by Brennan Herring | Jun 12, 2019 | Communication/Rhetoric, Soapbox
I’ve been out of the debate scene for a while. After my last tournament in 2015 and the small amount of writing/coaching I did subsequently, the sport was relegated to the same spot as a lot of things I did in high school – important in the sense of my own personal...
by Anna Johansen | Jan 22, 2019 | Soapbox
I stepped on my own cord, lunged to catch the recorder, and almost smacked myself in the face with my mic. I am the epitome of professionalism and grace, I lied to myself calmly. I am a radio journalist. Sweat trickled down my back. My headphones started to sag again,...
by Catherine Alles | Nov 16, 2018 | Communication/Rhetoric, Soapbox
As a competitive high school debater, one of my pet peeves was when people would say to me, “Oh, I’d be great at debate. I love arguing with people!” It frustrated me that they would reduce debate to mere argumentation, because there is so much more to it....
