Finishing the year with another trophy to add to its rapidly growing collection, the University of La Verne Debate Squad’s first team of freshman Shannon Beets and sophomore Scott Mac Kay converted the National Debate Championship into a landmark by becoming the highest-ranked parliamentary debate team in California and the first team in ULV history to qualify into the octa (eighth round) finals in a competition of this magnitude.
The ULV community will have the opportunity to experience the heat felt inside the popular downtown courthouse when the debate team tackles the question, “Can O.J. Simpson receive a fair trial?” on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at noon in La Fetra Lecture Hall, when the team displays their ability to debate which has garnered them so many honors in various competitions this year.