The Fullerton College Speech and Debate Team participated in the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association’s Fall Championship Tournament at Orange Coast College on December 3. In her first ever debate tournament, Fullerton College competitor Shakayla Gibson earned an eighth-place speaker award. The team resumes competition in January 2017. The Fullerton College Speech and Debate team… Read more »
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Fullerton College Competitors Take Top Awards at CSUF Blumer Tournament
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab] [tab][/tab] [tab][/tab] [tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College competitors took top awards at the 23rd Cal State Fullerton Blumer Speech and Debate Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12. Facing teams from CSUF, CSUN, and CSUM, Fullerton College’s Rohan Shah and Ryan Martinez took first place in debate with a 4-0 record, while partners, Nakota Arrona and Mariah Duran… Read more »
FC Debaters Capture Multiple Awards During Halloween Tournament
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab] [tab][/tab] [tab][/tab] [tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College debaters captured multiple awards at the CSUF-Fullerton College National Educational Debate Association Halloween “Swing” Tournament on Oct. 28 and 29. On Friday, Fullerton College’s Anushri Parkih and Luigi Gutierrez took first place, with teammates Arman Abdolsalehi and Ryan Gauthier second and the team of Stephanie Swendener and Nico Fasciano… Read more »
Speech Department Hosts First Annual Showcase on Proposition 63
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab] [/tab][tab] [/tab][/tabs] The Fullerton College Speech Department successfully hosted its first forensics showcase, held on Oct. 25, 2016 to a full house in rooms 224- 228. Student debaters clashed on the topic of Proposition 63, the Firearms Ammunition Initiative. The affirmative team included Brian Gatpandan and Rohan Shah, and the negative side was… Read more »
FC Debaters Capture Multiple Awards at Early Bird Tournament
Fullerton College debaters captured multiple awards at the 7th Annual Early Bird Debate Tournament on Friday, Sept. 16 hosted by Fullerton College. Fullerton’s Stephanie Swendener and Niko Fasciano finished with a perfect 3-0 record in the novice division, narrowly losing to first place CSUF. Meanwhile in the open division, the team of Ryan Martinez and… Read more »
FC Forensics Speech and Debate Team Finish Strong
The Fullerton College Forensics Speech & Debate Team finished off their 2016 season strong, taking home numerous awards during the 22nd Blumer Speech & Debate Tournament at Cal State Fullerton on May 7. Teammates Michael Wu and Kitiny Phumchum edged teammates Rohan Shah and Brian Gatpandan in team debate, while Justin Allen and Yash Patel… Read more »
Fullerton College Debaters Take Top Awards at Robert Barbera Debate Invitational
Fullerton College debaters prevailed against teams from Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge at the Spring 2016 Robert Barbera Debate Invitational hosted at Northridge on Saturday April 23. Fullerton completed sweeps in both team debate and speaker awards. Fullerton College’s Michael Wu earned the top speaker award, edging out teammates Ryan Martinez (second) and Ryan Gauthier (third). Zach… Read more »
FC Takes Second in Sweepstakes at NEDA National Tournament
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College debaters took home numerous awards and finished second to Ball State University in the overall “Sweepstakes” title during the 19th National Education Debate Association (NEDA) National Championship on March 11 and 12. The debate was co-hosted by Fullerton College and Cal State Fullerton at FC’s campus. FC’s Andrea O’Loughlin and Hailey… Read more »
Fullerton College Debaters Take Top Awards at CA Swing Tournament
[tabs slidertype=”simple”][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][tab][/tab][/tabs] Fullerton College debaters competed against teams from CSUN, CSUF, and Irvine Valley College. The back-to-back “California Swing Tournament” was a warm up for the upcoming National championship, being hosted at Fullerton College on March 11 and 12. Friday, Fullerton College debaters went 1-2-3-4 in Policy Debate with Joseph Phillips and Michael Wu winning finals over… Read more »
Fullerton College Selected to Host 2016 National Debate Championship
The National Educational Debate Association (NEDA) has selected Fullerton College to host the 2016 National Debate Championship this Mar. 11 and 12. Debates will begin Friday afternoon and continue through Saturday on the Fullerton College campus. Fullerton College will work with California State University Fullerton to run debate operations. Last year, Fullerton College won numerous awards at… Read more »
