEASON OPENER

2 September 2003: SEASON #105 BEGINS FOR LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION

26 August 2003: BUSY SUMMER SHOWS UVM DEBATE NEVER STOPS


2002-2003 ACADEMIC YEAR

6 May 2003: BANQUET CONCLUDES EXCELLENT YEAR

29 APRIL 2003: TALK KEEPS COMING EVEN WITH COMPETITION CONCLUDED --
POETRY SLAM AND SPEAK OUT ARE SUCCESSES

22 APRIL 2003: UVM DEBATE IS #9 & #10 IN FINAL NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKES

15 APRIL 2003: SAFE AT HOME: CORE COACHING STAFF WILL REMAIN

1 APRIL 2003: TOP TEN NATIONAL FINISH CONCLUDES 2002-2003 SEASON

18 MARCH 2003: WOW! UVM MAKES HISTORY AT NOVICE-JV NATIONALS

11 MARCH 2003: UVM POISED TO FINISH SEASON STRONG

4 MARCH 2003: UVM POWERFUL AT EAST REGION CHAMPS!

25 FEBRUARY 2003: UVM PLAYS HOST TO CEDA EAST CHAMPS AND NDT QUALIFIER

18 FEBRUARY 2003: BUSY WORK WEEKEND IN BURLINGTON

11 FEBRUARY 2003: CLOSE BUT NO AWARDS IN WASHINGTON STATE

4 FEBRUARY 2003: GOOD SHOWING AT CORNELL TOURNAMENT

28 JANUARY 2003: UVM DEBATE SPANS CONTINENTS FOR COMPETITION AND TRAINING

17 December, 2002: VERMONT DEBATE PLACES HIGH IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

10 December, 2002: SEMESTER ONE ENDS WITH BIG PLANS FOR 2003

3 December, 2002: LDU OUTREACH TO CHILE A HUGE SUCCESS

19 November, 2002: HUGE DEBATE WEEKEND ENDS FALL SEMESTER

12 November 2002: OKLAHOMA TRIP BRINGS SUCCESS AND HOSPITALITY

5 November 2002: GOOD SHOWING AT WEST POINT

29 October, 2002: MORE CHALLENGES AT HARVARD

22 October, 2002: OUCH! CAP CITY TOURNAMENT FULL OF CHALLENGES

October 15, 2002: UVM LOGIC & LOVE TOURNAMENT A SUCCESS - LDU has a winning record and three 3rd place finishes

OCTOBER 8, 2002: UVM DEBATE EXTENDS ITS GLOBAL REACH: Krakow, Poland Hosts 35 Nation Debate Summit

OCTOBER 1, 2002: UVM VARSITY WIN ROCHESTER TOURNAMENT -- STRONG SHOWING BY DEEP SQUAD

SEPTEMBER 24, 2002: HERE COME THE NOVICES

SEPTEMBER 17, 2002: VARSITY BEGINS SEASON IN ATLANTA, THEN ON TO ROCHESTER

SEPTEMBER 10, 2002: 104th LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION MAKES PLANS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2002: LDU TO ORGANIZE DEBATE INSTITUTE IN CHINA AS
OTHER INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS MATURE

August 27, 2002: AN EXCITING SUMMER FOR VERMONT DEBATE

SUMMER, 2002

May 28, 2002: VERMONT DEBATE ANNOUNCES NEW COACHES

2001-2002 ACADEMIC YEAR

April 30, 2002: LDU BANQUET A HUGE SUCCESS

April 23, 2002: END OF YEAR BANQUET CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS

April 16, 2002: UVM DEBATE - #9 IN THE NATION FOR 2001-02 SEASON

April 2, 2002: DOWN THE STRETCH THEY COME...

March 26, 2002: DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE NDT

March 19, 2002: SPRING BREAK AT HUBER HOUSE

March 12, 2002: JACKIE MASSEY ANNOUNCES DECISION TO LEAVE VERMONT DEBATE

March 5, 2002: VERMONT DEBATE ACHIEVES GOALS

February 19, 2002: GOOD SHOWING IN KANSAS - Fishbone #7 Debater at Heart of America Tournament

February 12, 2002: BIG WINS AT CORNELL

February 5, 2002: UVM DEBATE REMAINS HIGH IN NATIONAL DEBATE POLLS

January 29, 2002: LDU STUDENTS START NEW STATEWIDE TELEVISION PROGRAM FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY

January 22, 2002: THE ROAD TO 400 WINS -- LDU GEARS UP FOR DASH TO SEASON'S END -- BUT STILL NEEDS HELP

January 15, 2002: UVM #1 in Kansas City

January 1, 2002: THE WINTER RITUAL TAKES PLACE

December 25, 2001: HAPPY HOLIDAYS! LOGIC AND LOVE TO ALL! OUR ANNUAL ALUMNI ISSUE IS HERE!

December 11, 2001: UVM DOES WELL IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - BUT WHAT DO THEY MEAN?

December 4, 2001: PLANS EMERGE FOR SEMESTER TWO:
KC SWING, JV NATIONAL ROUND ROBIN, GLOBAL OUTREACH, PUBLIC DEBATES, TELEVISION PROGRAMS, AND MORE!

November 27, 2001: SEMESTER ONE - SUCCESS AND CHALLENGES AT ALL LEVELS
400 WIN SEASON POSSIBLE

November 20, 2001: FALL SEMESTER OF COMPETITION ENDS WITH SUCCESS, UVM #3 in National Debate Rankings, Debaters Triumph in NYC

November 13, 2001: STRONG SHOWING IN OKLAHOMA

November 6, 2001: WINNING PERFORMANCE AT BINGHAMTON

October 30, 2001: HARVARD REMAINS A CHALLENGE

October 23, 2001: HUBER DEBATES A HUGE SUCCESS

October 9, 2001: FISHBONE-WILKERSON 4-4 AT KENTUCKY

October 2, 2001: HIGH AND LOWS AT WEST POINT

September 25, 2001: LDU PLANS PUBLIC DEBATE ON US MILITARY ACTION

September 18, 2001 STRONG START AT ROCHESTER, NOVICES DOMINATE, 31-17 SQUAD RECORD

September 11, 2001 SEASON BEGINS AT ROCHESTER, SEVEN TEAMS TO ATTEND

September 4, 2001 SEASON BEGINS WITH ROCHESTER, IOWA AND WEST POINT THIS MONTH

August 28. 2001 2001-2002 LDU DEBATE YEAR BEGINS WITH LARGE TURNOUT OF DEBATERS

2000-2001 ACADEMIC YEAR

April 10, 2001 FISHBONE & WILKERSON NAMED TO ALL AMERICAN DEBATE TEAM, ROBINSON NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL AMERICA TEAM

April 3, 2001 VERMONT DEBATE HAS SUCCESSFUL NATIONALS

March 20, 2001 TWO LDU STUDENTS SERVE ON UVM BOARD OF TRUSTEES

March 13, 2001 STRONG SHOWING AT TOWSON

March 6, 2001 LDU's JACKIE MASSEY NAMED "DEBATE COACH OF THE YEAR" FOR EASTERN USA 2000-2001

February 27, 2001 VERMONT IS #1 IN THE EAST

February 20, 2001 FISHBONE AND WILKERSON REACH ELIMINATION ROUNDS AT HEART OF AMERICA TOURNAMENT

February 13, 2001 STRONG SHOWING AT CORNELL

February 6, 2001 SUCCESS AT MARIST COLLEGE TOURNAMENT

January 30, 2001 LOOK OUT DEBATE WORLD, HERE WE COME!

January 23, 2001 VERMONT DEBATE GEARS UP FOR SEMESTER OF COMPETITION

January 9, 2001 WINTER WONDER IN THE MIDWEST! VERMONT DEBATE WINS SWEEPSTAKES AT BOTH KANSAS CITY TOURNAMENTS!

December 29, 2000 VERMONT DEBATE PREPARES FOR LONG SWING THROUGH THE MIDWEST

December 12, 2000 LDU COACH TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT KOREAN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER, 2000

December 5, 2000 LDU ASSISTS PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND & NEW YORK CITY URBAN DEBATE LEAGUES

November 28, 2000 WEEKEND OF TELEVISION & INTERNATIONAL ACTIVISM

November 21, 2000 LDU FINISHES SEMESTER WITH WINNING RECORD

November 14, 2000 STRONG SHOWING AT BINGHAMTON

November 7, 2000 OKLAHOMA CITY RESULTS

October 31, 2000 HARD ROAD AT HARVARD

October 24, 2000 UVM HOSTS LOGIC & LOVE DEBATES

October 16, 2000 STRONG SHOWING IN OREGON

October 3, 2000 WINNING WAYS RETURN AT ROCHESTER TOURNAMENT

September 26, 2000 LDU HELPS NEW YORK URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE BEGIN SEASON

September 19, 2000 ROCKY START IN IOWA

September 12, 2000 COMPLETE DEBATE INSTRUCTION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

September 5, 2000 STRONG TURNOUT BEGINS 2000-01 SEASON

August 29, 2000 YEAR 101 OF VERMONT DEBATE BEGINS

1999-2000 ACADEMIC YEAR

March 7, 2000 SUCCESS IN BALTIMORE

February 29, 2000 VERMONT WINS EASTERN USA VARSITY DEBATE TITLE!

February 15, 2000 IN YEAR 100 OF VERMONT DEBATE, A NEW SQUAD RECORD

February 8, 2000 VERMONT WINS CORNELL TOURNAMENT

February 1, 2000 MORE MIDWEST SUCCESS

January 25, 2000 VERMONT QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FEATURES LDU

January 18, 2000 UVM DEBATERS STAR ON MIDWESTERN SWING

December 7, 1999 VERMONT DEBATE CONTINUES STRONG SUPPORT FOR NEW YORK URBAN DEBATE LEAGUE

November 30, 1999 LDU ORGANIZES FIRST REAL-TIME DISTANCE DEBATE USING THE INTERNET

November 23, 1999 SEMESTER ENDS -- MIXED RESULTS BUT A RECORD NUMBER OF WINS AND DEBATES MARK END OF FALL COMPETITION

November 16, 1999 LDU PREPARES TO FINISH FALL SEMESTER OF COMPETITION -- WAKE FOREST & COLUMBIA THIS WEEKEND

November 9, 1999 SMASHING SUCCESS AT BINGHAMTON

November 2, 1999 SUCCESSFUL DEBATE WEEKEND AT WEST POINT AND HARVARD

October 26, 1999 APPLE COMPUTER BECOMES SPONSOR OF INTERNET DEBATES

October 19, 1999 VERMONT WINS ROCHESTER TOURNAMENT, WINS SWEEPSTAKES, DEBATES IN ALL THREE FINAL ROUNDS

October 12, 1999 ON TO ROCHESTER -- HUGE TEAM IN A BIG BUS

October 5, 1999 ENGAGE THEM IN DEBATE -- GLOBAL, NATIONAL, LOCAL

September 28, 1999 SOUTH CAROLINA SUCCESS

September 21, 1999 SEASON IS UNDERWAY

September 14, 1999 WEBSITE CELEBRATES FIFTH YEAR!

September 7, 1999 VERMONT DEBATE ENDS ACTIVE SUMMER

August 31, 1999 LAWRENCE DEBATE UNION BEGINS 100TH YEAR ON CAMPUS WITH BIG TURNOUT

1998-1999 ACADEMIC YEAR

April 27, 1999 USA AS WORLD POLICE? FACULTY AND STUDENTS IN BIG PUBLIC DEBATE

April 20, 1999 CITIZEN DEBATE LEAGUE BEGINS

April 13, 1999 ANNUAL BANQUET A HUGE SUCCESS

April 6, 1999 VERMONT DEBATE WINS GRANT TO TRAIN NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

March 30, 1999 VERMONT DEBATE FINISHES SEASON WITH A BANG

March 9, 1999 STRONG SHOWING AT TOWSON, #2 & #3 IN VARSITY, #9 IN NOVICE

March 2, 1999 OTTER VALLEY & MT. ST. JOSEPH WIN VERMONT HIGH SCHOOL TITLES

February 23, 1999 UVM VARSITY IS #1 IN THE EAST

February 16, 1999 NYU, COLUMBIA, & RICHMOND WIN HUBER DEBATES

February 9, 1999 IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT CORNELL -- UVM FINISHES #2

February 2, 1999 GOOD SHOWINGS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS & SYRACUSE

Newsletters before February, 1999 were not done as web documents.

 


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