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        <a  href="/news/back-st-louis-uis-speech-and-debate">Back  to  St.  Louis  for  UIS  Speech  and  Debate</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Back  to  St.  Louis  for  UIS  Speech  and  Debate



SPRINGFIELD,  IL.  (December  10,  2019)  –  The  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Team  returned  to  Webster  University  to  compete  in  the  2019  Gateway  Swing  Tournament.  This  competition  provides  competitors  with  the  opportunity  to  compete  in  eleven  different  speech  events  and  parliamentary  debate.



Senior  Sarah  Burris  represented  UIS  at  this  competition.  She  spoke  in  four  different  event:  after  dinner  speaking,  impromptu  speaking,  poetry  interpretation,  and  program  oral  interpretation.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/speech-debate-team/uis-faces-best-nation-uiuc">UIS  Faces  Best  in  the  Nation  at  UIUC</a>
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Sarah  Burris



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        <a  href="/news/speech-and-debate-team-hosts-pre-debate-discussion-event">Speech  and  Debate  Team  Hosts  Pre-debate  Discussion  Event</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Speech  and  Debate  Team  Hosts  Pre-debate  Discussion  Event



Pre-Debate  Event  Poster



SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (September  30,  2020)  –  In  preparation  for  the  presidential  debate  season,  the  UIS  Speech  and  Debate</div>
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        <a  href="/news/first-tournament-season-success">First  Tournament  of  the  Season  is  a  Success</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">First  Tournament  of  the  Season  is  a  Success



SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (October  7,  2020)  –  The  speech  and  debate  competition  season  has  begun!  The  Prairie  Star  speech  and  debate  team  participated  in  the  Crimson  Classic  speech  tournament  hosted  by  the  University  of  Alabama  this  past  week.  This  competition  took  place  asynchronously  meaning  students  recorded  their  speeches  and  shared  those  recordings  online.  The  speeches  were  viewed  by  judges  throughout  the  week  and  the  top  scoring  students  were  announced  over  the  weekend.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-competes-first-synchronous-virtual-tournament">UIS  Competes  in  First  Synchronous  Virtual  Tournament</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">UIS  Competes  in  First  Synchronous  Virtual  Tournament



SPRINGFIELD,  IL  (October  18,  2020)  –  The  UIS  Speech  and  Debate  Team  participated  in  the  first  synchronous,  virtual  tournament  of  the  season.  The  Cyber  Falcon  classic  was  hosted  by  Bowling  Green  State  University  in  Bowling  Green,  Ohio  and  featured  competitors  from  more  than  40  teams  around  the  nation.  All  collegiate  speech  and  debate  competitions  are  taking  place  online  this  year  due  to  the  continuing  COVID-19  pandemic.</div>
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