UPEI
      DEBATING
      SOCIETY
      HAS
     
     
      SUCCESSFUL
      TOURNEY
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      have
      returned
      from
      the
      Excited
      States,
     
    

    
     
      and
      have
      had
      a
      successful
      foray
      into
     
    

    
     
      American
      debating.
      The
      two
      teams
      we
     
     
      sent,
      Beauty
      and
      The
      Beast
      (Darren
      Stretch
      and
     
     
      Janice
      Enman),
      and
      A
      Few
      Good
      Men
      (Andrew
     
     
      MacPherson
      and
      Edward
      Lank)
      did
      a
      fine
      job
      of
     
     
      representing
      the
      university.
      As
      we
      stated
      last
     
     
      week
      in
      our
      article,
      the
      theme
      of
      the
      Rapaporte
     
     
      Memorial
      Tournament
      in
      Waltham
      (near
      Bos-
     
     
      ton)
      was
      the
      Academy
      Awards,
      hence
      the
      team’s
     
     
      names.
     
    

    
     
      Beauty
      and
      the
      Beast
      finished
      the
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      with
      a
      1-4
      record.
      Part
      of
      the
      reason
      for
     
     
      this
      was
      the
      differences
      between
      American
      and
     
     
      Canadian
      styles
      of
      debating.
      As
      there
      was
      no
     
     
      briefing
      on
      the
      first
      day
      of
      the
      tournament,
     
     
      several
      problems
      with
      rules
      and
      interpretations
     
     
      occurred,
      and
      the
      team
      lost
      three
      rounds.
      How-
     
     
      ever,
      the
      team,
      led
      by
      Darren
      Stretch,
      issued
      an
     
     
      official
      complaint.
      Although
      the
      results
      of
      the
     
     
      first
      day
      were
      not
      changed,
      the
      teams
      were
     
     
      briefed
      on
      the
      differing
      rules
      and
      Darren
      and
     
     
      Janice
      went
      1-1
      on
      the
      second
      day
      of
      the
      tour-
     
     
      nament.
     
    

    
     
      A
      Few
      Good
      Men
      finished
      the
      tournament
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      a
      3-2
      record.
      losses
      were
      to
      a
      team
      from
     
     
      Bates
      College
      and
      one
      from
      New
      York
      Univer-
     
     
      sity.
      Both
      losses
      occurred
      on
      the
      first
      day
      of
      the
     
     
      tournament.
      Their
      win
      on
      the
      first
      day
      came
     
     
      against
      a
      very
      strong
      team
      from
      Harvard
      Uni-
     
     
      versity
      (Yes,
      Harvard!!!!)
      in
      the
      government
     
     
      position.
      With
      the
      clarification
      of
      the
      rules,
     
     
      Edward
      and
      Andrew
      grew
      more
      comfortable
     
     
      with
      the
      American
      style
      and
      won
      both
      debates
     
     
      on
      the
      second
      day.
     
    

    
     
      A
      further
      fine
      finish
      for
      UPEI
      occurred
      in
      the
     
     
      public
      speaking
      rounds.
      Darren
      Stretch
      was
      the
     
     
      only
      representative
      to
      compete,
      and
      finished
     
     
      third
      overall.
      Of
      the
      approximately
      50
      debaters,
     
     
      30
      chose
      to
      compete.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      first
      round,
      speakers
      were
      required
      to
     
     
      assume
      a
      given
      character,
      a
      scene,
      and
      the
      line
     
     
      that
      had
      just
      been
      spoken.
      Darren’s
      character
     
     
      was
      Catwoman,
      and
      he
      gave
      a
      hilarious
      speech.
     
     
      In
      the
      second
      round,
      speakers
      were
      given
      the
     
     
      name
      ofa
      star,
      the
      film,
      and
      were
      told
      they
      were
     
     
      publicizing
      the
      given
      film.
      Darren’s
      character
     
     
      was
      Axel
      Rose,
      his
      film
      was
      ‘‘Silence
      of
      the
     
     
      Lambs
      II’,
      and
      --
      in
      his
      own
      words
      --
      he
      played
     
     
      a
      butcher’s
      knife
      in
      this
      Disney
      animated
      fea-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ture
      (say
      what?).
      Several
      Anne
      of
      GG
      heckles
     
     
      were
      tossed
      at
      him
      from
      the
      audience,
      and
      he
     
     
      ended
      by
      stating
      to
      Kathy
      Lee
      and
      Regis
      (his
     
     
      imagined
      hosts)
      that
      he
      turned
      down
      an
      offer
      to
     
     
      play
      Anne
      in
      Charlottetown
      in
      order
      to
      take
      part
     
     
      in
      the
      Disney
      film.
     
    

    
     
      In
      the
      final
      round,
      the
      speakers
      were
      re-
     
     
      quired
      to
      take
      the
      part
      of
      any
      actor
      they
      chose
     
     
      and
      give
      an
      acceptance
      speech
      for
      an
      Academy
     
     
      Award.
      Darren
      chose
      the
      character
      of
      Belle
     
     
      from
      Beauty
      and
      the
      Beast.
      Thanks
      went
      out
      to
     
     
      several
      individuals,
      including
      ‘‘the
      Beast’’,
      and
     
     
      our
      tournament
      director
      and
      host
      Wendi
      Barish
     
     
      for
      ‘‘letting
      me
      sleep
      by
      the
      beer’’.
     
    

    
     
      In
      all,
      the
      members
      of
      the
      society
      had
      a
      great
     
     
      time
      and
      are
      looking
      forward
      to
      moretrips
      south
     
     
      of
      the
      border
      next
      year.
      We
      would
      especially
     
     
      like
      to
      thank
      our
      patient
      advisor,
      Dr.
      David
     
     
      Sims
      for
      enduring
      us
      for
      the
      past
      year,
      espe-
     
     
      cially
      this
      trip.
      We
      would
      also
      like
      to
      thank
     
     
      Andrew
      and
      Darren
      for
      navigating
      us
      down
      the
     
     
      I-95
      (but
      not
      for
      the
      scenic
      but
      unplanned
      side-
     
     
      trips
      --
      how
      could
      you
      lose
      an
      interstate?).
      See
     
     
      y’all
      next
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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