{"id":22884,"date":"2018-02-07T16:53:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T21:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=22884"},"modified":"2018-02-09T08:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:39:31","slug":"the-india-center-helps-send-debate-team-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/the-india-center-helps-send-debate-team-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The India Center Helps Send Debate Team Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22900\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/the-india-center-helps-send-debate-team-around-the-world\/ucf-debate-india\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-22900\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22900\" class=\"wp-image-22900 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/02\/UCF-Debate-India.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/02\/UCF-Debate-India.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/02\/UCF-Debate-India-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2018\/02\/UCF-Debate-India-299x224.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Ariel Olson; Nick Sciullo, J.D., Ph.D.; and Lakelyn Taylor enjoying sights while in Kolkata.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The weather in Orlando was chilly during the winter break, but the UCF Debate Team continued to heat up. Not only did the team compete at the Hurricane Debates hosted by the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, some of the team also traveled to India and participated in Calcutta\u2019s Festival of the Spoken Word 2017.<\/p>\n<p>During the break, graduate student\u00a0Lakelyn Taylor\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0Ariel Olson\u00a0accompanied\u00a0Nick Sciullo, J.D., Ph.D., to Kolkata, one of the largest cities in India. During one week, Taylor and Olson participated in debate activities with students from Cambridge, Oxford and Harvard Universities. They were also able to sample local cuisine, learn the city\u2019s history and experience urban life in an Indian metropolis. The event was co-sponsored by the India Center at UCF, located in the Political Science Department in the College of Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en-US\">\u201cThe India Center is very pleased to support once in a lifetime opportunities like this one, which introduce our undergraduate students to Indian culture,\u201d said Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D., Pegasus Professor and Political Science Department chairperson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sciullo, who serves as John F. Butler director of debate, is excited that the team can have these amazing opportunities and gain exposure to different things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUCF Debate\u2019s work in India connected our debaters with those from several countries,\u201d said Sciullo. \u201cWe were ultimately connected to the network of civic engagement underlying deliberative dialogue and international democratic participation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor and Olson had the opportunity to show their skills and network with debaters from around the world. Taylor was even highlighted in a magazine local to Kolkata.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, UCF Debate dominated the Junior Varsity Division at the Hurricane Debates. Teams of\u00a0Joseph Tracy\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Anna Jurlina,\u00a0Brittany Bolger\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Lauren Christie\u00a0and\u00a0Ethan Uhlig\u00a0&amp; his partner qualified for elimination rounds with winning records. Uhlig &amp; his partner qualified for elimination rounds with an undefeated record of 6 wins, making them the top seed.\u00a0 Bolger &amp; Christie only lost one debate.<\/p>\n<p>The UCF Debate Team had quarter finalists, semifinalists and finalists in the Junior Varsity bracket.<\/p>\n<p>In the Junior Varsity Division Finals round against Boston College, after a highly spirited and competitive debate by both teams, Uhlig &amp; his partner came in 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0place after a 3-0 decision for Boston College.<\/p>\n<p>Uhlig received honors as the tournament\u2019s fourth-ranking speaker in Junior Varsity. This is the second finals appearance Uhlig and partner have made in Junior Varsity.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, in the Novice Division, the team of\u00a0Ethan Smith\u00a0and\u00a0Christopher Gilliam\u00a0achieved a pre-elimination record high enough for the two students to compete in Finals. They left the Hurricane Debates as the tournament\u2019s 1<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">st\u00a0<\/span>place team against their opponents from the United States Naval Academy. This is the first tournament for Gilliam, and the first elimination round and tournament victory for both debaters.<\/p>\n<p>This was only the first tournament of the spring semester. The UCF Debate Team is now setting its sights on the James Madison University College Invitational in Harrisonburg, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>NSC Director\u00a0Robert Littlefield, Ph.D., is more than proud of all that the debate team has accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe good news keeps us moving up, and up, and up!\u201d said Littlefield. \u201cWe are so pleased that NSC students continue to excel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather in Orlando was chilly during the winter break, but the UCF Debate Team continued to heat up. 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