Debate camp in Oakland

Katy Murphy:

DIEGO GARCIA: Two years ago I went to my first BAUDL summer institute, dragged along by my sister Jazmin to the foreign world of debate. I remember being nervous: I had never engaged in an activity like that before, and was worried about having to speak in front of a crowd. But in the end I loved it, and started spending a lot of time on it, enough that my partner and I came out of last year's season as League Champions.

When the 2011 BAUDL institute began my biggest concern was the camp tournament - I had a reputation to defend. The last day of the institute there is a tournament were debaters would test their knowledge based on their own personal experiences and what they learned during the week. Being the competitive debater that I am it's always exciting being at a tournament just to really challenge opponents and make it a learning experience for both teams.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 10, 2011 1:13 AM
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